While a booming heavy-industrial sector has shielded certain segments, the broader housing affordability crisis is actively suppressing volumes across multiple shipping modes.
Artificial intelligence has moved from the edges of the supply chain to its center. What began as experimental pilots and proof-of-concept projects has become the operating reality for a growing share of the logistics industry, with AI, machine learning, and large language models now driving the demand forecasting, real-time visibility, document processing, and route optimization […]
Bankruptcy filings and WARN notices show freight companies are still battling tight margins despite signs of market recovery
Transportation prices surged throughout May, according to a monthly poll of supply chain executives, as available capacity remained on the decline.
ArcBest announced the launch of ArcBest View, a digital platform allowing logistics customers to manage all shipments and shipment functions through a single interface.
Walmart is using automation to help streamline inbound shipment consolidation for vendors who prepay for the service.
Coupa’s acquisition spree continued with the recent addition of Tonkean, a workflow automation platform aimed at automating procurement and supply chain workflows.
One of the world’s biggest ocean shipping forwarders officially opened its new U.S. headquarters in New Jersey.
Third-party logistics provider Radiant Logistics beat quarterly expectations on Monday.
Shippeo announced that it has acquired German supply chain automation company Logward for an undisclosed sum.
e2open’s Logistics as a Service is proving that companies don’t have to choose between execution capacity and strategic control when it comes to outsourcing logistics operations.
The North American rail industry is at a crossroads due to reshoring and tech growth. This symposium provides a forum to align strategy, policy, and execution for the future.
A growing trend in logistics is no longer about preventing disruptions. The new focus is recovering from disruptions faster than competitors. That was the central message from Trimble Transportation and Logistics executives during a virtual roundtable. In the presentation, company leaders outlined how their expanding carrier-shipper network is helping transform supply chains from reactive to […]
Brad Jacobs’ QXO is making its biggest acquisition so far in its building products rollup.
Moody’s has increased its debt rating on Ryder, first put on the company during the pandemic.
DP World has opened a Montreal freight forwarding office as it expands its Canadian logistics network eastward.
Chick-fil-A plans to invest $50 million to build a distribution center in Lubbock, Texas, as the restaurateur continues expanding its in-house logistics network.
Manufacturers and retailers are increasingly renting storage trailers to manage inventory surges, cross-border freight flows and rising warehouse costs.
Ocean liner CMA CGM is introducing emergency multimodal transport options for the UAE and northern Gulf to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
Flexport’s latest release comes at a time when some of its features stand to benefit from current events.
San Francisco-based software company BackOps announced it has raised $26 million in Series A funding to develop its AI-native operating system for global supply chains.
Supply chain SaaS provider Descartes reported another record financial performance as tariff uncertainty pushes the top line higher.
A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Amazon by fraudulently making claims for trailer movements that didn’t actually take place. Ameer Nasir, 25, pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court for Connecticut, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for that state. Although the […]
Kuehne+Nagel is a bell weather for the logistics sector, which faces more uncertainty with the Middle East conflict underway. The company says it plans to cut 2,000 workers.
A suit against FedEx for a refund of $36 in duties plus fees could expand to millions of plaintiffs if a judge certifies it as a class action in the wake of a Supreme Court decision deeming certain Trump tariffs unlawful.
Logistics software maker WiseTech Global is cutting nearly 2,000 jobs in an AI-driven restructuring.
Medlog has opened Medlog 1, a major integrated logistics park in Saudi Arabia, strengthening the country’s position as a global logistics hub.
A first look at Ryder’s earnings.
Radiant Logistics beat fiscal second quarter expectations as customers are “growing increasingly bullish.”
The goods moved and costs associated with food and beverage consumption for Super Bowl LX are staggering, supported by a highly coordinated supply chain.
The freight market tightened again in January, with transportation prices seeing the fastest growth rate since April 2022.
Recent industrial developments across Texas show how developers are positioning ahead of expected freight and distribution growth in 2026 and beyond.
