The Amazon.com vans parked outside apartment buildings and along suburban cul-de-sacs aren’t just bearing gifts to online shoppers this holiday season. The e-commerce giant’s home-delivery push has been a boon to automakers, too.
December 19, 2019last-mile delivery
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics
Vans queue up to leave an Amazon delivery center in Englewood, Colo., on July 30, 2019. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Amazon’s Van-Buying Spree Delivers a Gift to Auto Industry
Vans queue up to leave an Amazon delivery center in Englewood, Colo., on July 30, 2019. (David Zalubowski/Associated Press)
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Justin Osborne, driver for J.B. Hunt delivers kitchen appliance. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News)
Fleets Reap Riches by Expanding Into Last-Mile Service
Justin Osborne, driver for J.B. Hunt delivers kitchen appliance. (Sergio Flores/Bloomberg News)
Truck driver Justin Osborne pulled up to a house in the Dallas suburbs last month and started unloading an oven, a dishwasher and a microwave. His mission: Help J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. win the battle for new delivery riches spurred by e-commerce.
January 9, 2019
Business, Technology
Alpine SG Acquires E-Courier Software
Alpine SG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, has acquired e-Courier Software, which provides last-mile delivery software solutions, according to a Nov. 20 press release. Financial terms were not disclosed.
November 27, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Seacoast Capital Invests $10 million in Deliver-It
Capital investor Seacoast Capital has announced a $10 million investment in last-mile logistics company Deliver-It.
November 5, 2018
Business, Technology, Top 100
Schneider
Fleets Target Opportunities in Growing Final-Mile Sector
Schneider
It was not so long ago that home delivery of products such as furniture, mattresses and televisions was straightforward and rigid, with few choices for customers.
July 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Jim Young/Bloomberg News
Amazon Enlists Delivery Startups to Help Expand Shipment Volume
Jim Young/Bloomberg News
Amazon.com’s ever-expanding retail empire is going to need more workers and vehicles to get millions of packages to shoppers’ doors. To do so, the web retailer is encouraging people to start their own delivery businesses.
June 28, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
A box moves along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Kenosha, Wisc. (Jim Young/Bloomberg News)
Amazon Starts Delivering Goods to Trunks of GMs, Volvos
A box moves along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Kenosha, Wisc. (Jim Young/Bloomberg News)
Amazon.com has partnered with General Motors Co. and Volvo Cars to deliver packages to car trunks in 37 U.S. cities, as the e-commerce giant seeks new delivery methods for customers who may be wary of leaving packages outside or allowing couriers into their homes.
April 24, 2018
Business, Technology
Pulse collects data on every package, including those delivered by UPS. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Pulse System Monitors Package Delivery on the Last Mile
Pulse collects data on every package, including those delivered by UPS. (Mark Lennihan/Associated Press)
Last-mile delivery problems by package delivery firms have propelled the development of an artificial intelligence-based software system designed to help merchants track their packages along the last mile and fix problems before they touch customers.
March 13, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics
Penske Truck Leasing's Mike Hasinec by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
Industry Ready to Meet Demand for Last-Mile Delivery Option
Penske Truck Leasing's Mike Hasinec by John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ATLANTA — A combination of better equipment, increasing governmental pressure and improving economics is aligning to make a case that alternative-power options can make practical sense to meet the trucking industry’s growing last-mile delivery needs, experts said.
March 6, 2018
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics, Autonomous
A view of the exhibit floor during TMC 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. This year's annual meeting will be in Atlanta. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Technology of Tomorrow to Be Key Topic at TMC Annual Meeting
A view of the exhibit floor during TMC 2017 in Nashville, Tenn. This year's annual meeting will be in Atlanta. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Future advancements in the trucking industry will be at the forefront of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition set for early next month.
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