UPS unit ‘Roadie’ launches Roadie Direct warehouse delivery solution

UPS company Roadie, an Atlanta-based logistics and crowdsourced delivery platform, has officially launched its new Roadie Direct warehouse delivery solution, which enables same-day pickup and delivery of orders from warehouses. The solution enables retailers to offer their customers local home delivery of e-commerce orders direct from their existing warehouses – within hours – while avoiding the costs of middle-mile transportation, shelving and re-picking required for same-day delivery from stores. The company began implementing the solution for select retailers earlier this year and is now announcing its availability to both new and existing Roadie customers. The Roadie Direct launch comes just in time for the holiday peak shopping season, which is always a challenging time for retailers as they scale to meet a surge in consumer demand. Roadie Direct is a first-of-its-kind solution that helps retailers better leverage their existing warehouse footprint to unlock faster-than-ever delivery speeds without taking on additional infrastructure investments. The solution includes Roadie’s proprietary technology, in-house sortation with the new Roadie SmartSort app, and out-of-the-box integration with Roadie’s crowdsourced delivery platform.