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.
Avatour is turning the boring Zoom business call into an immersive and interactive experience for logistics professionals.
The drone delivery company gets a big boost in North Carolina, where it now covers about 10,000 households with its delivery service.
Ryder appears to have paid a sum in line with current Whiplash revenue, a provider of final-mile services.
If you fly on United Express or American Eagle, you may have actually been on a plane operated by Mesa Airlines. Now it has an all-cargo option too.
Reports say Amazon is rolling out an Instacart-like grocery delivery service in Europe and the U.S.
Merchants Fleet is continuing its electrification efforts, announcing it will order EV step vans from Xos.
The proposed law could have widespread ramifications across the European Union –– and maybe even across the pond.
A zero-emissions delivery pilot in Seattle showed electric cargo bikes could potentially replace delivery trucks, but plenty of work remains to achieve that goal.
The increases, to take effect Dec. 26, will be highest among parcels in the 1- to 5-pound range.
Ford owns 12% of electric vehicle startup Rivian, and while it is a direct competitor to Ford’s own ambitions of electric vehicle dominance, that stake could be the driving force in the automaker’s transformation.
Food delivery startup Sesame is using logistics to challenge the dominant, commission-based food delivery model.
AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.
Amazon is throwing more freighters into its air logistics operation as online sales soar.
The FAA has greenlighted the Drone Racing League to take the lead on drone safety as the first-ever UAS event organizer and the newest member of the agency’s Partnership for Safety Plan.
Automation company Berkshire Grey has released the latest generation of its Robotic Product Sortation solution for e-commerce order fulfillment.
A legislative movement to give EU gig workers more protection could foreshadow a similar reckoning in the U.S.
Qantas and Air Canada are pioneers in swapping older passenger planes from their fleets and turning them into full-time cargo haulers.
In some drone delivery consolidation, DroneUp acquired digital airspace and automation company AirMap and its airspace traffic management technology.
Even as container ship backlogs ease, the ripple effects will continue to pressure logistics operators, hampering their ability to move goods through supply chains.
DroneDek CEO Dan O’Toole spoke to Modern Shipper about his pleas to the FAA and how drones can solve the supply chain backlog.
