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DHL Expands U.S. Footprint Alongside Global Trade Growth

DHL has been expanding its locations around the world to keep up with growing e-commerce and international trade demand — and its most recent expansion in southern California has doubled its intake capacity in Ontario, the company says.

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Begins Work on Test Track in France

Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, an independent company working to build the high-speed transportation system first envisioned by Elon Musk, has announced the beginning of construction on a test track in Toulouse, France.

Truckers Seek New Routes Into Last Mile

More big trucking companies are looking to cash in on home delivery of bulky items as consumers grow more comfortable shopping online for furniture and other goods too big for conventional parcel networks.

Pizza Unchained: Tech Startup Slice Helps Local Pizzerias Get Online and Fight Back Against Domino's

Ilir Sela likes to call himself "third-generation pizza." A 38-year-old Albanian immigrant, his extended family has owned so many pizzerias he has trouble counting them all. So when he launched a business, in 2010, to offer independent pizzerias the technology to compete with the likes of Domino's, Little Caesars, Papa John's and Pizza Hut, the first thing he did was to sign up his brother-in-law, his cousins and his friends.

Why Restaurants Are Jumping on the Food Delivery Bandwagon

As restaurant operators struggle to entice more people to eat out, they are increasingly turning to food delivery as a way to overcome stagnating traffic.

What Is the Donald Trump Vs. Jeff Bezos Feud Really About?

One is the world’s richest man, the other is the world’s most powerful.

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Is Amazon Bad for the Postal Service? Or Its Savior?

Five times in the last week, President Trump has pointed his Twitter arrows at Amazon over what he insists is a bad deal for the United States Postal Service.

Q&A: Innovations in Last-Mile Delivery

Conversations with supply-chain executives how about how they are addressing the biggest challenges in fulfilling e-commerce orders to consumers today.

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Uber to Shutter Rush Delivery Service

Uber Technologies Inc. said it will shutter a same-day parcel and package delivery service called Rush that once was viewed as a viable threat to everything from FedEx Corp. to small couriers.

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Can Maersk Transform Itself Into an Integrated Service Provider?

Philosophies that underlie the management of global container-shipping lines seem to come and go with the tides.

Ryder to Launch Commercial Vehicle-Sharing Platform

Ryder System Inc. is developing an Airbnb-like marketplace for transportation assets that puts idle commercial vehicles in the hands of users looking to affordably expand capacity.

Amazon Gets Patent for Delivery Drones That Can React to Screaming Voices, Flailing Arms

Amazon.com has been granted a new patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a delivery drone that can respond to human gestures.

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