Video: How Overnight Air Shipping Works

If you can afford it, you can have a package ship from Miami, FL at 5 p.m. that gets delivered in Anchorage, AL by 8:30 a.m. local time that next day. Ever wonder how that gets done? See how major parcel delivery companies like FedEx, UPS, DHL and Amazon make it happen.

Feb 13th, 2018

If you can afford it, you can have a package ship from Miami, FL at 5 p.m. that gets delivered in Anchorage, AL by 8:30 a.m. local time that next day. Ever wonder how that gets done? See how major parcel delivery companies like FedEx, UPS, DHL and Amazon make it happen.

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

A man walks into Central Station next to Canadian National headquarters in Montreal on Nov. 26, 2019.

CN Says It's Still Committed to $33.6B Railroad Acquisition

It would be the first major railroad merger in more than 20 years.

A Canadian National locomotive passes by freight containers at the Canadian National Taschereau yard in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Canadian National sweetened its offer to buy Kansas City Southern railroad Thursday, May 13, 2021, and derailed rival Canadian Pacific’s bid for the railroad that handles traffic in the United States and Mexico.

Regulators Deal Blow to Proposed Rail Deal

The STB has said it will review any deal involving Kansas City Southern carefully to determine if it would enhance competition and serve the public interest.

A Canadian National locomotive goes through the Canadian National Taschereau yard in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Canadian National sweetened its offer to buy Kansas City Southern railroad Thursday, May 13, 2021, and derailed rival Canadian Pacific’s bid for the railroad that handles traffic in the United States and Mexico.

Canadian National Ups Offer for Kansas City Southern

Kansas City Southern has been holding talks with two Canadian suitors since last month.

An Amazon truck drives in in Philadelphia on April 30.

Amazon to Make 75K Supply Chain Hires; Offers Vaccine Bonus

The jobs are for delivery and warehouse workers, who pack and ship online orders.

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt on March 25.

Part of Suez Canal to Be Expanded in Wake of Debacle

Egypt plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the canal, where a stuck vessel closed off the crucial waterway in March.

A semi-truck turns into an Amazon Fulfillment center in Eastvale, Calif. on Nov. 12, 2020

California Regulators Approve Warehouse Air Quality Rule

A points-based system requires about 3,000 distribution centers to choose from a menu of options to reduce or offset emissions.

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Transforming the Distribution Supply Chain With a Connected Network

To compete with the leaders in the industry, distributors need total supply visibility that allows them to achieve better planning, procurement, storage, customer experience and delivery practices.

Kansas City Southern in Talks With 2 Railway Bidders

Both proposals are designed to capitalize on expanding trade between the United States, Canada and Mexico under the new trade pact signed last year.

In this May 23, 2012 file photo, surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto.

Canadian Pacific Criticizes CN's Bid for Kansas City Southern

CP says the deal would hurt rail competition throughout the central US and could destabilize the balance between the industry's six largest players.

In this May 23, 2012 file photo, surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific Rail trains which are parked on the train tracks in Toronto.

Railway Bidding Battle: CN Offers $33.7B for Kansas City Southern

The proposal trumps Canadian Pacific's $25 billion cash-and-stock offer sent in March.

In this file photo, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt's Great Bitter Lake.

Suez Canal Chief: Vessel Impounded Amid Financial Dispute

The hulking Ever Given will not be allowed to leave until a compensation amount is settled on with the vessel's Japanese owner.