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Colorado-based cannabis retailer Green Dragon is launching a new cannabis retail delivery service in Aurora, the third-largest city in the Centennial State. Customers, age 21 and older with a valid government-issued I.D. can place orders online and pay via cash or debit card. "Delivery...

When the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) driver leaves a package on a doorstep, it's a successful last-mile delivery. But when the item is a sectional sofa, there is an added complexity that no Amazon algorithms have yet perfected. For last-mile delivery of big-and-bulky items, technology is great, but the...

UPS is jumping into the same-day delivery game, announcing Friday that it is acquiring Roadie. Terms were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. "Roadie's leading technology, combined with UPS' portfolio, will open doors for new growth opportunities,"...

UPS Inc. said Thursday that it plans to hire more than 100,000 seasonal employees for the upcoming peak holiday shipping season, roughly the same number that the transport and logistics giant hired during the 2020 peak season. UPS (NYSE: UPS) said it is hiring for full- and part-time positions for...

Canada Cartage has acquired Rapid Delivery, a Canadian trucking company specializing in dedicated domestic and cross-border dedicated freight services. The deal, announced Thursday, adds around 20 power units and two Ontario terminals — in London and Windsor. It marks the fourth acquisition in...

For e-commerce customers, there is nothing more frustrating than a poor delivery experience. "My most frustrating experience is when I get a notification that my package has arrived and I go outside and look and it's not there, and I look around … and then a couple of hours later it arrives,"...

Boeing Co's (NYSE: BA) delivery of 787 Dreamliners will likely remain halted until at least late October, WSJ reports.   What Happened: Boeing has been unable to persuade air-safety regulators to approve its aircraft inspection proposal. In July, the U.S. Federal...

Los Angeles-based online retailer Newegg, which specializes in the delivery of tech-focused items like computer hardware and consumer electronics, announced that it will now offer same-day delivery to customers across Southern California. Prior to this expansion, the company has been offering same-...

The Surface Transportation Board is seeking comments from shippers, carriers, and others on first-mile/last-mile (FMLM) service, which occurs when railcars are moved between a local railroad serving yard and a shipper or receiver facility. The federal agency wants to know whether it should examine...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Lexaria has progressed significantly in evidencing that its patented DehydraTECH(TM) drug delivery technology can sufficiently improve...

Urb-E wants to replace cargo vans with electric bikes pulling collapsible cargo trailers where it makes the most sense: in high-density urban environments. Already proving the concept can work since its launch in New York City earlier this year, the company on Thursday announced a nationwide pilot...

AxleHire is beefing up its East Coast presence. The last-mile delivery provider on Wednesday announced it was adding facilities in Newark, New Jersey, and Philadelphia to join its New York City center in the tri-state region. The news comes on the heels of the company's Midwest expansion and the...

Founder and CEO Bill Catania on solving for capacity, price discovery and visibility OneRail, the last-mile software-as-a-service platform that connects point-of-sale order information directly to a network of 7.5 million couriers, announced Tuesday morning that it had raised a $9 million Series A...

DoorDash Inc. (NYSE: DASH) has been hit with a lawsuit in Chicago for defrauding customers into paying higher prices for delivery services. The case could give justification for other cities to do the same. What Happened: In the pandemic, food delivery services became one of the most convenient...

They say every company is now a technology company. That modern adage of the business world has proved profitable for its followers as e-commerce has swept the globe over the past few years. But that increased order volume has contributed to the sister trend of supply chain backups, a contemporary...