{"id":13288,"date":"2023-06-02T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/?p=13288"},"modified":"2023-06-02T15:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T15:07:52","slug":"last-mile-tracking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/e-commerce\/last-mile-tracking","title":{"rendered":"What is last mile tracking?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13288\" class=\"elementor elementor-13288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b11a7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b11a7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-954a754\" data-id=\"954a754\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91b20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d91b20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last mile of a delivery journey plays a crucial role in customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last mile tracking has emerged as a transformative technology, providing businesses with real-time visibility and optimization opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will dive into the concept of last mile tracking.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"#second-heading\">What is last mile tracking?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#third-heading\">Two types of last mile tracking<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fourth-heading\">What are last mile checkpoints?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#fifth-heading\">Using last mile delivery software<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de9d9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de9d9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13293\" alt=\"Tracking a package\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-package-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5d49f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2b5d49f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"second-heading\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24ebd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a24ebd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What is last mile tracking?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3493b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3493b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Last-mile tracking refers to the monitoring of a package during the final step of the delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables businesses and customers to gain insights into the precise location, status, and ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utilizing last mile tracking can ensure greater efficiency, improved customer experience and enhanced operational control.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>To learn more about last mile delivery check out &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/ecommerce-operations\/why-is-last-mile-delivery-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why is last mile delivery important?<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ce188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f0ce188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"third-heading\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7dd3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b7dd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Two types of last mile tracking<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83847e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83847e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last mile tracking can be used on both sides of the delivery. Customers and businesses can benefit from seeing current updates on the delivery process. Here\u2019s more information about the two. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054c4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"054c4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Tracking for customers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e8439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e8439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last mile delivery tracking for customers is being sent updates and other important information about their packages. This type of data is now being expected from customers. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses like Uber have made this a standard in all their deliveries. <\/span><b>Customers can easily log in and track their package<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the moment it leaves the warehouse or store. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The expectancy for last mile tracking is just gaining traction now. More and more companies are following suit. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9453a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9453a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-1024x982.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13297\" alt=\"Customer tracking a package\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-1024x982.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-768x737.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-1536x1474.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Customer-tracking-a-package-2048x1965.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f74a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c1f74a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Tracking for businesses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad570c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cad570c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Businesses benefit from the use of last-mile tracking. They can keep <\/span><b>track of all deliveries <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the road and make operational efficiency changes based on drivers. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies can also have more visibility within their operations. Each checkpoint all packages go through could be monitored allowing managers or owners to look for discrepancies and make changes as needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67773ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"67773ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"fourth-heading\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397b3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"397b3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What are last mile checkpoints?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f6de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51f6de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last mile checkpoints refer to predefined stages or milestones within the last mile process where activities or events occur.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These checkpoints serve as key monitoring points that provide actionable information about the progress and status of a delivery.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some common last mile checkpoints include:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Out for delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The package has left the distribution center or a previous stop and is on route to the customer&#8217;s location.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Arrival at destination hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The package has reached a local hub or depot closest to the customer&#8217;s location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Out for final delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The package departs from the destination hub and is assigned to a specific driver for the last mile delivery.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The package has successfully reached the customer&#8217;s doorstep or designated delivery location.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de0598 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3de0598\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-1024x649.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13298\" alt=\"Tracking a delivery and the driver\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-1536x973.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/breadstack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tracking-a-delivery-and-the-driver-2048x1297.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88dc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e88dc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"fifth-heading\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f7d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49f7d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Using last mile delivery software<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8d785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f8d785\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last mile tracking is revolutionizing the logistics industry by providing real-time visibility, efficient routing, and seamless execution of deliveries. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By leveraging this technology, businesses can optimize their operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and stay competitive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Need help with your own delivery? <b>Check out Breadstack Delivery<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p><p>The market for last mile delivery, which includes same-day delivery services, is growing over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.technavio.com\/report\/last-mile-delivery-market-size-industry-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">15%<\/a> per year as consumers shop more online and desire convenience.<\/p><p>Breadstack Delivery is <b>software made to simplify last mile complexities<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-151143d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"151143d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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