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Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it acquired Phoenix-based Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American-based logistics services providers (LSP). The purchase price was $12 million, according to Descartes.

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After stating in July that it was preparing to cut down on its Sunday delivery services in remote and rural areas of the United States, from 95% to 80% of the U.S. population, Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx is now reducing its Sunday delivery footprint to around 50% of the country, according to various reports.

Earlier this week, FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of Memphis-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider FedEx, said it has expanded its FedEx Freight Direct e-commerce offering for big and bulky items.

In a recent customer notice, Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS stated it will be extending its demand-based surcharges past peak season. UPS said that the demand surcharge will extend to packages that require Additional Handling and Large Packages for all U.S. domestic, U.S. import, and U.S. export shipments for qualifying customers. And it added that a demand surcharge will apply to all packages that are Over Maximum Limits for all U.S. domestic,...

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The OTP ranges for FedEx, UPS, and USPS, came in at 95.2%, 97.5%, and 94.3%, respectively. ShipMatrix explained that these readings matched up well with the 2019 OTP peak period (prior to the pandemic), with FedEx at 94.6%, UPS at 97.5%, and USPS at 95.6%.

The report, entitled “Making it Count”: Big and Bulky Last-Mile Delivery in the United States,” is the result of a partnership between Armstrong and the National Home Delivery Association (NHDA) and focuses on various trends and themes, including: the usage of independent contractors compared to employee drivers; customer and revenue trends by vertical industry; and the growing use of freight brokerage to source last-mile carrier capacity.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Karl Siebrecht, Co-Founder & CEO, for Seattle-based Flexe.

In this podcast, Jeff Berman, Group News Editor for Logistics Management and the Peerless Media Supply Chain Group, interviews Lee Klaskow, Senior Global Transportation & Logistics Analyst and Sector Head, for Bloomberg Intelligence, a division of Bloomberg LP.

Quarterly revenue—at $22.8 billion—was off 3% annually, and net income—at $788 million—fell 25%. Operating income—at $1.176 billion—was off 26%. Diluted earnings per share—at $3.07—dropped 21%, topping Wall Street estimates of $2.83.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Wes Wheeler, President of UPS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based global freight transportation and logistics services provider UPS. Wheeler provided insights on various aspects of the segments UPS Healthcare serces, including: the impact of the pandemic on the cold chain and refrigerated (reefer) logistics; lessons learned from the pandemic; and the impact of global trade on the cold chain and global supply chains, among others. The interview follows below.

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With disciplined, scalable and integrated approach to e-commerce order fulfillment and returns management, DHL Supply Chain is well positioned to help retailers efficiently and profitably manage the holiday peak season and the post-holiday returns peak.