outrider

5 warehousing sustainability trends for 2021

Warehousing trends include sustainability and automation.

Warehouse and logistics companies are trying to shore up their sustainability efforts as they struggle to change their inventory strategies from just in time to just in case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five trends in sustainable warehousing to look for when the dust settles.

Automation

As warehouse labor gets progressively tougher to find and the pandemic continues, warehouses are shifting to technology and automation to do some of the work. Wearable devices, such as those provided by...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/5-warehousing-sustainability-trends-for-2021

Boosting efficiency on both sides of the warehouse door (with video)

Robotics startups Third Wave Automation and Outrider are taking on forklifts and yard trucks in a way that is advancing automation and zero-emission technology on both sides of the warehouse wall.

Participating in a fireside chat during FreightWaves’ Future of Logistics Real Estate Summit on Tuesday, Third Wave Automation CEO and co-founder Arshan Poursohi and Outrider founder and CEO Andrew Smith spoke of their common goal of automating freight and cargo movement inside and outside the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/boosting-efficiency-on-both-sides-of-the-warehouse-door-with-video

Outrider automates human-intensive yard and distribution center operations

Outrider automates human-intensive yard and distribution center operations (Photo: Outrider)

The pandemic has made sanitization and social distancing crucial within communities and supply chains alike. Logistics companies look to protect the front-line logistics workforce from contracting the virus, creating safety regulations, and mandating safety gear at all times at workplaces.

In response to those imperatives, autonomous yard operator Outrider has introduced the first-to-market solution that automates yard operations for logistics hubs. Automating human-intensive yard operations...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/outrider-automates-human-intensive-yard-and-distribution-center-operations

+ More