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Pennsylvania logistics company acquires trucking, warehouse competitors

Freight Waves

Milton, Pennsylvania-based logistics company Patton Logistics Group has announced it will purchase Milton Transportation and Warehousing and its sister company, BTR Inc. A Patton Logistics Group news release emailed to FreightWaves on Wednesday stated the transaction for both acquisitions will be completed on Friday.

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The US FDA’s Phase-Out of Synthetic Food Dyes – Supply Chain Impacts & Challenges

Logistics Viewpoints

From raw material sourcing to logistics and regulatory compliance, stakeholders across the value chain will need to prepare for structural adjustments. Logistics and Distribution Considerations The increased sensitivity of natural colorants to temperature and light also affects logistics. Others are expected to follow.

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China expert Leland Miller announced as keynote speaker at FreightWaves’ Future of Freight Festival

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The event, a premier gathering for freight and logistics leaders, promises to equip attendees with forward-looking strategies amid ongoing U.S.-China ports, trucking networks, and warehouses. China trade war, where CBB’s early warnings on export slowdowns helped firms diversify sourcing or adjust logistics plans.

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Insider threat cargo theft cases rose in Q2, expert says

Freight Waves

“There’s people giving details of information or details of shipments as they are coming out of warehouses or other locations, and people sort of tailing that and stealing it, or using it to facilitate theft in other ways. That was a bit of a surprise to us and something that we don’t see that frequently in the U.S.”

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. A year later, the retailer added drone deliveries to its app for DFW customers.

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

Freight Waves

Another wave of closures and layoffs has hit workers and companies tied to commercial transportation, manufacturing, lumber production, distribution and logistics across the U.S. 80), SalonCentric (79), Auto Warehousing Co. (75), 80), SalonCentric (79), Auto Warehousing Co. (75), 1,756), Canfor Corp. 75), BRP Marine US Inc. (72),

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy.