
Why Early Isn’t the Same as On-Time for Last Mile Deliveries
Conventional wisdom is wrong about as often as it’s right. For example, in delivery management “timing is everything” is wrong: Timing is the only thing.
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Conventional wisdom is wrong about as often as it’s right. For example, in delivery management “timing is everything” is wrong: Timing is the only thing.
Much like with most industries, transportation has faced its share of challenges in the past two years. For one, trucking volumes rose by 30 percent because of the panic buying at ...
Scheduling shifts, generating routes, and managing last-minute changes are just some of the challenges distributors face every day. It takes dynamic workflows to keep up with the m...
Managing last mile deliveries in any sector is complicated. The more orders you have to deliver, the more possible route permutations there are, and the more difficult it becomes t...
It is not easy to create routes for drivers. Efficient route planning without a proper tool is nearly impossible, especially when there are dozens or hundreds of delivery routes to...
When it comes to big and bulky deliveries, the best thing a delivery can be is on-time—at least according to DispatchTrack’s 2022 Big and Bulky Delivery Report. Our survey of more ...
For fleets with a large number of vehicles operating across multiple states or regions, dispatching your drivers efficiently is a vital part of streamlining operations and keeping ...
Sometimes, last mile deliveries can feel a little bit like an example of Murphy’s Law: whatever can go wrong, will go wrong. And there’s a lot that can go wrong: late deliveries, e...
Most last mile delivery software solutions have two primary components: a delivery management platform and a driver mobile app. While the former tends to get the most attention, th...
While simple GPS apps can guide road users to efficiently get from point A to point B according to present traffic conditions, that’s not enough for drivers who need to complete mu...
Optimizing routes entails taking customer order and factoring in your fleet’s available resources, operational constraints, and logistics network in order to find the route and sto...