Consultant Insight: Can drone delivery reduce residential last-mile costs?
As we maneuver through the COVID-19 crisis, could drone delivery be the answer to contactless...
Consultant Insight: Businesses look to e-commerce for post-pandemic growth
E-commerce's share of retail spending grew from 10.5% in the first quarter of 2019 to...
Consultant Insight: Express market soared in Q1
First-quarter earnings reports from DHL and UPS, and FedEx’s recent earnings report for the period ending Feb. 29, show that the express...
Consultant Insight: Global trade is a drag on US road demand
The road to and from the airport looks different these days. Instead of business people...
Consultant Insight: Mixed results from Memphis and Louisville express hubs
By all accounts, it appears UPS will enjoy a positive first quarter in terms of...
Consultant Insight: Ocean demand succumbs to air, but will rail disrupt both?
As air capacity disappears, the hunt for alternative transportation is underway for shippers. All transportation...
Consultant Insight: Will airfreight demand continue through the end of the year?
The coronavirus pandemic is shutting down existing manufacturing and retail businesses and putting many in...
Consultant Insight: Cost still a factor for FedEx as it expects increased demand
FedEx followed Danish logistics provider DSV in suspending its 2020 forecast due to the uncertain...
Consultant Insight: DHL Express reports healthy 2019, but will it continue?
While many cargo operators reported slowing growth or declines in volumes for last year, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s Express division, proved...
Consultant Insight: Partnerships are good but action is better for success in e-commerce logistics
Declining air volumes and mail volumes make for an interesting partnership. The hope is that...
Consultant Insight: FedEx fights back, but does it stand a chance?
FedEx’s origin story demonstrates the creative genius of founder and CEO Fred Smith. The idea...
Consultant Insight: FedEx falls hard in its latest earnings report
FedEx reported a surprising fiscal second-quarter decline in revenue and operating income during Tuesday’s earnings...
Consultant Insight: Amazon’s logistics network gets the holiday hiccups
Amazon began the holiday season strong by announcing that Cyber Monday was its single biggest...
UAW strike leads to automotive industry inventory concerns – will an airfreight spike follow?
News of a tentative agreement between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and General Motors brought...
