Delivery (commerce)

Cargo (physical goods) is primarily delivered via roads and railroads on land, shipping lanes on the sea, and airline networks in the air.

Products sold via catalogue or the Internet may be delivered directly from the manufacturer or warehouse to the consumer's home, or to an automated delivery booth.

Building, construction, landscaping and like materials are generally delivered to the consumer by a contractor as part of another service.

Some highly perishable or hazardous goods, such as radioisotopes used in medical imaging, are delivered directly from manufacturer to consumer.

In this concept, an individual not necessarily contracted by the vendor performs the delivery of goods to the destination.

The consumer demand for supermarkets to deliver to their door created the need for a mixed temperature controlled vehicle on 3.5T chassis.

Armored cars, dump trucks and concrete mixers are examples of vehicles specialized for delivery of specific types of goods.

Delivery to remote, primitive or inhospitable areas may be accomplished using small aircraft, snowmobiles, horse-drawn vehicles, dog sleds, pack animals, on foot, or by a variety of other transport methods.

Larger firms including Amazon, Google, and FedEx have been investing in using delivery drones that are capable of carrying light packages across short distances.

Such firms may also use a Delivery Driver App to plan efficient routes to help ensure they deliver items on time.

Icemen delivered ice for iceboxes until the popularization of home refrigerator rendered them obsolete in most places.