Last-Mile Delivery


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    2024 peak season surcharges: Comparing carrier fees

    While UPS, FedEx and OnTrac are continuing their annual practice, other delivery providers are declining to add temporary price hikes.

    By Oct. 2, 2024
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    Spirit Halloween partners with Uber for on-demand delivery

    Consumers can access same-day delivery on the specialty retailer’s products across the Uber Eats, Postmates and Uber apps.

    By Howard Ruben • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Top 5 stories from Supply Chain Dive

    Here’s how companies are navigating rising costs, network changes and logistics disruptions across global supply chain networks.

    By Supply Chain Dive staff
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    Top supply chain conferences to watch in 2025

    Next year’s trade shows will focus on adopting technology innovations, navigating logistics risks and securing new talent.

    By Oct. 1, 2024
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    FedEx opens fdx access to all US customers

    The platform for e-commerce merchants features capabilities that support other carriers like UPS and the U.S. Postal Service.

    By Sept. 27, 2024
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    Hurricane Helene: FedEx, UPS and US Postal Service report disruptions

    The carriers halted some deliveries in Florida as the storm slammed the southern U.S.

    By Updated Sept. 27, 2024
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    FedEx Q1 earnings: 3 takeaways

    The delivery giant is looking to improve results with higher surcharges and more efficient delivery operations.

    By Sept. 25, 2024
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    AI is becoming a fixture in the parcel delivery industry

    More precise shipping time estimates and reduced exposure to porch piracy are among the benefits touted by FedEx, UPS and other carriers.

    By Sept. 25, 2024
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    FedEx program holds packages if there’s a next-day match

    The initiative won't impact on-time shipments, but it will allow the carrier to increase the number of deliveries it makes per stop, CEO Raj Subramaniam said.

    By Sept. 23, 2024
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    Cold chain on the brain? 3 Key challenges for last mile distribution

    Tackling compliance, distribution and route planning—top solutions for cold chain last-mile success.

    Sept. 23, 2024
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    There is still time to prepare for a busy shipping season

    Logistics experts say that the strategies applied during the holiday rush should also carry through into 2025.

    By Sept. 23, 2024
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    FedEx confident shippers will accept pricier holiday fees

    Customers understand the shorter period between Black Friday and Christmas will pressure the carrier's network, Chief Customer Officer Brie Carere said.

    By Sept. 20, 2024
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    FedEx unveils 5.9% rate increase, surcharge hikes for 2025

    Residential deliveries, two-day air shipments and bulky packages are among those targeted by the Jan. 6 price hikes.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    USPS ending delivery unit discounts for shipping partners

    The agency has reached several new agreements with consolidators that align with its long-term transformation plan, despite concerns of service impacts.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    US Postal Service’s transportation shakeup: What shippers should know

    The agency's proposal would add an extra day in transit for some volume at post offices far away from its major processing plants.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    UPS, FedEx fuel hikes persist

    The carriers both made adjustments to surcharges in recent weeks, but a soft demand environment is giving shippers room to negotiate.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    US Postal Service peak season rate hikes return after 2023 pause

    The price increases are slated to impact the agency's Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express services.

    By Sept. 6, 2024
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    Flexport adds Veho as last-mile delivery option

    The parcel carrier partnership adds to Flexport's efforts to strengthen its fulfillment and shipping services.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    USPS package shipping performance faltered in 2023 peak season: report

    The agency said "operational changes, severe weather, and unanticipated facility closures" impacted its service.

    By Sept. 3, 2024
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    Mattress Firm, DoorDash partner on 2-hour delivery

    The companies are providing on-demand delivery from the retailer’s more than 2,300 store locations in the U.S.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Target fuels next-day delivery ambitions with Detroit sortation center

    The new facility will eventually be able to process up to 60,000 packages daily, CFO Michael Fiddelke said.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
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    Temu and Shein packages are flooding delivery networks. Will the surge persist?

    Parcel carriers are counting on the e-commerce companies to adapt to any potential de minimis changes, as many have come to rely on the added volume.

    By Aug. 29, 2024
  • Adam Dentinger, a UPS delivery driver, unloads a shipment of Janssen COVID-19 vaccines and ancillary kits at Louisville Metro Health and Wellness headquarters on March 4, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky
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    UPS program cuts delivery days in more rural areas

    Communities in three states are among those impacted by the initiative, which the company says will boost driver efficiency.

    By Aug. 27, 2024
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    Best Buy launches AI-powered delivery tracking

    The company joins the growing ranks of retailers that are tapping artificial intelligence to enhance the shopping experience.

    By Nate Delesline III • Aug. 22, 2024
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    Pitney Bowes Global Ecommerce’s shutdown will shake up carrier mixes

    The unit offered low prices that customers will have a hard time finding elsewhere, experts say.

    By Aug. 21, 2024
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    UPS plans surge fee for all China-to-US imports

    The charge is based on billable weight and will impact 12 other countries and territories, starting Sept. 15.

    By Aug. 20, 2024