Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, clogging retailersā logistical pipelines and frustrating consumers. But the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Ā
CSX Plan to Buy Pan Am Railways Rejected
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ā Federal regulators recently rejected CSXās plan to buy Pan Am Railways Inc., which operates 1,200 miles of track.
June 7, 2021Pete Buttigieg Cites Importance of I-40 Bridge Repair
Phase 2 of the two-part effort to repair the Interstate 40 bridge is underway, according to transportation officials.
June 4, 2021Renewable Natural Gas Gains Momentum as Trucking Fuel
Progressively tougher clean air mandates and the increasing corporate focus on environmental sustainability could signal a larger role for natural gas ā especially renewable natural gas ā as a trucking fuel, experts said.
April 26, 2021TT Wins Five Regional āAzbeeā Awards
The American Society of Business Publication Editors has recognized Transport Topicsā 2020 coverage of the trucking industry with five regional āAzbeeā awards.
April 12, 2021FedEx Sets Plan for Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040
FedEx Corp. announced plans to achieve carbonāneutral operations globally by 2040, with vehicle electrification a key tenet of the strategy.
March 3, 2021UPS Ships Out First Batch of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
UPS Inc. began shipping out its first batch of Johnson & Johnson vaccines March 2, now that the single-dose vaccine for the coronavirus has emergency use authorization.
March 2, 2021UPS Expects 40% Jump in Vaccine Doses Next Week, Peak in May
UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp. are ramping up vaccine distribution, with plans for additional gains if Johnson & Johnsonās inoculation is cleared by U.S. regulators.
February 25, 2021Extreme Winter Weather Causes Vaccine Shipping Delays
WASHINGTON ā Extreme winter weather has dealt the first major setback to the Biden administrationās planned swift rollout of coronavirus vaccines, delaying shipment of three daysā worth of shots, or about 6 million doses.
February 19, 2021Manufacturers Rethink Supply Chains, Eye Reshoring After Events of 2020
A trade war with China and the disruptive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have U.S. companies starting to question a decades-old strategy of shifting manufacturing operations to low-cost labor markets in China and other Asian nations.
January 4, 2021