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 monthly BLS report on employment showed that truck transportation jobs were up sharply in April after an unexpected decline in March.
Ride-hailing snack company Robomart will start delivering ice cream on demand this summer through a partnership with Unilever.
The company will pursue smaller rivals that lack scale to meet increasingly demanding requirements, GXO’s CFO says.
DoorDash continues to reign supreme over Grubhub and Uber Eats as it expands its business into new categories like convenience and grocery.
Rate hikes and a slowdown in online deliveries hit U.S. Postal Service demand in the second quarter.
Berkshire Grey, a provider of mobile robotic technology and software for warehouse automation, revealed its latest solution on Thursday.
Shopify announced a $2.1 billion acquisition of last-mile delivery technology company Deliverr, but its stock tumbled after a Q1 earnings miss.
Urb-E, the e-cargo bike last-mile delivery company, has joined the Zero Emission Delivery Zone program in Santa Monica.
Revenue seen growing by 11% to 15%, up from 8% to 12%; CEO sees growth across all verticals.
Chill Storage, a new joint venture between Barber Partners LLC and Bain Capital, will build 15 cold storage warehouses in the coming years.
Uber’s delivery segment, which includes Uber Eats and services like Uber Connect, had another solid quarter.
The U.S. Postal Service is offering online marketplaces a new e-commerce service designed to lower shipping costs for parcels.
Lyft, one of the major players in the increasingly profitable ride-hailing industry, reported strong revenue growth Tuesday in its Q1 2022 earnings.
GoBolt, a Toronto-based provider of last-mile logistics and e-commerce fulfillment solutions, brings its all-electric fleet to the U.S.
Freight forwarding, supply chain and express units see strong trade-related demand.
E-commerce 3PL Fulfyld is deploying inVia Robotics automation in its Alabama warehouse.
Amazon workers vote against unionizing a second warehouse on Staten Island after an earlier union win, dealing a blow to the Amazon Labor Union.
Chicago-based Mark-It Express Logistics has acquired the operational assets of Joliet- Illinois-based Clean Car Connexion.
Amazon is gaining ground in its fight against union organizers at a warehouse on Staten Island, the company’s first to vote in favor of unionization.
The Great Resignation has touched nearly every business, but if warehouse businesses want to weather the storm, they need to prove their commitment to growing, changing and doing better for employees.
