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3PLs Led Top 100 U.S. Industrial Leases in 2025, CBRE Data Shows

3PLs Seize 44% of 2025’s Biggest U.S. Warehouse Deals Third-party logistics firms signed 44 of the 100 largest warehouse leases completed last year, overtaking retailers and manufacturers to become the single biggest occupier group, according to CBRE data released this week. 3PL Share of Mega-Leases Jumps 57 Percent in One Year The 44 deals inked by 3PLs compare with 28 in 2024, adding roughly 43 million sq ft of newly committed space. Analysts t...

David Davis in Logistics Technology 2026-07-02 18:46

Railway Safety Act 2026 Mandates Defect Detectors Every 15 Miles

Bipartisan senators on Tuesday filed the Railway Safety Act of 2026, hiking maximum fines for rail-safety violations to $10 million and ordering freight railroads to install heat sensors every 15 miles on main lines that carry crude oil, chlorine, vinyl chloride, and other toxic cargo. Senate Bill Triples Fines, Mandates Heat Sensors Every 15 Miles The 63-page measure—led by Commerce Committee chair Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ohio Republicans J...

Jane Brown in Logistics Technology 2026-06-29 18:28

5G, Digital Twins, WMS: Logistics Technology Trends Reshaping Supply Chains

Logistics operators accelerate shift toward self-orchestrating supply chains that lean on 5G backbones, digital twins, and warehouse-level machine learning to move freight with fewer human touch-points while still honoring same-day delivery promises. 5G Networks Become the Spine of Real-Time Freight Tracking Millisecond latency turns moving trailers, rail cars, and ocean containers into data nodes. Carriers that have rolled out private 5G inside ...

Aurora Cruz in Logistics Technology 2026-06-25 18:14

DHL Deploys Tesla Semi Truck in California to Cut Freight Emissions by 50 Tons

DHL Supply Chain has put a Tesla Semi into daily service at its Stockton, Calif., campus, the opening move in a 2026 plan that will add several battery-electric Class 8 tractors to 390-mile routes hauling 75,000-lb payloads and, by the company’s math, erase roughly 50 t of CO₂ a year. Tesla Semi completes 390-mile loop on single charge The pilot truck now covers 100-mile segments inside a regional circuit that starts and ends at the Stockton dist...

Natalie Nash in Logistics Technology 2026-06-25 18:44

Zero Distance Supply Chain: How Domestic Manufacturing and Automation Cut Lead Times

$6.5 Billion U.S. Appliance Build-Out Cuts 1,200 Miles Per Shipment A $6.5 billion U.S. manufacturing blitz is turning appliances into data-driven products built within 500 miles of their buyers, according to internal figures released Tuesday by the Midwest-headquartered producer. $6.5 Billion Bet on U.S. Production Rather than chase lower wages overseas, the company—whose washers, dryers, and refrigerators reach one in three American homes—has p...

Emerson Perry in Logistics Technology 2026-06-24 18:24

UPS RFID Expansion Cuts 12M Daily Scans, Fuels Supply Chain Data Services

UPS embeds passive RFID tag in every parcel at 5,500 North American stores RFID label applied at every UPS Store counter The brown-and-yellow label roll beside each cash register looks standard until the clerk peels it: a 96-bit EPC tag, thinner than a postage stamp, is buried under the adhesive.Across the network, 1.3 million parcels—about one in every six U.S. ground pieces—now leave the point-of-sale already broadcasting a unique identity.Orig...

Ivy Shepherd in Logistics Technology 2026-06-22 11:39

FedEx and Dun & Bradstreet Launch Retail Momentum Index for Supply Chain Visibility

FedEx and Dun & Bradstreet have launched a monthly U.S. retail barometer that draws on near-real-time logistics signals, giving buyers and lenders an earlier read on spending trends than standard government reports. FedEx-D&B Retail Momentum Index Debuts The Retail Momentum Index blends Memphis-based FedEx Dataworks’ domestic parcel flows with Jacksonville-based Dun & Bradstreet’s ocean-container bookings, customs-delay logs, and firm...

Emily Johnson in Logistics Technology 2026-06-22 18:12

Nearly 80% of supply chain leaders say execution Is the edge

Supply chain leaders are putting less emphasis on planning and visibility alone and more focus on how well they actually execute, according to new research from Infios.In its Supply Chain Execution Readiness Report, based on a survey of 100 U.S.-based supply chain leaders, 79% said fast, dynamic execution is now their main source of competitive advantage in volatile markets. For many, the edge no longer comes from visibil...

Sarah Smith in Logistics Technology 2026-06-20 11:41

FedEx to Deploy Robotic Trailer Unloading System in 2026

FedEx will begin installing trailer-unloading robots at its U.S. package hubs in 2026, wagering that artificial intelligence can curb one of the industry’s most injury-heavy jobs. FedEx to Deploy Berkshire Grey "Scoop" Robots in 2026 The carrier locked the 2026 production date after months of quiet testing inside an undisclosed sortation hub where several Scoop units have already taken over the shoulder-wrenching job of emptying inbound...

Lily Thornton in Logistics Technology 2026-06-18 18:26

PepsiCo Digital Twin Pilot Cuts 90% of Plant Design Flaws Before Build

PepsiCo is stress-testing a physics-grade digital twin of its plants and warehouses, letting engineers rehearse multimillion-dollar line changes inside a photo-real simulation before touching real equipment. Early runs caught nine out of ten design defects in the virtual world, trimming capital spending by up to 15 % and pushing throughput 20 % higher. Nvidia-Siemens Platform Builds Physics-True Models The CPG giant’s multiyear pilot pairs Siemen...

Benjamin Jenkins in Logistics Technology 2026-06-17 18:52

National diesel average heads up for the eighth consecutive week, reports EIA

The national average price per gallon of diesel gasoline headed up for the eighth consecutive week, according to data issued today by the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).With a 9.8-cent gain, the national average, for the week of February 23, came in at $3.809, representing the highest weekly gain since a 9.4-cent increase, to $3.50, for the week of January 26. This was preceded by a 2.3-cent gain, to $3.711, for th...

Jennifer Miller in Logistics Technology 2026-06-16 18:54

Toast Instacart Partnership Brings Same-Day Supply Delivery to Restaurants

Toast and Instacart will link restaurant POS data to same-day grocery couriers, letting kitchens restock produce, proteins, and dry goods within an hour when primary distributors run short. One-Hour Restock for Toast-Powered Kitchens The integration surfaces real-time inventory gaps inside Toast’s dashboard and auto-generates an Instacart Business cart filled with SKUs that match the missing quantities. Couriers shop at local supermarkets or Inst...

Georgia Frost in Logistics Technology 2026-06-14 18:18

Supreme Court blocks Trump’s broad tariff plan

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal and can’t stay in place without Congress’s approval.In a 6-3 decision, the justices said Trump went too far by using an old emergency powers law to slap big taxes on imports from many countries. The court said that only Congress has the power to impose tariffs, and the law Trump used doesn’t give the president the right to do it.Chief Justice ...

Robert Davis in Logistics Technology 2026-06-13 11:25