Ignoring logistics leads to negative feedback from customers, harming the ability of e-commerce merchants to grow their businesses.
Automated trucks and buses are expected to number 1.2 million annually by 2032 compared with about 1,000 in testing today.
Capital Express and ADL Delivery, two regional last-mile delivery providers, established a new holding company to build a nationwide final-mile network.
Boox is looking to evolve the circular economy with reusable packaging for direct-to-consumer brands.
Banyan Technology has introduced a new first/final mile software offering for fleets, helping shippers and 3PLs connect with providers.
TForce Logistics is adding a distribution center in the Toronto area, boosting its last-mile delivery capabilities in the region.
Flytrex is now delivering chicken wings via drone in Texas as it expands its test programs with Brinker International’s It’s Just Wings brand.
Last-mile delivery technology provider Dispatch has raised $50M to fuel its expansion across the U.S.
2 new offerings are geared toward last-mile delivery
Crowded city streets and limited spaces slow down the last mile, drive up costs
Google builds on its mobility solutions offering with the launch of two products, Last Mile Fleet Solution and Cloud Fleet Routing API.
As fuel prices rise, the ability of last-mile delivery firms to either absorb those costs or pass them along to customers could be key to their survival.
Last-mile delivery firm Veho is adding reverse logistics to its portfolio with the acquisition of returns specialist QuikReturn.
As more gig workers take up the final mile of delivery, they face a lack of parking spaces, driving up costs and forcing more illegal parking.
Electric Last Mile Solutions is under scrutiny for insider trading and failure to fulfill promises to investors.
Understanding the difference between routed and scheduled deliveries is a key to last-mile delivery success.
The U.S. Postal Service wants to grab a larger share of the parcel business, and it is rolling out programs designed to do just that.
Kroger is rapidly expanding its e-commerce grocery capabilities, announcing three new locations for fulfillment centers.
We’re breaking down the last mile ahead of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event.
EcoCart will manage a new carbon-offset program for Walmart Canada that will aim to eliminate emissions from its last-mile delivery operation.
