Chicago-based Redwood Logistics has announced it acquired Skipjack Supply Chain, a multi-carrier software-as-a-service (SaaS) parcel platform, and Proactive Global Logistics (PGL), a non-asset-based parcel service provider, to create an integrated solution named Redwood Parcel. “Redwood customers can now enjoy a…
Demand for rail equipment and railcars is likely to grow in 2022 and 2023 as customers become more confident about economic recovery in North America, according to rail experts with consulting firm FTR Transportation Intelligence. “The rail equipment market is…
Production workers. Service technicians. Parts depot staff. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is short of all of them, exemplifying how hard it is to keep up with a hot economy following a pandemic, recently named CEO John O’Leary said. “It’s…
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) have sued federal regulators for reallocating Wi-Fi spectrum that had been reserved for transportation communications including truck platooning. In a lawsuit…
Melton Truck Lines is implementing the largest overall increase for driver pay in its history, according to Chairman and CEO Bob Peterson. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based fleet will start student drivers at 47 cents per mile and will give the most…
E-commerce has driven interest in parcel lockers, with the global smart parcel locker market expected to grow from $664 million in 2020 to more than $1.4 billion by 2027. The market is quickly becoming flooded with options, including Amazon’s own…
On today’s episode, Dooner and guest co-host Kaylee Nix are talking to project44’s CEO / founder Jett McCandless to talk about their latest funding round that values the company at $1.2 billion. Plus, containergeddon, chip shortages squeeze gaming, drone delivery,…
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) made it official Wednesday: Its Prime Day shopping extravaganza — actually a two-day shopping spree — will return to the summertime. The Seattle-based e-tailing giant said it will hold Prime Day on June 21 and 22, with…
The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba Group has signed a deal with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) to serve as a third-party logistics provider for affiliated small and midsize exporters shipping to China, furthering its efforts…
Jesus Granados, CEO of software development firm Setenal, said Mexico’s trucking industry has been slower to adapt to fleet-optimization technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. While fleet telematics utilization has been on the rise in the U.S. and…
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