Postal Hub podcast

Apr 23, 2018

Dean Maciuba, Managing Partner North America for Last Mile Experts, joins me to discuss FedEx, Walmart, e-commerce returns, PUDO networks, the post office, and more!

• FedEx Office's deal with Walmart:
  • Background to the deal
  • Comparisons with other PUDO networks
  • What the deal means for e-commerce returns
• FedEx's...

Apr 16, 2018

Postal expert and qualified drone pilot Richard Wishart joins me to discuss delivery by drone, including:

• How to become a drone pilot
• Use cases for delivery drones
• How UPS, Swiss Post, and Iceland Post are delivering by drone
• Roadblocks to drone delivery becoming viable
• Autonomous delivery
• The role of the post in...

Apr 10, 2018

Marshall Hughes, co-founder and CEO of on-demand delivery startup Passel joins me to talk about crowd-sourced delivery. We cover:

• Early learnings from the Passel model
• Integrating crowd-sourced with contracted courier companies
• Gig economy vs crowd-sourced delivery
• "Standard" delivery vs "gig" delivery
• Expansion and...

Apr 3, 2018

Sam Clarke, founder of all-electric delivery firm Gnewt Cargo, on using electric vehicles in the last mile:

• Why Gnewt Cargo was founded and how it expanded
• Electric vehicles and congestion charges
• Legislative restrictions affecting diesel vehicles
• Making electric vehicle delivery working in the real world
• What the...