A subsidiary of Chorus Aviation (TSX: CHR) last month began flying packages for Purolator Inc., Canada’s largest courier, with turboprop aircraft under a three-year contract to serve the U.S. cross-border market, the companies announced Wednesday. The expanded air capacity is…
A survey of 500 restaurants and 1,000 consumers released in February found that 62% of restaurant revenues in 2021 are expected to come through online channels. In addition, the survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of payments provider Square…
Global real-time transportation visibility provider project44 recently announced it has expanded its capabilities in China to allow shippers to track and monitor their truckload shipments within Asia. FreightWaves interviewed the company’s chief product officer, Vernon O’Donnell, to discuss the development…
A year after the global pandemic nearly zeroed out Class 8 truck orders, the reopening of the economy is stressing supply chains, making it unlikely that any of April’s 33,500 orders will be produced this year. The situation is practically…
Deutsche Post DHL Group (NASDAQ:DPSGY) reported on Wednesday strong first-quarter results that led the German transport and logistics giant to substantially increase full-year earnings guidance and cash flow targets. For the quarter, revenue rose 26% from 2020 levels to $22.7…
A *FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY* continues in the Birmingham metro area. Our field meteorologist @AlaStormTracker has some important, life-saving tips for folks in Alabama through the night. #ALwx pic.twitter.com/UxSTsn0snq — WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) May 4, 2021 Thunderstorms have drenched many areas of…
As the saying goes: “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Before COVID struck, AP Moller-Maersk embarked on a transformation to become a global end-to-end logistics provider. The pandemic created an unexpected and unprecedented surge in cargo demand —…
During the 2020 calendar year, Convoy — a digital freight network company that is already carbon-neutral — helped customers save 1.6 million pounds in carbon emissions. From mid-2019 to Dec. 31, 2020, Convoy’s emissions savings totaled 2.19 million pounds of…
FreightWaves recently chatted with Jon Barela, CEO of the Borderplex Alliance, about the port of El Paso’s role in global trade and how the city can continue to capitalize on its location along the United States-Mexico border. The Borderplex Alliance…
The COVID-19 pandemic will keep many families apart this Mother’s Day, with nearly 30% of 1,005 U.S.-based respondents to a survey commissioned by UPS Inc. (NYSE:UPS) and published Tuesday saying that ongoing health and safety protocols will compel them to…
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