Max Garland
Senior Reporter at Supply Chain Dive
@supplychaindive senior reporter. Formerly @memphisnews. Marissa's husband. Advocate for senior dogs and pro wrestling. Contact me: [email protected]
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1 week ago |
supplychaindive.com | Max Garland
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Parcel carrier Veho used a robot to assist with deliveries as part of a trial in Austin, Texas, according to a May 27 news release. As a human courier completed one dropoff, a robot from robotics firm RIVR shuttled other packages from the delivery vehicle to a separate destination nearby. A RIVR employee accompanied the robot during the trial for quality assurance.
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2 weeks ago |
supplychaindive.com | Max Garland
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. FedEx will adjust its rates and pricing structure for package pickups on Aug. 18, according to an announcement this week from the delivery giant. U.S. shippers will incur a weekly charge regardless of service type for regular and automated pickups, unlike current rates which differ for standard and expedited services. Additionally, on-call pickups will begin incurring a per-stop fee rather than a per-package fee.
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2 weeks ago |
supplychaindive.com | Max Garland
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Canada Post employees will vote on the carrier's most recent contract offers, a move that could break a long-running negotiations stalemate, following an order from Canada Prime Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu announced Thursday. The vote by Canadian Union of Postal Workers members will be conducted via the Canada Industrial Relations Board as soon as possible, Hajdu said on X.
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2 weeks ago |
smartcitiesdive.com | Max Garland
An article from Dive Brief Customers in Atlanta, Houston and more will be able to tap into the technology by next year as part of the retailer’s deepening collaboration with Wing. Published June 11, 2025 A drone in the sky carries a Walmart-branded package. Wing drones make Walmart deliveries in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with more markets launching soon.
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2 weeks ago |
supplychaindive.com | Max Garland
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A new labor contract for Canada Post employees that would end months of customers’ uncertainty still appears to be a long way off. At the bargaining table, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers hasn't yet responded to the carrier's "final offers" that were issued May 28, Canada Post said in an email to Supply Chain Dive.
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FedEx is advising customers to shift their volumes away from UPS to avoid disruptions from a possible strike this summer. Volumes onboarded by March 31 will be included in capacity planning, per an email sent to FedEx customers. https://t.co/Q8LcmDPoie
FedEx Express, pilots union make progress in federal mediation talks https://t.co/GBeHYS3ssK
.@UPS spokesperson on FAA's (now lifted) ground stop: "UPS has resumed flights as the FAA has reopened air space. At this time, there is minimal impact to deliveries scheduled for today."
