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Shipping & Freight
ModerateSep 17, 2026

Norfolk Southern Shifts Intermodal Strategy From Cost to Customer Experience

Norfolk Southern is repositioning its intermodal business to compete on service quality and customer experience rather than price alone. The railroad's vice president of Automotive & Intermodal Market

FreightWaves#intermodal-freight#rail-service#supply-chain-optimization
Technology & Innovation
High ImpactSep 14, 2026

Gen Z Demands Full Shipment Explainability, Here's Why

The article highlights an emerging consumer expectation that transcends traditional tracking: younger consumers will demand not just location data, but full explainability of why their shipments took

Global Trade Magazine#supply-chain-transparency#shipment-tracking#consumer-expectations
Technology & Innovation
ModerateSep 8, 2026

Lean Solutions Acquires SupportZebra to Expand AI Outsourcing

Lean Solutions Group (LSG) has acquired SupportZebra, a Philippines-based business process outsourcing firm with 1,300 employees across the Philippines and Mexico, significantly expanding LSG's workfo

FreightWaves#ai-outsourcing#business-process-outsourcing#philippines-operations
Technology & Innovation
ModerateSep 4, 2026

ESL Launches Self-Service Digital Platform for Modern Logistics

ESL has unveiled a new digital customer self-service platform designed to modernize operations within the logistics sector. This technology-driven initiative represents a broader industry shift toward

ENA English#digital-logistics#self-service-platform#logistics-technology
Shipping & Freight
ModerateSep 3, 2026

Final Mile Success Starts with Customer Experience Strategy

Maersk has published strategic insights highlighting a fundamental shift in how logistics companies should approach final mile delivery, not as a purely operational problem, but as a customer experien

Maersk#final-mile-delivery#customer-experience#last-mile-logistics
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactSep 1, 2026

Last-Mile Costs Surge 12% for Second Consecutive Year

Last-mile delivery costs continue their steep climb, with median expenses rising 12% in 2026, matching the prior year's increase and signaling a structural shift rather than a cyclical anomaly. FarEye

FreightWaves#last-mile-costs#delivery-inflation#logistics-operations
Shipping & Freight
ModerateAug 23, 2026

4 Last-Mile Delivery Performance Strategies from DHL

DHL's guidance on last-mile delivery performance addresses one of supply chain's most persistent operational challenges. The "last mile", final delivery to customers, typically accounts for 50-60% of

DHL#last-mile-delivery#delivery-optimization#logistics-performance
Shipping & Freight
ModerateAug 19, 2026

Saia Launches 10 AM Delivery Guarantee With Enhanced Tracking

Saia, a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier, has introduced a new guaranteed 10 AM delivery service paired with enhanced supply chain visibility features. This development represents a competiti

Commercial Carrier Journal#last-mile-delivery#guaranteed-delivery#supply-chain-visibility
Shipping & Freight
High ImpactAug 14, 2026

Maersk Bets Vertical Integration Wins Last-Mile Delivery

Maersk is strategically repositioning last-mile delivery from a cost center to a data intelligence engine by vertically integrating its North American operations across ocean freight, ground transport

FreightWaves#last-mile-delivery#vertical-integration#supply-chain-visibility
Shipping & Freight
ModerateJul 8, 2026

FedEx Freight Spin-Off Drives Customer Experience Improvements

FedEx Freight has reported positive customer experience metrics in the period following its spin-off from FedEx Corporation, signaling that organizational independence may be delivering operational be

Global Trade Magazine#fedex-freight#ltl-carrier#spin-off
Shipping & Freight
ModerateJun 30, 2026

Saia Launches REV Initiative to Accelerate LTL Transit Times

Saia has launched REV (Rapid, Expanded, Visible), a comprehensive network optimization initiative designed to address evolving shipper expectations around speed, predictability, and transparency in le

FreightWaves#ltl-freight#network-optimization#service-visibility