Last mile delivery is about a lot more than just cheap, fast order fulfillment. It’s about a lot more than the Amazon effect, or the e-commerce boom. It’s about managing complexity...
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What’s the Best Route Optimization Software for 2024?
Every year, customer expectations around delivery change at least a little bit. A recent study showed that nearly 70% of people wouldn’t reorder from a company that failed to deliv...
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How to Scale Your Delivery Processes in Building Supplies Delivery
Dropping a couple of stacks of 2x4s and a case of joist hangers at a home builder’s site is all in a day’s work, but what happens when you need to do that for hundreds of sites—and...
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The Best Route Planner App for Last Mile Logistics
It’s a cliche at this point to say that the last mile of the supply chain is often the most expensive—but it’s true. Studies show that it can account for about 40-50% of total logi...
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5 Key Features Your App for Delivery Drivers Should Offer
Planning is one thing—execution is another. What is it they say about the best-laid plans in logistics? That’s right: they require (among other things) an effective mobile app to e...
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When’s the Last Time You Did a Route Analysis?
Many ops managers and routing specialists approach route analysis with the same gleeful anticipation as an upcoming root canal. Throw in a few “what ifs” and you have the perfect r...
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Is Good Enough Routing Really Good Enough?
One of the surprisingly common refrains we hear from delivery organizations we talk to is that their route optimization is “good enough.” In other words, they know it’s not on the ...
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What's the Right Logistics Software for Your Last Mile?
The only thing worse than choosing logistics software is not choosing logistics software. In spite of all the technological advances that have made in the world of logistics in the...
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The Last Mile Guide to Route Optimization in 2024
When it comes to last mile deliveries, routes are at the bedrock of everything you do. The efficiency of your routes determines how quickly you’ll be able to turn around orders, ho...
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Delivery Management Software Buying Guide
There’s plenty of advice on the internet about how to purchase delivery management software, from software review sites that offer reviews and tips to opinion pieces in publication...
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Who Needs Dispatching Software?
Okay, you’ve got a delivery or service order, you’ve got a fleet of trucks, and you’ve got a roster of drivers and technicians. How do you get the right driver for the job to reach...
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DispatchTrack vs Roadnet: What’s the Right Choice?
If you’re a last mile logistics operator, a successful day starts and ends with your tech platform. Good tech is the oil that keeps your ops running smoothly. The right technology ...
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Last Mile Logistics Explained
Delivery is a part of life—more so now than at any other point in recent memory. For most people, the processes that make effective, on-time deliveries possible more or less fade i...
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