Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) is acquiring the remaining shares in Cornershop, an on-demand grocery delivery platform. According to a Securities and Exchange filing this past weekend, Uber will acquire the remaining 47% of the company it doesn’t already own. Cornershop…
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) took its time, but earlier this month it officially announced Prime Day would return to the summer. For sellers, shippers, warehouse operators and third-party logistics (3PL) providers, it wasn’t much notice but something they needed to deal…
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Tropical Storm Claudette turned deadly over the weekend as it hit parts of the South. The storm is being blamed for 13 deaths, all in Alabama, as it produced flash floods, damaging straight-line winds and a few tornadoes that destroyed…
For Omnitracs, patent number US 9,147,335 B2 — also known as “System and method for generating real-time alert notifications in an asset tracking system” — is key to its position as a leading fleet management software company. It’s why Omnitracs…
You read the term Level 4 autonomy like you are supposed to know what it means. It’s OK if you don’t. Here’s a primer on the levels of autonomous vehicles. SAE International, formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers, sets engineering…
Special purpose acquisition company. It is such an unwieldy phase that it demands an acronym. And so these investment vehicles, also called blank check companies and shell companies, are known as SPACs. A SPAC is a way for a small…
This commentary was written by U.S. Xpress President and CEO Eric Fuller. The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. By Eric Fuller As the leader…
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico exports of commercial trucks jump 277%; Eastek International opens a plant in Mexico; West Pak Avocado will open a Laredo…
When I first launched FreightWaves, I would get asked if I could build a media and data business solely dedicated to supply chain and logistics. To many this seemed like a boring and niche topic that few would ever care…
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