Last-Mile Delivery

  • The FedEx logo is displayed at a FedEx ship center on February 1, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.
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    FedEx Network 2.0: Tracking closures, layoffs across the US

    The logistics giant is shutting down ship centers as part of its plan to streamline operations. Here's how the overhaul is progressing.

    By • July 14, 2025
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    Amazon ups maximum box length for FBA orders

    The jump from 25 inches to 36 inches opens the door for Fulfillment by Amazon users to update their packaging designs and potentially trim logistics costs.

    By • July 11, 2025
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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
  • A worker loads packages into a FedEx truck on June 20, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
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    FedEx’s 2025 peak season surcharges higher than last year

    The fees begin in September and will see prices escalate from Nov. 24 to Dec. 28, covering the busy holiday shipping stretch.

    By • July 10, 2025
  • Man seated in a four-wheel cargo van in the bike lane of a New York City street.
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    Honda launches quadricycle-based urban cargo delivery business

    The automaker designed an electric quadricycle for the last-mile delivery service it plans to offer.

    By Dan Zukowski • July 9, 2025
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    Postal Service’s air cargo shift from FedEx to UPS creates savings

    The agency's air transportation spending dropped 43% after changing its primary carrier, per the USPS Office of Inspector General.

    By • July 9, 2025
  • A United States Postal Service (USPS) carrier makes his rounds on August 05, 2020 in New York City.
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    Postal Service stakeholders call for pause of agency’s overhaul plan

    Leaders of package shipping and mailing groups said USPS should concentrate on last-mile delivery rather than filling out its middle-mile network.

    By • July 2, 2025
  • A line of Amazon delivery trucks leave an Amazon distribution facility on June 21, 2023 in Richmond, California.
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    Amazon projected to ship more than USPS by 2028: Pitney Bowes

    The company's logistics arm has already surpassed FedEx and UPS in terms of U.S. volume after years of blistering growth.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Top supply chain conferences to keep on your radar in 2025

    As the first half of the year wraps up, here’s a look at the remaining trade shows focused on adopting technology innovations, navigating logistics risks and securing new talent.

    By • Updated June 30, 2025
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    Maersk plans last-mile delivery upgrades

    The ocean shipping titan could make a bigger splash in U.S. parcel delivery via added features and use of its own vehicles.

    By • June 30, 2025
  • DHL delivery vehicles sit on either side of a long conveyor belt which transports packages down the line.
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    DHL Express Canada strike ends, operations resuming

    Impacted customers can expect their deliveries June 30 following employees’ ratification of a new labor contract, the carrier said.

    By • June 30, 2025
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    Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine. (2015). "Canada Post delivery truck" [Photograph]. Retrieved from Flickr.
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    Canada Post contract vote: What’s at stake for delivery operations

    The carrier plans to implement dynamic routing and part-time weekend couriers if union employees vote yes on its contract proposals.

    By • June 26, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada, Unifor reach tentative contract deal, union says

    The employees' strike remains in place until members ratify the agreement, a Unifor spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive.

    By • Updated June 25, 2025
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    FedEx closes 100 stations through Network 2.0 overhaul

    The carrier's plan to combine its Express and Ground networks is starting to roll out in larger U.S. markets.

    By • June 25, 2025
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    Amazon temporarily waives seller fee tied to Walmart orders

    Multi-Channel Fulfillment users previously faced a 5% surcharge when they used non-Amazon carriers to deliver Walmart orders.

    By • June 24, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada suspends operations, shippers tap alternatives

    In-transit shipments that weren't delivered by Thursday will be held in the carrier's network as an employee strike continues.

    By • June 20, 2025
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    Amazon touts AI upgrades for forecasting, deliveries and robotics

    The advancements will help customers get their orders faster and increase product availability, the company said.

    By • June 20, 2025
  • A four-legged robot with wheels stands next to a delivery van. The logos for Veho and RIVR are displayed on the robot.
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    What Veho learned testing delivery robots in Texas

    The trial program with RIVR’s wheel-legged robot saw a 95% delivery success rate and required limited intervention, Veho CTO Fred Cook said.

    By • June 18, 2025
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    Amazon delivery robots offer ‘large opportunity’ for savings: BofA

    The analysis comes as Amazon is reportedly developing software for robots that could eventually ride in delivery vans and bring packages to doorsteps.

    By Alexei Alexis • June 18, 2025
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    DHL Express Canada to suspend operations nationwide Friday

    As the strike enters its second week, the carrier is expected to temporarily stop international package imports prior to the planned shutdown.

    By • Updated June 16, 2025
  • A worker organizes packages at a FedEx facility on December 21, 2022 in Houston, Texas.
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    FedEx pickup prices to change in August

    The adjustments for scheduled, automated and on-call parcel pickups come as the carrier pursues streamlined operations.

    By • June 13, 2025
  • Canada Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu speaks during a swearing-in ceremony on May 13, 2025 in Ottawa.
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    Canada Post employees to vote on contract offers, official rules

    An order by Canada's jobs minister could end months of labor turmoil if union members vote in favor of the carrier's proposals.

    By • June 12, 2025
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    Canada Post: Labor negotiations remain in ‘longstanding impasse’

    Progress has been limited even as Canada’s job minister pushes the carrier and its workers’ union to arrange arbitration terms.

    By • June 10, 2025
  • A FedEx worker unloads packages from his delivery truck on March 31, 2020 in D.C.
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    FedEx bumps up fuel surcharge rates

    The logistics giant also began applying its delivery area surcharge to new ZIP codes, creating more pricing changes for shippers to navigate.

    By • June 10, 2025
  • A person in a DHL uniform moves a dolly with packages on a street. A DHL delivery van is parked on the street.
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    DHL Express Canada strike begins, union warns of delivery risks

    The carrier can sustain its operations despite the labor action from over 2,100 employees, which followed a DHL lockout, a spokesperson said.

    By • June 9, 2025
  • Packages move down a conveyor belt at an Amazon same-day delivery facility in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 2, 2024.
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    Amazon to shutter Nevada fulfillment center in August

    The previously announced closure comes as the e-commerce giant builds a same-day delivery facility in the region. 

    By • June 9, 2025