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Amazon’s Freight (Train) Is Coming

GlobalTranz

Eliminating interim stops (like overnight hubs) makes these local deliveries extremely fast and extremely inexpensive, and grants Amazon entry into the courier/ gig delivery market. Today, for example, Amazon pre-loads un-purchased products onto a truck knowing they will be ordered by the time the truck reaches an area.

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What is a White Glove Transportation Service?

MTS Logistics

White glove transportation services generally refers to the last mile of delivery, but may include the first mile of delivery, as well as the in-between parts of the delivery. For example, say a rare piece of art needs to be delivered to New York City from Los Angeles and must get there in less than three days for an exhibition.

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Amazon’s New Delivery Service Partners Initiative Expands Their Delivery Network Using Franchised Fleets

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Last week Amazon launched Delivery Services Partners , a new initiative aimed at encouraging entrepreneurs to set up their own delivery business. Or, as TechCrunch described it , Amazon just launched its own UPS competitor of sorts, by offering leased vans, training and resources to those who want to drive for Amazon instead of Uber.

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Should You Use Google Maps for Trucks?

WorkWave

A package delivery vehicle may stop at over a hundred locations a day, while a long-haul trucker may stop several times a day for food, gas, sleep, and other necessities. However, there are too many areas where Google Maps falls short for us to suggest using it for anything except the shortest and most direct deliveries.

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Companies Cannot Transform Through AI Alone

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS dominated business and trade headlines for a day in late January when the world’s largest package delivery company announced plans to cut 12,000 full- and part-time management jobs as part of a new initiative called “Fit to Serve.” Take onboarding and training new employees.

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3PL Basics: The 11 Transportation Services with Jeremy Thone

The Logistics of Logistics

Transportation Service #1 – Small Package. Package delivery or parcel delivery is the shipping of packages (parcels) or high-value mail as single shipments. Package delivery or parcel delivery is the shipping of packages (parcels) or high-value mail as single shipments. Jeremy Thone.

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

Talking Logistics

Many times during those long training rides, which I have done mostly by myself, I thought about giving up or taking a shortcut back home. Well, it took me just over 7 hours last year in Death Valley ! LL4T1DCure Team Jersey 2017. Since January, I have cycled over 1,500 miles in preparation for this ride.