Final mile

Final-mile smart lock provider BoxLock announces $4.5 million funding round.

More mergers and acquisitions in the final-mile space as Atlas Logistics acquires last-mile solution in TopHAT deal.

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.

XPO has made spin-offs the new buzzword in logistics for 2020.

With the acquisition of RDI Last Mile Co., J.B. Hunt’s Final Mile Services group will have 104 locations and 3.2 million square feet of warehouse space.

A home surveillance system captures Amazon driver dropping off two packages at a Pennsylvania home and then leaving with a parcel delivered by UPS.

In transportation, supply chain, manufacturing and retailing, the term “final mile” is an idiom used to describe the delivery of products (and passengers) the last leg of transportation.

Market expert David Faulkenberry explains the details of final mile delivery.

Market Expert David Faulkenberry writes about the increasingly important “final mile” and why estimates of its size vary so widely.

Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves final mile market expert, who joins the company’s deep bench after a storied career at XPO Logistics, 3PD, HomeDirect, GeoLogistics and more.

Sometimes, beyond the final mile there are even bigger challenges. Here’s one story:

Cabinet backs draft law aimed at curbing illegal employment practices for final-mile drivers handing growing volumes of parcels.

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.

XPO second-quarter results allays analyst concerns as it navigates through a tough top-line

Consumers are increasingly purchasing furniture and other large, bulky items online, forcing last-mile delivery providers to adapt.

The last mile has become first priority.

Acquisition of Cory only Hunt’s third deal in nearly three decades.

Electric trucks a first for Hunt.

Get the package there and get it there on time. A simply ask, but one that has become increasingly difficult in recent years as e-commerce has exploded and retailers and e-tailers fight for those dollars.