delivery

"Why do I have two pallets of sod on my dock? I'm a white-glove delivery guy!" The plaint of Steve Howard, president of Miami-based Esquire Express, captures the angst of the final-mile delivery segment confronting the unintended consequences of e-commerce run amok. Almost everything available to...

On time. In full. Not yet, at least as far as Walmart Inc.'s (NYSE: WMT) international delivery operations are concerned. In May 2018, the mega-retailer expanded to multiple international markets a program begun in the U.S. in July 2017 requiring that suppliers deliver full orders within "must...

FedEx Express, the air and international unit of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has created a category of lower-wage, flex-time drivers who will supplement the unit's regularly-scheduled driver workforce. FedEx confirmed that the unit is recruiting for 700 positions in 160 U.S. markets. The workers will...

Delivery firm BoxBot is testing a self-driving, electric-powered vehicle in northern California for regional parcel firm OnTrac after the state issued BoxBot a permit to test the operation of an autonomous vehicle with an individual in the driver's seat. Separately, BoxBot has begun driving...

Seattle's Urban Freight Lab (UFL) will put common delivery lockers next to transit stops in the central city starting January 1, 2020. The pilot expands on an earlier initiative demonstrating reduced delivery times after similar lockers were installed in city skyscrapers. "We are interested in...

Good day, Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) gets high marks from customers for its low prices and high quality products. But the big box retailer scores toward the bottom when it comes to online grocery delivery, Yahoo reports. According to a survey of 2,000 U.S. shoppers and 220...

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced Thursday that its ground-parcel delivery unit, FedEx Ground, will launch year-round Sunday deliveries across most of the U.S. beginning in January 2020, and that it will accelerate the process of redirecting nearly all shipments now tendered to the U.S. Postal...

If transportation and logistics had a mash-up, it would probably be the final mile. From box trucks to big rigs, the delivery world seems to be merging into the final mile. Non-dock deliveries account for about 6 to 10 percent of present-day less-than-truckload (LTL) volumes, according to estimates...

What do you get when you curate a conversation between two teenage tech whizzes and a 30-year veteran of the supply chain industry? A snapshot of the supply chain profession past and present. And a glimpse of the new tech talent that will continue to reshape an industry undergoing radical change...

Last-mile drone delivery in the United States is heating up with the addition of a request by Uber to operate a food service in San Diego. An application filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by Luke Fischer, Head of Flight Operations for Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) affiliate...

Brian Grandolf (not his real name) frantically cleaned his new home office, making room for the desk he ordered online to arrive and complete the space. Having already started his new job, and currently working at his kitchen table, Grandolf couldn't wait to set up the desk. When the last-mile...

The Cass Shipments Index came in negative for the fifth month in a row in April, sparking concern about potential economic contraction. Boughton Capital Founder and Managing Partner Donald Boughton maintained a positive outlook throughout the last several months of negative shipments, becoming...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) said May 14 that it will triple to 179 the number of countries that U.S. exporters can ship to on Saturdays. An additional 122 countries are now included in the company's "Worldwide Express" service, UPS said. The new countries include 20 in Europe, 28 in the...

The battle for retailing delivery supremacy has been joined. Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) said Tuesday it has begun offering free next-day delivery of online orders of $35 or more without requiring that customers pay a membership fee. The service has launched in Phoenix, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada,...

A multimillion-dollar award in punitive damages against the owners of a small south Texas trucking operation was intended as a warning to the industry about overworking drivers, the defendant's lawyer told FreightWaves. The $75 million punitive award against Jorge Marin and his wife as owners...