Daily Infographic: Zipline and Cleveland Clinic partner on prescription drone delivery
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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.
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FreightWaves Staff
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
MyFBAPrep, OneRail rank among Top 25 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500
More than a dozen logistics firms have been recognized among North America’s fastest-growing companies.
Daily Infographic: Amazon dominates the US e-commerce landscape
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Jack Daleo
Friday, November 3, 2023
What advanced air mobility operations might look like at state level
The Utah Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division released a report on how drones, electric air taxis and other new aircraft may fit into the state’s skies.
Mark Solomon
Thursday, November 2, 2023
US holiday spending to climb 3%-4% over 2022, NRF predicts
Online sales are expected to grow between 7% and 9% over 2022 levels, the National Retail Federation says.
Jack Daleo
Thursday, November 2, 2023
Zipline and Cleveland Clinic partner on prescription drone delivery
Zipline is growing its presence in the medical space, enabling patients to get their prescriptions delivered by drone.
Contributed Content
Thursday, November 2, 2023
The role of integration software in last-mile logistics
Last-mile delivery is complicated. Technology can make it more efficient, but the key is successfully integrating multiple systems.
Rachel Premack
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Flexport acquires Convoy technology stack for undisclosed sum
Flexport’s acquisition comes weeks after the venture-funded trucking startup closed down. Convoy has some 400,000 truck drivers in its network.
Mark Solomon
Monday, October 30, 2023
UPS rolls out Hyperlocal delivery service
A source wonders if UPS’ new offering is a reconstituted version of an earlier stab at quick delivery.
Mark Solomon
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
UPS acquires reverse logistics company Happy Returns
UPS said it hopes to scale service to as many locations as possible by year’s end.
Ashley Coker Prince
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
EV investments ramp up across the American South
Electric vehicle manufacturing efforts have been marching south. In fact, EV manufacturing investments in the Southeast alone reached $54.6 billion in 2022 –– a 128% year-over-year increase, according to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Mark Solomon
Monday, October 23, 2023
Convoy’s tech focus may have obscured importance of human element
The decision to prioritize technology in a business so reliant on people to cover loads and deal with exceptions is poignant in the wake of the past week’s events.
Mark Solomon
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Stord launches vendor delivery consolidation program
Omnichannel fulfillment provider Stord’s new service is designed to make delivery to retail DCs more affordable for smaller merchants.
Daily Infographic: On-time last-mile delivery performance hits highest levels since pandemic
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Contributed Content
Friday, October 13, 2023
Can last-mile platforms solve last-mile complexity?
With the last mile the most complicated part of the shipping process, new solutions could help, but it will take a strong balancing act.
Jack Daleo
Friday, October 13, 2023
How it’s delivered: Wing gives glimpse of a future with drone delivery
Wing gives an inside look into its expansion as drone delivery becomes more widespread.
Eric Kulisch
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
UPS flights to Israel still suspended, DHL operates
UPS has stopped flying to Israel while competitors DHL and FedEx have maintained air service to the country, which is at war.
Mark Solomon
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
OSM Worldwide to avoid peak-season parcel-delivery surcharges
OSM follows the lead of work-share partner U.S. Postal Service in not imposing peak-season delivery surcharges.
Mark Solomon
Friday, October 6, 2023
On-time last-mile delivery performance hits highest levels since pandemic
A report by project44 said delivery performance was the highest since March 2020.
John Kingston
Friday, October 6, 2023
Cyberattack victim Estes making ‘steady progress’
Even as a Wall Street bank counts up the possible losses at Estes, the LTL carrier tells customers things are looking up.