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This Week in Logistics News (October 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Instead of shipping a new smartphone to someone’s house and having it left on the front steps, one of Enjoy’s delivery workers will personally deliver and set up the phone, and then sell additional services. FDA inks mutual reliance agreements with California, Florida, Utah, Wisconsin. Lead times for chips have surged.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a new law permitting the use of delivery robots on crosswalks and sidewalks across the state. Online holiday shopping comes with a surcharge this year.

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Anti-Showrooming Brought to You by… Amazon?

BlueYonder

for the first time will tack a surcharge onto most online orders shipping around the Black Friday shopping weekend and the week before Christmas. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a new law permitting the use of delivery robots on crosswalks and sidewalks across the state. Online holiday shopping comes with a surcharge this year.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

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A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Nippon Yusen (NYK) Nippon Yusen is a Japanese shipping company that is part of the Mitsubishi group of companies (keiretsu). The history of the company can be traced back to 1870. Revenue: $4.74

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

“Customers will buy five items and return one, but when they package the one item, they use the same box the five items were originally shipped in,” explains Ryan Kelly, vice president of e-commerce and alliance marketing at FedEx. Then, you need to get your packages ready and attach a prepaid shipping label to them.

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Supplement Recall Creates Bad Press for Health Industry

RFgen

People affected by the salmonella outbreak live in New Jersey, New Mexico, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin. The supplement and meal replacement powders are manufactured in a facility monitored by the Food and Drug Administration and National Science Foundation. Supplement Recalls.