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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. A year later, the retailer added drone deliveries to its app for DFW customers.

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Fred Smith, FedEx founder and parcel industry pioneer, dies at 80

Freight Waves

He was a mentor to many and a source of inspiration to all. billion enterprise with the largest air cargo fleet in the world. In 1977, FedEx purchased seven Boeing 727 aircraft, each with a cargo capacity of 40,000 pounds – almost seven times that of the Dassault Falcon. In 1989, FedEx purchased cargo airline Flying Tigers.

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The need to know

EFT

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

“They have multi-sourced key commodities or strategic components to reduce their reliance on any one supplier, and they had considered inventory strategy to buffer against supply chain disruption.” These risks come from a variety of sources, such as demands from the customers, a swinging political agenda and global sourcing.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart will begin the deliveries at select stores in New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas in the next few weeks, and then expand to other markets across the country before the end of the year. The materials used include organic or recycled cotton, recycled nylon and polyester, and sustainably sourced viscose.

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Van and Reefer Operators Give Thanks for Rate Increases

DAT Solutions

Christmas trees are also ready for pickup, but experienced truckers will remind you to clean your trailer thoroughly after hauling trees, especially if you plan to follow with a load of food-grade cargo. Florida is up, the Northeast is down, and fresh turkeys are ready to roll out of Arkansas in time for Thanksgiving.