Ep 324: New laws targeting last mile delivery

Postal Hub podcast

Roel Gevaers, Professor in Last Mile Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Antwerp, discusses new Belgian legislation targeting last mile parcel delivery.

• Definition of parcel delivery companies under the new law
• Obligations on delivery companies
• Minimum payment rates
• Intention behind this legislation
• Past scandals in Belgian parcel delivery
• Pay rates and social security payments
• Lack of oversight in delivery sector
• Complexity in the new legislation
• Returns seem to be exempt from the regulations
• Application to international companies delivering in Belgium
• Increasing compliance costs for delivery operators
• Huge administrative burden on small companies
• Last mile costs
• Out-of-home delivery
• The political cycle
• What will happen if other countries follow Belgium's lead?