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Walmart has agreed to expand its commercial agreement with Symbiotic Inc. to automate an additional 25 U.S. regional distribution centers. Symbiotic ( NASDAQ: SYM ) is an AI-powered warehouse automation and robotics company headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Walmart ( NASDAQ: WMT ) will initially invest about…
A federal appeals court challenge to the U.S. Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) system could disrupt annual registration fees paid by trucking companies and threaten funding for state commercial vehicle safety programs, according to the organization that administers the program. The Small Business in Transportation C…
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#fwtv_iR1nkzVKbnA .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_iR1nkzVKbnA .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_iR1nkzVKbnA .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} The diesel market is experiencing extreme volati…
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Two popemobiles that will be used during Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Peru arrived on Monday from Brazil aboard a Latam Airlines Group freighter aircraft, part of a special logistics operation carried out under contract to Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in coordination with General Motors. The two Chevrolet vehicle…
An October survey of supply chain executives confirmed what truckload carriers said on recent quarterly calls—that rates are likely to remain on the rise for the foreseeable future. The Logistics Managers’ Index, released Tuesday, showed further capacity declines alongside surging pricing. Q3 reports show carriers gea…
The benchmark price used for most fuel surcharges fell this week, but the focus in oil markets is on the huge decline in futures market prices recorded Monday. The Department of Energy/Energy Information Administration average weekly retail diesel price fell to $6.292/gallon, a decline of 6 cts/g, effective Monday, pu…
FedEx Corp.’s recent strategy to focus more on specialized services for companies in industrial sectors with complex logistics requirements, beyond basic parcel delivery, is paying dividends, especially in the aerospace and automotive sectors. The freight transportation giant last week described how it secured a serie…
The U.S. has launched a labor rights investigation into a Mexican packaging manufacturer and announced a separate agreement to address labor rights concerns at an ammunition factory. The two cases highlight continued enforcement of worker protections under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The Office …
All the key numbers at Expeditors International pointed upward in the third quarter at the logistics and freight forwarding company. Revenue year-on-year was up 42%, to $4.1 billion at the asset-light customs broker and freight forwarder. Despite the fact that the cost of transportation rose 49%, a faster rate than re…
The curve of the Dubai benchmark is showing signs that rising oil flows from the Middle East are exceeding demand for the first time since early July, when the three-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire allowed millions of barrels to leave unhindered the Strait of Hormuz. Physical flows have been gradually rising for the past two…
A new survey of 103 industry experts has found that artificial intelligence is moving beyond trials in container ports and terminals, but measurable financial returns remain scarce. While 44% of respondents said their organizations had reached the scaling stage or beyond, Boston Consulting Group reported , only 4% rep…
Loamy, a Los Angeles startup that sells operations software to produce growers, packers, and distributors, has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Zeal Capital Partners. The round, announced Oct. 27, brings the company’s total funding to $10 million. Once a load misses a buyer’s spec after it ships, the grower ha…
Salman Habib thinks AI vendors are asking retailers for too much, too soon. The vendors pitching them so far want full trust from day one, the Burq cofounder said, and that is why many retailers are still stuck deciding whether to use AI at all. Burq’s software decides how each order gets delivered, choosing among the…
Saudi Aramco beat analyst estimates of its third-quarter profit as higher crude oil and fuel prices offset the impact of oil supply disruptions due to attacks on its assets. The Saudi state oil giant on Tuesday reported an adjusted net income of $31.2 billion for the third quarter, up from $28.6 billion for the same p…
Federal and state law enforcement agencies arrested more than 230 undocumented immigrants, including more than 40 commercial driver’s license holders, during a 72-hour enforcement operation spanning 15 states. The operation, dubbed Operation Guardian , was conducted Oct. 26-28 by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
Truckload carrier Pamt Corp. lost money again during the third quarter. Like other carriers , it pointed to elevated driver procurement costs and the spike in diesel fuel prices as the culprits. Pamt ( NASDAQ: PAMT ) reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or 38 cents per share, on Monday after the market closed. Earning…
Astana gets shout-out for reviving Northern Aral Sea.
The rise in the number of Turkish shipyards from 37 in 2002 to about 85 today has substantially increased the country’s newbuild capacity but shiprepair and maintenance continues to account for much of the industry’s maritime activity, as more shipowners extend vessel service life. For instance, Turkish yards, concent…
With the trucking sector anticipating the release of the final rule by the Environmental Protection Agency on nitrogen oxide (NoX) standards–known colloquially as EPA ‘27–and what engines need to do to get there, one of the country’s biggest truck retailers took the issue head on its recent earnings call with analysts…
The newest module in Supply Chain Intelligence: Custom Insights uses a shipper’s own freight data to flag lanes that could move from truckload to intermodal, or between spot and contract, and estimates the savings lane by lane. SONAR has added mode conversion optimization to SCI: Custom Insights, part of its Supply Ch…
A sanctioned Iranian tanker carrying about 500,000 barrels of liquefied petroleum gas slipped past the U.S. naval blockade and delivered its cargo to China, according to United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which says it filmed the ship at a Malaysian anchorage along the way. Tanker laden with Iranian LPG transiting th…
Higher fuel and transportation expenses weighed on retailers’ supply chains during the third quarter, even as fulfillment improvements helped some companies contain costs. Early reports from Amazon, Tractor Supply and Carter’s point to an uneven environment heading into the holiday season, with shipping inflation alon…
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#fwtv_hkx7GLOu7gU .fwtv-panel{border:1px solid #d0d0d0;padding:18px;border-radius:6px;line-height:1.6}#fwtv_hkx7GLOu7gU .fwtv-panel p{margin:0 0 12px}#fwtv_hkx7GLOu7gU .fwtv-note{font-style:italic;color:#666;margin-top:16px;padding-top:12px;border-top:1px solid #e0e0e0} FreightWaves expert breaks down 20 years of frei…