Final mile

Forward Air sells final-mile unit to Hub Group for $262M

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Forward Air announced Wednesday that it sold its final-mile business to Hub Group for $262 million....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forward-air-sells-final-mile-unit-to-hub-group-for-262m

Pitt Ohio makes investment in final-mile provider

Less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced Monday it has acquired a minority stake in final-mile provider Aria Logistics.

New Jersey-based Aria Logistics is a 3PL connecting large retailers with carriers. It operates a national network specializing in home delivery of big and bulky items like appliances, furniture and fitness equipment.

Financial terms of the transaction were not provided.

Aria Logistics’ leadership team, customer book and final-mile technology were cited as reasons for...

What a centralized tech stack can do for your final-mile shipping

When it comes to the final mile, shipping businesses at scale have a low tolerance for inefficiency.

Traditionally, final-mile business processes have been scattered across multiple programs — one for load matching, another for interacting with customers and another for billing, to name a few. The fragmented nature of the industry has always required shippers to work with many regional carriers or owner-operators, all of which have their own procedures and technology limitations. Shippers end up...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-a-centralized-tech-stack-can-do-for-your-final-mile-shipping

Route optimization vs. planning: What are the differences?

Delivering consumer packaged goods the final mile to customers’ doorsteps is one of the most challenging aspects of the delivery process.

In today’s world, customers expect to know when their purchases will arrive down to the minute. Providing customers with wide delivery windows can result in frustration and lack of trust, jeopardizing future business with that customer.

Estimating a delivery time can be challenging, especially when factoring in all the elements of urban environments and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/route-optimization-vs-planning-what-are-the-differences

Banyan Technology expands final-mile software offering

Banyan Technology has announced an expansion of its first/final-mile software technology. The new offering, which will be available this quarter, will increase access to over-the-road fleets with more than 10,000 assets and drivers in the U.S. and Canada, the company said.

“As supply chain challenges continue to transform clients’ delivery needs and the expectations that accompany them, real-time access to reliable first- and final-mile carriers is critical,” said Brian Smith, CEO of Banyan....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/banyan-technology-expands-final-mile-software-offering

Try before you buy: Deliveright offers trial of logistics platform

Deliveright offers trial of last mile delivery technology

Heavy-goods white-glove delivery platform Deliveright is offering a trial version of its final-mile platform Grasshopper to businesses interested in testing out how its technology can improve logistics operations.

Grasshopper Lite enables real-time data and delivery tracking from the point of origin to the customer’s home. It also offers shipping cost analysis and service levels ranging from curbside to full white-glove delivery.

“Customers expect an exceptional experience regardless of the state...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/try-before-you-buy-deliveright-offers-trial-of-logistics-platform

Live demo preview: Find the right final-mile size with OneRail

Northwest Arkansas isn’t the typical location for a bevy of software demonstrations in front of thousands of people, but there is a first time for everything. After you hit up some breweries and a nice lunch, swing back by the Rogers Convention Center for some fun.

A major attraction of FreightWaves’ The Future of Supply Chain live event in Northwest Arkansas on May 9-10 will be the 7-minute live demos. Here’s a preview of one of those demos.

Final mile is the problem child for just about any...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/live-demo-preview-find-the-right-final-mile-size-with-onerail

Drilling Deep: Where do you want me to put your package, sir?

Making the final mile more efficient is a challenge with hundreds of moving parts. It is particularly challenging in an urban setting with clogged streets and limited parking.

Drilling Deep host John Kingston caught up with Penn State’s Andisheh Ranjbari after hearing her presentation at the urban freight session at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington earlier this month. She was recently on a team that dealt with a uniquely last-mile-type issue: Should a multiunit...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/drilling-deep-where-do-you-want-me-to-put-your-package-sir

Algorithms are great but people dictate success for big-and-bulky delivery

When the Amazon driver leaves a package on a doorstep, it’s a successful last-mile delivery. But when the item is a sectional sofa, there is an added complexity that no Amazon algorithms have yet perfected.

For last-mile delivery of big-and-bulky items, technology is great, but the final mile remains a people-centric operation.

“We’re successful because we are at the intersection of people and technology,” Brenda Stoner, CEO and founder of last-mile delivery firm PICKUP, said. “We depend on the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/algorithms-are-great-but-people-dictate-success-for-big-and-bulky-delivery

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