?? Last-mile delivery should not be scary!

How do you stop bad deliveries? With the right software, it’s possible to check if the address provided by a customer matches the location where the driver leaves the parcel. Asking a customer for a review on the completion of delivery means you’ll always know if they are happy. If you know they're not, then you can fix it!

Till next time,

News2u Team

?? Horror delivery stories

It’s scary when your delivery drivers make a mistake, and it’s posted on full blast on social media. It is even worse when TikTok videos made by customers go viral. Some leave parcels in a tree, others in the dustbin or an open field next to the public highway.?

What can businesses learn from these attempted deliveries gone wrong?

• Make sure delivery driver takes an accurate picture before leaving (this may sound obvious - but FedEx managed to take a blurry image)
• Communicate accurately and on time.?
• Don’t drop off parcels at a tree on an 800-acre farm - if the address is unclear, send them back to try the following day.

Go deeper: Attempted delivery: Horror stories

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?? 3 things for shippers to think about

Make sure the freight broker your business is using is financially sound. If the middleman goes under, the shippers are still responsible for paying the freight bill.?

Locate2u sat down with logistics expert Andrew Smith. He takes care of about 1,000 shippers every month.?

Here’s Smith’s take on what shippers must think about right now:

• The financial viability of business partners and your business model.
• The outlook of your partner’s carrier base & how your partners are combating fraud.
• Ensure your business is aligned with strategic partners based on next year’s volume expectation.?

Go deeper: No freight recession, says seasoned expert

WATCH: Logistics expert thinks the decline in the freight market as a freight broker in the last year has been linked to oversupply.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-884tvAiiE8

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?? Last-mile delivery worth $166 billion in 2027

The latest report by Technavio gives last-mile delivery a whopping $166 billion price tag, which it predicts will be reached in just four years.?

What does this all mean for last-mile delivery business opportunities?

• Market growth will progress at a CAGR of 15.62% during the forecast period.
• Significant increase in the growth of the e-commerce industry in China and the US.
• Sharp increasing focus on technological advances as an emerging trend in the market.

Go deeper: Global Last Mile Delivery Market

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????Let’s go all tech

With more trucks on the highways, accident rates have revved up, too. Here’s how tech can help minimize accidents while on the road.?

• ‘Lane Departure Warnings’ that alert drivers if the truck veers off its lane
• ‘Forward Collision Warnings’ to forewarn about looming obstacles
• ‘Automatic Emergency Braking’ for those critical moments when human reflexes might fall short.

Go deeper: How tech reduces crashes

?? European startup Circu Li-ion has secured substantial funding of about $9 million to rethink electric vehicle battery upcycling.

Electric vehicles are the future of logistics and should be closely monitored. Why?

• The industry anticipates a surge of 130 million EVs on European roads by 2035.?
• Circu Li-ion intends to combat the resulting 130 million defunct batteries.
• If these batteries are left unattended, they could accumulate into an ecological disaster.

Go deeper: Startup bags $9 million?

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