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.
Zonos, a technology company focused on enabling cross-border commerce, has secured a new contract with the Postal Service.
Evolution will be critical for cannabis businesses that want to rise above the competition. A strong logistics plan and packaging partner is a big part of that.
S+V Technologies’ solution to sell products in transit caught the attention of investors including Ridgeline Partners, Chicago Ventures and project44 founder and CEO Jett McCandless.
The Postal Service rejected lawmakers’ calls to produce a new analysis of its future electric delivery vehicle fleet.
Ran Transportation enters busy TMS space in hopes of differentiating from the competition.
Fewer than one in five businesses have reliable metrics in place to track the carbon footprint of their supply chain, research says.
While visibility has always been important, it has been increasingly essential over the past couple of years. Better technology allows businesses to track products accurately through the supply chain and provides predictive capabilities.
Alphabet subsidiary Wing will deliver products from Walgreens and other retailers to customers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area.
Heavy goods delivery platform Deliveright is opening up access to its technology on a trial basis.
UPS will test the Fernhy eQuad electric cargo bike in congested U.S. and European cities.
Gatik CEO Gautam Narang will detail middle-mile autonomy’s role in the future of the supply chain at FreightWaves’ upcoming The Future of Supply Chain conference.
Electric cargo container delivery service Urb-E is now transporting fresh greens from Square Roots’ sustainable New York City farm to local retail stores.
The decline in truck transportation jobs is the first in almost two years, but it comes after upward revisions in the two prior months.
Direct-to-consumer tech provider ESW is partnering with UPS to offer e-commerce brands quicker access to cross-border shipments.
TForce Logistics is adding a distribution center in the Toronto area, boosting its last-mile delivery capabilities in the region.
Businesses and independent contractors opposed David Weil’s return to the Wage and Hour Division.
GoPuff, the 30-minute food and grocery delivery business that bills itself as an “instant needs” company, plans to cut 3% of its workforce.
Some parcels will be hit with a $31.50 levy on top of the base shipping rate.
FedEx Express will test a Chaparral autonomous drone for middle-mile transport of air cargo.
Descartes has integrated its ShipRush shipping solution with two of its popular warehouse management systems.
