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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...

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...

Why Route Planning Sits at the Heart of Last-mile Transformation

Last-mile delivery is the most expensive, most visible, and most operationally complex part of the supply chain. It accounts for up to 53% of total shipping costs. It is where cust...

Descartes adds last-mile tech in latest deal

Descartes announced Monday that it has acquired Santiago, Chile-based last-mile solutions provider Drivin for $30 million. The post Descartes adds last-mile tech in latest deal app...

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 AI: Pointed at the wrong problems

Most last-mile AI investments go to routing but the areas that drive costs and CSAT are untouched.

ElasticRun is fulfilling India’s quick commerce appetite with last-mile delivery solutions

The last mile delivery of logistics in India is now focused on speed and ElasticRun is geared up to fulfill this growing demand with its tech stack emerging as the key differentiat...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Descartes’ acquisition of Drivin will expand its last mile reach in Latin America

The move broadens Descartes' regional reach and strengthens its delivery management business.

Ceva Logistics poised to acquire European final-mile courier Paack

Colis Privé, a subsidiary of Ceva Logistics, has reached a tentative agreement to acquire major units of Paack, allowing it to enter the delivery market in Spain and Portugal. The...

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 To Tackle The 'Last Mile' Blockers to Speed

Joining FinextraTV at EBAday 2026 in Copenhagen, Olivier Lens, Head of Central and Eastern Europe, Swift, discussed some of the significant challenges within the 'last mile' of cro...

DoorDash teams with Shopify on delivery for small retailers

DoorDash has synced its marketplace with the Shopify app to enable small retailers with stores to utilize its on-demand delivery network. The post DoorDash teams with Shopify on d...

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...

Mahindra Last Mile Mobility becomes India’s EV unicorn

Electric three-wheeler penetration jumping from 12% to 40% in two years shows how fast India's delivery fleet is turning electric The post Mahindra Last Mile Mobility becomes India...

Radius gives its customers access to Milence’s European heavy-duty electric truck charging network

Business mobility provider Radius has added the Milence charging network to its list of partners. The Milence charging network is built specifically to serve heavy goods vehicles (...

ElasticRun’s playbook for last-mile delivery; Making job applications faster, smarter

ElasticRun has rewritten the logistics rulebook of logistics as it no longer depends on a hub-and-spoke model, and has instead has created a network that fulfills deliveries faster...