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Can last-mile platforms solve last-mile complexity?
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OSM Worldwide to avoid peak-season parcel-delivery surcharges
OSM Worldwide, which dubs itself the nation’s fifth-largest e-commerce parcel delivery provider, said Tuesday it will not impose peak-season delivery surcharges.
OSM joins delivery providers such as Veho and AxleHire to not impose any delivery surcharges this holiday season.
Chicago-based OSM is a postal work-share provider, meaning that it aggregates packages for induction into the Postal Service’s transport infrastructure for residential deliveries. OSM uses the Postal Service’s Parcel Select...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/osm-worldwide-to-avoid-peak-season-parcel-delivery-surcharges
On-time last-mile delivery performance hits highest levels since pandemic
Parcel deliveries covering the last mile posted their best on-time performance in August since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly three-and-a-half-years ago, according to a recent report published by IT provider project44.
The monthly report, the most recent of which was released last week, found that 85.1% of last-mile deliveries hit their service commitments in August. That compares to 78.3% in the first quarter of 2023 and 83.8% in August 2022.
Last-mile on-time performance reached as...
Uber Connect expands into returns shipping
Uber Connect, the local package delivery business of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.
Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. or UPS Inc. location. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members.
The service is available in the nearly...
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Oracle, Uber team up to offer last-mile deliveries
Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) said Tuesday they are offering a last-mile delivery service called Collect and Receive that will be provided on the Oracle Retail platform.
Supported by the Oracle Retail Data Store and cloud platform technologies, retailers can now link to Uber Direct, the company’s delivery solution, via pre-integrated application program interfaces. This program enables retailers to rebalance inventory while giving customers more choices,...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oracle-uber-team-up-to-offer-last-mile-deliveries
Flexport founder says ousted CEO lost customer focus, spending discipline
Last week’s dismissal of Dave Clark as Flexport’s chief executive officer was prompted by his neglect of customers and freight growth to focus on expensive technology development for Amazon-like last-mile delivery, reinstalled CEO Ryan Petersen told FreightWaves.
The Flexport founder stressed the leadership change doesn’t mean the company is returning to being a nuts-and-bolts freight forwarder and will continue its transformation into an end-to-end logistics provider, aided by the June acquisit...
Viewpoint: The last mile has become the hardest mile
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The last mile, in the context of freight and logistics, refers to the final leg of the delivery process, in which goods are transported from a distribution center or hub to the end consumer’s doorstep. It has quickly gained the reputation for being the most challenging part of the logistics chain.
Long gone are the days when last-mile service was...
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FedEx plans to lay off 280 workers in Texas
FedEx Corp., the nationwide parcel delivery giant, said it is eliminating jobs at a facility in Fort Worth, Texas, after losing a customer, according to a recent notice sent to state officials.
The facility is located at 13550 Independence Parkway in Fort Worth, where FedEx employs 806 people, of which approximately 280 will be affected.
“This action is necessitated by one of our customers’ decisions to transition a portion of its business to a new location that will be managed by a new...
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UK’s Royal Mail launches drone delivery to remote Scottish islands
This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com.
You can’t deliver mail in a maelstrom. That’s the unique problem facing island communities off the U.K. coast that must contend with service disruptions whenever poor weather derails ferry routes. But the challenge could be solved by a groundbreaking new service.
Royal Mail, the U.K.’s oldest parcel carrier, and Skyports Drone Services, the cargo delivery arm of drone infrastructure provider Skyports, on Tuesday announced the launch of a drone...
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