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FedEx Works to Monetize their Big Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Google and Twitter mainly monetize the data through targeted advertising. The value of the data captured by Google and Twitter has made them the darlings of Wall Street. But it turns out big logistics firms also generate Big Data, and they are also working to monetize this data. We have always been good at capturing data.

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Milestone for Autonomous Heavy-Duty Truck Commercialization

Logistics Business Magazine

This achievement underscores how L3 and L2+ autonomous heavy-duty trucks have been successfully deployed across the line-haul logistics sector, including express delivery, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, as well as contract logistics. This also reflects the significant value that autonomous trucks offer logistics operators.

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The End of the E-Commerce Hype Is Bad News for Planes

ShipLilly

Data released by the Bank of America suggests this pattern is reflected elsewhere in industries. For example, the online penetration of online footwear and apparel is expected to be 22%. For example, we know that the likes of DHL, UPS, FedEx, and Amazon.com announced a significant expansion in their air freight fleets.

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How Digitalization can Revolutionize Your B2B E-commerce Business

Locus

End-to-end last-mile tracking on orders is now possible while operating with multiple partners like logistics providers, forwarders, and express companies. Its shipment movement data helps businesses spot the inaccuracies or errors in order fulfillment and rectify them. The demand for alcohol products peaks during holidays.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

The moves come one day before senior administration officials are set to visit Mexico, whose cartels are part of the global trafficking network, for meetings expected to involve discussion of the drug threat.

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The European Cross-Border E-Commerce Challenge: How You Can Turn Logistics into a Competitive Advantage

Sabinext

Unsurprisingly, this often means longer delivery times: It takes about 1 to 2 days to deliver an order from a German provider to a German consumer but for example, about 3 to 5 days to deliver to Germany from the UK. Consumers can often choose next day Express delivery, but this comes at a considerable price premium.

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Examining the Effects of Online Shopping on Last-Mile Freight

247 Customs Broker

Meeting of the Minds talked with Dr. Alison Conway on the subject of tomorrow’s webinar, “ Does Online Shopping Create Urban Congestion ?” How are you gathering data to understand how the increased freight traffic impacts residential areas? How are you gathering your data, and what are your initial findings?

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