Unlike upstream transport stages – ocean freight, air freight, or long-haul road haulage – last-mile delivery refers to the leg on which a parcel travels from a regional distribution or sorting centre directly to the consignee, in e-commerce typically a private address.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_mile_(logistics)
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