Christmas Cut-off Dates 2022
Courtesy of eShipper, we have the cut-off dates for any packages meant to reach a recipient by Christmas. This list includes Canada Post, Canpar, DHL, Fedex, Rivo, Purolator, PBX, UPS,…
What is 3PL?
3PL refers to “Third Party Logistics”; think of it like this: If your business depends on delivering physical products to your customers, (e-commerce or traditional) then you know that your…
Parcel Olympics – Race 1 Results
The Results Expected Delivery Date Actual Delivery Date Canada Post 10/13/2021 10/12/2021, 16:00 Canpar 10/12/2021 10/13/2021, 11:50 The results are as dramatic as they come; Canpar predicted an earlier delivery…
Podcast! Evotalks E02
My friend Daniel Santos, founding dude of #Evotrux hosted me on his podcast #Evotalks a year and a half ago. I don\'t think either if us put the episode out…
Fedex Cuts Ties with Amazon
Would you provide a customer service at a loss, while they build their own service to compete directly against yours? Federal Express is saying goodbye to #Amazon, as it announced…
Laredo Trumps LA/Long Beach
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/laredo-texas-becomes-no-1-us-trade-hub?utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=73431616&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9P2e0oDM8PAd_t8t5pQfUJlaBH4Z3x9XwjKxzAg-Yx4YDeTCenWzpS2gZF3UCCN508o-Glnvvy4wVdWrLGevS8hrxit2UtF0U3HQb5Px1c1VcetbE&_hsmi=73431616 Laredo Surpasses Ports of LA and Long Beach to Claim Busiest US Trade Hub for March 2019. Freightwaves reported Laredo (trade volume up ~10% in March), surpassed the busiest…
US Freight Market Takes a Nosedive: Sweet Charts
Some awesome-looking charts on freightwaves.com have indicated the freight market dips in May 2019, and their correlation to the USA-China tariff-related announcements and implementation dates. The report nearly draws a…
Amazon Launches Freight Brokerage; Spreads Terror in 3PL, Trucking Communities
An annual freight spend of $28B makes Amazon one of the big players in transportation procurement. Last week, Amazon Logistics launched Amazon Freight, \"a free, marginless brokerage\". \"Disintermediate, monetize, innovate\"…
