The USPS Office of Inspector General recently released a report called “What’s Driving Postal Transportation Costs?” One of the report’s authors, USPS OIG senior economist Jennifer Bradley, explains some of the report’s findings.

Mario Mayerthaler, Head of A1 Innovation at Austrian telecom operator A1, joins me to talk about the A1 Paket Station project converting phone booths into parcel lockers. Also: I analyse UPS’s new drone delivery project.

Dean Maciuba from Logistics Trends & Insights, analyses FedEx’s recent earnings call. Are there really economic headwinds? We also analyse the potential of the FedEx SameDay Bot.

Mark Harrison, Head of Markets at International Post Corporation, goes behind the data of the IPC’s recent Global Postal Industry Report.

Pierre Morin, International Relations at Canada Post, gives us an insider’s perspective on how the USA vs UPU battle has been progressing.

Angela Hultberg Head of Sustainable Mobility at the IKEA Group, talks about how IKEA is partnering with delivery companies to achieve a target of zero emissions in delivery by 2025. Some great insights into the customer, collaboration, and competition.

Marek Różycki, Managing Partner Last Mile Experts, joins me to discuss residential delivery. We cover porch piracy, unattended delivery, and how first-time success is virtually guaranteed with in-home and in-garage delivery options.

Bassel el Koussa, co-founder and CEO of same-day and next-day delivery company Quiqup, joins me to talk about the genesis of the company and the technology it uses to power urban e-commerce delivery.