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This Week in Logistics News (May 9-13, 2016)

Talking Logistics

March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). On Wednesday Hyperloop One (one of several companies, including Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , focused on bringing this idea to life) conducted a test of its propulsion system in North Las Vegas. America’s infrastructure $1.44 trillion short through 2025 (Reuters).

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is also working on a forthcoming R2 model and is in need of cash. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. helps it facilitate the rapid transport of packages. Last week, Rivian announced plans to raise $1.3