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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Wing and Zipline are drone delivery providers and will allow Walmart to cover 75 percent of the Dallas-Fort Worth population as stores in 30 towns and municipalities will now offer drone delivery service. Wing already handles drone deliveries at Walmart Supercenters in Frisco, Texas, and the Dallas area. went out of business in 2023.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

It turns out that these bugs were recently, and accidentally, introduced to the US from east Asia. The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. I wonder personally, to what degree fuel and transportation costs are responsible for the increase in grocery prices.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2019

Talking Logistics

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. JDA Software : Focus 2019 , May 7-10, Dallas, TX.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2018

Talking Logistics

although some are in Europe, South America, and Asia. If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. HighJump Software: Elevate 2018 , March 11-14, Dallas, TX.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx Express introduces new routes between Asia and Europe. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time?

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This Week in Logistics News (September 28 – October 2, 2015)

Talking Logistics

It will be available soon in New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland. Here are some details from the press release: Same Day TMS offers the same features that any shipper would expect from a transportation solution. You can work as much or as little as you want.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S. based UP.Labs to develop six startups over three years that focus on the future of transportation.