Last mile delivery

Amazon said it will rapidly scale up its Prime Air drone delivery service in the coming months.

Last-mile delivery is where every upstream mistake finally comes due. It is the last stop before the customer, the last chance to get an order right. It is also the first place where blame lands when something goes wrong. Maersk is betting that connecting every link in that chain, from the port to the doorstep, […]

Federal safety rules attach to the truck, not the driver. Get under the weight, the seats, or the license class, and some screening lifts. Here’s what the inspection data shows about who ends up behind the wheel of your delivery truck.

The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new platform for e-commerce retailers to submit bids for its last-mile delivery service.

Final-mile courier Frontdoor Collective is testing a fleet of Chevy electric vans on delivery routes for Target.

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

Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen says he has returned to rescue the company after Dave Clark wore out his welcome.

FedEx Corp. has laid off more than 900 workers at facilities across the country since June.

Jim Waters, Frayt’s vice president of marketing, said the company’s survey highlighted the growing need for last-mile services; 37% of respondents said 50% of their logistics operations fell into the last-mile category.

“We are looking to empower these independent contractors and truly treat them as owners of their businesses,” Luke Denny, co-founder and CEO, told FreightWaves.

Last-mile companies poised to shake up the market

Make last-mile logistics more sustainable with 3 key initiatives

Delivery management platform Locus has added a new option for retailers to better optimize last-mile delivery while optimizing capacity and business needs.

A Circuit survey shows that most delivery drivers are concerned about losing their jobs, but they are interested in working with driverless and drone deliveries.

Robotic delivery firm Kiwibot has launched service at Loyola Marymount University, leveraging Nvidia technology and satellites to create campuswide delivery.

While there is interest in EVs in the last-mile space, many companies are reluctant to adopt them at this point.

OneRail plans to scale sales, marketing and data science.

Predictability is no longer the norm, but shippers can manage the uncertainty by following a few simple tips to ensure a smooth holiday delivery season.

Scandit has released a report showing that last-mile delivery drivers are working harder and faster than ever before.

Several high-profile commercial electric vehicle makers have faced recent struggles, but BrightDrop says it is on pace for $1 billion in revenue next year.