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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

In 1991, UPS moved it’s corporate headquarters from Greenwich, Connecticut to suburban Atlanta, Georgia. In 2001, UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., The post LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight appeared first on The Logistics of Logistics. On November 10, 1999, UPS became a public company. The Mail Boxes Etc.,

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The WannaCry Cyberattack: Another Warning for Supply Chain Executives

Talking Logistics

Simply put, if you’re still running systems from 2001 (when Windows XP was first released) and have fallen behind on downloading patches and security updates, you’re playing with fire and have nobody but yourself to blame when disaster strikes.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 27 – September 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent year over year in the second quarter, the most since the Labor Department began tracking it in 2001. Kodiak Robotics is developing a highway-adjacent autonomous trucking hub in Atlanta with Pilot Co. It will be interesting to see how long this shortage will last.