Retail giant Walmart Inc. and packaging specialist Packsize said Monday they have collaborated on a right-sized, on-demand box machine using technology designed for Walmart’s deployment. The machine, called the Ultra5, has already been installed in the first of Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) four next-generation fulfillment centers, Packsize said. As is the case with Packsize’s legacy X5…
Joel Hancock always wanted to become a truck driver “but never took the time to go do it.” Randeep Kalsi, a pizza delivery driver for the past five years, was […]
Digital freight platform Convoy on Monday launched a greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions reporting solution for shippers in anticipation of future regulation from government agencies looking to make such informing mandatory. In March 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would require publicly traded companies to “include certain climate-related disclosures…
CSX reconfigures network operations and service design teams, adds to site selection program CSX has reconfigured its operations team while adding features to help prospective companies walk through its industrial development program. First off, CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) is combining its network operations and service design teams into one new group, according to an announcement last…
In a Monday note to clients, which described current truckload fundamentals as very difficult, Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra said he doesn’t expect any “big negative surprises” when transportation companies report earnings next month. However, he acknowledged the industry consensus formed in recent months that trucking companies would see a positive demand inflection in the…