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DHL Places Order for Volvo Electric Trucks

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Deutsche Post DHL Group intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo Trucks vehicles on routes in Europe. The intended order includes 40 electric trucks of the model Volvo FE and Volvo FL, to be used for package deliveries in urban transports.

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Reports say Amazon has acquired a Boeing 767 aircraft

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This marks a shift from Amazon’s longstanding tradition of leasing aircraft from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), to operate its air cargo network to serve United States-based customers, and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, whom provides air cargo services to support Amazon’s package deliveries to its customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

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The company announced last year that Amazon Prime customers in Lockeford, CA, will start receiving package deliveries by drone by the end of 2022. On December 22, the first deliveries from new sites in Texas and California were made, according to David Carbon, Vice President of Prime Air at Amazon.

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The Logistics News that Shaped 2018

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By Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director ·. Every year at this time, group news editor Jeff Berman combs through the mountain of news that were reported, written, posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the year to create the following list. 5) Carriers gain upper hand in freight transport pricing.

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UPS opens up new Atlanta-based ‘super hub’ operating facility

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Global transportation and logistics services provider UPS announced this week that it has officially opened up its second-largest United States-based, and fourth largest global network package operating facility. local delivery positions for 288 package cars; 30%-to-35% more efficient than older, more manual facilities; and.

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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.