Last-Mile Delivery

If buses are competing with on-demand mobility modes, then bus networks too need to meet the demand of their riders.

U.S. government alleged company broke federal contract pricing rules.

Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of Grand Bahamas Island and the Abaco Islands  is so widespread that logistics providers lack basic infrastructure to deliver relief supplies, leading many shipments of food and other products to go to waste. Prioritizing what resources are needed and coordinating government and private sector shipments is challenging after any natural disaster, but […]

“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.

The logistically challenging final mile of delivery accounts for 53% of the total cost of delivery. Autonomous drone technologies could drastically reduce that percentage.

Amazon Air to begin flying at Dallas/Fort Worth regional hub next month

Barclays and Macquarie estimated that the companies will spend an extra $2,000 to $3,600 per driver annually.

Amazon and Home Depot have both leased space in a multi-story warehouse in Georgetown Crossroadss in Seattle.

C.H. Robinson’s Bob Biesterfeld and Uber Freight’s Lior Ron will headline the Townhall Series at the upcoming CSCMP EDGE 2019 conference. The pair will discuss the changing nature of freight and address how technology is making that happen.

UPS to hire 100k employees for peak season, and will expand tuition reimbursement plan

Humans are helping e-tailers lower logistics costs; logistics newbies, meet the seasoned pros

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has joined forces with Foodora, an international food delivery app, to pilot on-demand alcohol delivery in under an hour.

The new e-commerce delivery paradigm poses legal risks that have not been thought through, noted attorney says

In late August, Uber installed several self-service kiosks at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Pilot eLCV projects are planned in the U.S. next year with local production a long-term aim.

The outlook from JBHT was notably better than the concern around the lack of an uptick in seasonal demand that many carriers expressed at multiple investor conferences in May and June.

Auto manufacturers remain a proponent of autonomy, even if what they’re manufacturing are varieties of electric scooters and bikes.

With enough investor capital and vision, profit might not matter as much as analysts think.

Retailers of heavy goods like furniture face the same e-commerce delivery pressures as retailers shipping parcels, survey finds

Analysts and investors wait to hear about Amazon’s expanded presence in Southeast Asia and on-demand services.