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Silicon Valley company partners with U.K.-based Dexory to up its inventory audit game.

AutoStore technology helps a vertical farming company deliver on its promise to supply the world with locally grown greens, starting in Arizona.

A national survey of over 500 freight carriers shows that 60% of professional drivers feel optimistic about the future of the trucking industry, citing gains in fraud prevention, route optimization, and comfort with AI-powered tools.

A shipping industry consortium says freight transport and cargo handling organizations need to pay greater attention to ensuring compliance with mandatory regulations over certain cargoes that can catch fire and cause significant damage and casualties.

As climate volatility continues to shape international trade, the top five nations that are most vulnerable to extreme weather and climate sourcing risks are Philippines, Indonesia, India, Colombia, and Mexico, according to a report from Proxima.

Logistics automation provider Seegrid Corp. said it has begun rolling out certain capabilities of the interoperability standard VDA5050 in its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and is on track for full compliance in 2026.

The San Francisco-based electric trucking startup Nevoya has raised $9.3 million in venture backing for its technology that applies AI orchestration and workflow automation to a road freight sector that relies on legacy systems, the firm said.

Girl Scouts of the USA and contract logistics provider DHL Supply Chain launch ‘Solutions Superstar’ program to advance critical thinking and problem-solving skills for K-12 girls.

As American consumers see scant relief from higher food costs, 76% of shoppers say they want more information to inform their purchases, according to a survey from barcode tech provider GS1 US.

The German logistics provider DHL Group today said it has offered jobs to more than 30,000 refugees over the past ten years since the refugee wave of 2015, making it one of the largest employers of refugees worldwide.

The top three strategic priorities for supply chain leaders are implementing new technology (51%), improving efficiency and productivity (40%) and building more resilient supply chains (29%), according to a market study from software vendor Blue Yonder.

The less-than-truckload industry updated its load pricing standards on Saturday, making this the first week that the revamped National Motor Freight Classification system has gone live to help shippers determine delivery rates, according to the NMFTA.

The freight security sector is voicing support for several bipartisan bills in Congress that would empower the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and law enforcement agencies to crack down on fraudulent carriers and organized theft rings.

Didero, a New York startup that provides artificial intelligence (AI) agents for procurement tasks, has acquired fellow software vendor Covalent AI, which makes AI-powered purchasing solutions, the firm said.

In our continuing series of discussions with top supply-chain company executives, David Scott of Matthews Automation Solutions talks about the automation software industry, integrating technology, and the impacts of AI on supply chains.

Two of the nation’s six major railways could soon join forces, according to reports that Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are in merger talks to create the largest railroad in North America and connect the east and west coasts in a single network.

The Port of Oakland has gained another stamp of approval for its “Turning Basins Widening Project,” bringing it one step closer to an expansion that will widen both the Inner and Outer Harbor turning basins at the Oakland Seaport.

Vehicle safety and fleet accounting tech provider Fleetworthy has acquired Commercelogic, a provider of predictive tolling and GPS-powered analytics, the firms said.