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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.
The U.S. grocery e-commerce market will be worth nearly $20 billion in 2019 and is the fastest-growing online purchasing category.
FedEx passes on peak season surcharges but will hit the outsized stiff hard. Rates also to rise for 2020 services.
DP DHL open s innovation center for Americas, the third center in its global network
While retirement communities have provided a controlled baseline to deploy their services, Voyage does not plan to stop there.
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.
