By Gary Forger ·
January 17, 2023
Latest Cowen AFS Index shows effects of macroeconomic conditions, carrier pricing strategies on transportation costs across modes.
By SCMR Staff ·
October 26, 2022
Long-tenured parcel executive brings more than 15 years of strategy and logistics experience to AFS’ parcel business.
By SCMR Staff ·
October 18, 2022
Cowen/AFS Index points to freight costs under pressure due to the economy, holiday peak and parcel rate increases.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 10, 2022
Late last week, a Reuters report stated that the FedEx Ground subsidiary of Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx is expecting lower volumes, reflecting how its customers anticipate shipping fewer holiday packages.
By Joel Butler, Willem-Jan Van Hoeve and Jeffrey Tew* ·
September 1, 2022
Parcel consolidation is OK to improve last-mile logistics efficiency.
By Jeff Berman ·
August 29, 2022
On the heels of recently announcing the rollout of a new transcontinental delivery service, following their October 2021 merger announcement, Vienna, Va.-based LaserShip, the largest regional e-commerce parcel carrier and last-mile delivery services provider, and Chandler, Ariz.-based regional shipping services provider OnTrac, said earlier this month that they are expanding into Texas.
By SCMR Staff ·
March 29, 2022
Frederick W. Smith to serve as executive chairman.
By Jeff Berman ·
March 9, 2022
Following approval by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 8, the United States Senate followed suit yesterday, in also signing off on the Postal Service Reform Act, legislation that is focused on augmenting the financial health of the long-beleaguered United States Postal Service (USPS). The next step for the legislation is for it to be signed into law by President Biden.
By Brooks A. Bentz, Contributing Editor ·
March 7, 2022
The impact of e-commerce on freight transportation has been profound, and it’s not restricted to any single mode—in fact, all have been affected. What’s the reality and what does it mean going forward?
By Jeff Berman ·
December 20, 2021
Data recently issued by ShipMatrix, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting showed that data from on-time performance (OTP) ranges, for week 50 of 2021 for major parcel carriers, including UPS, FedEx, and the United States Postal Service (USPS), was in similar range as previous weeks leading up to it that were comprised of Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 28, 2021
This data is based on millions of packages shipped via UPS, FedEx, and USPS.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 22, 2021
During this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Tim Sailor, Founder of Navigo Consulting Group.
By Jeff Berman ·
October 12, 2021
Due to a whole host of factors—including, most notably, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people staying at and working from home, among others—has led to a spate in e-commerce-based parcel shipping activity, which kicked off, in earnest, in March 2020, and has not subsequently abated since then. That was a key takeaway from the new edition of the Parcel Shipping Index, which was recently released by Stamford, Ct.-based Pitney Bowes, a global technology services provider of commerce solutions powering billions of transactions.
By Peter Moore ·
October 11, 2021
The convenience of getting products delivered quickly will be greatly enhanced by the ideal of supporting local businesses and workers like Sam.
By Jeff Berman ·
September 29, 2021
Plans for this facility were initially introduced by DHL in November 2019, and the company said that this new facility, which it invested $100 million (CAD) into, represents the largest DHL Express Canadian-based gateway by volume, at 238,000 square-feet, four times larger than the previous facility that is also at Hamilton International Airport.