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XPO ready to deploy 28 new service centers

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Less-than-truckload carrier XPO will look to deploy a “once-in-a-generation” acquisition of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xpo-ready-to-deploy-28-new-service-centers

Uber Connect expands into returns shipping

Uber Connect, the local package delivery business of Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER), said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.

Under the service, called Return a Package, an Uber driver will pick up sealed and prepaid packages at a customer location and drop them off at a local post office or FedEx Corp. or UPS Inc. location. Uber charges a $5 flat fee for up to five packages tendered at a time or a $3 fee for Uber One members.

The service is available in the nearly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-connect-expands-into-returns-shipping

Quiet Platforms president leaves company

Shekar Natarajan is out as president of logistics provider Quiet Platforms.

In a statement issued late Monday, the company said that Natarajan had exited the company, effective immediately. His departure was due to disappointing results at Quiet and the need to pull back on expenses in order to “reset the business,” according to a memo from retailing giant AEO Inc. (NYSE: AEO), Quiet’s parent.

Niall Murphy, a longtime entrepreneur who joined Quiet in December as chief business officer, will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/quiet-platforms-president-leaves-company

GXO Direct launches in UK with plans for future European expansion

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Warehousing isn’t what it used to be. Today, vacancy rates are at historically low levels, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gxo-direct-launches-in-uk-with-plans-for-future-european-expansion

Locus Robotics unveils solution for seamless integration of AMR models

CHICAGO — Warehouse robots are like ants. When one fails at its task, the entire colony can suffer. But unlike an ant colony, they’re often divided: Different robots typically perform different tasks and run on different systems, creating rifts in the ranks.

At ProMat 2023, Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Locus Robotics took steps to address that problem, announcing its new automation platform, LocusOne. The solution, unveiled Monday, can coordinate more than a thousand of the company’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locus-robotics-unveils-solution-for-seamless-integration-of-amr-models

ProMat roundup: The biggest announcements from Day 1 & 2

CHICAGO — ProMat 2023 is well underway, and the announcements have been coming fas and furious.

The massive trade show, running this week for the first time since 2019, features 1,000 of the top supply chain and logistics companies pitching their latest and greatest solutions to tens of thousands of guests.

As you can imagine, the 500,000-square-foot show floor is jam-packed with firms across industries like robotics, automation, manufacturing, assembly, delivery, fulfillment and information...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/promat-roundup-the-biggest-announcements-from-day-1-2

CoEvolution introduces multi-robot orchestration platform to US at ProMat 2023

CHICAGO — What if Apple and Android suddenly decided to join forces and offer their integrations to each other’s customers? Imagine iMessage on your PC, for example.

That hypothetical merger is unlikely to happen. But a similar form of consolidation is beginning to take place in the growing warehouse automation industry.

Hangzhou, China-based multi-robot orchestration platform CoEvolution on Monday launched its technology on the U.S. stage at ProMat. Already on the market in China, the firm’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coevolution-introduces-multi-robot-orchestration-platform-to-us-at-promat-2023

Yale rebrands to Yale Lift Truck Technologies, demos technology at ProMat

CHICAGO — Kicking off what will be the first of many announcements here at ProMat 2023, materials handling firm Yale is changing its name to Yale Lift Truck Technologies to reflect the company’s doubled down focus on technology-enabled vehicles for the warehouse.

Accompanying the new brand identity were several demonstrations highlighting the latest Yale vehicles, some of which had never been seen by the public before Monday. The vehicles ranged in size and purpose, but all are fully electric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yale-rebrands-to-yale-lift-truck-technologies-demos-technology-at-promat

Nimble Robotics raises $65M in pursuit of fully autonomous fulfillment network

Plenty of logistics experts have spoken of the benefits of warehouse automation, things like more efficient workers, faster fulfillment speeds and lower operating costs, to name a few.

So why is the adoption rate for warehouse automation still so low? In short, the problem for most brands is getting started: For many of them, adding automation means high upfront costs and the scrapping of existing infrastructure.

Nimble Robotics, a San Francisco Bay Area-based autonomous logistics firm, wants to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/nimble-robotics-raises-65m-in-pursuit-of-fully-autonomous-fulfillment-network

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