How the Trucking and Logistics Businesses Work

E-commerce just gets bigger and bigger every year, and logistics have had to change to accommodate that. In this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Energy, host Nick Sciple and Motley Fool contributor Dan Kline look at the complicated web of business logistics today.

Stores like Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) are competing with Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) for a slice of the e-commerce pie, but their game plan has to stand out from the digital giant’s. Meanwhile, massive impending tariff hikes led retailers across the board to stock up on Chinese goods… but now, those tariff hikes were delayed, and might not come at all. Plus, UPS (NYSE: UPS) and FedEx (NYSE: FDX) made some serious strides since last year, while an upcoming cost hike at USPS will affect consumers and businesses all over the country. Tune in to find out more.
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[amneindoonbelayim]

The discussions is educative and valuable especially on business perspective

[mazdevil]

"Amazon is well ahead of Walmart"
Well said

"It's way easier to see something at the shelf rather than getting it from miles and miles away from a warehouse"
Well said


The way I see it Amazon has almost no stores yet they managed to beat Walmart since they adopted customer centricity and adapting their products to customers needs with zero logistical problems

[loganmahoney]

Hey Great video and insightful comments, but I don't think this really explained how the business works. It seemed more like a state of the industry today.

[MrAmhara]

There is not enough lithium to transition from petroleum. Do you realize how many motor vehicles exist and how many batteries it would take to power them?