Modern Shipper

Bouqs has added same-day flower delivery in select markets with the help of Roadie, a UPS company.

Lean Solutions Group has spent the last decade building its reputation as a people-first partner in the logistics industry. Its embedded teams became fixtures inside freight brokerages, 3PLs, and carriers across North America, powering back-office operations and customer service functions with nearshore talent.  But the company’s newest technology announcements, LeanTek AgentEdge and LeanTek Connect, signal […]

SpeedX has invested in a huge parcel center in Chicago as the arms race among parcel carriers to build competitive networks escalates.

Pallet just debuted the newest logistics series: Supply Chain Insiders. Leaders are getting candid about their real experiences and we got the inside scoop.  “Supply Chain is built on the conversations that happen behind closed doors,” said Supply Chain Insiders host and General Manager at Pallet, Michael Burg. “We wanted to create a space where […]

Amazon is testing an ultra-fast delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, but in the United Arab Emirates shoppers the service is so fast shoppers can get orders within 15 minutes.

Amazon has closed a distribution center in Little Rock, Arkansas, so the building can be retrofitted to protect the structure from potential earthquake activity.

Walmart posted strong e-commerce numbers for the third quarter and is developing digital tools to make it even easier for customers to place online orders for delivery.

After the U.S. Postal Service deemphasized last-mile delivery service for parcel consolidators, the new chief now says workshare partnerships are a path to revenue growth.

The European Union is cracking down on the wave of low-value e-commerce shipments from China. Importers could soon have to pay duties on parcels that currently can enter the zone for free.

Uber Freight enters the last mile delivery market through an investment in technology platform Better Trucks.

UPS could unite management, its union workforce and the cost-efficient crowd-sourced delivery model by trying a new triple-win strategy centered on the UPS Store.

The Teamsters union plans to file a grievance against UPS over the use of non-union drivers by a UPS e-commerce subsidiary, FreightWaves has learned.

About 2,000 unionized delivery drivers accepted a buyout offer from UPS in the third quarter, according to an estimate by Satish Jindel, a long-time parcel shipping consultant and president of ShipMatrix.  UPS CEO Carol Tomé said during Tuesday’s earnings briefing that the buyouts will cost the company $175 million. The Atlanta-based parcel logistics giant has […]

UPS wants to outsource final-mile delivery of its two economy parcel services to the U.S. Post Service, which is better suited to make residential drops because of its lower cost structure.

Last-mile parcel carriers Veho, SpeedX and Gofo continued to build out their capabilities, either through geographic expansion, hiring top executives or partnering with other vendors.

For the second time in the last two years, the transportation of bread will be the focus of a Supreme Court case involving the rights of the drivers who deliver those loaves and other baked goods. The case is also the second transportation-related case the Supreme Court has selected for review this term. It earlier […]

By Satish Jindel (The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.) In 2019, FedEx dropped Amazon as a customer for B2C parcels because the retailer was becoming a competitor, with its own last-mile delivery solution that mimicked FedEx Ground’s model for […]

The United Kingdom’s postal operator, Royal Mail, is putting its multi-channel parcel shipping strategy into overdrive, offering more out-of-home delivery options.

CSX reported third quarter adjusted net earnings of $818 million, or $0.44 per share, beating forecasts of $0.42 for the eastern railroad operator.

Australia Post is investing heavily in its e-commerce logistics business, including parcel hubs and local delivery stations.