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Trends & Innovations in Last Mile Delivery | Matthias Winkenbach

Episode Summary

In this episode, Chris Caplice sits down with his MIT colleague and last mile transportation expert, Dr. Matthias Winkenbach. The duo discuss what it takes to build an effective last mile delivery strategy in urban areas with tactics such as: Multi-tier distribution On-demand delivery Drone logistics Their discussion wraps up with what Matthias thinks will stick around in the transportation industry as a result of COVID-19. Inam Iyoob then joins Chris for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by FMIC.  [16:29] ICYMI, here’s the 2013 60 Minutes interview with Jeff Bezos where he unveils Amazon’s delivery drone concept: https://youtu.be/-qOBm3Iwlzo

Episode Notes

In this episode, Chris Caplice sits down with his MIT colleague and last mile transportation expert, Dr. Matthias Winkenbach. The duo discuss what it takes to build an effective last mile delivery strategy in urban areas with tactics such as:

Their discussion wraps up with what Matthias thinks will stick around in the transportation industry as a result of COVID-19. Inam Iyoob then joins Chris for the latest North American truckload market rate trends and forecast powered by FMIC

[16:29] ICYMI, here’s the 2013 60 Minutes interview with Jeff Bezos where he unveils Amazon’s delivery drone concept: https://youtu.be/-qOBm3Iwlzo