Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. As I mentioned earlier this week, Amazon is continuing its course of supply chain innovation. Last month, the company began testing its electric delivery vans in Los Angeles as part of its Climate Pledge.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Of course, this will become something that everyone has to deal with at some point while for now, it’s just for the large sites. Delivery options It’s getting easier and easier for brands to send their products to various places on earth. They are helping by streamlining the customer’s journey.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 13, 2025

The main differences I’ve observed over the years include: Scale and Volume: While B2C typically handles individual packages, B2B often deals with pallets, containers, or entire truckloads. I’ve seen single B2B shipments that would fill thousands of B2C packages.

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10xLogistics

MARCH 27, 2013

The UPS store seems like the logical partner as it solidifies the use of UPS for the package delivery and there is one on just about every street corner. Of course, there is still partnering with the Post Office (interestingly UPS has already started doing in the sustainability space) which I think makes a lot of sense.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Vans, Matternet and siroop start pilot project for on-demand delivery of e-commerce goods. Loblaw says it’s exploring grocery home delivery partnership with Instacart (CTVnews). Package delivery startup Doorman is shutting down (TechCrunch). Ford and Lyft Sign Driverless-Car Agreement (WSJ – sub.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 5, 2018

When Amazon first got off the ground back in 1997, waiting a week or two for a book was par for the course, and that was assuming that the item was being shipped domestically. The modern consumer expects rapid deliveries that border on the level of impossible back in the inception of e-commerce. Package delivery is kind of like a race.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Every year at this time, group news editor Jeff Berman combs through the mountain of news that were reported, written, posted by the Logistics Management editorial staff over the course of the year to create the following list. 1) Amazon rolls out new plans for delivery service partners network. 3) ELD mandate has been a bumpy ride.

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