With memories of 2021’s crippling winter storm that parked an estimated 300,000 trucks nationwide, logistics leaders are bracing as Winter Storm Fern prepares to bring snow and hazardous icy conditions to major freight hubs along the U.S. Southeast.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers rose 2.7 percent in the year 2025, according to an annual report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Maersk has promoted its Asia Pacific chief and former Schenker executive to lead its North America business.
The convicted founder of logistics platform Slync.io lost an appeal to a three-judge federal panel.
Supply chain tech provider Descartes announced record quarterly results after the market closed on Wednesday.
A new industry benchmark compares the effectiveness of marketing strategies among freight and logistics companies.
A rail mega-merger was an outlier as transport M&A volume fell in the third quarter while geopolitics hastened a downward trend.
DP World is putting its vast global network to work in the United States finding resilient solutions to today’s evolving supply chain.
Australian logistics software company WiseTech has seen its stock plummet anew due to police raid.
First look at Ryder’s earnings shows minor revenue growth but improved profitability.
Craig Fuller, a lifelong insider in the freight and logistics world, is making his debut as an author with Moving the World: How the Supply Chain’s Evolution Affects Us All. Drawing on decades of firsthand experience and a family deeply embedded in the industry, Fuller offers readers a unique perspective on the networks that quietly […]
The September Logistics Managers’ Index signaled a negative freight inversion for the second month in a row.
Link Logistics boosts sustainability through energy efficiency gains and solar expansion across its nearly 500 million-square-foot last-mile portfolio.
AI adoption and data center buildouts have warehouse tenants fretting over energy infrastructure.
Descartes missed fiscal second-quarter expectations Wednesday after the market closed.
Freight technology company Truckstop announced it has acquired Denim, a transportation-focused financial tech business and factoring service that automates invoicing.
GXO Logistics’ large committed revenue book along with a healthy pipeline of opportunities position it well for an upcoming change in executive leadership.
Global supply chain SaaS provider Descartes announced on Monday that it has acquired cloud-based inventory management company Finale Inventory for $40 million.
Ceva Logistics has named a top executive from France to improve the performance of its North American business, as it tries to improve profit margins in the wake of a major acquisition last year.
Fremont, California-based specialized logistics provider RK Logistics Group has named Brian Saucier as its new director of semiconductor engineering and campus support services.
Walmart again led the list of top 100 U.S. retailers compiled by the National Retail Federation.
Tech platform ServiceUp has raised $55 million in Series B funding to streamline the vehicle repair process for fleet operators and insurers.
Once the exception and now the rule, disruptions are a way of life in the global supply chain. But experts told a recent podcast that shippers can still make hay even as they take steps to find their way.
Geodis, the global logistics and supply chain specialist, has modules to streamline retail returns.
BCC Research recently released the “Cold Chain Regional Analysis Market: Middle East and North Africa(MENA)” market analysis.
Warehouse automation appears to be gaining traction despite a lowered forecast in market growth for autonomous mobile robots.
Milton, Pennsylvania-based logistics company Patton Logistics Group has announced it will purchase Milton Transportation and Warehousing and its sister company, BTR Inc.
San Francisco-based AI operations platform BackOps has raised $6 million to solve what its CEO has called a “$100 billion inefficiency” in manual logistics labor.
Scottsdale, Arizona-based supply chain management company Blue Yonder announced Wednesday that it has acquired full ownership of Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions and will continue to support FedEx Easy Returns.
A possible cyberattack on a major food distributor is beginning to disrupt grocery supply chains.
Supply chain SaaS provider Descartes said a 7% reduction in head count is prudent given uncertainty in the market.
Manhattan Associates is touting a TMS feature it likens to Lego bricks as it gets customers ready for an uncertain era of tariffs.
Financially-battered supply chain software company e2open is being acquired by an Australian company.
Broker Landstar System has delayed its first-quarter report as it further investigates what it says was fraud tied to an independent agent working under its freight forwarding operation.
DHL Express has grown its next-day delivery capabilities by adding a Brazil-to-US lane to its Medical Express service.
Forward Air on Monday updated its first-quarter expectations for a second time.
