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Workhorse Group is conducting autonomous drone package deliveries in real-world scenarios for homes in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area, using a system that is integrated with its line of electric delivery trucks.
A bi-annual survey into home delivery and final mile finds that customers want their e-commerce orders faster and faster – and they want them free. But it’s hardly free for the companies doing the delivering, and it’s driving changes in the retail supply chain that may affect even carriers not in the final-mile business.
The way Americans get their groceries is changing – and that's affecting refrigerated transporters and the equipment they buy.
DHL is getting back into the domestic delivery market in the U.S. with its new DHL Parcel Metro service in major cities, backed by increasing use of high-tech solutions in the delivery process and the warehouse.
Joshua Chamuler was named director of transportation at ThriftBooks, which is based in Seattle, Wash., and is the largest online seller of used books in the world.
Recent moves suggest Amazon, the online retail giant, is taking steps to establish its own air and land parcel delivery service.
The future of telematics usage in commercial fleets looks brighter than ever. With the continued interest of technologies such as autonomous vehicles and the ideas behind a connected-car network, telematics systems are only going to continue to grow in relevance.
UPS is expecting a record 1.4 million returns on Jan. 3 after averaging more than 1 million returns every day before Christmas in December.
What’s on the minds of fleet managers as we begin a new year? To find out, we asked 29 managers of commercial, government, and utility fleets.