This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ DroneWaves Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The future of on-demand delivery DETAILS: Leaders at Aurora Aerial and GoFor discuss their partnership and how drones have the potential to speed up last-mile delivery while reducing…
Could drone racing be the ultimate sport of the future? Dooner and The Dude get a firsthand look at the complicated league of racing that is about more than just winning first place. They welcome Ashley Ellefson, COO of the…
Georgia Highway Express, was founded by Henry Winship in Macon, Georgia in September 1928. The company’s main operating area was between Macon and Milledgeville, Georgia. Over the next 30 years it grew and by 1959, Georgia Highway Express had begun to…
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Drones and the agricultural supply chain DETAILS: AgEagle is a U.S.-based manufacturer of drones, providing clients with custom applications for those drones. Michael Drozd talks with FreightWaves’ John Kingston about the competitive landscape for drone manufacturers, the…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ DroneWaves Summit. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Planning urban centers for drone delivery DETAILS: Kaylee Nix, a reporter at FreightWaves, and Joshua Goldstein chat about how UrbanFootprint is taking a data-driven approach to planning layouts…
Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ: ULH) opened 2021 with record first-quarter financial results, posting $415.2 million in operating revenue, an 8.6% year-over-year increase. The transportation and logistics services company released its first-quarter financial results on Friday, reporting year-over-year increases in its…
This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ DroneWaves Summit on Friday. FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Drone Delivery: How close are we? DETAILS: In this session, Matt Stubbs, FreightWaves’ director of PR, talks with Wingcopter’s Bill Wimberley about developments in drone capabilities,…
This is an excerpt from Monday’s (4/26) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. In a research note penned late last year, UBS analysts called Bed Bath & Beyond’s supply chain “primitive.” It’s a sharp take, but Beyond’s executives understand…
Union Pacific constructing Chicago-agrea transload facility for agricultural producers Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is constructing a grain transload facility near Chicago to benefit Midwest agricultural producers and processors and reduce their supply chain costs. The company is building the facility…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving ahead with a Trump-era decision to reallocate wireless bandwidth set aside for vehicle safety despite warnings from trucking companies and technology experts that the move could affect the deployment and costs of truck…
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