Get Information & Insights on Final Mile Delivery
Final mile (also called “last mile”) is a term used to refer to the last leg of a delivery route (it is not a mode of transportation). Businesses can define last mile in different ways, depending on what is most relevant to their business and their customers’ expectations. Final mile delivery falls into two categories: light goods (typically less than 150 pounds) and heavy goods.
While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.
Delivery companies that don’t meet Amazon’s standards are being cut from its vendor list. Three got dismissed this week.
Bear Down Logistics didn’t meet Amazon’s standards so Amazon cut ties.
Darren Prokop writes about the volatility in trucking, and how ecommerce may help less-than-truckload carriers recover in 2020.
Many measures of activity were weaker but the bottom line improved.
Your name is your face to the world. Forward Air wants a makeover since diversifying from its original business focused on air cargo, so it’s changing its name and logo.
Amazon’s free shipping lures US consumers even if some disapprove of how it does business, survey finds
Like most mega-companies, UPS Inc. (NYSE:UPS) is loath to publicly discuss customers or its relationships with them. It refuses to answer reporters’ questions about customers. It never mentions them in press releases or other media announcements. But the long-held custom went out the window last week. In announcing its fourth-quarter and full-year results, UPS not […]
Too much Amazon traffic may spoil the Brown broth
Amazon blows past analysts’ EPS estimates for q4
UPS posts largely expected Q4 results as operating gains and nontax and after-tax charges cancel each other on the bottom line.
UPS unveils a slew of products and services ahead of tomorrow’s fourth quarter results
Food and beverage industry increased share of largest warehouse leasing deals in 2019, CBRE says
The e-commerce giant won a patent for a theoretical multimodal vehicle designed to deliver and pick up items from online shoppers.
Brad Jacobs enters rich, leaves richer
FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller writes about methods to lower diesel fuel expenses for large and small trucking companies.
With an impending breakup of the company, XPO Logistics will look like a far different company as the century’s third decade dawns.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the challenges and opportunities of logistics in Africa – and what will likely occur in the next few years.
Ben Thrower examines the issues surrounding California’s AB-5, which impacts truckers who are independent contractors.
XPO may be on verge of breaking itself as it says it will explore sale or spin off up to 4 business units
