Last Mile

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...

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Can last-mile platforms solve last-mile complexity?

Bart

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By Bart De Muynck

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Leverage aggregation to shorten last mile, improve sustainability efforts

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By Adam Bryant, CEO of AxleHire

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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...

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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...

Last-mile delivery of big items a fertile field for 3PLs, report says

The last-mile delivery of big and bulky e-commerce items will be big business for 3PLs through 2025, following the trend of the past four years, according to a report published Thursday by 3PL research and consulting firm Armstrong & Associates Inc. and the National Home Delivery Association.

According to the report, the highly fragmented $9.3 billion market, which grew at an 18.2% compounded annual rate from 2017 to 2021, will experience 11.8% annual growth from 2022 through 2025. The segment...

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Affidavit: FedEx Ground contractor killed Texas girl in panic after accident

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