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What Is "Final Mile?" In transportation, supply chain, manufacturing and retailing, the term "final mile" is used to describe the movement of products (and passengers) the last leg of transportation from a facility to a final destination. Also, some carriers and services use different terms for...

Consumer demands and expectations are rising dramatically. Up to 25% of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. Some estimate same-day delivery will reach a 25% market share by 2025. E-commerce is the driving force behind the revolution in the last mile final frontier. Real-time...

The California Department of Motor Vehicles will permit applications for light-duty autonomous delivery vehicles starting January 2020, the agency announced this week. The state said it will grant permits for testing with or without a safety driver in front of the wheel. "The adoption of these...

On today's episode – Just in time for the holidays, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) cans FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) over on-time delivery, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) 737 MAX stops going, a tribute to American Shipper founder David A. Howard, Zach Strickland talks a couple of freight recessions, Emily...

DB Digital Ventures, the venture capital arm of German train operator Deutsche Bahn, has announced an investment in Skyports, a U.K.-based drone technology startup that is taking the aerial route to transport people and cargo. DB Digital Ventures is a pan-global venture capital firm that invests...

Editor's note: William Salter is CEO of Paragon Software Systems. The views expressed here are solely his and do not necessarily reflect those of FreightWaves. Huge new strides in technology mean computers can do the heavy lifting of processing data and filtering for exceptions, freeing up humans...

Expedited transport provider Forward Air Corp. (NASDAQ: FWRD) said late Dec. 12 that it plans to acquire most of Linn Star Holdings, Inc., a last-mile delivery provider that operates mostly in the Midwest and Southwest, for $57.2 million in cash. The transaction excludes Linn Star's California...

Less than six months after Refraction came out of stealth mode, the robotics startup  is launching its first food delivery service, for residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, according to a statement released on Dec. 12. Customers within the 2.5-mile delivery zone can now place lunchtime orders from...

As members of Congress considers how to fund surface transportation projects over the next several years, they must consider the ways that e-commerce is transforming supply chain logistics, leaders and witnesses told a U.S. House panel on Dec. 5. "Without appropriate planning for last-mile...

Good day, The push to dominate the nascent e-grocery delivery market has, in some markets, spawned a "race to the bottom" that is hurting the bigger players and crushing smaller grocers, according to Enrique Dans, a professor at Spain's International University. Writing in Forbes, Dans professes...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) put an end to its "city grocery experience" delivery initiative in New York City, which delivered groceries to customers in as little as three hours. Bloomberg first reported Friday that Walmart could axe up to 300 jobs after shutting down its NYC delivery...

UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS)  is adding another e-bike delivery pilot to its roster of cycling services, this one involving an electric-assist cargo trike that will deliver packages to the Portland State University campus. The new project comes as the company and its competitors — including FedEx...

Deutsche Post DHL Group (STOCK.DPSGY) has opened a new mega parcel center in Germany as it continues to strengthen its parcel network in Europe. When it reaches full capacity next year, the Ruhr region facility will create some 600 jobs and offer sorting capacity of up to 50,000 shipments per hour...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) reported Thursday morning a low single-digit increase in operating revenue for its 2019 fiscal year as year-over-year shipping and package volumes stagnated at levels not seen in years. USPS posted operating revenue of $71.1 billion, a $514 million increase from...

Merchants who sell their products on Amazon.com, Inc.'s website (NASDAQ: AMZN) but manage the fulfillment and delivery of those goods cannot use the U.S. Postal Service's (USPS) Priority Mail one- to three-day delivery service unless they purchase the postage from Amazon, according to several...