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The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
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Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah
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The New Customer Journey with Chris Jolly
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The New Customer Journey with Chris Jolly and discuss the new customer journey. Chris is the founder of , a company that stages transportation companies ranging from traditional freight brokerages, asset-based trucking companies looking to expand into brokerage, as well as technology companies looking to implement their product into the industry. About Chris Jolly is the founder of and the host of . Chris has over 14 years of experience in transportation with the bulk of his experience in freight brokerage. His experience within freight brokerage includes...
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REPOST: Building a Freight Juggernaut Again with Michael Leto
The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
Building a Freight Juggernaut Again with Michael Leto and talk about building a freight juggernaut again. Michael is the CEO of , a digital freight marketplace that was built specifically for carriers and shippers. The platform enables carriers to bid on spot and contract business that they wouldn't otherwise have access to. Additionally, Emerge enables shippers to choose from thousands of vetted carriers or better manage their RFP communication with their existing carriers. About Michael Leto , CEO of , has been in the transportation industry for over 21 years and played an active role in...
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Surviving The LTL Market with Todd Trompeter
The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
Surviving The LTL Market with Todd Trompeter and discuss surviving the LTL market. is the Vice President of Logistics Operations for , a company that offers customizable transportation management solutions as a full-service Third-Party Logistics (3PL) provider that helps businesses manage their freight spend through industry leading technology with a large network of established carriers to customers across the country. About Todd Trompeter is the Vice President of Logistics Operations for overseeing the implementation and operations of the organization’s Managed Logistics customers, in...
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Demand Planning in VUCA Times with Ali Raza
The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
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A New Model for Grocery Delivery with Sean Coakley
The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
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The State Of The Industry with George Abernathy
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REPOST: 3PL Basics: An Introduction to 3rd Party Logistics with Roberto Cadena
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Is Sustainability Really a Problem with Matt McLelland
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info_outlineLast Mile Innovation with Emma Cosgrove
Emma Cosgrove and Joe Lynch discuss last mile innovation. Emma is a Senior Reporter on the transportation desk at Business Insider, a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond.
About Emma Cosgrove
Emma Cosgrove is a Senior Reporter on Business Insider's transportation team. She covers logistics with a focus on ecommerce. From warehouse technology to delivery labor, she tries to spread a deeper understanding of the people and systems that bring goods to our doorsteps with ever-increasing speed. Emma previously covered supply chains and food and agriculture technology for Supply Chain Dive and AgFunder News. She was a freelance food industry reporter for several years with bylines in The Atlantic, The Counter, and Edible Manhattan Magazine. She started her journalism career as a financial reporter in Beirut, Lebanon.
About The Business Insider
Business Insider is a global news and lifestyle publication with hundreds of journalists in London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore and beyond. Their mission is to inform and inspire you with news and stories you want and need to know. They strive to leave you with something valuable every time you finish reading, watching, or listening to our work. They know that we are just one of many publications seeking your attention in an increasingly busy world.
Key Takeaways: Last Mile Innovation
- Emma Cosgrove is a Senior Reporter covering Logistics at Business Insider. Emma frequently writes about the innovation and innovators in the last mile space.
- In the podcast interview, Emma describes how the explosive growth of ecommerce has transformed the once sleepy last mile space into a booming market that has shippers searching for partners and capacity.
- Some highlights of Joe and Emma’s discussion below:
- Traditionally, last mile shipping has been serviced by UPS, FedEx, and United States Postal Service (USPS).
- UPS and FedEx experienced significant growth because of ecommerce, but not all of the business has been good business. FedEx stopped working with Amazon in 2019. UPS is reexamining their ecommerce business and pursuing a strategy of “better, not bigger.”
- Even though Amazon is not a small package company, their logistics services has rapidly grown to support their ecommerce business.
- Large shippers requiring last mile logistics and transportation service have struggled to find capacity. A variety of new businesses have emerged to fill the void.
- The FRONTdoor Collective (FDC) has created the first micro-last mile delivery network with the capacity to cover 90% of residences and businesses in the US and Canada.
- Roadie is a crowdsourced delivery platform. Roadie works with consumers, small businesses and big global brands across virtually every industry to provide a faster, cheaper, more scalable solution for scheduled, same-day and urgent delivery. With more than 200,000 active drivers nationwide, Roadie reaches more than 11,000 cities and 20,000 zip codes – the largest local same-day delivery footprint in the nation.
- There are dozens of other last mile logistics providers who are lesser known, but still a very important part of the last mile market.
- The direct to consumer (DTC) market is still growing and there will be growing pains that last mile shippers must address like sustainability, reverse logistics, and the profitability in this interesting new space.