newsworthy Delta Cargo launches same-day air delivery service March 1, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments "Dash Critical & Medical" offers GPS package tracking for medical, legal shipments and spare parts.Read More
newsworthy Retailers call for better customer service in last-mile delivery February 16, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Survey shows need for improved customer communication, delivery rerouting, data sharing on in-transit shipments.Read More
newsworthy Report: investors spending billions in parcel-delivery sector January 31, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Growth of e-commerce draws startup firms and venture capitalists to home-delivery sector, Accenture says.Read More
newsworthy Self-driving parcel-delivery robots expand U.S. trials January 20, 2017 Ben Ames No Comments Starship Technologies lands $17.2 million in funding to deliver restaurant orders to local addresses on D.C. and California sidewalks.Read More
inbound Saucey whisks whiskey to thirsty customers January 13, 2017 DC Velocity Staff No Comments E-comm distribution firm delivers the booze in under an hour.Read More
newsworthy UPS completes acquisition of Marken December 22, 2016 Ben Ames No Comments Purchase of pharmaceutical logistics specialist gives UPS growing leverage in lucrative clinical trials shipping.Read More
inbound Students tackle "final 50 feet" challenge December 11, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Researchers at the Urban Freight Lab look for ways to improve operations in the urban goods delivery system.Read More
newsworthy UPS tests eBike delivery service in Portland, Ore. December 7, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Parcel giant extends German pilot program of electrically assisted tricycles.Read More
newsworthy Survey: Shoppers have rising standards for e-commerce delivery December 7, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments One-third of consumers will abandon a retailer for shipping a single wrong item.Read More
inbound DHL teaches its couriers to march like a penguin December 6, 2016 DC Velocity Staff No Comments German parcel giant enlists a flightless bird to demonstrate how to walk safely on icy surfaces.Read More