Hands off: Automated unloads, storage coming to Canadian distribution center

Groupe Robert is investing CA$150 million in an automated distribution center.

Imagine a distribution center that only requires the push of a button and waiting a few minutes to unload a truck. Then, a conveyor belt automatically moves pallets into a cold storage tower with no human interaction.

An automated distribution center with these features and capacity for 60,000 pallets of fresh and frozen foods is coming to Varennes, Quebec, in early 2023.

Groupe Robert, one of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics companies, is investing CA$150 million ($120 million) in just...

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The Daily Dash: Truck drivers could be among the first for a COVID vaccine

Truck drivers could be among first to get covid vaccine

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, truck drivers could be among the first Americans to get a COVID vaccine. Plus, UPS has a dry ice solution for vaccine transport, and Werner continues to roll out new technology.

First in line

Truck drivers and other transportation workers deemed “essential” by the U.S. government could be among the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine if supplies are limited.

John Gallagher explains who will make the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-truck-drivers-could-be-among-the-first-for-a-covid-vaccine

QSL buys out Groupe Robert’s stake in heavy-haul carrier

A semi-truck of Watson Transport with a trailer containing a rail car. QSL became full owner of Watson.

Canadian maritime terminal operator QSL has bought out Groupe Robert’s stake in Transport Watson & Sycamore to become full owner of the heavy-haul trucking company based near Montreal.

Quebec-based QSL announced the transaction on Tuesday without disclosing a price. The terminal operator and Groupe Robert, one of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics companies, jointly acquired Quebec-based Watson in 2018.

“I would like to thank Groupe Robert for enabling us to bring this acquisition project to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/qsl-buys-out-groupe-roberts-stake-in-heavy-haul-carrier

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