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Talent Reinvention: Making the urgent case for people-centric supply chains
Digital tools are transforming logistics, but it’s human talent that ultimately drives success. To stay agile and competitive, companies must put people at the center of their technology strategy.

Transportation Best Practices/Trends

Private fleets take the wheel
Amid soft for-hire rates, shippers double down on private fleets to gain control, ensure service, and boost safety—making the case for in-house trucking as a long-term, strategic asset.

Supply Chain & Logistics Technology

A smarter, harder-working LMS
Thanks to major advances, you can expect a lot more from modern labor management systems.

Global Logistics

Cross-border freight at a crossroads
As tariff policy shifts and the USMCA faces renegotiation, carriers and shippers are bracing for more uncertainty—even as North American trade continues to grow.

Warehouse/DC Management

Coming your way: AI
Artificial intelligence is not just coming at you from mega tech companies like Microsoft. It’s under development among materials handling suppliers to give your operations a boost. Here’s where those efforts stand.

Private fleets drive stability in a sluggish freight market
June 1, 2025 · Amid soft for-hire rates, shippers double down on private fleets to gain control, ensure service, and boost safety—making the case for in-house trucking as a long-term, strategic asset.
Ocean carriers navigate rising geopolitical risk and route disruptions
June 1, 2025 · Geopolitical conflict, rerouting, rising costs, and tariff pressure are rewriting the rules for global container shipping—well into 2025 and beyond.
Humanoid Robots in Warehousing: The next frontier in supply chain automation?
June 1, 2025 · Still emerging, humanoid robots could soon address challenges in today’s supply chains, from labor shortages to operational efficiency.
3PLs Under Pressure: Growth collides with global logistics disruption
June 1, 2025 · As tariffs rise, labor tightens, and supply chain costs climb, 3PLs are reworking operations across warehousing, transport, and value-added services to stay competitive.
Tech Transforms, People Deliver: Why talent must lead the logistics revolution
June 1, 2025 · As logistics operations race to adopt automation, AI, and analytics, true transformation depends on people—not just technology.
Talent Reinvention: Making the urgent case for people-centric supply chains
June 1, 2025 · Digital tools are transforming logistics, but it’s human talent that ultimately drives success. To stay agile and competitive, companies must put people at the center of their technology strategy.
Tariffs, Trade, and Tension: What’s ahead for cross-border logistics in North America
June 1, 2025 · As tariff policy shifts and the USMCA faces renegotiation, carriers and shippers are bracing for more uncertainty—even as North American trade continues to grow.
How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Warehouse Operations and Supply Chain Management
June 1, 2025 · Artificial intelligence is not just coming at you from mega tech companies like Microsoft. It is under development among materials handling suppliers to give your operations a boost. Here’s where those efforts stand.
How Advanced Labor Management Systems Boost Warehouse Productivity and Workforce Efficiency
June 1, 2025 · Thanks to major advances, you can expect a lot more from modern labor management systems.
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Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger application is filed with the Surface Transportation Board
When the merger agreement was initially announced, the rail carriers said it would create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad—which will connect more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast and connect around 100 ports as well.

FedEx posts fiscal first quarter earnings growth
Quarterly revenue, at $23.5 billion, increased 7% annually, and operating income, at $1.38 billion, was up 31%. Earnings per share, at $4.82, beat Wall Street expectations, at $4.02.

U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are down, for week ending December 15, reports AAR
Rail carloads, at 224,620, fell 1.7% annually, and intermodal containers and trailer volume, at 294,284 units, decreased 1.2% annually.

DAT’s November Truckload Volume Index sees more mixed results
November’s TVI dry van freight reading—at 197—fell 18% compared to October, while falling 12% annually. The November refrigerated (reefer) TVI—at 172—was down 11% sequentially and off 6.0% annually. And the flatbed TVI—at 243—was down 22% sequentially and posted a 3% annual gain.   

November intermodal volumes see annual decline, reports IANA
Total November volume, at 1,456,259 units, fell 4.1% annually, following a 2.0% annual decline in October and respective 2.4% and 1.6% annual gains seen in September and August, respectively. Which was preceded by July’s 4.4% annual gain, which saw higher volumes due to the pulling-forward of goods being imported during the previous pause on the White House’s reciprocal tariffs.

Teamsters Rail Conference makes its case for the Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern proposed merger to not be approved by the STB
With a merger application for the proposed $85 billion historic merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern expected to be filed with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) this week, more than half of union employees at the railroads indicated they are not in favor of the merger. That is the word from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen (BLET) and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, whom collectively account for 53% of UP and NS union employees, with the two unions...

USPS bets on last-mile expansion to drive revenue and enable faster delivery for retailers and logistics providers
With a focus on expanding access to its last mile delivery network, the United States Postal Service (USPS) said this week that shippers of all sizes will now be able to access more than 18,000 USPS delivery destination units (DDU) across the country.

Cass Freight Index sees annual declines in November
The November shipments reading, at 1.004, fell 7.6% annually, in line with October’s 7.8% annual decline, and November expenditures, at 3.163, decreased 1.2% annually and were down 0.2% compared to October.

Zebra Technologies is looking at strategic options for its robotics automation business
Acquired in 2021 and enhanced since, Zebra's mobile robot collaborative order picking solution may be sold off.

ISM forecast sees a manufacturing rebound in 2026 as services maintain steady expansion
While economic conditions for the manufacturing and services sectors are mixed, both are expected to see growth in 2026, at different paces, according to the new edition of the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Supply Chain Planning Forecast.

PwC report indicates transportation and logistics dealmaking activity is focused on strategy, not scale
The report observed that T&L dealmaking activity gained renewed traction over the second half of this year, with buyers prioritizing strategic alignment over scale. And it added that acquirers focused on subsectors offering defensible growth, operating efficiency, and exposure to high-barrier markets, with activity across what the firm called the full value chain, ranging from infrastructure to asset-light platforms, coupled with capital allocated for things like technology modernization, resilient supply chains, and specialized logistics services.

ShipMatrix reports strong Cyber Week delivery performance results
For Cyber Week, which ShipMatrix defines as the week of December 1-7‑and a period in which more than 100 million parcels per day are handled, with more than 80% of these parcels being holiday gifts and delivered to residences—the firm reported very strong performance results for FedEx, UPS, and the United States Postal Service (USPS).

National diesel average falls for the fourth straight week, reports EIA
With a 5.8-cent decline, the national average, for the week of December 15, came in at $3.607, following a 9.3-cent decline, to $3.758, for the week of December 1.

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index shows modest growth
For October, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI reading rose to 0.3, after September’s -0.5.

Trucking executives are set to anxiously welcome in New Year amid uncertainty regarding freight demand
Top trucking industry executives are hoping 2026 will—finally—be the year when pent-up demand translates into higher freight rates and a return to profitability in both the truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) sectors.

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