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.
A push to legislate the definition of app-based drivers also is ongoing, as well as a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general.
The two companies are joining forces to provide a tech-powered, eco-friendly alternative to a wasteful supply chain.
Pilot Freight Services took the unusual step of buying a trucking company to connect its e-commerce delivery services.
After a year-plus of online schooling, back-to-school shopping isn’t what it used to be.
3PL GEODIS is opening four facilities dedicated to e-commerce logistics.
The ruling by a judge at the county level is likely to be appealed and stayed before immediate implementation.
“We are very interested in areas where mobility collides with other themes. … Companies becoming more open to innovation will make these collisions much more frequent.”
Americans plan to increase their holiday shopping spend in 2021, according to a survey from e-commerce firm Radial. That could strain overburdened last-mile delivery networks.
Amazon is reportedly looking to open physical store locations in at least two states.
Sendle, the upstart parcel logistics firm for small and midsize e-commerce shippers, has said it will not impose any rate surcharges this holiday season.
CalAmp’s new temperature sensor operates under extreme conditions for enhanced cold chain visibility.
Modern Shipper polled Uber and Lyft drivers to find out their favorite electronic assistants.
Warehouse robotics firm Geek+ and warehouse technology provider WSR Solutions say their combined solution for mixed-pallet picking and loading can increase truck capacity by as much as 30%.
With its acquisition of Visible SCM earlier this month, Maersk added one of the final components of its e-commerce strategy.
Nuvemshop has raised $500 million to surpass $3 billion in valuation as it seeks to capture more e-commerce platform market share in Latin America.
Double-digit surcharge hikes might be minimized or avoided if customers can adjust their shipping timetables.
The food and drug retailer is taking a page from Amazon’s playbook.
Rising container rates and the semiconductor shortage could hurt electric vehicle startups Arrival and ELMS, but not enough to dampen the outlook, according to the analysts at Cowen.
“I am not kidding: Scaling this is the hardest thing I have ever done in my career.”
The company also imposes sweeping levies on former postal business that’s been brought in-house; a separate 60-cents-per-package residential fee kicks in Jan. 17 with no end date.
