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 Swiss company’s precision dropping system autonomously releases cargo from a few feet in the air when the drone has reached its destination.
California’s Supreme Court will review a lower court and appellate court decision to settle the question of Prop 22’s constitutionality.
Speedcargo seeks out hidden cargo space among airfreight providers.
Supply chain-focused startups Cart.com, Nuvocargo and CargoBot recently secured a combined $102 million in venture capital.
FreightWaves’ Innovation Alley at the Future of Supply Chain event featured FreightTech demos from Ezlogz and Bridgestone Mobility Solutions/Azuga.
Grant Goodale, co-founder and chief experience officer of digital trucking network Convoy, announced this week he is stepping down from the startup.
FedEx is downsizing its fleet again during the next 12 months to match weak international and domestic package shipping demand, and save money.
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.
