OneRail Recognized in 2025 Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Smart City Technologies and Solutions

July 31, 2025 at 07:59 AM EDT

Company’s fourth consecutive recognition as a Sample Vendor

OneRail, a leading provider of solutions in last mile omnichannel fulfillment, today announced its inclusion for the fourth time in a row as a Sample Vendor for Last Mile Delivery (LMD) Solutions in the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions. According to OneRail, the solution helps retailers, distributors, and city planners reduce delivery costs, improve SLA performance and adapt to urban mobility trends through scalable, real-time fulfillment solutions.

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Innovative leaders can use the Gartner Hype Cycle as a strategic tool to assess emerging technologies and align them with their organizational goals and innovation roadmaps. According to the Gartner Hype Cycle Research Methodology, “Gartner Hype Cycles provide graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting new opportunities. Gartner Hype Cycle methodology gives you a view of how a technology or application will evolve over time, providing a sound source of insight to manage its deployment within the context of your specific business goals.”

“The 2025 Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions highlights the pivotal role of AI enablement and data analytics in transforming urban environments into sustainable, inclusive and efficient ecosystems. This analysis of technology and application drivers underpins that current smart city initiatives are focusing on sustainable cities, social inclusion, operational efficiency in mobility, building management, smart living and better governance management.”

The report identifies LMD solutions on the Slope of Enlightenment in its Hype Cycle Phases. LMD solutions are advancing rapidly toward mainstream adoption, delivering high business value through cost reduction, enhanced customer experience, and sustainability gains. These next-generation platforms go beyond traditional routing, enabling dynamic orchestration across first-party fleets, courier networks, and crowdsourced providers—while offering branded delivery experiences, carbon impact reporting, and real-time customer engagement.

“Being recognized by Gartner for the fourth consecutive year as a Sample Vendor in Last Mile Delivery Solutions is a tremendous honor,” said OneRail Founder & CEO Bill Catania. “This report is a vital resource for business leaders navigating smart city and supply chain innovation. For OneRail, the inclusion underscores how we are helping the industry revolutionize last mile fulfillment by unifying fragmented delivery networks, providing real-time visibility, and enabling more cost-effective and sustainable operations at scale.”

OneRail’s comprehensive last mile solution is anchored by its delivery operating platform, OmniPoint^®, which automates last mile logistics, intelligently matching the right shipping mode and courier to optimize every order. OneRail’s delivery fulfillment solution stands out for:

12M-driver network covering 400-plus North American cities
24/7 Exceptions Assist^™ team
98% on-time delivery supporting a range of SLAs
Seamless integrations with major supply chain and ERP systems
End-to-end real-time visibility and tracking
White glove and accessorial services

View a complimentary copy of the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Smart City Technologies and Solutions and read the LMD solutions coverage that includes OneRail starting on page 104 of the report at https://www.onerail.com/gartner-report-2025-hype-cycle-for-smart-city-technologies-solutions/.

OneRail was previously recognized the last four years in the Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies as well as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Last Mile Delivery Technology Solutions. OneRail was also named a Representative Vendor in the December 2021 Gartner Market Guide for Vehicle Routing and Scheduling (VRS) and Last Mile Technologies.

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About OneRail

OneRail is a leading omnichannel fulfillment solution pairing best-in-class software with logistics as a service to provide dependability and speed to help businesses meet their delivery promise. With a real-time connected network of 12 million drivers, OneRail matches the right vehicle for the right delivery so brands lower expenses and increase capacity to rapidly scale their businesses. This people-plus-platform approach features a 24/7 USA-based exceptions team who maintain a 98% on-time delivery rate. By optimizing fulfillment processes, reducing costs and improving order accuracy with store-shelf-to-doorstep visibility, OneRail is committed to empowering clients and improving the customer experience.

OneRail was named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ two years in a row, was ranked 19th in the 2025 FreightTech 25, named for the fourth year in a row to the FreightTech 100, was honored as one of Inc. magazine’s Best Workplaces 2023, was listed on Forbes’ lists of America’s Best Startup Employers for the last three years, was named to the Inc. 5000 two years in a row and was selected as the Last Mile Company of the Year for the 2024 SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards. To learn more about OneRail, visit OneRail.com.