Warehouse managers push for more automation investments
Good morning! Happy Sunday! 🎉
The management team at warehouses are feeling the sting of high order volumes and abundant labor shortages… and most seem to think now is the time to really invest some serious cash into automation.
Check out today’s featured article from Logistics Management to read what warehouse and DC managers are saying about the collide of e-commerce growth and labor shortages and what it all could mean for the future of their industry. ☕️
Featured Article:
Warehouse/DC equipment survey: It’s “go time” for investment | Logistics Management
“Warehouse and DC managers are feeling the pressure of e-commerce growth, high order volumes, as well as deep concerns around labor availability and international supply chain snarls.”
Repair & Maintenance 🧰
Are trucks ready for hotter roads due to climate change?
Hotter roads due to climate change have never been more apparent than before this summer’s heatwave that tore through Great Britain. The bustling A14 highway in Cambridge, England was shut down to a strange ridge in the warming asphalt. But it’s not just that - freeways, runways, and train tracks are all buckling under the heat of one of the hottest summers on record.
The supply chain depends on roads and the like to get goods from point A to point B. The more these roads fail due to climate change challenges, the more inaction tends to cost the entire supply chain. One solution being proposed is developing more advanced and populated delivery drone fleets to provide the services trucks and trains may not be able to do safely.
Trade & Border Issues 🗺
Spreadsheets are still managing global supply chains
Spreadsheets and email may be seen as archaic in the days of robotics and data harvesting systems - but the reality is that most of the largest shippers and suppliers in the world are still relying upon these processes to get work done. Does that make you relieved of nervous?
Spreadsheets in particular were never meant to be the solution to the multi-dimensional and complex supply chain industry. Spreadsheets can barely keep up with the ever-evolving nature of international shipping operations. So why are the largest companies in the game still using it?
Industry Forecast 📊
Pandemic-era freight prices soften slowly, remain high | DC Velocity
“Shippers catch a whiff of relief but historic norms still far off, Inxeption says.”
Ports 🚢
West Coast ports post mixed results for July | DC Velocity
“Cargo flow improved in LA, but slowed in Oakland due to trucker protests of the state’s AB5 labor law.”
Network Association 🤝
Chassis pool operator CCM joins federal data-sharing system | DC Velocity
“White House’s FLOW platform aims to break up container logjams by smoothing logistics communication.”
Safety 🦺
U.S. Pharmacies Ordered to Pay $650.6M for Role in Opioids Crisis | SupplyChainBrain
“The U.S. pharmacy chains CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled Aug. 17, reports The Guardian.”
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for July 31, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.