Available jobs in the U.S. climbed further above pre-pandemic levels last month following a record surge earlier in the spring. (WSJ)
Tesla executive Jerome Guillen, who oversaw the company’s heavy-duty trucking efforts since March, has left the company. (WSJ)
Tesla’s sales in China rebounded in May, almost doubling the level of sales in April. (WSJ)
Electric-pickup truck startup Lordstown Motors says it is running short of cash and has doubts about whether it can continue as a going concern. (WSJ)
Ferrari hired semiconductor executive Benedetto Vigna as its new chief executive as the car industry focuses on microchips and digital technologies. (WSJ)
Shipping executives say the backlogs at the Yantian port in South China threaten to ripple across supply chains around the world. (Lloyd’s List)
Truck maker Navistar International says its information systems suffered a cyberattack. (Reuters)
Several big apparel brands have increased their use of airfreight to get around bottlenecks in ocean going supply chains. (Supply Chain Dive)
U.S. Steel is selling its Transtar rail operating unit to Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors for $640 million. (MarketWatch)
Kroger began drone deliveries of groceries in southwestern Ohio. (Dayton Daily News)
Grocery chain Albertsons is investing in data science and artificial intelligence to improve profit margins on e-commerce sales. (Winsight Grocery Business)
Operators launched direct freight rail service between Shanxi in Northeast China and Paris. (Railfreight.com)
A new report says demand for warehouses larger than 1 million square feet is soaring in the U.K. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
British freight forwarder and transport operator Xpediator is looking for acquisitions to expand its business. (The Loadstar)
Supply-chain management software company Overhaul raised $35 million in a funding round led by Macquarie Capital. (Austin American-Statesman)
Retail technology provider Lightspeed is acquiring e-commerce platform service provider Ecwid for $500 million and online catalog builder NuOrder for $425 million. (VentureBeat)
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