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DHL | May 14, 2020

An increase in e-commerce orders over the past five weeks has pushed DHL's parcel volume to peak season levels, according to a press release issued Wednesday. Domestic volume has increased by 36% and cross-border numbers increased by 28% compared to daily averages seen in February.The fastest-growing product categories include nutraceuticals (dietary supplements), health and beauty items, apparel, pharmaceuticals and home office supplies, according to the carrier. These categories are ...

SOFTWARE AND TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION

Einride | September 15, 2022

Einride, a freight mobility technology company that provides digital, electric, and autonomous shipping, announced its expansion into Europe’s largest transportation market – Germany. In conjunction with the official launch, Einride has signed an impressive list of local partners including global appliance leader Electrolux.“Germany is in the driving seat of Europe; where it goes others follow suit,” said Robert Falck, Founder and CEO of Einride. “We have the opport...

FREIGHT

Telegraph | September 27, 2022

Telegraph, a Chicago-based startup building next-generation software for the freight rail industry, and Watco, a highly diversified transportation company, recently announced their new collaboration. The combination of Watco's decades of rail logistics experience and Telegraph software is helping shippers solve their toughest logistics challenges, especially rail transportation. The enhanced technology provides customers visibility of their railcars beyond Watco facilities or ...

SUPPLY CHAIN

EasyPost | May 13, 2021

EasyPost, a leading provider of shipping APIs that address difficult logistics challenges for online retailers, today announced the release of SmartRate, a new API that provides shippers with highly reliable shipment-level transit times based on a historical analysis of billions of shipments across all major and regional carriers. Merchants can save up to 70% on optimized shipments by using SmartRate. “On-time delivery is critical to customer satisfaction and repeats busines...