In the future—and you have to look far ahead when considering the movements of CEO Jeff Bezos—Amazon could expand the services to any merchant selling anything to anyone. This would push it deeper into the territory of UPS and FedEx.
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Editorial: Trucking Is a Hot Property
One of the nation’s highest-profile investors has decided that he needs to put some money into trucking, a move based on the assumption the industry is a hotbed of activity right now.
October 5, 2017Spot Market Activity Still Bustling One Month After Devastation of Harvey, Irma
One month after two devastating hurricanes ripped through Texas and Florida, spot market activity remains hectic across the country, setting records along the way.
October 3, 2017Australia Expands Use of Caterpillar’s Self-Driving Truck Technology
Self-driving truck technology being developed by Caterpillar Inc. at its Tucson, Ariz., division headquarters will soon be used more extensively by iron ore mines in Australia
October 3, 2017Steady Growth Seen for Transloading, Supply Chain Experts Say
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Since 2007, transloading has grown at double the rate of U.S. imports, and supply chain experts believe it will become more popular because of the benefits to the entire supply chain.
September 26, 2017ClearMetal Gets $9 Million in Funding
ClearMetal, a San Francisco-based technology startup that is using artificial intelligence to develop what it calls “predictive logistics,” has received $9 million in second-round funding from an investment group led by Prelude Ventures and Innovation Endeavors.
September 25, 2017Celadon Sells Assets of Flatbed Division to PS Logistics
Celadon Group is getting out of the flatbed business, striking a deal to sell all of the assets of its flatbed division to PS Logistics in Birmingham, Ala., company officials announced Sept. 18.
September 18, 2017Food Standards, Emission Regulations Affect Load Flexibility for Refrigerated Fleets
The nationwide growth in demand for fresher foods has contributed to a boom in the refrigerated transportation sector. But tighter food-handling standards and emission regulations are limiting the load flexibility and utilization options that carriers may have had in the past, and at a steeper cost, too.
August 25, 2017Russ Elliott on Melton Truck Lines' ELD Implementation
Russ Elliott, senior vice president of operations at Melton Truck Lines in Tulsa, Okla., tells TT's Seth Clevenger about his carrier's experience with ELD implementation. Part of our Aug. 23 LiveOnWeb: The ELD Landscape Ahead. Watch full program at bit.ly/TT-LOW0823.
August 23, 2017Tom Poduch of Transervice Logistics on ELDs
Tom Poduch, director of design logistics at Transervice, talks about transitioning from AOBRDs to ELDs and other ELD topics with TT's Seth Clevenger. Part of our Aug. 28 LiveOnWeb program, "The ELD Landscape Ahead." bit.ly/TT-LOW0823
August 23, 2017