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Maersk bets vertical integration will win the Last Mile

Last-mile delivery is where every upstream mistake finally comes due. It is the last stop before the customer, the last chance to get an order right. It is also the first place whe...

How Startups Can Improve Last Mile Delivery

Last mile delivery is often where a startup’s logistics operation becomes expensive and difficult to control. Orders may leave the The post How Startups Can Improve Last Mile Deliv...

Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year

Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants retreat

As enterprise retailers add regional carriers, 3PLs and gig couriers, Burq is pitching one layer to route, monitor and redispatch every order before the delivery promise breaks. Th...

What is Final Mile Software? Capabilities and Use Cases Explained

Final mile operations decide how efficiently a shipment moves from the local hub, store, or warehouse to the customer’s doorstep. This stage is complex because delivery teams manag...

Conquering the Last Tactical Mile

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – Imagine a car breaking down and having to be transported 7,000 miles for repairs. Now imagine that vehicle is a critical asset needed to keep families and neigh...

Last-mile costs rise 12% for a second year

Median last-mile delivery cost rose 12% again in 2026. FarEye CEO Kushal Nahata told Last Mile Leaders America the increase is now the planning baseline. The post Last-mile costs r...

How to Do More With Less in Your Last Mile Service!

When we look at the industry leaders, the forecast for the logistics market is clear. Amazon’s continued success at omnichannel delivery and fulfillment, including one-day delivery...

Carrier diversification unravels the last-mile delivery duopoly

Consumers now expect free delivery in 2.6 days, down from 3.4. Meeting that promise pushed more than half of retailers past FedEx, UPS and the Postal Service. The post Carrier dive...

Last-Mile Delivery: The Hidden Costs of Poor Reliability | FreightWaves Today

SummaryView Transcript Last-mile delivery is more complex than ever, and consumer expectations are rapidly evolving. Jake Stein, VP of Retail Growth at Burq and former Uber Direct...

Amazon’s Drone Expansion Is Really a Last-Mile Orchestration Story

Amazon says Prime Air will expand to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. That is the headline, but it is not the most important part of the story. The more importa...

Big and Bulky Last-Mile Market to Reach $12.34 Billion in 2027

The U.S. big-and-bulky last-mile delivery market is expected to grow from $10.6 billion in 2025 to $12.3 billion in 2027, according to Armstrong & Associates.

Weak housing market hurts big and bulky last-mile delivery

Last-mile delivery of big items is slowing down as fewer houses change hands in a difficult real estate market. Carriers are trying to beat competitors in a slowing market with top...

Gofo parcel network quickly mushrooms in 2026

Gofo, a last-mile e-commerce delivery company, is expanding its U.S. footprint at a rapid clip. The post Gofo parcel network quickly mushrooms in 2026 appeared first on FreightWave...

Freight’s Next Cost Breakthrough Will Come From the Network

Because the conditions that create that empty mile sit across multiple loads, shippers and facilities, no individual stakeholder can solve it alone.

From bullet trains to bikes, Amazon delivers in offbeat ways

Amazon packages are zipping along at 200 mph on the bullet train in Japan, while new electric bikes introduced in California go up to 12 mph. The post From bullet trains to bikes,...

The Amazon Prime Effect Is forcing dispatchers into AI

Last-mile delivery eats 40% of supply chain costs. FarEye's co-founder explains why Agentic AI, not just optimization software, is finally changed the math for dispatchers. The pos...

Housing Market Crash Slams Last-Mile Delivery: What’s Next?

SummaryView Transcript The last-mile delivery sector for big and bulky items is experiencing a significant slowdown, with growth rates halved. FreightWaves’ Eric Kulisch breaks dow...

How Automation is Transforming Fulfillment and Last-Mile Delivery

For direct-to-consumer brands shipping across the US and Canada, the doorstep is where margins are won or lost. ABI Research attributes approximately half of all shipping costs to...

Home Depot offers nationwide express delivery from local stores

Home Depot has expanded its express delivery service to all stores across the United States. The post Home Depot offers nationwide express delivery from local stores appeared first...

Amazon’s Project Tetromino Points to the Next Frontier in Last-Mile Automation

Amazon has spent years automating fulfillment centers, where robots move inventory, assist picking, sort products, and reduce the number of touches required to get an order out the...

BharatNet Phase 3: Amilionn, ITI project surpasses 40% completion in Himachal Pradesh

Amilionn's scope spans 11 blocks of Mandi district: Mandi Sadar, Balh, Bali Chowki, Chauntra, Dharmpur, Drang, Gohar, Gopalpur, Karsog, Seraj and Sundarnagar, some of the most dema...

Colorado Eyes $31.5 Million Middle Mile Build

The state’s interconnected backhaul vision depends on uncertain federal funding and expanded legal authority.