Small Package-Delivery Companies Grow as Businesses Seek Alternatives to UPS, FedEx
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 23, 2023
Regional and other carriers still have less than 10% of the U.S. market, but the share is growing
Supply Chain Brain
JANUARY 23, 2023
Regional and other carriers still have less than 10% of the U.S. market, but the share is growing
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Capacity, reliability and cost containment are the most important factors in successful e-commerce delivery, says Rob Glover, vice president of sales at OSM Worldwide
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247 Customs Broker
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
The Rebound: What’s ahead for small package delivery E-commerce is heating up! Listen in as Alan Amling discusses the future of small package delivery.
The Supply Chain Journal
JUNE 7, 2021
Movement of freight, packages and people that once took days or weeks could now be accomplished in a fraction of the time. They provided local delivery direct to homes and businesses, first by horse and wagon and later by truck. Express services began in the 1830s.
Supply Chain and Logistics
AUGUST 4, 2022
Here we see a day in the life of a package delivery driver for Veho, which seems to be an enlightened last-mile delivery company that is actively trying to make work friendlier to the driver. The system they have developed … Continue reading → Labor Economics Logistics Trucking gig economy innovation labor relations last mile package delivery supply chains transportation
Logistics at MPEPS at UPV
MAY 4, 2018
On April 25th amazon announced their new partnership with Volvo and General Motors regarding package delivery. Why did amazon started this partnership and what is the concept behind this way of delivery and even more important can this new concept become a standard in package delivery, anyway amazon believes in it! Already in 2016 Volvo started in Sweden with their in-car delivery services. Choose the delivery option, “Volvo in-car delivery”.
Supply Chain and Logistics
OCTOBER 15, 2021
The last mile is problematic for customer delivery. Amazon’s enthusiasm for ever faster delivery is causing some pain for the company. The customer … Continue reading → Logistics Trucking Amazon last mile package deliveryMaybe it’s the driver shortage? The Amazon lockers, or collection points, are one way of reducing pain.
PINC
OCTOBER 25, 2016
"Commercial Drone Interest is Exploding, While Applications Inside and Outside the DC Are Here Now, before Package Delivery". Use of drones for package delivery has received a lot of attention ever since Jeff Bezos unveiled a video of an Amazon drone dropping off a package via drone on a 60 Minutes broadcast in 2012, but other applications in the supply chain are likely to emerge first.
Talking Logistics
MAY 21, 2021
News This Week in News Amazon ATA Truck Tonnage Index E2open JD.com McLeod Software Omnitracs package delivery pallets Solera Target Trucker Tools WalmartWe mark the seasons differently in our family.
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 6, 2021
Shipping and package volume moved by the U.S. year-on-year in its fiscal year 2021 third quarter as a surge in demand for package delivery services began to slow, the quasi-governmental agency said Friday. Postal Service declined by 14.1%
DC Velocity
APRIL 6, 2018
Package delivery firm sponsors Diamondbacks' new bullpen cart. Transportation
DC Velocity
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Navigation tool could cut miles driven, fuel burned by package delivery drivers, company says. Technology
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 22, 2021
Surging e-commerce is generating more package deliveries than giant couriers can handle, but the logjam is spawning startups with new ways of speeding deliveries
Fleet Owner
JUNE 19, 2019
The Run features a variety of truck brands and technologies, along with a variety of loads they haul: from food and beverage to package delivery to household goods
The Supply Chain Journal
AUGUST 16, 2021
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Fleet Owner
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Packages don’t always go direct from origination to destination. And other questions after tracking packages deliveries What can be done to minimize the out-of-route miles?
