The latest escalation in the U.S.-Canada trade dispute is being discussed primarily as a tariff and trade-policy story. From a logistics perspective, however, that misses the more interesting development. On September 29, the United States moved beyond making certain Canadian…
When President Donald Trump meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on September 24, most of the attention will be on geopolitics. For supply chain executives, however, the more important question is considerably more practical: will the meeting produce a…
For the first time since July 2023, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates. The Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday increased its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%, reversing the easing cycle that…
TLD Robotics combines EasyMile, TractEasy, and TLD’s autonomous vehicle activities into a single business focused on autonomous ground operations for airports and industrial sites. ALVEST has launched TLD Robotics, a new business that brings together EasyMile, TractEasy, and TLD’s existing…
Amazon has spent years automating fulfillment centers, where robots move inventory, assist picking, sort products, and reduce the number of touches required to get an order out the door. Its next major automation challenge may be much closer to the…
Descartes Systems Group has acquired Tai Software, an AI-powered transportation management system provider focused on freight brokers, for approximately $100 million. The transaction was funded with cash on hand. The acquisition expands Descartes’ transportation management capabilities while bringing Tai’s transaction,…
