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.
Locus Robotics is acquiring Waypoint Robotics, adding industrial-strength mobile robot platforms to its portfolio.
In the second installment of Drone Disruptors, Modern Shipper sat down with Volansi CEO Will Roper.
Seasonal hiring begins as transportation providers plan for another big peak season. FedEx is looking to add 90,000 workers.
As companies struggle to ensure independent contractors are properly classified, many are missing out on the value technology can provide in the process.
The holidays are closer than you think, and gifts aren’t getting any easier to come by.
E-commerce is giving brands of all sizes the opportunity to grow, but without the right partner to make the shopping experience local, they are likely losing out on sales.
Electric-vehicle maker Rivian is said to be looking for as much as $8 billion from its upcoming IPO, which would make it the fourth-largest U.S. IPO in the past 10 years.
The grocery delivery unicorn edges closer to an IPO and a seat at the table with Walmart, Instacart and Uber.
Walmart will begin offering delivery of groceries and other products via self-driving vehicles through a partnership with Ford and Argo AI.
Workhorse decides to pursue alternative opportunities after ending its bid fight with the Postal Service.
Stord, the cloud supply chain company, has raised $90 million and reached unicorn status with a $1.1 billion valuation.
DHL Express is one of Atlas Air’s biggest customers. It just renewed leases for 20 planes.
The two companies are partnering on an integrated e-commerce and supply chain management platform.
Locus Robotics announced an additional $50 million investment in the company from Tiger Global Management just eight months after a $150 million Series E round.
Delivery drones could be damaged or even grounded by weather, including unseen winds aloft, leaving customers angry at missed deliveries and shippers scrambling.
Embark Trucks will use BYD electric trucks to cover 50 miles of HP printer loads, while its autonomous tractors take the middle segment.
Some large buy-now, pay-later providers are dropping fees for late payments, and they could be digging themselves into a hole.
PICKUP CEO Brenda Stoner said that in last-mile big-and-bulky delivery, it’s a combination of people and technology that makes it work.
3PL and e-commerce warehouse customers of Advanced Handling Systems can now choose robotic solutions from Berkshire Grey.
For this first installment of Drone Disruptors, a series about the movers and shakers in the world of drone startups, Modern Shipper sat down with Flytrex CEO Yariv Bash.
