As part of Amazon’s Last Mile program, the company has created a logistics network that relies on contracted delivery services using undertrained drivers in rented trucks. This creates a wall that protects Amazon from liability in fatal collisions.
The retail giant has made a $440 million fleet order to electric truckmaker. The company says new vehicles will hit roadways as early as 2021.
The F-59 EV is being built on a Morgan Olson Walk-in Van body and will be deployed this fall for delivery routes in the greater Detroit area with a leading package delivery company.
UniGroup Logistics is now offering full-service, white glove final mile residential service of over-dimensional items for delivery, warehousing, fulfillment and reverse logistics.
FedEx won’t renew its contract with Amazon for ground delivery when it expires at the end of the month, after letting its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon run out earlier this summer.
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Walmart announced its partnership with Gatik after Arkansas passed legislation allowing for the operation of autonomous vehicles.The retailer hopes to improve customer experience and test autonomous vehicles.
UPS has announced that on Jan. 1, 2020, it will begin offering customers pick-up and delivery services seven days a week.
Boxbot and OnTrac say their new partnership will test an automated parcel delivery system that reimagines the way e-commerce packages and other shipments are delivered.
Scania's new NXT electric, self-driving concept vehicle can be quickly reconfigured to meet changing fleet needs in the course of a single work day. It can be a commuter bus in the morning and evening, for example, and a refuse truck overnight.