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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

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According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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Carbon Emissions in Logistics: The Road To Green International Freight

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Major truck manufacturers have committed to building more fuel-efficient (including electric) aerodynamically designed trucks , with Tesla leading the charge. Technology like on-demand delivery platforms, live tracking, telematics, predictive analytics, and hybrid fleet systems. Not that green technology has to be new.