Last Mile
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UPS mulling same-day delivery service with contracted drivers — CEO
The company’s investor day focuses on modest projections for domestic package-delivery margins through 2023.
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Long controversial and now cooking, LaserShip rides the parcel-delivery wave
Love it or hate it, the regional parcel carrier looks to clean up as e-commerce drives up demand for parcel-delivery services.
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Forward Air’s new comp plan addresses obstacles in congested markets
Asset-light trucking and logistics provider Forward Air’s new pay plan incentivizes operators to haul into the country’s more challenging markets.
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Are 3PLs, last-mile carriers in the beginning of a beautiful friendship?
A white paper by TIA and CLDA stresses the need to differentiate from Amazon to succeed in final-mile delivery.
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FedEx delivering higher surcharges June 21
FedEx is raising the fees on U.S. residential deliveries, its Ground Economy service and on packages requiring “additional handling.”
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Walmart testing branded EVs for last-mile deliveries
The electric vehicle pilot is part of Walmart’s last-mile delivery initiatives.
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Transport, logistics tread lightly as in-person conferences return
People are eager for face-to-face gatherings. But health and safety issues will still call the shots.
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Target knocks ball out of park in first quarter
The company’s pickup and delivery revenue jumps; about 95% of sales were fulfilled from stores
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XPO finally takes a bite of Apple
The first-ever deal with Apple is part of $4 billion in logistics contracts for XPO since the year began.
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Eagle Group is flying high
The Eagle Group is a diverse group of five privately held companies that has grown from a livery company founded in 1903 in Wenatchee, Washington. …
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