THE CAR AND TRUCK FLEET AND LEASING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
Amazon is the 800-pound gorilla in e-commerce retailing, but what is its impact on parcel carriers, less-than-truckload carriers, and the third-party logistics markets?
Ryder System has joined forces with new technology suppliers to showcase smart warehouse operations, such as robotics; autonomous vehicles and drones; sensors and automatic identification tools; and wearable technology.
Bennett International Group has named Tony Eiermann its vice president of fleet management. Earlier in his career, Eiermann spent more than six years in various fleet management roles for Coca-Cola.
Honeywell has inked a partnership with Fetch Robotics, which offers a range of autonomous mobile robots that can navigate unpredictable warehouse environments safely and accurately.
Identifying the exact delivery point down to a three-meter square on a large corporate campus, construction site, or any location without an address would result in valuable cost and time savings for numerous fleet applications.
A new, voice-assisted analytics built by Omnitracs will allow for easier access to key business insights and a more natural way of interacting with data.
Transervice Logistics, Inc., has been selected by Bimbo Bakeries USA to provide contract maintenance fleet services to plant locations in Cromwell, Conn.; Lakewood, Texas; and Ft. Worth, Texas.
A bi-annual survey into home delivery and final mile finds that customers want their e-commerce orders faster and faster – and they want them free. But it’s hardly free for the companies doing the delivering, and it’s driving changes in the retail supply chain that may affect even carriers not in the final-mile business.
Adam Seifert, CAFM, was named fleet manager for Need It Now Delivers in West Orange, N.J.
Hardcar Security’s custom refrigerated Ford Transits haul cannabis and cash for California growers and dispensaries. The company is establishing logistics and transportation best practices to help this nascent industry mature.