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Orders Pile Up for Tesla Semi That Doesn't Yet Exist As Rival Electric Trucks Get Rolling

When two sleek Tesla Semis sped across an airport tarmac next to the SpaceX rocket factory in Los Angeles in November, Elon Musk rocked the heavy-duty vehicle market with a disruptive vision of the future. But as eager customers settle in for a two-year wait for the all-electric behemoth, a robust market for heavy-duty electric trucks and buses is already taking shape.

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Infrastructure Rebuilding Is Trump Administration’s Next Big Push

A senior White House official said last week that the Trump administration’s push for an infrastructure rebuilding plan will begin in earnest early this month, and that the president has invited GOP congressional leaders to Camp David to nail down their agenda for 2018.

Opinion: Port Automation and Cyber Risk

To stay ahead of competing ports and technological developments, automation has been heralded as inevitable. Major transshipment hubs and aspiring ports bet their future on automation, which raises the impact cyber risks could have in the long-run.

UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. delivered almost all of people’s presents by Christmas Day, with the former company finishing strong after a bruising late November.

California's Top Marijuana Regulator Talks Legalization, Supply-Chain Risk

California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the weeks and months to come is unclear.

From Virtual Restaurants to Exclusive Pop-Ups, the New War in Food Delivery Is in the Kitchen

Inside the Forage Kitchen in Oakland, Josh Kulp scrolled through the 89 pre-orders that had already come in for his restaurant’s fried chicken, getting just a preview of what the weekend would be like.

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Holiday E-Commerce Demand Got an Early Start in 2017

The growth of e-commerce around peak shopping season is no longer a new story, and this year was no exception. But 2017’s peak season did raise some eyebrows for getting off to an unusually early start, with sales from Nov. 1 to Nov. 22 up 17.9 percent, year-over-year, according to Internet Retailer’s report on the peak shopping season.

Trucking Efficiency Technology: It's More Than 'Clean Diesel'

Improved aerodynamics and vehicle add-ons, further engine improvements, the promise of alternative fuels and the advancement of automated driving technologies — all of these add up to exciting developments in truck technology.

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Drone Tracking Plan Moves U.S. Delivery by Air Closer to Reality

Deliveries by drones took a step closer to being allowed in the U.S. after a federal advisory panel agreed on a framework for allowing law enforcement to routinely track the small devices.

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Delivery Companies Brace for the Pre-Christmas Crush

Package-delivery companies are bracing for their busiest week of the holiday season, and one with less room for error.

Fighting Unfair Chargebacks Through Photographic Proof

Sealed Air Corp. is among the big shippers to partner with Kenco Logistics Services and Smart Gladiator on an app that can manage the huge volume of photos taken to prove compliance with customer requirements.

Whirlpool Discovers That 'One Size Doesn't Fit All'

The home-appliance giant needed a way to satisfy valued customers in its niche markets, even though they account for a relatively small percentage of sales.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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