Last Mile

The new 150,000 square-foot Atlanta-based facility is based 20 miles away from the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport and has access to some of the main thoroughfares for “speedy air and ground parcel transportation.

The 40,000 square-foot facility, which is located at 3500 Tricenter Boulevard, is the first one for LaserShip in North Carolina’s triangle area, with the company noting that it can process up to 14,000 packages per hour. There are currently 15 full-time employees at the facility, and LaserShip said it intends to hire up to 22, in order to help meet local delivery demand.

Company officials said that this service offering addresses the complexities associated with the last leg of a shipment’s route to its destination, adding that its GlobalTranz TMS is equipped with a built-in final mile module that automatically pairs the LTL linehaul carrier with a properly equipped, dedicated final mile carrier.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Marc Gorlin, Founder and CEO of Atlanta-based Roadie, an on-the-way delivery service with the nation’s largest local same-day footprint. Gorlin addressed ways in which Roadie’s offerings are providing both corporations and consumers some delivery certainty in an uncertain time.

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Logistics professionals now need to leverage diverse systems and new ways of thinking in an effort to improve carrier partnerships and increase speed and efficiency. With that in mind, the editorial staff of LM has put together a collection of features to help readers push that pace of change inside their organizations.

Three of our top parcel industry sources bring us up to speed on the fastest moving, most dynamic service sector in logistics.

A recovering industrial economy, “improving” inventory levels and higher rate forecasts buoy top LTL carrier optimism for 2020.

For shippers, the importance of “know your service provider” has never been more relevant. You must understand how your freight will be delivered. You are the one who promises “free next-day service,” and the buyer assumes you have figured out how to do this.

Given the ever-increasing role that the intersection of e-commerce and last-mile logistics has in the retail supply chain, it does not come as a huge surprise that meeting ever-increasing consumer delivery expectations is a top challenge, especially for regional last-mile logistics players. That was a key theme at a session at this week’s RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) LINK 2020 Conference in Dallas.

Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Jim Gehr, President, Retail, DHL Supply Chain, North America, at the RILA (Retail Industry Leaders Association) LINK 2020 in Dallas. Their conversation focused on a wide range of topics, including trade and tariffs, Peak Season, coronavirus, and last mile logisitcs, among others.

As a leading global retailer, it is not surprising that Walmart is as active on the last mile front as anybody. Logistics Management's Jeff Berman recently had a chance to talk to JP Suarez, Chief Administration Officer for Walmart International, to learn about Walmart's global last mile initiatives.

FedEx Freight describes FedEx Freight Direct as an e-commerce service that handles the delivery of bulky items like furniture, televisions, and exercise equipment, among other items.

Following various reports in January that indicated FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of Memphis-based transportation and logistics titan FedEx, was taking its initial steps into the rapidly-growing, e-commerce-driven last-mile logistics sector, a recent report confirmed that the company’s plan remains on track.

With e-commerce growing at the rate of more than 15% annually, logisticians have been studying the best way to deliver all these home deliveries faster and cheaper than ever.