Amazon, facing suit over use of driver tips, launches driver tipping feature

Amazon this week revealed a new way for customers to thank their delivery drivers — but those drivers could be due for an apology too.

On Wednesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rolled out a feature that will give delivery drivers an additional $5 when a customer tells his or her Alexa device, “Alexa, thank my driver.”

Amazon — not the customer — will make the payment to the driver who delivered that customer’s most recent package. The feature will apply to the first million thank-you’s, and the five...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/amazon-facing-suit-over-use-of-driver-tips-launches-driver-tipping-feature

Daily Infographic: NYC proposes $24 minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers

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Amazon bumps pay for warehouse, delivery workers

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It’s been a tumultuous couple months for Amazon’s logistics network as it contends with unionization efforts, an overbuild of warehouse space and an OSHA investigation into working conditions.

The heat is on. But the e-commerce giant just took a step to smooth over its relationship with front-line workers.

On Wednesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that beginning in October, warehouse workers and delivery drivers will see their average starting pay rise from $18 to over $19 an hour. The...

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Zoomo launches e-bikes to speed up food delivery war

E-bike manufacturer Zoomo announced Tuesday it has launched its highest performance utility e-bike, aimed at supplanting gas-powered vehicles for last-mile delivery.

The Zoomo One is billed by company officials as “the ultimate delivery machine.” 

“The Zoomo One will be the end of the petrol moped,” Mina Nada, Zoomo CEO and co-founder, said in a statement. “It is a true sector disruptor that displaces noisy and pollutive mopeds and provides the most sustainable way to deliver bulky packages — all...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zoomo-launches-ebikes-to-speed-up-food-delivery-war

OneRail expands final-mile delivery network with 1 million additional drivers

OneRail adds delivery drivers to last mile network

OneRail has expanded its final-mile delivery offerings to include an additional 1 million couriers as part of its Logistics Partner Network.

OneRail coordinates rate shopping and the execution of shipments across all final-mile shipping modes, completely automating dispatch and tracking. The latest expansion means there are now 7.5 million drivers across 220 delivery networks available as part of the Logistics Partner Network. This includes popular carriers like Frayt, Hailify, Lyft, Skipcart,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/onerail-expands-final-mile-delivery-network-with-1-million-additional-drivers

Parking pilot keeps commercial deliveries flowing on Aspen city streets

Aspen tests smart parking pilot program for delivery vehicles

In 2019, a record $7.9 billion was spent on Cyber Monday, and that followed an Amazon sales record over the traditional Thanksgiving weekend shopping period. Online shopping that year reached $126 billion, a record at the time.

The result of that was a 5% increase in e-commerce deliveries year-over-year, according to professor José Holguín-Veras, director of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems at New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The professor told Curbed...

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