DSV on Tuesday said it had fulfilled the final closing conditions for its acquisition of German logistics provider Schenker.
It was AI all the way at the Transportation Intermediaries Association conference as companies rolled out new solutions to aid the brokerage community.
DHL said a major new investment will help double revenue for health care logistics by 2030 while FedEx says its technology enhancements are bringing in a surge of new health care customers.
Supply chain visibility topped a relevancy survey of logistics providers by shipping giant Maersk, while AI brought up the bottom of the list.
A supply chain sentiment survey logged its third-fastest rate of decline during March, with transportation datasets seeing further cooling.
The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors has expressed concerns over President Donald Trump’s impending tariffs – set to go into effect on Wednesday.
Contoro Robotics announced Tuesday it has raised $12 million in its Series A funding round to scale its AI-powered trailer- and container-unloading robots.
In the latest episode of the Bring It Home podcast, Norfolk Southern executive Stefan Loeb discussed the role of railroads in America’s reindustrialization.
As market analysts continue to gauge the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, some domestic manufacturers are banding together to revitalize America’s manufacturing sector.
The trucking industry is warning that overhauling how Customs and Border Protection processes low-value shipments from Canada and Mexico will come with its own price tag.
Supply chain management company Flexport is suing Freightmate AI, alleging former Flexport employees now heading the logistics software company stole sensitive commercial documents.
RXO is involved in a legal case that could become another precedent in the question over when brokers can be held liable after a theft or accident.
New data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows the St. Louis region is home to the most efficient inland port district in the country.
The French shipping and logistics conglomerate CMA CGM said it is investing $20 billion in its U.S.-based shipping, port and supply chain capabilities, using pro-American language that might appeal to President Trump.
Supply chain software provider Descartes is benefiting from a quick-changing tariff environment.
Supply chain managers stockpiled goods again in February in efforts to outrun looming tariffs.
In the latest episode of the Bring It Home podcast, Aaron Slodov, CEO of Atomic Industries and co-founder of the New American Industrial Alliance, discusses developments paving the way for a U.S. manufacturing renaissance.
Allstates WorldCargo announced it has acquired freight forwarding peer Saturn Freight Systems.
The Trump administration’s mass deportations of undocumented immigrants could cause disruptions in the U.S. food supply chain, experts say.
Ridgefield, Washington, industrial automation company Lab0 announced the launch of the first industrial humanoid-inspired system designed to fully automate inbound warehouse operations.
GXO Logistics Inc. saw solid growth in 2025 and could expand in North America through an acquisition.
U.S.-based Accelerated Global Solutions, a sister company of parcel courier SpeedX, is beefing up its trans-Pacific ocean logistics capability by investing in Malaysia’s KGW Logistics.
ALAN has been quietly mobilizing supply chain and logistics expertise to support communities in the wake of catastrophic events for the past 20 years, most recently in Los Angeles.
Manhattan Associates and Blue Yonder were key supply chain software providers highlighting their new capabilities at NRF ’25.
In the latest episode of the Bring it Home podcast, Brian McMorris, founder and president of Futura Automation, said he sees robotics and automation playing a role in reshoring decisions.
Highway recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene are getting a significant funding boost from the federal government.
In a case involving 3PL giant TQL, the Supreme Court has again chosen not to review the issue of whether a broker is liable when a carrier it hires is held liable in an accident or other incident.
As the global supply chain becomes more volatile, more companies are opting for 4PL services.
AIT Worldwide Logistics has acquired Krupp Trucking LLC, a St. Louis-based freight forwarder with 60 trucks.
U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel have filed a lawsuit over President Joe Biden’s decision to stop U.S. Steel from being purchased by the Japan-based company.
Cross-border trade flows for industries such as autos, lumber and agrifoods could be affected by President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, experts said.
Viahart President Molson Hart spoke on the Bring it Home podcast with co-hosts Craig Fuller, founder and CEO of Firecrown Media, and JP Hampstead, strategic analyst at Firecrown, about why he decided to bring some production back to U.S. shores for his toy company.
