Last mile
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Last Mile
The final step of the final staircase of the final mile
Sometimes, beyond the final mile there are even bigger challenges. Here's one story:
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Finance
Ben Gordon: Amazon earnings miss highlights competition in last mile
Tech-enabled last mile is still in early innings, and there are a number of competing strategies.
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Last Mile
Drones will land ecommerce deliveries in your backyard soon
Flytrex is an Israeli on-demand small payload drone delivery company that will be delivering products ordered online straight to the consumers’ house.
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Last Mile
Amazon announces purchase of 100,000 EV delivery vehicles from Rivian — the largest order ever
The deal coincides with an ambitious new initiative aimed at making Amazon carbon neutral by 2040.
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News
Today’s pickup: Germany moves to tighten rules on delivery subcontractors
Cabinet backs draft law aimed at curbing illegal employment practices for final-mile drivers handing growing volumes of parcels.
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Energy
Ecommerce delivery does not increase carbon emissions, but weekly supermarket runs do
Last-mile movement is one of the least energy-efficient operations within supply chains, and efforts need to be taken to consciously reduce energy expended in that…
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Freight 101
Six challenges and changes taking place in last-mile delivery in 2019
Last-mile delivery is critically important to both consumers and the companies that sell to them. Read about six challenges and changes in last-mile delivery.
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News
Urban Freight Lab announces final 50 feet competition
The Urban Freight Lab (UFL) is hosting its third annual Tech Day: Transforming the Final 50 Feet of Delivery, a pitch competition for innovators improving…
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Canada
TFI promotes TForce executive to oversee U.S. and Canada final mile operations
Kal Atwal becomes executive vice president as Canadian transportation and logistics company integrates bankrupt courier BeavEx’s business.
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Last Mile
British regulatory body halts Amazon’s investment in food delivery company Deliveroo
U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority served an initial enforcement order to both Amazon and Deliveroo over concerns about the transaction that took place during the…
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