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 U.S. Postal Service plans to freeze rates on Parcel Select Ground and new Connect Local services but will institute a big increase on First Class Package Service.
The U.S. Postal Service posted declines in package-delivery revenue and volume.
Target has unveiled a new store model geared toward omnichannel fulfillment that soon will become the standard design.
Euronet’s Dandelion payment network aims to cut out the middleman – and the cost – of cross-border payments.
Contract logistics giant GXO posts a better-than-expected earnings per share and affirms its full-year targets.
Alphabet’s Wing this week teamed with DoorDash on a limited drone delivery service in Logan, Australia, where it has operated since 2019.
Carriers and shippers ignoring the middle mile could be leaving money on the table.
Over the next few weeks, Google will add the ability to track packages directly from your inbox.
U.S. policymakers and electric vehicle manufacturers have a path to making EVs accessible to every American.
Amazon has completed 5 million deliveries with Rivian’s custom electric delivery vans since the program launched in July.
Ouster and Velodyne have seen their stock prices tumble this year, but can a merger between the two lead to a turnaround?
DHL Express’ tariff hike will exceed the increases by FedEx and UPS.
October hiring in the truck transportation sector took a surprising turn upward in October, according to BLS data.
While Amazon continues to dominate Walmart in online sales, when customers are looking for groceries and other everyday items, they turn to Walmart.
Cargojet is better protected from an economic downturn than airlines handling general air cargo because of e-commerce and deep partnerships.
Holiday sales will decline by up to 50% from 2021 levels, but they will still be healthy despite macroeconomic concerns, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Technology firm Grip has emerged from stealth with a $2 million funding round and plans to reimagine direct-to-consumer perishable shipping.
Einride will be building electric vehicle charging stations to support Maersk’s deployment of its E-truck, starting with a facility near the Port of Los Angeles.
The deal announced Wednesday marks Ryder System’s second purchase of an e-fulfillment company in less than a year.
E-commerce platform eBay has extended agreements for Pitney Bowes to continue providing cross-border shipping services to eBay customers.
