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Funding

Briefing

The Series A funds pilots and early manufacturing of a driverless electric hauler for short container runs at ports, plants and rail yards.

Workforce

Briefing

The union set up a national committee to argue that UPS is routing union deliveries to its lower-cost gig arm Roadie

Technology

Briefing

Volvo's trucks are moving real loads with a safety driver still onboard. Driver-out is targeted for Q1 2027

Technology

Briefing

An AI agent now scopes, sources, and negotiates the company's purchasing across five stages that buyers once managed manually

Funding

Fulfillment

The robot software maker is raising more capital to reach a 2030 public listing, and joins a wave of automation vendors preparing for IPOs

Briefing

Logistics

The carrier is expanding its Guangzhou hub even as it cuts trans-Pacific capacity and redirects China freight toward Europe and intra-Asia

Fulfillment

Briefing

The retailer is fulfilling same-day orders from more than 4,000 stores instead of distribution centers, coordinated in real time by AI

Funding

Freight

The startup’s agents handle carrier calls, paperwork, and dispatch, pitching 3PLs a way to move more freight without adding staff

Funding

Manufacturing

The funding backs a bet that warehouse operators will choose the AI model that runs their robots, with hardware becoming a secondary decision

Trade

Briefing

A 10% import surcharge lapses July 24, but proposed Section 301 duties could take effect the same week and stack on existing tariffs