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.
Uber Eats and Boston-based Motional have officially entered the autonomous delivery market with the launch of a Santa Monica, California, service.
French automaker Renault is developing a hybrid last-mile delivery model that would deploy drones and e-bikes from delivery vans.
Drone pilot programs continue to pop up, but Amazon is generally not among those receiving attention as its program has reportedly stalled. What can be learned from the slow rollout of Prime Air?
A proposal to give truck drivers overtime pay would ultimately slow freight movement and impact the speed of e-commerce deliveries.
Increasing use of automation is helping GXO Logistics reduce the carbon footprint of its facilities and customer supply chains.
Israel-based drone delivery company Flytrex will deliver subs from Jersey Mike’s to customers in a North Carolina town.
Grocery delivery firm Instacart is hoping to cash in on its value with a public stock offering.
The company has created a new “baseline” for package-delivery activity, S&P says in assigning its debt an “A” rating.
Less than a year after acquiring Blue Yonder, Panasonic announced plans for a supply chain business IPO focused on the SaaS business.
Loop Returns is now offering Shopify brands the ability to facilitate e-commerce returns through any Happy Returns location across the country.
Investor Caroline Duffy says supply chain tech companies that push the envelope on customer delight will continue to thrive even in a down market.
Collaboration and data sharing are two of the keys that will drive more success in the last mile.
Gatik founder and CEO Gautam Narang said autonomous middle-mile trucks can replace traditional Class 8 tractor-trailers along fixed, repeatable routes.
Byrd currently services the U.K., France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands, and with its new capital, the company plans to expand its delivery network and warehouse capabilities to Sweden, Denmark and Poland.
Cloud supply chain company Stord has completed a series D funding round announced last year with an additional $120 million.
As e-commerce growth slows, last-mile delivery providers remain under pressure to deliver for shippers, even if they don’t know how much of their services will be required.
Melissa Foreman discusses TriumphPay’s new automated payment processes.Fire
A Massachusetts ballot initiative to classify Uber and other gig work drivers as independent contractors encounters skepticism before a panel of judges.
In most cases, AI-based warehouse slotting can deliver 10-20% labor cost savings, a 1-5% improvement in accuracy and 20-40% increase in throughput.
Lightning eMotors, which electrifies commercial vehicle chassis, is teaming with Perrone Robotics to offer Level 4 autonomous vehicles for sale.
