Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. As part of the Pledge, Amazon is creating a more sustainable delivery fleet, and its work with Rivian is an important part of decarbonizing its last mile logistics as well as accelerating innovation that can help others reach net-zero carbon. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 18, 2013

Several years ago, I interviewed CIOs and IT executives from leading third party logistics (3PL) companies, and one of the most interesting findings was that their teams spent a majority of their time fixing and cleansing data. Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. What are the odds I’ll use them again?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. Truckers applaud move to revert to pre-2013 Hours of Service regulations (Logistics Management). billion in Logistics in Mexico (Reuters). billion in Logistics in Mexico (Reuters). First UPS U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 3, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Wal-Mart says it is 6-9 months from using drones to check warehouse inventory (Reuters). China’s logistics sector grows steadily in 2015 (Xinhua). The company demonstrated the use of drones to reporters this week at one of its distribution centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Amazon has started increasing the free shipping minimum to $35 for non-Prime members in some markets, according to notices on its website, as the company looks for more ways to cut costs. Until now, the minimum purchase for free shipping has been $25. billion in revenue, according to Amazon’s latest quarterly earnings report.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 28, 2016

A Volvo VNL, using technology developed by trucking startup Otto (which was purchased by Uber back in August), delivered 2,125 cases of Budweiser from Fort Collins, CO, to Colorado Springs. As CCJ reports, Level 4 autonomy – which doesn’t require driver attention – isn’t legal in most states, including Colorado.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

According to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics, nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. And now on to this week’s logistics news. That is certainly a lot of shopping.

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