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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

Logistics Viewpoints

In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Ford has run multiple pilots to gage customer perception and acceptance of autonomous vehicles as a delivery mechanism. Seven Home Delivery Robots to Know.

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Revolutionize Your Parcel Shipping with Radius Courier: Convenience, Affordability, and Reliability in One Platform!

Radius Logistics

Unlocking the Potential of your business with Radius Courier Services Current customers of Radius Logistics might be familiar with our expertise in transportation and logistics, but did you know that we also offer a highly convenient and affordable courier service for your domestic and international parcel shipping needs?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17-21, 2017)

Talking Logistics

MacroPoint Announces Platform Integration with JDA Transportation Management Solution. UPS Installs Beacons On Package Cars To Improve Loading Accuracy. Airbus and Singpost testing last-mile drone package delivery (Straits Times). Logistics Platform Haven Sets Sights on SAP with Launch of Haven TMS. along comes Haven TMS.

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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Editor’s Note: This article is from Steve Bettwy , Vice President – Quality and Business Continuity, Operational Excellence, and Continuous Improvement at Direct Supply. Significant energy goes into optimizing its distribution and delivery model. Amazon could have its hands on $70B worth of the package delivery market.

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Overcoming The Current Supply Chain Labor Shortage

ShipLilly

A Wall Street Journal article in April indicated that storage and warehouse operators had hired 8200 people in the previous month. These workers would be deployed in its order fulfillment and package delivery departments. However, logistics and transportation offer opportunities for those workers. Wrapping Up.

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The Logistics News that Shaped 2018

247 Customs Broker

Instead of relying on page view analytics to arrive at a “most popular” list, Berman believes that these are the stories that best summarize the year in logistics and transportation management. 1) Amazon rolls out new plans for delivery service partners network. 5) Carriers gain upper hand in freight transport pricing.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4-8, 2017)

Talking Logistics

We’ll have to wait and see what happens in Florida and along the east coast in the coming days, but one thing is certain: transportation networks will experience more disruptions, which means trucking rates will continue to rise and capacity will continue to tighten in the days and weeks ahead. compared with the previous week.