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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.
Since 2018, Revel has expanded its fleets into Brooklyn, Queens and Washington, D.C. and plans to reach 10 cities by 2020.
Inpax, a delivery partner of Amazon.com, lays off more than 600 after Amazon cuts ties
Deutsche Post-owned EV major StreetScooter has announced plans to expand to the U.S. market, commencing pilot tests early next year with DHL Express.
Körber Logistics, the investment and logistics arm of tech conglomerate Körber of Hamburg, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in the warehouse autonomous logistics robot installer and consultancy Cohesio.
Shippo’s 35,000 businesses can now easily create an account with UPS and those customers can receive its discounted daily shipping rates of up to 55%.
FedEx, Walgreens add returns services to portfolio
FedEx Custom Critical VP Ramona Hood says support system was vital to her success.
This means that customers can ship or drop off packages while they shop for yarn or Halloween decor.
The Motley Fool discovers last-mile logistics. IMO 2020 will impact logistics warehousing footprint, JLL says
Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden said that for the past year, positive unit economics has been Bird’s top priority for a sustainable long-term business. This is an ideology that departs from that of many startups and emerging companies whose focus seems to be on top line growth and revenue building.
Enter Uber Works – an app that connects shift-workers with shift jobs. The app officially launched in Chicago on October 2.
Company insists contractors are held to “high standards.”
Gur Kimchi talks about Amazon’s approach to delivering packages to your doorstep via drone.
USPS faces big revenue, volume erosion from loss of big Parcel Select customers, ShipMatrix says
Postmates just announced a partnership with Walgreens and Duane Read stores – all 174 of them – in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.
Like Lyft, Uber is also decentralizing car-sharing in an effort to defy categories and shift user perception.
First-of-its-kind FAA approval allows company to expand beyond medical deliveries.
Imagine if Uber and public transit had a baby.
Agency envisions using trucks as launch point for last-mile customers.
