Driven by the rampant growth rate of e-commerce, coupled with the need to increase efficiency and lower residential delivery costs, Memphis-based freight transportation and logistics service provider FedEx announced late last week that in March, FedEx Express—its global, time-definite delivery service unit—will contract with FedEx Ground—its ground transportation package delivery services unit—for the transport and
Driven by the rampant growth rate of e-commerce, coupled with the need to increase efficiency and lower residential delivery costs, Memphis-based freight transportation and logistics service provider FedEx announced late last week that in March, FedEx Express—its global, time-definite delivery service unit—will contract with FedEx Ground—its ground transportation package delivery services unit—for the transport and
In all lines of business, steady growth is a good thing. But with that growth comes the need to be able to run smoothly and efficiently, too. For Bargain Hunt, a LaVergne, Tenn. (near Nashville)-based discount retailer, making the changes it needed to make to accommodate growth came with some vital and commensurate steps on
Freight transportation and logistics services provider Averitt Express announced today it has expanded its presence in Atlanta, with the opening of a new distribution and fulfillment center. The Cookeville, Tenn.-based company said that this facility is comprised of nearly 140,000 square-feet and designed to receive, manage, and distribute freight and inventory. Averitt has two other company
Global express delivery and logistics services provider DHL Express said this week it is investing $100 million into expansion initiatives for a new Toronto-based facility located at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, which are expected to be completed by 2021. Company officials said that this new facility will replace its existing one, in
