Amid festive demand, rising fuel prices adding to cost of last-mile deliveries
NEW DELHI: High demand owing to the festive season, workforce shortage and rising fuel prices are some issues that last-mile delivery operators are grappling with even as many of them are forced to go for an increase in the prices of their services.
Last-mile tech-logistics solution provider LetsTransport has seen the overall prices of their services increase by 6-8%. Pushkar Singh, CEO & Co-Founder of the company, tells The New Indian Express, fuel prices have increased around 30% compared to last year and it comprises close to 30-40% of overall logistics cost for secondary and tertiary movements.
