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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

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The technology analyzes address characteristics and generates a ‘Delivery Confidence Score’ for each address. If the address produced a low score, then a package recipient can then recommend in-store collection or a UPS pick-up point. California Gov.

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Amazon announces plans to build regional air hub at Fort Worth Alliance Airport

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In March 2016, Amazon announced separate air cargo deals, one with Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for Amazon to lease 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft from ATSG’s Cargo Aircraft Management, with the aircraft operated by ABX Air and Air Transport International. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author.

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Preferred Shipping signs re-seller agreement with Lone Star Overnight

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On the LSO side, the LSO spokeswoman said that Preferred can offer their customers a better choice in regional package delivery with LSO. . “We Additionally, to support faster delivery, it’s becoming increasingly important to have distribution closer to your customer. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. About the Author.

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

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Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns. or UPS Inc. The company said service will not be impacted by the hub’s closure.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

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Weekend package delivery services have seen their ups and downs, as Sunday deliveries at one point became a hot commodity. This week, FedEx announced that it plans to scale back even more on Sunday package deliveries as the courier grapples with faltering e-commerce demand. The December box volumes were 19.3

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DHL Expands Global e-commerce Fulfillment

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Global parcel and package delivery giants DHL are now providing online retailers with a worldwide solution for their e-commerce fulfillment needs with the introduction of their new fulfillment platform along with their newly opened fulfillment centers in the Americas, United Kingdom and Southeast Asia.

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DHL Expands Global e-commerce Fulfillment

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Global parcel and package delivery giants DHL are now providing online retailers with a worldwide solution for their e-commerce fulfillment needs with the introduction of their new fulfillment platform along with their newly opened fulfillment centers in the Americas, United Kingdom and Southeast Asia.