What’s the Future of Parcel Shipping?
Drones. Blockchain. Autonomous vehicles. We’ve been hearing about how technologies like these are going to revolutionize delivery for years now. And there’s no doubt that trends li...
How Segmenting Your Communications Improves Last Mile Efficiency
Technology has gone a long way towards demystifying the last mile in the last few years. For decades, last mile deliveries were something of a black box, with virtually no meaningf...
How Efficiency and Sustainability Go Together in the Last Mile
When logistics professionals think about obstacles to going green in the last mile, a number of hurdles probably come to mind: accurately measuring CO2 output, finding electric veh...
How to Speed Up Sales and Delivery Territory Planning
Territory planning: it’s a crucial part of successful delivery and sales operations for many businesses (especially wholesalers and distributors), but the phrase probably sounds li...
How Can Fast, AI-Powered What-If Scenarios Impact Last Mile Logistics?
When logistics professionals think about what-if scenarios, they may be more likely to think of them in connection with processes that model the entire supply chain, not just the l...
5 Challenges in Digital Transformation of Last Mile Logistics
A few years ago, it was a popularly cited figure that 70% of digital transformations fail to achieve their goals. It’s easy to imagine that that number has probably gotten a lot le...
4 Common Pitfalls in Delivery Territory Management
Right now, there are a number of software solutions on the market devoted to planning territories that are balanced, efficient, and aligned with larger business goals—addressing th...
82% of Businesses Are Worried About Late Deliveries Over the Holidays
In DispatchTrack’s latest report, we found that most businesses (66%) aren’t getting an earlier start this year than last when it comes to holiday preparations. But that doesn’t me...
Why 92% of Businesses Expect Higher Costs This Holiday Season
If you looked at the headline and immediately answered: fuel prices—you’re only half right. According to Dispatchtrack’s 2022 Holiday Perspective, 93% of businesses expect operatin...
How to Handle Uncertainty Around Deliveries This Holiday Season
If you’re in the last mile delivery game, it’s almost never too early to start thinking about the holidays—and this year’s no different. Between ongoing concerns about inflation to...
Green Logistics Platform: What to Look For
It’s no secret that your customers—whether they be end consumers or other businesses—are increasingly going to factor sustainability into their decisions about who to buy from and ...