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CaPow and Peer Robotics partner on in-motion power delivery for Peer Robotics’ AMRs

Offering takes aim at faster ROI on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with technology to enable continuous operations

Superior Communications deploying Brightpick’s robots to automate order fulfillment

Two-phase implementation of 37 multi-purpose Autopicker mobile robots underway at Superior Communications’ DC in Tennessee

April services sector grows amid concerns over pricing and tariffs, reports ISM

The April Services PMI, at 51.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) increased 0.8% over March, growing, at a faster rate, for the 10th consecutive month.

How Coupa’s Supply Chain Design Optimizes Profit and Reduces Risk in Disruptive Markets

Coupa Supply Chain Design and Planning enables businesses to build an adaptive, optimized, and resilient supply chain by leveraging advanced scenario-based decision-making, AI-driven insights, and integrated planning to boost revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate risks in a rapidly changing global market.

Intermodal volumes see solid Q1 gains, amid tariff actions, reports IANA

In its “Intermodal Quarterly,” IANA reported that total first quarter volume, at 4,554,850 units, increased 6.3% annually, representing the sixth consecutive quarter of annual growth, following eight straight quarters of annual declines.

National diesel average falls for the fifth consecutive week, reports EIA

Falling 1.7 cents, the national average, for the week of May 5, came in at $3.497.

How Procurement Leaders Can Navigate Tariff Volatility

DJ Jeyaprakasam of ORO Labs explains how procurement teams can move faster and stay compliant as tariffs and trade policies shift.

TZA brand fully integrated under Easy Metrics

Integration of complementary labor management platforms combines tactical engineering precision with strategic operational insight for end-to-end visibility into warehouse performance, workforce efficiency, and network-wide profitability.

PMMI unveils aftermarket parts and service report

New report reveals growing aftermarket opportunities, setting the stage for PACK EXPO Las Vegas.

ISM reports April services sector growth amid concerns over pricing and tariffs

The April Services PMI, at 51.6 (a reading of 50 or higher signals growth) increased 0.8% over March, growing, at a faster rate, for the 10th consecutive month, and for the 56th time in the last 59 months, going back to the initial recovery from the pandemic in June 2020. It was 1.0% below the 12-month average of 52.6, with October 2024’s 55.8 and June 2024’s 49.2 marking the respective high and low readings over that period.

Five Takeaways from the Gartner Keynote on Supply Chain Strategy

In his Gartner keynote, Ken Chadwick urged leaders to embrace uncertainty, prioritize visibility, and shift from rigid structures to dynamic, resilient networks.

Crown Equipment celebrates 80 years of customer focus

Brothers, Carl H. Dicke and Allen A. Dicke, founded Crown Equipment Corporation in New Bremen, Ohio, in 1945

Facing labor shortages, warehouses turn to temp help and AI-powered staffing tools

A new Instawork report reveals that while hiring has slightly improved, staffing challenges remain due to turnover, tariffs, and pay constraints

ASLRRA commends bipartisan Senate duo for introducing legislation addressing the Short Line Railroad Maintenance Tax Credit

Since this credit was initially introduced in 2005, ASLRRA said it has driven more than $8 billion in private investment in short line rail infrastructure. ASLRRA said these bills are focused on modernizing the tax credit by right-sizing the cap per mile to today’s costs, through including all short-line mileage and indexing the cap to inflation moving forward.

Vanderlande completes acquisition of Siemens Logistics in Europe, Asia and Middle East

The €300 million deal for Siemens logistics automation business for airports was announced last fall

ATA supports DoL directive to suspend independent contractor rule

ATA said that this helps to bring back a definition for independent contractors drafted during the first Trump administration, which it said had more clarity and brought order to the law. And it added that the trucking industry has relied on independent contractors going back to the inception of interstate trucking, and court decisions over the last nine decades, continually reaffirming the legitimate role independent contractors play in the economy.

Preliminary April Class 8 truck net orders see declines

FTR reported that preliminary March Class 8 truck net orders, at 15,700 units, fell 14% sequentially and 22%. ACT reported that its tally of preliminary March Class 8 truck net orders, at 16,000 units, fell 8.3% annually.

How AI Is Changing the Way Yards Stop Cargo Theft

Milan Luketic, CTO of Birdseye Security Solutions, discusses how AI-powered surveillance is helping logistics companies stop cargo theft before it happens.

End of de minimis exemption officially goes into effect

This move is expected to have a major impact on online retailers like Shein and Temu, which rely on sending goods directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs.

Trew expands its manufacturing and development campus in Southwest Ohio

Automated material handling provider relocates innovation and support center to larger facility.



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