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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. This is real drone delivery at scale,” said Wing CEO Adam Woodworth.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas. Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse vacancy rates sink to 27-year low. In early April, employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island made history by becoming the first Amazon warehouse to vote to join a union (JFK8 fulfillment center). Do other warehouses follow suit and join a union?’ Demand for piece-picking robots gains steam.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

His mission is to help craft the firm’s growth strategy while assisting with deal sourcing, capital raising, and the creation of value within portfolio companies. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Conferences to Attend in 2015

Talking Logistics

In my opinion, the best source of practical knowledge and advice are your peers — that is, executives just like you who have already met and overcome the same challenges and opportunities you face today. Roadnet Technologies : Outlook 2015 , February 8-11, Dallas, TX. Transplace : Shipper Symposium , May 4-6, Dallas, TX.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7-11, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Source: [link]. At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic. Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, for everything you do.

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Independent terminal operator Outpost adds four new facilities, targets more growth

Freight Waves

The largest of the new sites is in Dallas, at a former FedEx facility. Parking is biggest revenue source Parking is the largest percentage of revenue at Outpost facilities, Cameron said. For example, the new Dallas area Outpost has 800 demarcated parking spaces. It is 27 acres. The new Outpost in Las Vegas is 11 acres.