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
aviation regulators have given design approval to the first drone built specifically for package deliveries, a major step forward for the fledgling industry
Logistics Manager
JUNE 6, 2018
UPS has opened their new £120 million, 32,000 square meter package sorting and delivery facility in London, England. The new facility is located at the DP World London Gateway Logistics Park and will act as a UK package processing hub and distribution center for the local area as well as a gateway to for the company’s global network. The facility can handle up to 28,000 packages per hour with further increases expected with future expansion.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 12, 2019
Iceland continues to act as a proving ground for the use of drones in package-delivery services
Supply Chain Brain
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
FedEx is forecasting a 10% increase in holiday package deliveries over a previous record peak season in 2020 as consumers remain hooked on internet shopping even as stores reopen from last year’s lockdowns
Fleet Owner
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Unmanned aircraft can help with package deliveries, yard and depot surveillance, traffic management, and more. How are drones being used and tested today, and what does it mean for delivery drivers
The Supply Chain Journal
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
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Talking Logistics
JUNE 29, 2022
Yet, many companies overlook a critical contributor to customer experience — their delivery drivers. In fact, in a survey of 28 leading parcel/package delivery companies conducted late last year, almost 90% of the respondents agreed there is a direct link between.
The Supply Chain Journal
MAY 19, 2021
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Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 8, 2021
Rick Watson, founder and chief executive officer of RMW Commerce Consulting, relates what Amazon.com is doing to position itself as a competitive threat to United Parcel Service for package delivery
Fleet Owner
MARCH 16, 2018
With some "ooh and ah" factor tech-wise but often looking more like a gimmick in the real world, is there a use for drones in package delivery that saves fleets time and money
Fleet Owner
OCTOBER 25, 2019
reported its first quarterly profit decline in more than two years, missing analysts’ estimates, amid higher spending to speed package delivery. (Bloomberg) – Amazon.com Inc. Shares fell more than 7% in extended trading. Third-quarter earnings were
NGT News
MAY 12, 2022
The intended order includes 40 electric trucks of the model Volvo FE and Volvo FL, to be used for package deliveries in urban transports.
GlobalTranz
APRIL 22, 2020
The demand for package delivery continues to grow as consumers do more of their shopping online. At the same time, the supply chain is increasingly moving toward just-in-time delivery, meaning logistics companies have less room for error.
Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
This marks a shift from Amazon’s longstanding tradition of leasing aircraft from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), to operate its air cargo network to serve United States-based customers, and Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, whom provides air cargo services to support Amazon’s package deliveries to its customers.
NGT News
MARCH 29, 2021
Hexagon Agility, a provider of clean fuel solutions for commercial vehicles, has signed a master services agreement with UPS, one of the world’s largest package delivery companies, to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Moller-Maersk, the company intends to “transform” its logistics and supply chain model to compete with package delivery behemoths like UPS and Fedex
Talking Logistics
MARCH 2, 2022
The research, conducted by Adelante SCM and commissioned by RouteSmart Technologies, is based on a survey of 28 leading parcel/package delivery companies, national postal carriers, retailers, and other companies with last-mile and home delivery.
MercuryGate
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
With all the advances in shipping services and the growing demand for faster and more secure delivery options, drone delivery has recently become a key area of focus for shippers. The post Drone Delivery: The Key Questions to Ask appeared first on MercuryGate International.
Logistics Management
OCTOBER 14, 2021
While the parcel duopoly of UPS and FedEx remains alive and well, at a time when e-commerce activity continues to see no signs of slowing down, that, by no means, that the smaller regional small package delivery carriers have been left out in the cold.
Supply Chain Brain
AUGUST 20, 2020
Riding high from record package deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic, UPS and FedEx are moving on to their next challenge: proving they can boost profit in the approaching holiday onslaught
Fleet Owner
APRIL 25, 2018
Amazon has been talking about package delivery to a vehicle trunk as a potential alternative to a home doorstep for years — the key was how it would work. Now, with some app-based permissions and remote, outside-originated vehicle unlocking capabilit
The Logistics of Logistics
OCTOBER 3, 2020
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Logistics Management
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
When e-commerce powerhouse Amazon announced in late June it was rolling out its Delivery Service Program, in an effort to increase its package delivery and logistics service capabilities that it said will enable entrepreneurs to set up their own businesses to deliver Amazon packages, it drew a lot of attention, as it typically does, and interest.
Logistics Management
FEBRUARY 10, 2020
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