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This Week in Logistics News (June 26-30, 2017)

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UPS Commits To More Alternative Vehicles, Fuel And Renewable Power By 2025. FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility. Hunt testing augmented reality and other ideas to become a ‘technology company’ (TB&P).

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Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B

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If freight demand grows as it is projected to, the driver shortage could balloon to nearly 240,000 drivers by 2022.” Last week, Daimler was the latest manufacturer to showcase its self-driving truck , the Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025. While not completely driverless, it’s certainly a step in that direction.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

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According to eMarketer , global e-commerce retail sales will rise to $5.542 trillion this year and surpass $7.391 trillion by 2025. The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Japan to Europe, MEISA, LAC 4 – Increasing $0.10