FreightWaves

FreightWaves | June 27, 2018

XPO Logistics announced this morning that it will be adding augmented reality to its Ship XPO platform, giving end customers the opportunity to visualize how items such as sofas, beds, and appliances, will look inside their home. Ship XPO is a consumer self-service platform. The new augmented reality component will allow customers to “see” their purchases before buying, helping them make a more informed decision and hopefully reducing returns, which can be a cost function for carrier...

FreightWaves | July 17, 2018

The Los Angeles freight market may have found the bottom of its customary July ‘mellowing’ as inbound container rates surged on tariff fears, but there’s still very little clarity as to how big a risk more protectionism might be. This morning’s strong retail numbers suggest that the current expansion cycle still has legs; the next few weeks will tell us how strong fall will be for truckload rates. After the July 4 holiday, the rate of turndowns outbound from Los Angeles b...

FreightWaves | July 16, 2018

Today is Amazon’s annual “Prime Day.” The event kicks off today at 3:00 PM eastern time and is one of the biggest e-commerce days of the year, with sales growing at over 60% year-over-year since 2016. Prime Day features deep discounts for Amazon Prime members and will generate sales to rival those of the holiday season, even during one of the year’s lowest sales periods. Retailers supplying the 560M+ items available every day on Amazon in the USA are upping their game wit...

XPO Logistics | January 17, 2020

As one of the largest providers of transportation and logistics services worldwide, XPO Logistics serves over 50,000 customers. Supply Chain Digital takes a closer look at the firm. The company offers a range of different solutions. These are: drayage, expedite, full truckload, global forwarding, intermodal, last mile, less-than-truckload, managed transportation. With around 202mn sq.ft of facility space, XPO Logistics is considered one of the largest logistics providers worldwide. The organisat...