supply chain News Updates

Some gauges are at their highest since the 2020-23 period, when economies locked down because of COVID, shortages emerged and shipping snarls persisted. 

Augment acquired Merlin, an AI startup focused on wholesale distribution, and will integrate its technology into Augie, the company’s flagship AI platform.

President Donald Trump signed legislation funding much of DHS, but not its immigration enforcement operations, ending the longest agency shutdown in history.

Bot Auto completed its first over-the-road longhaul commercial shipment without a human in the cab or remote operator, the autonomous truck technology firm said.

Supply chain disruptions stemming from the Iran war are starting to create choke points across Japan, including the network of companies surrounding Toyota.

A series of cargoes of military-grade fuel that is due to sail from the U.S. across the Pacific illustrates how far the Iran war has disrupted the oil supply chain.

Truck tonnage posted its largest year-over-year gain in more than three years in March and delivered the best quarterly result in almost a decade, ATA said.

Nippon Express will acquire Metro Supply Chain Group for as much as $1.6 billion to strengthen its logistics presence in North America.

FedEx Freight plans to target improved market share among four segments of the less-than-truckload market as a stand-alone entity, according to top executives.

Surging prices for plastic caused by disruptions from the Iran war have pushed one U.S. toymaker to buy up more inventory than needed.