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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

Nuro has partnered with Dominos, Kroger, Walmart, Chipotle, FedEx, and 7-Eleven and has been piloting its technology in Texas, Arizona, and California. The company, which developed its home delivery robots to be “same-day delivery bots” has expanded pilots throughout Texas. Roxo weighs about 450 pounds and stands 5.5

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SCM Best Paper Award Winners 2014

SCM Research

This year, the CSCMP’s Annual Global Conference 2014 was held in San Antonio, Texas. As every year ( see my previous post from Denver last year ), several leading supply chain management journals have used this forum to present their best paper awards. Transportation Journal, 53 (2), 117-142 DOI: 10.5325/transportationj.53.2.0117.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Covering loads has been easy in the Northeast, except outbound South Texas, Southern California, and Florida as capacity out of these regions is tighter with produce heating up. Outbound capacity from the Southeast and Texas into the Midwest is getting tighter as produce season shifts into high gear. Midwest Logistics. Status: Open.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

By the way, AB&R® will attend the GS1 Connect Conference June 19 – 21, 2019 at the Gaylord Rockies Convention Center in Denver, Colorado. If you’re interested in having your barcode graded , fill out the form below to receive an email with instructions. Click here to learn more and to schedule an onsite appointment with us. New Hampsire.

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Logistics Market Stays Flat as May Begins

Zipline Logistics

Still easy to cover for all markets except outbound south Texas and Florida to the northeast as capacity out of these markets is harder to come by. . South Texas is heating up for outbound volume and capacity has tightened in response. Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up.

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Freight Abounds, but Rates Return to July Levels

DAT Solutions

A seasonal transition is underway in produce harvests, as we head into the back-to-school season, so there is lots of demand for temp-controlled transportation. The exceptions were Denver and Philadelphia , where rates edged up a couple of pennies. NOT SO HOT - Texas slowed down, and outbound rates dropped in Dallas and Houston.

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