Logistics News

Warehouse management system (WMS) software vendor Softeon will be acquired by the Swedish enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendor IFS in a move that IFS said would create an integrated platform that connects manufacturing operations seamlessly with intelligent warehouse execution.IFS said it made the move as global enterprises face mounting... Read more

An October bump in orders for freight trailers proved short-lived rather than the start of a sustained recovery, as November numbers for U.S. trailer net orders dropped 19% month-over-month (m/m) to 13,071 units and an even bigger 45% drop year-over-year (y/y), according to transportation sector analyst firm FTR.Those order volumes... Read more

Supply chain technology vendor Zebra Technologies is looking for a potential buyer of its robotics arm, which was expanded when it acquired the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) maker Fetch Robotics in 2021 for some $300 million.At the time that it bought the company, Lincolnshire, Illinois-based Zebra said the technology could... Read more

Investor Brad Jacobs will step down on December 31 from his chairman roles at trucking conglomerate XPO Inc. and contract warehousing provider GXO Logistics Inc., two of the logistics sector giants that he built through a series of acquisitions, in order to focus his efforts on two of his other... Read more

The third-party logistics provider (3PL) CEVA Logistics will acquire the Italian project logistics firm Fagioli Group, saying its complementary capabilities would enable CEVA to cover the entire project logistics value chain, offering solutions from early-stage development to final delivery.With 2024 revenue of $254 million, Fagioli Group specializes in the design,... Read more

A campaign by the U.S. Department of Transportation to pressure multiple states to revoke unlawfully issued commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) could soon begin to significantly shrink the number of truck drivers in the industry, analysts say.The most recent step happened today, when U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy issued a 30-day... Read more

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) agents and other software from Salesforce, a vendor of customer relationship management (CRM) platforms, in a broad information technology (IT) upgrade.Salesforce called the move an “expanded agencywide transformation initiative,” saying that its software is already modernizing... Read more

Transportation and supply chain service provider Ryder System Inc. has named its president and chief operating officer John J. Diez to become company CEO on March 31, 2026, replacing current corporate leader Robert E. Sanchez.After serving 13 years in the top job, Sanchez will assume the role of executive chair... Read more

Third party logistics provider (3PL) Kenco has named industry veteran Sean Wallingford as president of its material handling equipment (MHE) division, saying he will help customers to better leverage, maintain, service and automate their assets.Before leading Kenco MHE Solutions, Wallingford had most recently served as President & CEO for supply... Read more

A convoy of semi-trailer trucks left Columbia Falls, Maine, last weekend on its way to Arlington National Cemetery, where volunteers will honor veterans in a wreath-laying ceremony, known as Wreaths Across America Day, this Saturday, December 13.The annual event depends on volunteers, and the trucking industry is a major player... Read more

Automation vendor Agility Robotics will deploy its humanoid robot, Digit, into fulfillment operations in Texas with future expansion capabilities for Latin America through a commercial agreement with Mercado Libre, a provider of e-commerce and financial technology services.Mercado Libre will integrate the Digit humanoid robot into operations at its facility in... Read more

Maritime freight and logistics provider CMA CGM says it has doubled the number of female seafarers working on its vessels, one year after launching a recruitment program for women called “She Sails.”The program has enabled CMA CGM to double the number of women seafarers within its fleet, rising from 200... Read more

Despite global policy uncertainty, companies worldwide are holding steady on their sustainability goals. According to this year’s “State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report”—produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sustainable Supply Chain Lab and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals—73% of the more than 1,200 respondents have not changed... Read more

Automation vendor Teradyne Robotics will open a new “U.S. operations hub” near Detroit in 2026, saying the expansion reflects its commitment to operating close to its customers and meeting the growing manufacturing demand in the U.S. and the Americas.The new facility will manufacture Universal Robots industrial collaborative robots (cobots), with... Read more

Not quite 30 years old, the China-based global carmaker Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. has sold more than 10 million vehicles, including its Arrizo sedan, Tiggo SUV, and Himla pickup truck models.Manufacturing takes place at its Chery Super Factory, which was established in 2023 and boasts an annual production capacity of... Read more