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Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S.

Freight Waves

Grand Prairie, Texas-based Republic National Distributing Co. Supply chain solutions provider MacMillan-Piper is laying off 92 employees in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, according to a WARN notice with the state. The post Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S. Marzetti Co.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- June 26 2025

Supply Chain Matters

Billion Acquisition of e2open Australia based logistics software provider WiseTech, developer of logistics execution software CargoWise , announced an agreement to acquire U.S. Risk is assessed for both indirect or direct materials procurement teams and their supply networks. WiseTech Announces $2.1

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BNSF aims to grow carload traffic with rail service upgrades

Freight Waves

What this means is that customers can move the same amount of freight using fewer cars, or put their suddenly surplus cars to work hauling more freight. One-third of our carload freight originates or terminates on a short line,” said Mark Ganaway, who leads BNSF’s shortline team. That’s a significant portion of our business.

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Retailer Roundup: Everything CPG Shippers Need to Know About Big Box Retailers

Zipline Logistics

A crucial part of the process is the logistics of delivering your freight to CVS distribution centers. learn more Shipping to HEB If you’re a Texas native or spend much time in the Lone Star State, you’ve likely shopped at HEB. It brings in over $26 billion in annual sales and serves more than 1 million Texas households.

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Who will Manage the Warehouse Robots

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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Trends in Logistics Technology, according to Gartner

Supply Chain Digest

Julie Leonard Marketing Director, Inovity Posted on: Jun, 27 2016 Using the right tool for the right job has always been a best practice and one of the reasons, we feel, that RFID has never taken off in the DC as exponentially as pundits have been forecasting since 2006. Please check out my blogs on the subject at www.zipxpress.net.

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1H 2025 Supply Chain in Numbers and Charts

Supply Chain Digest

One measure of the health of the US manufacturing sector is the US Purchasing Managers Index from the Institute of Supply Management. Freight volumes were mixed but mostly down, as the “freight recession” continued on now for more than two years. growth for all 2025, 2.8% for overall global growth, and 4.0% compared to 2024.