Last-Mile Delivery

UPS has changed the name of its SurePost economy service, which it used to manage in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service.

Germany’s DHL Group is acquiring U.S.-based CryoPDP to boost its health care logistics business.

Postal unions are raising alarms about downsizing and potential privatization of the U.S. Postal Service.

Amazon beat expectations for revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter, but it predicts slower growth in the next quarter.

Some Amazon employees are preparing to strike or protest on Black Friday as part of the “Make Amazon Pay” demonstrations against alleged labor abuses.

Last-mile solutions provider OneRail has raised $42 million in venture capital backing to streamline the last mile of the delivery process.

Two-year-old SpeedX is entering the international logistics sector with the acquisition of Accelerated Global Solutions.

Switzerland-based DSV added to its stable of logistics providers, buying Schenker from the debt-laden German national railway.

Point Pickup Technologies has agreed to sell $100,000 in assets to Delivered, including customer lists, software, transferable permits, books and records, Point Pickup’s website, and promotional materials.

OneRail has launched a solution to address in-transit problems that lead to lost inventory.

Delivery company DHL will pay $8.7 million to settle a class race discrimination lawsuit alleging that the company assigned Black workers to more dangerous routes than white workers.

In the constantly changing world of last-mile delivery, it can no longer operate as a siloed operation from middle mile.

A study by last-mile solutions provider OneRail addresses retailers’ concerns about diversifying delivery networks and highlights strategies such as leveraging technology for strategic planning.

Thefts from a storage facility have raised concerns from a government watchdog agency as the Postal Service moves to electrify its delivery fleet.

Final-mile delivery company Riverstone Logistics said Monday it has acquired appliance delivery company Ralph’s Transfer.

Last-mile delivery is complicated. Technology can make it more efficient, but the key is successfully integrating multiple systems.

A source wonders if UPS’ new offering is a reconstituted version of an earlier stab at quick delivery.

With the last mile the most complicated part of the shipping process, new solutions could help, but it will take a strong balancing act.

With Oracle and Uber Direct, retailers can now offer same-day delivery and returns.

A former driver for Ameritrans Express, a contract delivery company that hauls mail for the U.S. Postal Service, says he and other workers wonder whether they will be paid after the company filed for bankruptcy protection.