{"id":78729,"date":"2025-06-05T14:59:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T12:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devepg.bfoundlabs.com\/last-mile-transport\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T10:01:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T08:01:45","slug":"last-mile-transport-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/ae\/logistics-consulting\/logistics-planning\/last-mile-transport-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Mile Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"78729\" class=\"elementor elementor-78729 elementor-74096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36bcfcd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36bcfcd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-611221e elementor-widget elementor-widget-off-canvas\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bbf20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59bbf20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-lg-push-2\"><p><strong>Last mile service providers are facing huge challenges.<\/strong>\u00a0They have to cope with a\u00a0<strong>large volume of orders<\/strong>, which is constantly growing, driven by online retail.\u00a0<strong>At the same time, customer tolerance of delivery services is also declining<\/strong>\u00a0with last mile service providers facing complaints about double-parking, air pollution in city centers and higher delivery costs. And that is just one issue among many, as delivery to the recipient is the most cost-intensive and time-consuming stage of the entire logistics chain.\u00a0<strong>The last mile is a challenge.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c53384 e-con-full epgcontainer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c53384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9d5f98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9d5f98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fedbc25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fedbc25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b2d7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b2d7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_EPC_Whitepaper_Last-Mile_Mockup_ENU_600x600px_V1-0_848eaed982.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-74090\" alt=\"EPG white paper on future transport technology.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae2423b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae2423b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c93695 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c93695\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALL CHANGE IN THE LAST MILE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-431e52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"431e52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-lg-push-2\"><p><b>The last mile is a challenge.<\/b>\u00a0What ways are there to optimize the delivery process? What role does digitalization play in all this? And what scenarios could soon be reality?\u00a0<b>This white paper<\/b>\u00a0provides an overview of the current situation for the last mile, discusses alternative delivery options and takes a look into the future.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271b29d elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"271b29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Doff_canvas%3Aopen%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjYxMTIyMWUiLCJkaXNwbGF5TW9kZSI6Im9wZW4ifQ%3D%3D\" data-selected-link=\"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/last_mile.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DOWNLOAD NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2790d94 e-con-full epgcontainer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2790d94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2fb02e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a2fb02e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0473ff0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0473ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The last mile \u2013 challenges for a sector.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6dbf68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6dbf68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-147083e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"147083e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<strong>section from the parcel service provider&#8217;s to the recipient<\/strong>, known as the last mile,\u00a0<strong>is an extremely cost and time-intensive stage of the supply chain.<\/strong>\u00a0This is because of the small delivery quantities, the wide distribution of delivery addresses and an average of four failed delivery attempts. The last mile also involves traffic congestion, pollution and noise. This stage of the transport chain will likely continue to be a\u00a0<strong>major challenge<\/strong>\u00a0due to the continuing growth in e-commerce and the associated volume of deliveries. Academic and industry experts are working on developing new concepts and expanding established solutions to optimize last mile logistics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bea5f55 e-con-full epgcontainer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bea5f55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;widescreen&quot;,&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;laptop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6e62e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fc6e62e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cc067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79cc067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online retail as driver.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f79875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f79875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One click in your shopping cart and an order is on its way. e-commerce provides a quick and convenient way to order goods from the comfort of your sofa and have them delivered directly to your front door. No wonder then that online trade, and in particular the B2C sector, is seeing high growth. According to a forecast by the statistics portal, Statista, e-commerce sales in 2018 will be around 53 billion euros (2016: 44 billion euros). The increase in the volume of last mile shipments is closely linked to the boom in online retail. According to the 2019 Last Mile Study by the German Parcel and Express Association (BIEK), 3.52 billion parcels were sent in 2018, which is an increase of around 4.9 percent compared to the previous year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875797a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"875797a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050d4b5 e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"050d4b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-80,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_EPC_CEP-Market_in_Numbers_V1-1_4117d69c11.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74091 lazyload\" alt=\"German parcel market growth graph 2000-2018\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csm_EPC_CEP-Market_in_Numbers_V1-1_4117d69c11.png 847w, https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/csm_EPC_CEP-Market_in_Numbers_V1-1_4117d69c11-768x619.png.webp 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 847px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 847\/683;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b232db1 e-con-full epgcontainer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b232db1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cee8a91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cee8a91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-360ffc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"360ffc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c54a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c54a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is no universal remedy.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a991d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04a991d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-lg-push-2\"><p><strong>One thing is clear.<\/strong>\u00a0New concepts are needed to make the last mile cost-efficient and environmentally friendly \u2013 both in terms of delivery and vehicle drive technology. However, there is clearly no one solution that meets all the challenges. Each of the above approaches has strengths and weaknesses. Not every strategy meets the specific needs of urban and rural areas either. Service providers of the last mile therefore need to develop new solutions, test their practical suitability and make appropriate investments. But customers also have to accept new technologies for the last mile and the extra costs for delivery to their door.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256ebef e-con-full epgcontainer e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"256ebef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb89fb2 e-con-full mattiertesGlas e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb89fb2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965d58b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965d58b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b0203 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66b0203\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to learn more about our solution suite?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348c798 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"348c798\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df590d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3df590d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.epg.com\/ae\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-right-long\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET IN TOUCH WITH US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more Download Last Mile Transport Whitepaper First name Last Name Company Business email By submitting your data, you consent to the details you have provided on this form being processed. 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