Logistics News

Warehouse automation firm Element Logic and clothing retailer Lululemon today said that Lululemon’s one million-square foot, state-of-the-art distribution center (DC) in Brampton, Ontario, had become fully operational.The Brampton DC features a major AutoStore system with 525 R5 pro robots and 292,000 storage bins, supported by approximately 24,000 linear feet of... Read more

Peak Technologies, the venture-backed systems integrator that has grown swiftly through mergers and acquisitions, today said it had named a new leader, announcing that Joachim (Joe) Heel has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, replacing Tony Rivers.Massachusetts-based Peak is the former Peak-Ryzex, which was acquired in 2021 by Dallas-based investment firm... Read more

Economic activity in logistics expanded in June, driven by rapidly expanding inventory levels across the industry, according to the latest Logistics Managers Index (LMI) report, a monthly survey of logistics industry professionals, released this week.The LMI reached 71.1 in June, its second highest reading since March 2022, when the index... Read more

As retailers rush to stock up ahead of expected tariff increases, import volume at the nation’s major container ports is forecast to hit a new all-time record this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.That surge will likely... Read more

A measure of estimated intermodal freight volumes for July would fall slightly from June, but still record the second highest reading of the year, according to a report from The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA).Calverton, Maryland-based IANA said its Intermodal Volume Index (IVI), a measure of North American intermodal... Read more

RMH Systems (RMH), a private equity-backed provider of automation, material handling, packaging, and industrial scale solutions, has acquired Top Shelf Integrated Solutions, a material handling integrator based in Columbus, OH.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition marks RMH’s second add-on since the private equity firm Rotunda Capital... Read more

The telematics and fleet management tech firm Teletrac Navman on Monday began to operate as a standalone private company, after being acquired by a private equity firm.Miami-based investment firm Respida Capital on July 6 completed its acquisition of Northbrook, Illinois-based Teletrac Navman from its previous owner, Vontier Corporation. Terms of... Read more

The Port of Savannah will open a high-volume freight corridor on July 16, saying it will give truck drivers faster access to the Port of Savannah and a more streamlined route to inland markets.Specifically, it will streamline the flow of goods by linking the port with the Interstate-16 highway corridor... Read more

Ocean freight capacity is already tightening in 2026 as shippers face an early, uneven peak season, according to analysis from freight broker C.H. Robinson.However, planning for that scenario is difficult because July ocean freight is not moving in one synchronized peak-season market, C.H. Robinson said. Rather, some lanes are seeing... Read more

Supply chain software vendor Descartes Systems Group today said it has paid $30 million to acquire Drivin, a provider of last-mile delivery management solutions across Latin America, in a deal that marks Ontario-based Descartes' 33rd acquisition since 2017 and its third in 2026.According to Descartes, Santiago, Chile-based Drivin enables distributors,... Read more

AI was front and center at this week’s SMC3 Connections event in Palm Beach, Fla., a less-than-truckload (LTL) industry conference that brought together transportation carriers, logistics service providers, technology companies, and more from across the North American trucking industry.The event opened with Stanford University professor and AI expert Jeremy Utley,... Read more

Running a successful manufacturing company basically comes down to the ability to obtain raw materials at a reasonable cost, produce a quality product that customers want, and then sell that product at a decent profit.Yet considering today’s lengthy supply chains, shifting tariff policies, and rapidly changing geopolitical dynamics, that first... Read more

Transportation and logistics stakeholders should prepare for elevated cargo theft risk during the July 4 holiday period, when organized theft groups may take advantage of changes like reduced staffing, facility closures, and staged freight, according to CargoNet."The July 4 holiday creates a predictable disruption in the supply chain,” said Keith... Read more

Warehouse robotics vendor Symbotic has acquired ARMS Innovations Ltd., a UK-based software company specializing in real-time operational intelligence solutions for complex automated warehouse environments.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the firms said that ARMS’s software introduces a layer of AI-driven warehouse operations orchestration that coordinates people, robotics, and... Read more

There is never a shortage of issues to write about in logistics, especially today as technology, automation, and—here comes the big one—artificial intelligence (AI) work to reshape the industry landscape. But as I sat down to write this month’s Outbound column, I found myself less focused on those cutting-edge topics... Read more