Modern Shipper covers the gig economy, including same-day, on-demand, and last-mile delivery jobs and services. Readers will find current news on gig economy companies, gig economy workers, gig economy data and trends. In addition, Modern Shipper focuses on e-commerce, e-commerce platforms and companies, and e-commerce services and technologies.
The Teamsters is adding union members to its ranks at companies that provided outsourced delivery for DHL Express
Tavio, formed from a 2025 merger of two HR tech integration companies, is expanding into supply chain with Uber Freight already on its customer list.
YardFlow has processed nearly 2 million shipments across 26 facilities. Its largest customer now wants the system in every one of its over 200 sites, including the smallest.
Costco is outsourcing same-day delivery to DoorDash, Uber and Instagram and their independent drivers.
FreightWaves has announced its 2027 FreightTech100, recognizing 100 companies across freight and supply chain technology. The list includes established transportation companies, technology providers and startups, with the FreightTech25 set to be selected from the 100 companies in October.
Operators have spent years buying systems of record. Aviro360’s pitch is that none of them work when the yard data feeding them is already four hours old.
DHL Post & Parcel has added significant new capacity at its Cologne, Germany, parcel center.
Samsara is launching its free driver perks program for professional drivers, offering discounts and deals from more than 50 brands. The program is available to drivers in Samsara’s U.S. network and is designed to provide benefits across fitness, food and beverage, wellness, travel and personal development.
ShipStation, which provides logistics decision-making tools for e-commerce sellers and some industrial companies, is looking to grow its international market presence through takeovers and partnerships, the CEO says.
ShipStation, a provider of automated shipping services, is enabling customers to select less-than-truckload carriers and tender shipments on its parcel platform, marking the first concrete integration of services since the merger with WWEX Group this year.
Median last-mile delivery cost rose 12% again in 2026. FarEye CEO Kushal Nahata told Last Mile Leaders America the increase is now the planning baseline.
Gofo, a last-mile e-commerce delivery company, is expanding its U.S. footprint at a rapid clip.
Amazon packages are zipping along at 200 mph on the bullet train in Japan, while new electric bikes introduced in California go up to 12 mph.
Last-mile delivery eats 40% of supply chain costs. FarEye’s co-founder explains why Agentic AI, not just optimization software, is finally changed the math for dispatchers.
Walmart’s investment in store-fulfillment and local delivery paid off again in higher e-commerce sales during the second quarter.
Home Depot has expanded its express delivery service to all stores across the United States.
Amazon said it will rapidly scale up its Prime Air drone delivery service in the coming months.
As enterprise retailers add regional carriers, 3PLs and gig couriers, Burq is pitching one layer to route, monitor and redispatch every order before the delivery promise breaks.
Amazon Prime Air is now conducting drone deliveries in the United Kingdom, the first such operation outside the U.S.
Last-mile delivery is where every upstream mistake finally comes due. It is the last stop before the customer, the last chance to get an order right. It is also the first place where blame lands when something goes wrong. Maersk is betting that connecting every link in that chain, from the port to the doorstep, […]
