Logistics news and trends

Ryder Expands Mobile Maintenance Fleet Services With Pit Stop Acquisition

July 15, 2024
Ryder Acquires Pit Stop to Expand Mobile Maintenance Services
Truckin Digital Adds QuickBooks Integration to Trucking Company Platform
B2B Payments // July 15, 2024

Truckin Digital added an integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud solution for trucking companies. By combining with Intuit’s online accounting software, Truckin Digital offers a connection between dispatch operations and financial management that eliminates the need for...

Specialty Retailers Step up Tech Stacks to Compete With Amazon
eCommerce // July 11, 2024

As specialty retailers look for ways to hold their own against Amazon’s growing lead, many are rethinking their tech efforts to be more competitive. Take, for instance, Guitar Center, which announced Tuesday (July 9) the appointment of Adolfo Rodriguez, who has held leadership positions at...

Report: Online Shopping Warehouse Boom Transforms Rural Towns
Retail // July 01, 2024

America’s love of online shopping has transformed communities like Shippensburg. The college town in the heart of Pennsylvania is the subject of a Bloomberg Businessweek piece published Monday (July 1) that examines the rise of boomtowns that have sprung up around eCommerce fulfillment warehouses. In...

Experts Expect Spinoff as FedEx Considers Future of Freight Unit
Delivery // June 26, 2024

FedEx is reportedly expected to spin off its Freight unit after it conducts an assessment of the future of that business unit. The company’s Freight unit, which is the largest operator in the less-than-truckload (LTL) sector, could bring a windfall to FedEx shareholders if it...

Interviews & Exclusives
The New Operating System for B2B: Payments, Software and Data

May 28, 2024
There’s no shortage of complexities when it comes to the business relationship between buyers and sellers. There are payment methods, terms, timelines and compliance issues, to name just a few. Add economic uncertainty and high interest rates that make money scarce, and you place additional pressure on a business to run efficiently. There’s no silver bullet for […]

93% of Truck Drivers Want Instant Payments

May 15, 2024
Truck drivers help keep the supply chain functioning, but the turnover rate is high in the industry — a reality that can have ripple effects across the entire U.S. economy....

Why the World’s Biggest Buyer Relies on Online B2B Marketplaces

April 19, 2024
Digitization is increasingly revolutionizing the B2B landscape with streamlined procurement processes, and even better payments workflows. Don’t believe it? Look no further than the U.S. government, the world’s single largest...

Pitney Bowes EVP Connects Robotics to Last-Mile Logistics

April 15, 2024
In the shipping and logistics space, preferences among clients vary widely: some favor national services while others opt for smaller regional solutions that promise rapid delivery. According to Gregg Zegras,...

Quick Reads
Ryder Expands Mobile Maintenance Fleet Services With Pit Stop Acquisition

July 15, 2024
Ryder System plans to expand its retail mobile maintenance offering with an acquisition of Pit Stop Fleet Service. The company entered into an agreement to acquire Pit Stop and expects to complete the transaction by Aug. 1, subject to customary closing conditions, Ryder said in a Monday (July 15) press release. “With our complementary retail […]

Truckin Digital Adds QuickBooks Integration to Trucking Company Platform

July 15, 2024
Truckin Digital added an integration with Intuit QuickBooks Online to its enterprise resource planning (ERP) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) cloud solution for trucking companies. By combining with Intuit’s online accounting software, Truckin...

Report: Online Shopping Warehouse Boom Transforms Rural Towns

July 01, 2024
America’s love of online shopping has transformed communities like Shippensburg. The college town in the heart of Pennsylvania is the subject of a Bloomberg Businessweek piece published Monday (July 1)...

Experts Expect Spinoff as FedEx Considers Future of Freight Unit

June 26, 2024
FedEx is reportedly expected to spin off its Freight unit after it conducts an assessment of the future of that business unit. The company’s Freight unit, which is the largest...