Logistics

Less than six full years after its launch, last-mile delivery management software company Onfleet has facilitated its 100 millionth delivery and said it has doubled its revenue for the sixth consecutive year. Onfleet offers a routing and dispatch platform with real-time communications and...

Mack Trucks is putting its LR Electric refuse hauler to wider use in New York's boroughs with an order of seven of the near-silent and emission-free trucks. The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) order is the first Mack has publicly announced. Electrifying the refuse hauler is Mack's...

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The trucking industry's top safety regulator plans to step up its communications with state agencies and training schools before next year's compliance date for new entry-level driver training (ELDT) requirements. In a final rule to be published on Wednesday formalizing the Feb. 7, 2022, extension...

The money keeps flowing into the last-mile logistics space and the latest company to reap the benefits is cloud-based platform ShipBob, which announced a $200 million Series E round Tuesday morning. The new funding, which brings total funding in the company to $330.5 million according to...

Outrider founder and CEO Andrew Smith believes the future of efficient yard operations involves the use of autonomous yard tractors. Sometimes called terminal tractors, yard jockeys, hostlers and shuttle drivers, these workhorses of efficiency number more than 50,000 in the U.S., moving trailers...

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what's happening in the freight ecosystem. In today's edition, we highlight the latest guilty pleas for the unusual case in Louisiana, a question about double brokering and more. The High Five 1. With two more defendants entering guilty pleas, the number of...

The logistics industry has increasingly become focused on providing customers with shipment visibility. On Tuesday, Convoy, a digital freight network, and Flexport, a global logistics platform, showed their commitment to that by announcing a long-term partnership that will enable Flexport's...

The debate over which Canadian railway would provide greater benefits to stakeholders through a merger with Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) appears to be pitting regions of the U.S. against each other, based on Monday releases from both railways. Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) says it has support...

2020 marked a turning point in consumer behavior. Not only did the sudden stay-home requirements shift how people shopped for food and other basic necessities, research shows that the shared struggle of COVID-19 and the witnessing of California wildfires and Midwestern floods gave consumers the...

Shares of Electric Last Mile Systems (NASDAQ: ELMS) jumped as much as 10% in early morning trading on Monday after the electric vehicle maker made its public trading debut following its merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Forum Merger III Corp.   Despite the early jump, though,...

Fresh off a $20 million Series B funding round, last-mile delivery firm AxleHire has announced its expansion to the Chicagoland area. The expansion represents AxleHire's 10th sortation center.  In addition to Chicago, AxleHire currently operates and has sortation centers in Dallas, Houston, Los...

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By: Matt Harding, Senior Vice President, Data Science, Transplace During a time of significant supply chain disruptions, logistics leaders rely on data to make informed business decisions. Advancements in AI and machine learning allow process automation and petabytes of information to be inspected...

Employment levels for the U.S operations of the Class I railroads in May were at their highest point in 2021 year to date, although overall headcount is still down year-over-year, according to data submitted to the Surface Transportation Board (STB). The increase in U.S. Class I headcount comes as...