last mile logistics

Last-mile companies poised to shake up the market

Who are the key players in the rapidly growing last-mile delivery space? Coresight Research highlighted 10 companies.

Make last-mile logistics more sustainable with 3 key initiatives

Logistics and delivery companies are exploring how to optimize trips to multiresidence buildings like apartment complexes.

HyperTrack’s new Playground feature simulates a delivery environment for customers to test out last-mile strategies.

SimpliRoute, a route optimization firm based in Chile and available in 26 Latin American countries, has expanded into the U.S.

Decades of experience delivering critical health care products has shaped Capstone Logistics’ last-mile solution for e-commerce and grocery delivery.

U.K. retailer Asda is expanding its partnership with Blue Yonder and adding last-mile delivery capabilities from Bringg as it seeks to improve its omnichannel supply chain.

In the world of last mile-delivery of big and bulky items, timing is everything.

Descartes is paying $4 million for last-mile routing technology firm Foxtrot.

Ignoring logistics leads to negative feedback from customers, harming the ability of e-commerce merchants to grow their businesses.

With e-commerce returns growing, retailers have plenty of opportunity to make shoppers loyal customers.

Capital Express and ADL Delivery, two regional last-mile delivery providers, established a new holding company to build a nationwide final-mile network.

Big Brown is going small in test of e-cargo bikes

2 new offerings are geared toward last-mile delivery

Google builds on its mobility solutions offering with the launch of two products, Last Mile Fleet Solution and Cloud Fleet Routing API.

We’re breaking down the last mile ahead of FreightWaves’ Future of Supply Chain event.

Geoffrey Finlay, CEO of Chicago-based Logistyx Technologies, said joining E2open will “enable more companies to ship smarter.”

Supply chain visibility leader project44 made a trio of announcements Wednesday, including an expansion and a new offering.

Australia’s Zoomo, which builds light-electric bikes geared toward last-mile delivery services, gets a funding boost.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Opportunities for automation abound over the middle and last miles SPEAKER: Sam Saad, VP of strategic initiatives for Gatik BIO: Saad currently heads up strategic initiatives for Gatik, a company offering AVs for B2B short-haul logistics. He has a 15-year track record of delivering complex projects across diverse sectors. Prior to Gatik, […]

Last-mile logistics cloud provider Bringg is adding Zenkraft, the No. 1 company handling parcel deliveries and returns for Salesforce, to its arsenal.

FarEye, a SaaS provider for last-mile delivery operations, is bolstering its presence in North America.

Robomart, the company pioneering the store on wheels, is ready to shape the future of retail delivery with its store-hailing model.

Point Pickup is launching a gig economy app that rewards workers for making deliveries through the platform.

Whether you’re running an online store or a brick-and-mortar outlet, timely deliveries are crucial for a hassle-free purchase experience.

Tel Aviv-based delivery platform Bringg wants to bring unprecedented flexibility to the last mile.

Efficiency is the key to keeping costs low and customer satisfaction high. This becomes more and more relevant as consumer expectations shift and strengthen in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

AIT Worldwide is expanding its final-mile capabilities, acquiring New York-based Select Express & Logistics, adding 400 employees and 47 cross-dock facilities.

GoFor’s new strategy will use carbon offsets, EVs, smart packaging and more to make delivery carbon-negative.

Last-mile delivery has become such an important piece of the customer journey, but too many companies don’t listen to the customer and continue to deploy failing strategies.

Bed Bath & Beyond knew its supply chain was outdated for an e-commerce world, but a transformation required more than just logistics investments.

Gopuff has made its second European acquisition, agreeing to buy U.K.-based Dija and its nearly 40 microfulfillment centers in major European cities.

ShipStation has announced its first integration with an LTL shipper, enabling customers to ship e-commerce orders of furniture and other large items direct to residences.

Fusion Logistics says layoffs were caused by a large increase in insurance premiums.

Same-day versus next-day delivery: Which is more sustainable?

On this episode of Point of Sale, Andrew Cox looks at the benefits of managed transportation with ArcBest’s Danny Loe.

This clever twist on micro-fulfillment centers offers a futuristic model for urban retailing and fulfillment. And it comes as companies test out a bevy of automated, unmanned service models, from dark stores to drones and autonomous delivery fleets.

XAct Solutions Director of Supply Chain Jamie Dixon discusses the need for brands to utilize technology in last-mile logistic strategies.

As online sales of furniture and other heavy goods grows, smaller sellers have been at a disadvantage without a national logistics partner. Deliveright and Shopify are changing that.

Could DB Schenker be the next TFI International? TFI just agreed to buy UPS Freight. DB Schenker is ready to become a pure play trucker in the U.S. and will be looking for sellers.

OneRail eliminates friction from the final mile by reducing fulfillment operation costs and increasing delivery speed. Its courier network of 4.5 million drivers reaches virtually every market from coast to coast.

A partnership this year with CRST uncovered a huge opportunity for trucking technology startup Baton and its customers.

Increased e-commerce sales are driving the need for additional industrial warehouse space for retailers and shipping companies.

