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.
Seventeen Democratic House members introduced a bill to assure the Postal Service electrifies its delivery fleet. It could get Workhorse back in the game.
GoFor Industries will work with Aurora Aerial on a drone delivery test program, starting in Canada before expanding into other markets.
PayPal is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire Curv, a cryptocurrency and digital asset security provider.
Using data from consumer tracking firm Commerce Signals, the idea that e-commerce sales significantly hurt in-store sales during COVID-19 may not be completely accurate.
The World Wildlife Fund’s Farmers Post concept would connect farmers with consumers through the Postal Service’s delivery network.
Safeway is the latest supermarket to begin a test of robots for contactless delivery of online grocery orders.
More consumers prefer to-go or delivery food experiences, so Applebee’s is testing ghost kitchens and delivery-only brands.
Courier gains stood out as an upward trend while others were lower.
Delivery drone manufacturer Flirtey is ramping up production and now taking preorders for its system.
Instacart may forgo the traditional path to public status and sell its shares directly to the public, according to a Reuters report.
February generally shows an increase in the number of trucking jobs, but not in 2021
Amazon-backed Deliveroo announces plans to go public less than a year after British regulators questioned the viability of the business.
As Amazon continues to dominate e-commerce, major retailers are stepping up their investments hoping to benefit from shifting consumer demands.
Workhorse expects a “prolonged process” in trying to wrest mail truck business from the U.S. Postal Service that contracted with defense contractor Oshkosh.
As drone delivery tests ramp up, a patchwork of regulations make some states more friendly to the process than others.
The company sets ambitious fleet electrification goals and establishes a center at Yale University to research climate-capture techniques.
The asset-light warehouse startup will use the capital to expand its network, co-founder says.
The Biden administration signaled on day one that it was going to roll back some late Trump administration rules; the independent contractor rule came out Jan. 7.
Instacart has announced a new funding round of $265 million, increasing its valuation to $39 billion.
New York-based Fillogic has secured a $2.5 million seed funding round to expand its e-commerce logistics platform.
