Logistics News

Safety is essential in warehouses, which are among the most hazardous places to work. Data from the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) confirm this year after year: Warehouse workers are more than twice as likely to be hurt or become ill on the job compared to their... Read more

No A/C? Don’t discount the cooling effects of an industrial-strength fan for your warehouse.Recent research on the benefits of targeted airflow in industrial facilities may help companies alleviate what one industry firm refers to as “the heat tax”— an unbudgeted operational drain that affects worker judgment, lowers output, increases turnover,... Read more

Warehouse robot maker Vecna Robotics has raised $31 million in venture backing, saying that it plans to boost its commercial sales and to accelerate the development of new capabilities as demand for American-made warehouse automation technology soars in the wake of a recent White House policy prohibiting the purchase of... Read more

This year’s extended peak season is continuing, with a final bump expected this month that could push September just over the line to be the busiest month of the year for import volume at the nation’s major container ports, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the... Read more

Parcel and logistics service provider FedEx Corp. today launched a suite of digital tools designed to help businesses navigate the complexities of international shipping.The new “Global Trade Navigator” product comes as businesses of all sizes frequently experience challenges when shipping internationally, from understanding duties and taxes to navigating customs requirements... Read more

Success in freight transportation is no longer defined solely by controlling transportation costs, but by creating resilient, data-driven transportation networks that support broader business objectives, according to a report from the transportation and supply chain service provider Lily Transportation and the transportation solution provider Transervice Logistics Inc.In a report titled... Read more

Despite a dip from historically high levels in June, business conditions in the trucking sector remained strong in July, according to a measure from transportation analysis firm FTR.FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for July declined to 12.4 – an historically strong reading – after the two most favorable months for... Read more

As warehouse automation continues to evolve, some of the most rapid development is happening in the use of stationary robots with robotic arms for picking and handling tasks—including palletizing, depalletizing, and item or case picking—according to a report from Interact Analysis.The market size for robotic picking in 2025 was $1.7... Read more

As the freight market continues to normalize after a nearly four-year rate recession, brokerage firm C.H. Robinson is forecasting that spot rates in 2027 are expected to rise another 10% year over year for dry van, 11% for reefer, and 10% for flatbed as trucking capacity continues to contract.That model... Read more

The autonomous trucking technology firm Plus Automation, Inc. (known as PlusAI) plans to become a publicly listed company by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by the private equity firm Yorkville Advisors Global, the company said today.California-based PlusAI, which calls itself “a global physical AI company pioneering... Read more

Economic growth in logistics slowed for a second straight month in August, marked by cooling inventory levels and rising cost pressures, according to the latest Logistics Managers’ Index (LMI) report, released this week.The LMI was 66.6 in August, down more than two points from July’s reading of 68.9 and more... Read more

The Canadian supply chain software firm Descartes Systems Group is continuing its run of acquisitions, announcing today that it has paid $120 million to buy California-based Extensiv, a provider of warehouse management and fulfillment solutions for third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and the brands they serve.According to Ontario-based Descartes, the move... Read more

Global logistics provider DHL Group today said it has completed a corporate reorganization that will see the global operating group represented by an entity called DHL AG, while the company’s Deutsche Post AG unit continues to represent the German mail and parcel business.Specifically, the publicly listed parent company now operates... Read more

Parcel delivery and logistics giant UPS Inc. on Monday said it is continuing to reconfigure its network to adjust to a future with drastically less of the high-volume, low-profit margin revenue that it had previously drawn from delivering floods of e-commerce packages for Amazon.That evolution continues the trend discussed a... Read more

The California artificial intelligence (AI) firm Applied Intuition will team up with the country of Saudi Arabia to deploy in that Middle Eastern nation what they call the “world’s largest autonomous trucking network.”Sunnyvale, California-based Applied Intuition said it provides physical AI in the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture... Read more