Mark Solomon

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Freight rate spikes shaking up the C-suite

According to a panel of shipper executives at CSCMP's EDGE Conference, this year's trucking rate spike has some U.S. companies looking to private fleet, rail options.

Mark Solomon

Oct 02, 2018

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DHL unit tests program to manage returns of cross-border e-commerce

Pilot underway in U.S.-U.K., U.S.-Australia lanes.

Mark Solomon

Aug 26, 2018

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U.S. ports want tariff exemption on purchases of Chinese-built cranes

AAPA also seeks exemptions on other types of container-handling equipment.

Mark Solomon

Aug 20, 2018

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Uber poised to double investment in freight unit after making it independent

Otto founder returns to run new standalone business. Move underscores Uber CEO's bullishness on model, company says.

Mark Solomon

Aug 08, 2018

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Uber shelves autonomous truck program to focus on driverless cars

No current need to invest in autonomous truck technology, company says.

Mark Solomon

Jul 31, 2018

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How high do U.S. driver wages need to go?

Truckload driver wages must hit $75,000 annually to boost supply, executive says.

Mark Solomon

Jul 26, 2018

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Did you say $5.15 a mile?

That's right. A mid-July haul from Spokane, Washington, to Key West, Florida, fetched that princely sum. That didn't include a fuel surcharge equal to 22 percent of the rate.

Mark Solomon

Jul 24, 2018

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Amazon enters next phase of logistics build-out with delivery partner program

The initiative aims to create partner relationships that would control the supply of drivers and capacity.

Mark Solomon

Jul 04, 2018

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According to a panel of shipper executives at CSCMP's EDGE Conference, this year's trucking rate spike has some U.S. companies looking to private fleet, rail options.

Pilot underway in U.S.-U.K., U.S.-Australia lanes.

AAPA also seeks exemptions on other types of container-handling equipment.

Otto founder returns to run new standalone business. Move underscores Uber CEO's bullishness on model, company says.

No current need to invest in autonomous truck technology, company says.

Truckload driver wages must hit $75,000 annually to boost supply, executive says.

That's right. A mid-July haul from Spokane, Washington, to Key West, Florida, fetched that princely sum. That didn't include a fuel surcharge equal to 22 percent of the rate.

The initiative aims to create partner relationships that would control the supply of drivers and capacity.