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Texas A&M Designs Truckless, Electric Freight System
Oct 27, 2016, 9:48:56 AMTexas is among the busiest states for commercial truck transportation in the U.S. The congestion, inbound traffic volume...
Amazon Plans to Expand Grocery Business with Brick and Mortar Stores
Oct 21, 2016, 8:14:00 AMIt appears to be that Amazon is attempting to compete with the drive-up convenience of stores, like Wawa and 7-11, and t...
New Jersey Turns to a Tax Increase to Replenish the Transportation Trust Fund
Oct 12, 2016, 8:30:00 AMThe ongoing battle over New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund is approaching a solution. New Jersey’s Senate and Assemb...
Several Industry Factors Pointing Toward Higher Freight Rates
Oct 5, 2016, 8:30:00 AMThe Department of Transportation's electronic logging device mandate and the EPA’s coming emissions standards will likel...
FedEx is Changing the Equation for Dimensional Pricing
Sep 29, 2016, 9:53:12 AMEffective Jan. 2, 2017, FedEx will change the formula used to calculate rates on domestic air or ground parcels based on...
Changes to the Standard Bill of Lading and How They May Affect Your Shipments
Sep 22, 2016, 9:13:19 AMRecently, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association made changes to the language on the back of Bills of Lading. Th...
Uber is Testing Unmanned Vehicles for Autonomous Freight Transportation
Sep 14, 2016, 8:00:00 AMUber unmanned cars are being tested in Pittsburgh this month. Uber will allow customers in downtown Pittsburgh to summon...
Hyperloop Technology May Play a Role in Freight Transportation
Sep 7, 2016, 8:00:00 AMIn February, we blogged about the Hyperloop. The Hyperloop is a conceptual train-like design to provide ultra-high-speed...
Airbnb Is Delving into the Warehouse Leasing Game… Why Not?
Aug 24, 2016, 8:00:00 AMThe lateral applications of the social sharing economy are becoming exceptionally interesting. Commonly, in any given ma...
Wal-Mart Buys Jet.com for Expanded E-Commerce Growth to Compete with Amazon
Aug 17, 2016, 8:00:00 AMWal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Jet.com, Inc. announced their entry into a definitive agreement for Wal-Mart to acquire Jet fo...