Postal Service’s squeeze on shipping consolidators could raise consumer costs
The U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday that it is ending discounts that shipping consolidators such as UPS and DHL use to get packages to the nation’s doorsteps.
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Carmel-based EnVista’s co-founders square off in court
Jim Barnes and John Stitz built the Carmel-based supply-chain technology consultancy from a two-man startup to a company with $113 million in revenue and hundreds of employees. Barnes has now filed a lawsuit against Stitz.
Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown in plan to save $3B per year
Allowing marginally slower service to rural areas, which often drag down on-time rates, could improve the agency’s delivery metrics, experts say.
Canadian government ends major railway stoppage, ordering arbitration
The Canadian government on Thursday forced an end to a brief rail work stoppage that threatened the North American economy, by ordering Canada’s two largest rail companies and the Teamsters into binding arbitration.
UPDATE: Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads, could cause major economic disruption in U.S.
Billions of dollars of goods each month move between Canada and the U.S. via rail, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt U.S. supply chain
The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion. Shipments of fully built automobiles and auto parts, chemicals, forestry products and agricultural goods would be hit hard, especially with harvest season looming.
USPS revving up operations in new, 1.2M-square-foot distribution hub on former Navistar site
The United States Postal Service could consolidate some of its Indianapolis facilities into a massive regional distribution hub opening later this year on the city’s east side, occupying land that formerly housed a Navistar plant for many decades.
Carmel-based logistics firm plots exponential growth
Koola Logistics received approval from the Indiana Economic Development Corp. for $4.25 million in conditional EDGE tax credits to expand their payroll to 250 by the end of 2026.
Election officials fear Postal Service won’t be ready for ballot surge
State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won’t be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election.
Trucking industry on a bumpy road post-pandemic
The economic effects of the pandemic created boom times for trucking—but the industry has hit an extended bumpy patch since then, with no consensus as to when conditions will smooth out.
Home-furnishings producer plans $62M Whitestown distribution expansion
Safavieh is planning a 601,350-square-foot warehouse on 37 acres at Ambrose Property Group’s Indianapolis Logistics Park Northwest that will eventually employ 60 workers.
Amazon shifting from air pillows to recycled paper for filling packages
The company said Thursday that it’s already replaced 95% of the plastic air pillows with paper filler in North America and is working toward complete removal by year’s end.
Fishers approves incentives agreement for pharmaceutical logistics company
A Philadelphia-based company involved in drug delivery and logistics is working with the city of Fishers on an economic development deal that could result in a $40 million investment and 350 new jobs.
Ambrose Property Group building $75M industrial park in Whitestown
Two 233,000-square-foot buildings are under construction at the site, while a 248,000-square-foot building will be developed as a build-to-suit project.
Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages, other losses
Two law firms spearheading the action said about 15,860 Amazon Flex drivers have submitted arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association, where 453 similar cases are already being litigated.
2024 Innovation Issue: On-demand production allows companies to respond quickly to customer needs
Striving for efficiency drives the on-demand philosophies of Mach Medical, Homefield Apparel and 80/20 Inc., even if the companies have little else in common.
Amazon gets FAA approval allowing it to expand drone deliveries for online orders
By the end of the decade, the company has a goal of delivering 500 million packages by drone every year.
Drugmaker Novartis to expand nuclear medicine factory near airport, creating 55 jobs
Novartis Manufacturing LLC told a committee of the City-County Council on Monday evening that it plans to spend up to $125 million to construct and equip a 79,000-square-foot-building for radiopharmaceutical manufacturing and distribution on the city’s west side.
Indianapolis-based Paxafe secures $9M investment
Paxafe’s software helps customers identify and avoid potential logistical disruptions in shipments of temperature-sensitive products such as pharmaceuticals and foods.
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks.
The autonomous semi companies say they can help address a truck driver shortage, estimated by the industry to amount to 64,000 drivers.