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• Crisis averted on U.S. railroads, with carriers and unions reaching tentative agreements

  By Jeff Berman / www.logisticsmgmt.com / September 15th, 2022 Labor peace has been reached on the nation’s railroads, with United States freight railroad carriers and railroad labor unions coming to t...

• UPS to hire about 100K workers for peak season

  By Mark Solomon / www.freightwaves.com / September 7th, 2022 Applicants to receive job offer within 25 minutes of completing form UPS Inc. said Wednesday it plans to hire approximately 100,000 seasona...

• eFulfillment and Sustainability - Do Consumers Want Speed or Green?

  By Dan Gilmore / www.scdigest.com / September 16th, 2022 Getting ready to pack up for the drive to Nashville and CSCMP Edge 2022 on Sunday, this week I offer some relatively brief thoughts on ecommerc...

• FedEx, UPS, and USPS Announce Peak Season Shipping Surcharges for 2022

  By Pierbridge Staff / www.pierbridge.com / September 7th, 2022 This year has been full of trials, tribulations, and costs for all shippers. Even as gas prices are falling and inflation has stabilized ...

• Steering the Future of Autonomous Vehicles

  By Keith J. Bucklew / www.inboundlogistics.com / July 2022 Keith J. Bucklew, Freight Planning Practice Leader, HDR, keith.bucklew@hdrinc.com, 317-558-4933 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES COULD RESHAPE THE TRUCKIN...

• PITT OHIO Expands Service to New York State

  By Jeff Berman / www.supplychain247.com / August 23rd, 2022 Following an early July announcement in which it said it planned to kick off a New York State service expansion, effective in mid-August, Pi...

• 2022 Ocean Cargo Roundtable: Navigating the waves of unpredictability

  By Jeff Berman / www.logisticsmgmt.com / August 8th, 2022 The fluctuating nature of the ocean cargo market continues to mirror the state of the global economy. This simple fact is evident in things li...

• Severe Weather in Philadelphia, PA May Cause Package Delays

  Severe weather has caused a disruption in operations at Philadelphia, PA. As a result, scheduled delivery times for a limited number of Air and international packages may be affected. Contingency plan...

• Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo warns of the ‘scary’ supply chain scenario that would lead to a ‘deep and immediate’ U.S. recession

  By Eamon Barrett / www.newsbreak.com / July 21st, 2022 Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations. Semiconductors are ...

• Warehouse Workers Want Technology to Help Them Do Their Jobs, Finds Lucas Systems Study

  By Eugene Demaitre  / www.robotics247.com / June 29th, 2022 Lucas Systems is working with Fetch Robotics (now part of Zebra Technologies) for human-robot collaboration in warehouses. Wakefield Researc...