personal protective equipment

Federal authorities seized 100,080 counterfeit N95 surgical masks Monday in El Paso, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initially detained the shipment of 3M N95 surgical masks with a value of $600,480 on Dec. 3, according to a release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (...

High airfreight rates and the urgent need for personal protective equipment have led to more direct all-cargo flights from Vietnam to the U.S., saving shippers time and money, according to logistics companies and airport managers. Since mid-April, Wen-Parker Logistics has chartered 46 full...

Good day, It is no surprise that e-commerce is a definitive winner within the retail segment in the context of COVID-19. E-commerce retail sales spiked as an increasing number of people moved online to shop, while retail outlets remained shut due to the pandemic. Though it was evident that Amazon....

The U.S. trade war with China and COVID-19 have reshaped the flow of supply and demand. While the trade war shifted the movement and volume of goods, the coronavirus has impacted the buying behavior of consumers. Now with the world in various stages of reopening, the big question that remains is...

Freight gridlock at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is so bad that some cargo planes are being forced to leave nearly empty and logistics companies are recommending ocean transportation as a faster option.  Airfreight professionals describe an operational meltdown, with trucks stuck in...

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (NYSE: DAL) is expanding its Asia cargo operations to meet high transportation demand for medical supplies and other essential items. Delta said it will now operate twice-daily flights between Seoul and Shanghai, add four-times weekly service between Atlanta and Seoul and...

On today's episode, Dooner and The Dude are talking about the challenges truckers face when contracting COVID-19 on the road, Covenant cutting staff after closing SRT terminal, and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRW) slashing executive pay.  Joining them will be Michelle Halkerston, Owner...

A group of lawmakers wants the next COVID-19 relief package to include the creation of a "supply chain czar" to ensure personal protective equipment (PPE) gets to truck drivers and other essential workers. In a letter sent to congressional leadership last week, 25 Democrats from the U.S. House of...

The frequency of freighter aircraft transporting emergency supplies to the U.S. from overseas continues to grow in support of government and private-sector relief efforts for coronavirus prevention and treatment. Project Airbridge, the airlift organized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (...

A former executive of a Georgia-based medical packaging company has been charged with sabotaging electronic shipping records, which federal investigators claim delayed the delivery of critical personal protective equipment, including masks, gloves and gowns, to healthcare providers amid the...

Engine maker Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is shifting some production capacity to make filters for a product the 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) sells in the fight against the coronavirus. Cummins said it had reached agreement with 3M to begin making high-efficiency particulate filters for a 3M product,...

Good day, Ware2Go is partnering with 1M Masks to ship over one million medical masks to healthcare workers at no cost. Warehouse operator Transformco is donating labor costs at its Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, warehouse to support the effort. Ware2Go is donating its logistics technology, network...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's airlift of emergency supplies to combat the novel coronavirus is kicking into overdrive, but House lawmakers are raising questions about how decisions are being made to intervene in private-sector supply chains and divert resources to locations identified...

As COVID-19 is only gaining momentum, more and more hospitals are warning they're experiencing shortages in medical face masks, ventilators, gloves, and other medical equipment. Pictures of nurses at one New York hospital that have been wearing trash bags instead of protective gear have...

The Trump administration's request for 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) to halt exports of N95 respirator masks to Canada and Latin America would endanger healthcare workers and risk retaliatory measures that would endanger the U.S. supply of a key piece of protective equipment in the fight against COVID-19...