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SUPPLY CHAIN

SCApath, Spinnaker | March 31, 2021

SCApath LLC and Spinnaker SCS LLC announced today the unification of their supply chain consultancy companies, as well as an investment from Black Lake Capital and Source Capital to boost potential expansion. Spinnaker, which focuses on Supply Chain Strategy and Planning, and SCApath, which focuses on Supply Chain Execution and Omnichannel Fulfillment, provide complementary services that, when integrated, can assist customers in addressing a wider range of supply chain issues and opportunities. ...

Amazon | September 21, 2020

Amazon's delivery stations, the facilities closest to the consumer, are growing the most as the e-tailer expands its logistics footprint, according to a research note published last week from RBC Capital Markets based on data from the supply chain consultancy MWPVL and Amazon's financials. Amazon delivery stations are growing in number and getting larger, the researchers noted, pointing out this helps Amazon get inventory "dramatically closer to the consumer." Amazon announced ...

LOGISTICS

TransForce Group | December 24, 2020

TransForce Group, a leader in the transportation and logistics industry, has purchased the United States Truck Driving School (USTDS) in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. The sale was finalized October 18, 2021. TransForce Group is majority owned by an affiliate of Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, and this purchase marks the eleventh acquisition of the TransForce Group under Palladium's ownership. The recent acquisition of United States...

Uber Freight | May 11, 2020

The newly formed business-management platform CloudTrucks has teamed up with Uber Freight and Ryder System's rental arm, Coop, to help Uber drivers "break into the freight industry and keep essential goods moving across the country," CloudTrucks announced Tuesday."Uber Freight has found that many rideshare drivers on the Uber platform have valid CDLs and would like to return to or join the trucking industry," an Uber Freight spokesperson told Transport Dive in an em...