Uber Freight has launched a new data analytics feature designed to help shippers pinpoint problem areas within their supply chains and take action to improve efficiency.
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Uber Freight Adds Analytics Tool for Shippers
Drivers wait in their cabs at a loading dock. (TT File Photo)
Government, Business, Logistics
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China Is Said to Plan to Buy US Corn as Soon as January
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News
Chinese officials are preparing to restart purchases of American corn as soon as January, another sign that the Asian nation is working on a lasting detente with the U.S.
December 14, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Sunniva Acquires LTYR Logistics
Sunniva Inc. has acquired LTYR Logistics, a California-based cannabis distribution company headquartered in San Diego, according to a Sunniva news release.
December 13, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
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Blue Collar Worker Shortage Reshapes Labor Market
George Frey/Bloomberg News
A surprise shortage of blue collar workers is changing the contours of the U.S. labor market, boosting their pay, narrowing wage inequality and drawing more women into those jobs.
December 13, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
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China Agrees to Resume Purchasing US Soybeans
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
China resumed buying U.S. soybeans, bringing some relief to farmers in President Donald Trump’s heartland as President Xi Jinping works toward a trade deal with his American counterpart.
December 13, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 100
UPS warehouse (John Sommers II for TT)
UPS Purchases $18.3 Million in Property in Massachusetts
UPS warehouse (John Sommers II for TT)
United Parcel Service has purchased properties in Shrewsbury, Mass., and Grafton, Mass., for $18.3 million as it considers whether to build a $200 million distribution facility in the area.
December 13, 2018
Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100, TCA
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Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Amazon, USPS, UPS, FedEx
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Procrastinators take note: The deadline is fast approaching to get those gifts in the mail to arrive by Christmas Eve.
December 13, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
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Norfolk Southern Confirms HQ Move to Atlanta
TT file photo
Norfolk Southern Corp. on Dec. 12 announced officially what had been expected for some time: that it will move its corporate headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Atlanta.
December 12, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics
Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
Employees at Amazon’s New NYC Warehouse Launch Union Push
Amazon's fulfillment center in Staten Island. (Julie Jacobson/AP)
A committee of employees at Amazon.com’s recently opened Staten Island fulfillment center is going public with a unionization campaign, a fresh challenge to the e-commerce giant in a city where it plans to build a major new campus.
December 12, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Agility to Invest $100 Million in Shipa Digital Logistics Platform
Agility, a global logistics and freight services company headquartered in Kuwait, has announced a $100 million investment over three years to launch Shipa.com. The platform will help businesses, entrepreneurs and consumers manage freight, e-commerce and urban deliveries online.
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