DHL Supply Chain News Updates

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Volvo Autonomous Solutions, DHL Hit the Road Together

Volvo Autonomous Solutions’ factory-built VNL Autonomous Class 8 tractors hit the road for the first time as part of a commercial operation Dec. 4, hauling freight for DHL Supply Chain.

December 12, 2024
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DHL Sees Holiday Season Returning to Historical Norms

The DHL 2024 Peak Season Shipping Survey revealed Nov. 19 that 48% of small and medium-sized enterprises expect a year-over-year increase in holiday sales.

December 12, 2024
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Trucking, Logistics Experience Another Strong Holiday Season

The National Retail Federation reported that a near-record 197 million people shopped between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.

December 12, 2024
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DHL Lays Out Plan to Boost Revenue 50% by 2030

DHL Group, the trading name of Deutsche Post AG, unveiled a new strategy aimed at increasing revenue by 50% by 2030 through various growth initiatives.

September 23, 2024
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Germany Issues Airfreight Security Alert

BERLIN — German security authorities are warning of “unconventional incendiary devices” being sent via freight service providers after several incidents in which parcels sent by private individuals across Europe caught fire while in transit.

September 3, 2024
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DHL Express Opens Atlanta Cargo Facility

DHL Express on July 6 opened an $84.5 million, 100,000-square-foot hub at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

July 10, 2023
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DHL Transport Chief Sees ‘So Much Strength’ in US Economy

The U.S. economy is strong enough to avoid a sharp downturn, even as concerns are growing about how long consumers can sustain healthy spending levels amid rising inflation, the head of transportation at Deutsche Post AG’s DHL supply chain division said.

April 13, 2022
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DHL Express Sues City Over Possible Lockout at San Antonio Airport

International shipping services provider DHL Express has operated at San Antonio International Airport for more than 30 years, but it’s facing a possible lockout over an alleged lease violation.

February 17, 2022
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DHL Invests in Robots to Automate Warehousing in North America

DHL Supply Chain is investing $15 million in robotics solutions from Boston Dynamics to further automate its warehousing in North America, the Westervillle, Ohio, company announced Jan. 26.

January 31, 2022
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DHL Doubles Robots as Humans Alone Can’t Handle Holiday Crunch

DHL’s supply chain unit doubled its use of robots in the U.S. this year and now has about 1,500 picking robots at its warehouses around the country, on top of adding 15,000 seasonal workers, Oscar de Bok, chief executive of the unit, said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Dec. 10.

December 10, 2021