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.
Canada’s GoBolt, which is building an end-to-end supply chain network powered by an all-electric fleet, receives Series C financing.
Einride has raised $500 million through a combination of equity and debt financing, giving it more funding to accelerate deployment of its autonomous and electric vehicles.
The approximately $10 million settlement includes around $3.3 million that the firm repaid merchants in 2021.
While safety is top of mind for fleet operators, addressing negative driver behaviors remains unpopular.
Ford will help DHL electrify its last-mile fleet worldwide as it moves closer to its own sustainability goals.
BrightDrop said large-scale production of its vans will begin at its Ontario, Canada, assembly plant, and DHL Express is adding the EVs to its fleet.
The carriers have had their day, and the pendulum appears to be swinging back in the shippers’ direction.
A FedEx Ground driver has been arrested and is facing capital murder and aggravated kidnapping charges after the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand was found Friday evening less than 10 miles from her home in Paradise, Texas.
Drone delivery provider Matternet is ready for takeoff after receiving a milestone Production Certificate from the FAA this week.
It wasn’t a large gain, but truck transportation jobs in November continued an almost unbroke upward trend of gains since the worst of the pandemic.
The health and wellness retailer will offer more than 27,000 products for delivery in as little as one hour, 24 hours a day.
While there is interest in EVs in the last-mile space, many companies are reluctant to adopt them at this point.
Drivers affected by FedEx Freight’s furloughs will receive return-to-work guarantees and a $300 weekly incentive while they are out of work.
Cupertino, California-based Inxeption looks to overhaul B2B commerce through a new end-to-end partnership.
OneRail plans to scale sales, marketing and data science.
A Mercatus Center senior fellow said efforts to classify independent contractors as employees could result in fewer jobs.
AWS Supply Chain has launched an application to unify supply chain data from multiple systems and vendors.
As part of an effort to get items to customers quicker, Macy’s has opened up mini distribution centers inside 35 retail stores to handle online orders.
With a valuation of close to $2 billion after its latest round of funding, Locus is “ready to go” for IPO.
Despite high inflation, big discounts drove shoppers to stores and online, with e-commerce sales posting records over the Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend.
