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.
PalletTrader is an online marketplace specifically designed for buying and selling pallets and pallets only. Since its launch in October, it has reached 1 million transactions and is rolling out an expanded service. But why is PalletTrader growing so fast and why do we need a marketplace just for pallets?
About $2.3 trillion was spent to keep the nation’s logistics system operating in 2022, according to the 34th State of Logistics Report.
The company plans to leverage RetailOps’ technical talent to accelerate product development and provide brands with omnichannel solutions.
Most consumers are interested in knowing more about eco-friendly delivery methods, a Descartes study finds.
The board of the FedEx pilots union has endorsed a contract agreement and sent it to members for an up-or-down vote.
Auctane’s acquisition of Return Rabbit aims to address siloed offerings in returns management.
GXO is starting its multiyear German expansion plan through the use of warehouse in Dormagen.
Jim Waters, Frayt’s vice president of marketing, said the company’s survey highlighted the growing need for last-mile services; 37% of respondents said 50% of their logistics operations fell into the last-mile category.
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Digital-oriented freight forwarder Flexport has completed its acquisition of the logistics arm of Shopify Inc., one month after it announced its plans. The deal includes Deliverr, the tech-enabled shipping services provider Shopify bought last year for $2.1 billion, and it officially puts Flexport into e-commerce fulfillment and last-mile delivery. In exchange for its fulfillment assets, […]
SMC³ has the only commercially available technology tool to consider carrier-specific costs, providing enhanced flexibility and agility through its Dynamic PriceBuilder™ tool.
FedEx flight reductions reflect a significant drop in parcel traffic, throwing a wrench into management’s earnings expectations in the just-completed fourth quarter.
Ameriflight says it is greenlighted to add the Matternet M2 to its fleet, allowing the first large-scale drone operation in the country.
FedEx has prevented a potential strike by its pilots by agreeing to a contract that still must be approved by members of the pilots union.
Last week, Dronamics completed the successful first flight of its flagship Black Swan aircraft, flown remotely by two commercial airline pilots, near Bulgaria’s Balchik Airport.
A tentative agreement reduces the size of parcels that could be handled by the Postal Service, the Teamsters union confirms.
FedEx Express is quadrupling throughput at one of its airport gateways in Australia.
On demand on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by NASA’s Mike Ewert and Nicole Pinotek; Mike Klemmer and Kevin Hill
Major aviation players are seeking FAA approval for remote pilots to fly aircraft where they can’t see them.
FreightWaves’ “State of Freight” webinar suggests there will be no surge in demand for freight capacity during 2023.
