Last mile delivery
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Insurance & Risk Management
Drivers as assemblers: a closer look at last-mile freight delivery
Last-mile freight delivery might involve drivers to act as assemblers, helping set up products like furniture and home appliances. These driver-assemblers have specific skill sets…
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Last Mile
Onfleet and Mi9 partner to optimize grocery e-commerce delivery software
The U.S. grocery e-commerce market will be worth nearly $20 billion in 2019 and is the fastest-growing online purchasing category.
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Canada
CEMEX bets on Canadian final-mile startup GoFor’s U.S. expansion
Venture capital arm of Mexican building materials company makes an undisclosed investment in Ottawa-based firm that focuses on last-minute deliveries in the construction industry.
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Last Mile
U.S. lawmakers demand Amazon cut last-mile contractor ties
“Aggressive” management style has led to driver abuse, senators claim.
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Last Mile
Ontario gets 60-minute booze delivery
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has joined forces with Foodora, an international food delivery app, to pilot on-demand alcohol delivery in under an…
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Maritime
Maritime regulators to weigh opposing views on port automation
Labor unions claim the effect on jobs is not being properly considered.
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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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Australia
Profits plunge at AusPost
Australia Post, a government-owned post and freight service, has reported revenues of just under A$7 billion but has experienced a massive fall in profits.
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Innovation
Envisioning last-mile logistics networks of the future
Rapidly changing consumption patterns and increasing traffic bottlenecks in urban environs necessitate the evolution of transportation and its underlying business models to create a sustainable…
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Last Mile
Doordash acquires Scotty Labs, pushes towards automated deliveries
With the recent complaints about workers’ rights, it makes sense that Doordash, like every other on-demand mobility company, is thinking about efficiency and the cost…
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