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.
“You can’t just go buy a drone like ours and take off and start flying,” said Wingcopter exec on airspace regulation during the DroneWaves Summit.
To gain public acceptance, drones need to be unobtrusive as much as possible, says veteran aviator and Workhorse Aerospace President John Graber.
As more commerce moves online, some businesses are struggling with payment options, especially in cases where credit cards may not be accepted. That is giving rise to alternative payment processes.
UPS has ambitious plans for its drone airline, Flight Forward. Kevin Wasik, Flight Forward’s head of business development, explains why UPS is moving aggressively on drones during the DroneWaves Summit.
Bobby Healy, founder and CEO of Manna, sits down with Kevin Hill, executive publisher at FreightWaves, at the DroneWaves Summit to chat about the capabilities and economics of drone delivery.
Deep Trekker’s work with the maritime shipping industry is deepening.
Keynoting the DroneWaves Summit, Parimal Kopardekar said that safe and efficient drone integration depends on telling users where not to go.
Olsavsky says the one-day delivery service needs to get on top of burgeoning demand and warehouse space shortages.
Shipping costs rise 57% to $17.1 billion.
Wabash National spent $364 million to buy into final-mile products in 2017. It is finally starting to realize the hoped-for potential.
