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On today's episode, Dooner and Chad are back from a busy news weekend that saw the coronavirus claim its first US victim, cause major conferences to cancel, sputter retail supply chains and spread into more states.  Jamin Alvidrez calls in on-site from Long Beach where TPM20 was cancelled. He'll...

Good day, Deutsche Post DHL Group said it will no longer be seeking a buyer for its StreetScooter business and will instead wind down production of the vehicles. StreetScooter, acquired by DHL in 2014, makes electric delivery vehicles. DHL was initially attracted to the startup because it couldn'...

International courier company DHL Express has received the first of six new Boeing 777-200 freighters scheduled for delivery this year as it ramps up capabilities to serve the rapidly growing e-commerce market. The new aircraft arrived last week at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International...

Good day, DHL is reportedly negotiating a new contract with FCA US (NYSE: FCAU), and because it is unsure if that contact will be renewed, the company has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the state of Michigan. The notice said the company was shutting...

Director of Market Intelligence Zach Strickland examines a decline in the US Outbound Tender Reject Index in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, SONAR Data Analyst Luke Falasca points to markets in the West for the Broker Update, and Director of Research Kevin Hill and Kyle Lintner,...

FreightWaves Lead Economist Anthony Smith hosts the show, Director of Freight Market Intelligence Zach Strickland highlights the Plains markets in the Carrier Update, Market Expert Donny Gilbert discusses reefer markets in the Broker update, and Director of Editorial and Research Kevin Hill updates...

New York Express and Logistics will shut down after losing a contract with DHL, the company said in a filing in New York state. The company completed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act filing in New York, citing the loss of a contract with DHL as the reason for the shutdown...

Few logistics executives have as deep an understanding of North America's transport modes as Jim Monkmeyer, CEO of managed transportation, Americas for DHL Supply Chain, the world's largest logistics company. Monkmeyer manages shipping services for the unit's North American clients and works with...

DHL was founded in the United States in 1969. Founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn lent their initials to the company name. Germany's Deutsche Post began acquiring stock in DHL in 1998 and by 2003 absorbed it into its global organization. Today, Deutsche Post DHL Group is a global air cargo...

The rise of e-commerce has led businesses to reinvent and expedite their logistics operations. The last-mile delivery segment is under considerable scrutiny in particular, primarily because it is the link companies have with their end customers, with consumer satisfaction making or breaking their...

In a call this week, executives of freight forwarding giant DHL spoke on its observations of globalization based on DHL's Global Connectedness Index (GCI) that monitors the flows of trade, capital, information and people across the world. John Pearson, the CEO of DHL Express, initiated the...

Sunseeker, the U.K.-based luxury yacht builder, has announced that it is in "advanced negotiations" with DHL Supply Chain to have the company help with its logistics operations. In that regard, Sunseeker will be transferring 80 of its staff from its Dorset campuses at Poole and Portland.  To...

DHL Express has opened a new logistics center in western Germany that will help meet the rising demand across Europe for express e-commerce shipments. Located at Cologne-Bonn Airport, the 15,000-square meter (m²) hub features cutting edge sorting technology and entailed an investment by DHL of 123...

Deutsche Post DHL Group (STOCK.DPSGY) has opened a new mega parcel center in Germany as it continues to strengthen its parcel network in Europe. When it reaches full capacity next year, the Ruhr region facility will create some 600 jobs and offer sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour...

German logistics and mail giant Deutsche Post DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DPSGY) reported a 4.7% year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenue on November 12, boosted by gains in its intra-German parcel and its international air express businesses. Operating profit, measured as earnings before interest...