FreightWaves market expert and analyst Zach Strickland talked with Karen Tyndall, GlobalTranz director of customer solutions, during FreightWaves’ Last Mile Logistics Summit on Thursday.

Malls are now creating e-commerce platforms by consolidating products sold within their spaces and pushing click-and-collect options as delivery models.

Iowa transportation company Travero plans to open a multimodal cross-dock operation by next September.

On-time deliveries are more complex than knowing exactly when a container will arrive at a port.

Amazon denies allegations of trademark infringement.

Don’t miss the latest from the FreightWaves Carrier Summit! Intriguing guests, in-depth interviews, product demos and so much more highlighted freight’s hottest virtual event.

Many shippers have encountered fulfillment issues and transportation breakdowns as consumer demand for their products surged.

The last mile. It’s the most critical—and the most challenging—part of today’s supply chain. From warehousing to tiered delivery options that include white glove delivery and integrated returns management, Ryder Last Mile delivers flexible solutions for big and bulky shipments, so you can focus on your core business.

Last-mile delivery demand is growing fast in Latin America, but the venture capital market is still in early stages.

Drones can speed up delivery times dramatically, but for the technology to be commercialized, a number of regulatory hurdles need to be cleared.

Texas-based TUYA has built a platform that helps B2B’s have real-time visibility over their product movement as they work with delivery companies.

OneRail is a last-mile orchestration and fulfillment platform that consolidates the needs of shippers and retailers onto a single platform.

While capacity utilization in long-haul trucking is going down, the capacity needs of last-mile delivery are increasing due to the rise of e-commerce.

Businesses today are looking to make last-mile deliveries as flexible as possible to ensure high-quality customer experience.

Market expert David Faulkenberry explains the details of final mile delivery.

Consumer demands and expectations are rising dramatically. Up to 25% of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. Some estimate same-day delivery will reach a 25% market share by 2025. E-commerce is the driving force behind the revolution in the last mile final frontier. Real-time data analytics is also proving to be a […]

E-commerce’s role in transforming supply chain logistics should be a factor that Congress considers during the next surface transportation bill authorization.

Market Expert David Faulkenberry writes about the increasingly important “final mile” and why estimates of its size vary so widely.

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 more.

London-based logistics startup tailored to ease e-commerce returns.

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 highly digitalized.

ElasticRun is an Indian logistics startup that connects convenience stores within specific regions and relays goods between them based on demand and lull times.

Flytrex is an Israeli on-demand small payload drone delivery company that will be delivering products ordered online straight to the consumers’ house.

Meal-kit delivery company HelloFresh leverages data from last-mile movement and consumer feedback to make its deliveries precise and error-free.

Körber Logistics, the investment and logistics arm of tech conglomerate Körber of Hamburg, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in the warehouse autonomous logistics robot installer and consultancy Cohesio.

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 that could never be fully automated.

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.

If buses are competing with on-demand mobility modes, then bus networks too need to meet the demand of their riders.

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 stretch.

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 logistics future.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to acquire up to 8 percent of fast-growing e-commerce fulfillment company.

U.K.-based Deliveroo is exiting Germany, citing difficulties in maintaining the level of customer service that it offers across its other markets.

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.

As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, India has its fair share of trouble reducing its overall spend in logistics. Looking at improving infrastructure and creating multimodal hubs can help.

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 latter’s fundraising in May this year.

The growth of ecommerce is putting excessive pressure on transport networks, and cities need to look at better utilizing and charging for curbside parking and time spent delivering goods.

FleetZoo is a delivery and service optimization startup that is solving the last-mile problem by providing a solution that lets companies optimize and visualize all their delivery routes in a matter of minutes.

Last-mile delivery companies have a new option for managing their businesses as Rand McNally will soon offer a local fleet version of its DriverConnect platform.

Asset Balance Solutions is the latest member of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). BiTA just released the first blockchain standard for the freight/logistics/supply chain industries.

Last-mile delivery network aggregator Shipsi announced a new roster of ecommerce and retail partners across the U.S. to support and fuel its march towards the future of retail.

Innovations in last-mile delivery continue, but each faces challenges to widespread adoption, although UPS, which will trial Thor electric trucks, encourages fleets to test out new technologies.

Onfleet won the first annual RTech supply chain innovation award for its online dashboard application. The application’s software assists businesses to manage in-house deliveries, as well as managing outsourced last-mile deliveries.

Food delivery startup Zomato is mobilising its last-mile workforce to move towards mechanical and electric bikes for delivery – a move that the company believes would drastically reduce its carbon footprint.

TechCrunch reports that SoftBank, a Japanese multinational holding group, has led a $940 million investment in autonomous delivery startup Nuro.

Chinese ecommerce behemoth JD.com is turning delivery schedules up a notch by introducing delivery drones in Indonesia and completing its first “government approved” drone delivery earlier this month.

Same-day shipping has been made popular by the likes of Amazon, but small-time retailers find it hard to keep pace. California-based startup Shipsi is changing that by assisting shippers to plug into last-mile delivery options and helping them provide the elusive same-day shipping experience.