Last-Mile Logistics: The Quick Guide to Peak Season Prep

Key considerations for your peak season delivery strategy

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In the Peak Season ePaper, learn how you can provide:

  • Fast, efficient deliveries without adding costs or seasonal surcharges
  • Real-time tracking, including SMS communications
  • Proof of deliveries, and more… 

Download the free ePaper to learn how brands can provide a superior delivery experience for their customers during peak season and beyond. 

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Peak Season Challenges with Traditional Carriers

During the upcoming Peak Season, online shoppers will demand fast deliveries for free or low costs. However, if you’re using a traditional carrier like UPS or FedEx, for same-, next-, or two-day delivery rates can be 2-3 times the rate for ground shipping. Add in any number of Peak Season surcharges, and deliveries get expensive in a minute. Not to mention adding in fuel and residential surcharges, too.

But brands have been wary of transitioning to a modern delivery provider, especially for Peak Season, due to concerns including: 

  • Same-, next-, and two-day deliveries are expensive
  • Ability to deliver at scale or accept capacity surges
  • Perceived difficulties of working with a new carrier

These misconceptions prevent brands from diversifying their carrier strategy or moving to another carrier altogether. But it's time to reconsider in time for Peak Season.

Technology Drives Faster Deliveries

Many modern last-mile delivery carriers have new technologies that help, not hurt, their ability to provide fast deliveries at affordable prices, sometimes at close-to-ground rates. Furthermore, that same technology that supports fast deliveries often scales easily too.

Plus, some modern delivery providers, including AxleHire, have built their platforms to provide the most efficient warehouse-to-doorstep experience for the customer and the brand.

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Emerging models like independent couriers, crowd-shipping services,  and autonomous  delivery can be layered into traditional methods to support growth and service performance.”  

–Deloitte, Digital Commerce  Transformation  



Peak Season 2023 

Peak Season 2023 is the rearview mirror now, and with it, all of the recent disruptions in the logistics industry. But, nothing will curb consumers’ expectations for fast and reliable deliveries. No matter what, brands will still need to provide their online customers with:  

  • Efficient and fast deliveries
  • A great delivery experience, including real-time tracking and communications
  • Sustainable deliveries without giving up speed or convenience

AxleHire, a modern, tech-enabled delivery provider, has developed fast, efficient last-mile delivery services with e-commerce consumers' high expectations in mind.

To ensure brands can provide the superior package delivery experience that customers demand during Peak Season, we have put together this Peak Season ePaper.