Amazon.com Inc. is experimenting with a new delivery service intended to make more products available for free two-day delivery and relieve overcrowding in its warehouses, according to two people familiar with the plan, which will push the online retailer deeper into functions handled by longtime partners UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp
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Australia Expands Use of Caterpillar’s Self-Driving Truck Technology
Self-driving truck technology being developed by Caterpillar Inc. at its Tucson, Ariz., division headquarters will soon be used more extensively by iron ore mines in Australia
October 3, 2017ClearMetal Gets $9 Million in Funding
ClearMetal, a San Francisco-based technology startup that is using artificial intelligence to develop what it calls “predictive logistics,” has received $9 million in second-round funding from an investment group led by Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors.
September 25, 2017ScanTech Prepares to Open Food Treatment Facility
ScanTech Sciences Inc. announced that it will partner with Freight Handlers Inc. to staff and operate the company’s first electronic cold-pasteurization food treatment center in McAllen, Texas.
September 25, 2017Truckstop.com Adds LTL Insurance
Truckstop.com introduced a less-than-truckload option for its CargoShield insurance product, it said.
September 22, 2017New Tennessee FedEx Distribution Center Loaded With Technology, Officials Say
Every one of the up to 12,000 parcels an hour going through the new FedEx Ground distribution center in Chattanooga is run by what officials call a scanner channel.
September 7, 2017Amazon to Open First Fulfillment Center in New York
Amazon.com Inc. is opening its first fulfillment center in New York, part of an ongoing push to store inventory closer to customers to enable faster deliveries.
September 6, 2017Robots Intended to Reduce Cost of ‘Last-Mile’ Deliveries
Robby Technologies is one of three companies that have reached out to the city of Mountain View, Calif., for permission to test robots there.
September 5, 2017Commerce Department: Autonomous Vehicle Technology Will Create Winners and Losers in Transport Industries
Workers in the trucking and other industries that move people and goods could find themselves squeezed out of those jobs by the rise of self-driving trucks.
September 5, 2017German Firm Körber to Acquire U.S. Supply Chain Software Company HighJump
U.S.-based supply chain software firm HighJump is being acquired by Körber AG in Hamburg, Germany, for an undisclosed amount from Accellos Holdings and its primary investor, Accel-KKR, in Menlo Park, Calif.
August 30, 2017