Burq bets on the last-mile decision layer as giants retreat

The national parcel carriers that once set retail delivery economics have spent a decade shedding their least profitable packages. What filled the gap is a deeper bench: regional carriers, 3PL cross-dock networks, gig courier platforms and private fleets. As it turns out, almost none of them talk to each other. Burq, a last-mile delivery technology company, wagers that last-mile orchestration — the decision layer sitting above that bench — is the product enterprise retailers will actually pay for. The shift is already underway.