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Home Delivery Robots: Last Mile Gamechangers

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In this situation, an autonomous vehicle brings a package to a customer’s house, whereupon the customer enters a code and retrieves the package from a cargo hold. Udelv’s delivery bot is a multi-stop electric delivery vehicle which features a self-contained, swappable modular cargo pod called the uPod.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

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The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes.

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30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2016. Rhiana Gallen, Denver Water. Content Summary: Rhiana Gallen, age 23, is a contract specialist with Denver Water. Content Summary: Lauren Sylvester, age 29, is manager, cargo air acquisitions, with the U.S. 30 Supply Chain Leaders Under 30—Class of 2015. Media Type.

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Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”?

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Spun off from GlobalTranz (July 2016). Cargo Chief. Platform launch in May 2016. Acquiring an autonomous trucking company was another clear indicator, as was the 2015 Uber Cargo test runs in Hong Kong. As a matter of fact, there are at least 10 companies that have billed themselves as an “Uber of freight,”: Company.

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