A lot of responsibility rests on the shoulders of your final mile carrier. They can be the only face-to-face interaction your customer has with your brand ; they’re ensuring legal compliance for specialized deliveries; and they’re carrying your precious products. Finding a final mile carrier you trust to do all the above can be stressful. Here are a few […]
You grew your fleet during the Holidays to accommodate the overload, expecting to have to let some of your independent contractors go when the order volume dropped. But what if you could maintain those numbers year round, even during the slow seasons? Technology has changed the final mile industry forever, and new verticals are rising […]
The economy is on fire. New trends in consumer buying habits are setting the final mile home delivery industry ablaze. It’s time for you, the final mile carrier, to take advantage of this growth, break into new markets and expand. And naturally, the country is in the middle of a driver shortage. But, how do […]
Many companies have tried and failed to bring fully automated warehouses into fruition. Perhaps one of the most famous failures, Elon Musk, even stated: “Humans are underrated.” Now, Mujin Tokyo, a Japanese company, is the first in the world to create a completely humanless warehouse successfully. Adding automated robots to your warehouse can help you save […]
Time and time again, the biggest complaint we hear from our logistics partners is that they’re struggling with final mile carrier compliance. Carriers aren’t delivering packages on time, they’re not obtaining the signatures needed, or they’re not providing adequate updates on the shipment’s progress. All of this information is vital to you, the shipper, to […]
With capacity already tight, and e-commerce continuing to boom, if you’re not attracting new final mile business, you’re doing something wrong. Could that wrong lie in your websites optimization? 75% of people admit to judging a company’s credibility based on their website alone. If you’d like to see more people use your company in 2019, […]
You spend 28% of your transportation budget in the final-mile. 28%. If you could reduce some of that supply chain waste back to, say, 20% or 15% would you? Of course, you would. With that savings, you could expand your company’s workforce, raise wages, or develop new products. Are you ready to start saving money in the final-mile? […]
Final mile delivery can be scary, but sometimes things take a turn for the worse. Please enjoy our dramatic retellings of these home delivery horror stories… 1. BATHMOPHOBIA This unsuspecting driver was struck unable to complete his delivery when he encountered it: Iron Stairs. Paralyzed with fear he decided today was not the day […]
As e-commerce sales are on the rise, more eyes are moving to the final mile. This area of the supply chain is still relatively new to many shippers, and with this new extension comes a more pressing need for visibility through the final mile. Losing visibility in the final mile is typically caused by the […]
Amazon made national news recently when an Atlanta-area family found a snake in their package. While the snake itself was deemed non-venomous, the family has requested that Amazon pay the almost $500 they spent on a wildlife removal company to come and remove the unwanted critter from their home. Supply Chain visibility would have helped.It’s hard […]