Last Mile

OneRail survey details retail shippers’ last-mile delivery needs

A recent study by last-mile solutions provider OneRail found retailers consider diversifying their delivery networks crucial and revealed strategies they use to better understand those networks.

OneRail CEO Bill Catania (Photo: LinkedIn)

The study also highlighted what today’s end consumers expect from retailers.

The study found, first, that technology plays a pivotal role for 63% of retailers surveyed in strategically planning and forecasting their last-mile delivery needs.

In addition,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/onerail-survey-details-retail-shippers-last-mile-delivery-needs

Google’s Wing introduces new delivery drone with double the payload

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This story originally appeared on Flyingmag.com.

Wing — the drone delivery arm of Google parent...

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Zipline and Cleveland Clinic partner on prescription drone delivery

This story originally appeared on flyingmag.com. 

One of the most highly regarded health care providers in the U.S. will soon deliver prescriptions via drone.

Cleveland Clinic, considered one of the top hospital systems in the world based on rankings by outlets such as U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek, is partnering with drone delivery provider Zipline to fly certain medications directly to patients’ porches, patio tables or front steps starting in 2025.

Deliveries will be made using Zipline’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zipline-and-cleveland-clinic-partner-on-prescription-drone-delivery

Can last-mile platforms solve last-mile complexity?

Bart

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By Bart De Muynck

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-last-mile-platforms-solve-last-mile-complexity

Leverage aggregation to shorten last mile, improve sustainability efforts

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By Adam Bryant, CEO of AxleHire

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-leverage-aggregation-to-shorten-last-mile-improve-sustainability-efforts

Last-mile companies poised to shake up the market

U.S. retailers have a last-mile problem. Complex routes, failed deliveries, returned products and consumer expectations around delivery speed, flexibility and reliability have complicated the last-mile equation in recent years. 

Add to that the rising costs of fuel and labor and the last mile is now the most expensive portion of the delivery process.

In fact, according to Capgemini, last-mile delivery accounts for more than half of the total cost of shipping. And per Statista, as much as $41 of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/last-mile-companies-poised-to-shake-up-the-market

Daily Infographic: Make last-mile logistics more sustainable with 3 key initiatives

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Shipium bolsters carrier partnerships with Better Trucks deal

For the past few years, the conventional wisdom around retail shipping has been to rely either on in-house assets or on a single large carrier, like FedEx or UPS, to complete deliveries. 

But no longer. Retailers now are beginning to shift toward a multicarrier strategy. Using networks of carriers and 3PLs, sellers are able to skirt general rate increases by major providers while reserving the ability to add and remove capacity at will. 

The model has spawned an array of shipping orchestration...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipium-bolsters-carrier-partnerships-with-better-trucks-deal

Locus sees major opportunities in Mexico’s e-commerce marketplace

Aiming to capitalize on the rapid growth of e-commerce transactions across Mexico, last-mile solutions provider Locus has expanded its operation and service offerings in the country.

To double down its efforts in Mexico, Locus has also partnered with Mexico City-based LastMile Consulting, aiming  to better understand the regional market nuances to service existing and new customers.

“We’ve identified Mexico as a high-growth market and are in the process of establishing a legal entity and people...

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