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August 25, 2021
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There is a new last-mile entrant to provide capacity ahead of the holiday season. The FRONTdoor Collective (FDC) aims to provide shippers with an alternative to Amazon, FedEx, and UPS, entering the market with a franchise model designed to lure local delivery service partners (DSP) and expand capacity available in the market. FDC allows franchisees to avoid volume caps that other last-mile service providers often place on their outsourced networks. It gives those franchise carriers, some of whom still work with Amazon, more flexibility. It sounds fantastic, and we’re glad to see new final mile providers enter an arena that certainly needs new capacity. But aren’t they going to be utilizing the same pool of drivers as the current providers? It will be interesting to see what level of capacity the FDC adds. What are your thoughts? Ship Smarter. |