Logistics & Supply Chain

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (940+ words) The government has set a new target to increase the amount of freight going on trains by 40% by 2040. The plans have been welcomed by councils and business leaders in the East of England, who say it will be good for…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (534+ words) 1. USPS: Wants to raise holiday shipping rates Shipping a gift to a loved one this holiday season could cost a little more than usual. The U.S. Postal Service recently announced that it filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission regarding a…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (268+ words) An unplanned vacation for the package “I don’t live in Alaska or anywhere near it. USPS says Priority Mail is 2 to 3 days anywhere in the continental USA,” WhyDidIClickOnThat complains. In the uploaded screenshot of their post, OP’s package apparently sat…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (293+ words) The demand surcharges, which also include higher fees for China-to-U.S. volume, will take effect as parcel shippers gear up for peak season. FedEx's new per-pound charges present another cost pressure for shippers grappling with rising tariffs and escalating fees during…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (195+ words) Freight competitiveness increasingly depends on trusted, real-time data from connected assets, not just the physical movement of goods, Giesecke+Devrient says. U.S. shippers would increase their use of rail if they had better visibility into goods in transit, according to new…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (630+ words) Thought Leadership and Software for Wholesale Change Agents The company said the restructuring also supports its effort to expand beyond its traditional small-package business into integrated logistics services. Why This Matters to Distributors: UPS is reorganizing its global operations after…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (208+ words) Transflo strategy and freight tech execution are the focus here: what brokers, carriers and tech partners are still getting wrong in today’s market. Ryan Schreiber of Metafora and Don Everhart of Transflo break down where adoption stalls, what actually matters…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (782+ words) In yard operations, you need three systems: a TMS, a YMS, and some flavor of ERP. Getting those disparate systems to work together is complicated. Especially when some of the data feeding them can involve a manual yard check, once…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (263+ words) Final-mile warehouse operator Link Logistics announced the acquisition of four terminals in the metropolitan areas of Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas, and Atlanta. The purchase of the Gateway Infill Growth Portfolio from Oxford Properties Group adds 697,276 square feet in two markets…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (372+ words) DLA Distribution now has a modern technology platform to help manage $140 billion in military warehouse inventory. The Defense Logistics Agency has just crossed the finish line in what’s been an eight-year effort to modernize the IT systems that track and…...