Last mile delivery
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Fuel
UPS, Portland team up on electric-assist trike delivery
The pilot project aims to replace one of two delivery trucks serving a university neighborhood in Portland, Oregon.
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Business
Meet David Faulkenberry, FreightWaves’ Final Mile Man
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…
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Innovation
Customer expectations forcing businesses to deliver faster or die
The rise of e-commerce and the evolution of customer expectations on delivery schedules have propelled the last-mile segment to be more reactive to demand and…
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Innovation
Mom and pop store digitalization startup raises $40 million in Series C financing
ElasticRun is an Indian logistics startup that connects convenience stores within specific regions and relays goods between them based on demand and lull times.
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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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Business
HelloFresh pushes towards leaner and more centralized last-mile meal-kit delivery
Meal-kit delivery company HelloFresh leverages data from last-mile movement and consumer feedback to make its deliveries precise and error-free.
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Canada
Maple Leaf Motoring: ‘Daily pains’ of construction logistics inspired GoFor
Founder’s frustrations with building material deliveries helped inspire Canadian final mile startup, which recently expanded into the United States.
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Last Mile
Amazon scolded for being “evasive” on contract drivers
Company insists contractors are held to “high standards.”
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Economics
Salesforce forecasts 13% holiday e-commerce growth in 2019 (with video)
Salesforce drew on three years of data from 4,500 e-commerce sites to generate its forecast.
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