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4 Bold Predictions for Plumbing and HVAC Deliveries in 2025

4 Bold Predictions for Plumbing and HVAC Deliveries in 2025

No one can predict the future with total accuracy, but there are a few things about 2025 that we know for sure. For instance, we know that starting in 2025 the EPA is phasing out Freon in favor of more environmentally friendly alternatives. The consensus is that this is going to have a major impact on the price of new HVAC installations starting early next year.

What Are the Keys to Exceptional Last Mile Fulfillment?

What Are the Keys to Exceptional Last Mile Fulfillment?

At a recent panel, the logistics experts at Maersk noted the increased prominence that NPS had gained in the last few years among last mile operators. Given the increased emphasis on last mile fulfillment in what feels like every corner of commerce recently, this shouldn’t come as too much of a shock. As the concept of the last mile has increasingly become a household term, expectations for deliveries across the board have become more ingrained—and exceeding those expectations has gotten more and more crucial to success.

5 Ways to Optimize Routes More Quickly and Save Money Doing It

5 Ways to Optimize Routes More Quickly and Save Money Doing It

Creating optimal delivery routes has never been easier—which is lucky, because it’s also never been more crucial to success. Fuel costs and driver hours are consistently among the biggest expenses that come with last mile deliveries, and when you’re able to optimize your routes you can help to minimize both of those line items. Given the economic headwinds that many last mile delivery businesses have to grapple with, there’s not many who would turn down the opportunity to significantly reduce those costs.

What Is Last Mile Tracking and Visibility?

What Is Last Mile Tracking and Visibility?

Last mile tracking spells the difference between successful delivery operations and unsuccessful ones. It’s key to minimizing failed or missed deliveries, lowering operating costs, and increasing customer satisfaction. Simply put, it’s one of the fundamental bedrocks of efficient last mile logistics. 

What Does AI-Powered Shipping Look Like?

What Does AI-Powered Shipping Look Like?

According to a recent Gartner article, high performing supply chain organizations leverage AI at more than twice the rate of lower performing businesses. There’s a handful of reasons this might be the case—higher-performing supply chains might be more technologically cutting edge overall, not just in this one area—but the basic fact points to one important idea: AI is already here, and it’s already making an impact in logistics.