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The surprising reasons why truck drivers wait hours unpaid

26 January 2024

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Mike Nichols, a truck driver based in Wisconsin, is probably one of the lucky ones. Unlike many of...

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Daily Infographic: Cargo thefts from trucks, warehouses spike during Q2

3 October 2023

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Daily Infographic: 5 Key Actions to Take Before Outsourcing Warehouse Operations

22 September 2023

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Daily Infographic: 3PLs top player in warehouse leasing last year

11 April 2023

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GXO Direct launches in UK with plans for future European expansion

28 March 2023

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

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

21 March 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...

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Amazon warehouse workers await outcome of another union vote

18 October 2022

For the fourth time this year, Amazon warehouse workers await their fate amid a crucial union vote.

At an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) facility near Albany, New York, workers over the past several days voted on whether to join the independent Amazon Labor Union (ALU). Results of the election are to be announced Tuesday, and a simple majority would be enough to secure victory pending challenges from Amazon.

The vote, if it passes, would be just the second successful union vote in Amazon’s 28-year...

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Walmart lays off almost 1,500 workers at Atlanta facility

11 October 2022

At the same time it searches for tens of thousands of seasonal workers in preparation for peak season, the world’s largest retailer is letting go of about 1,500 dedicated associates.

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) plans to lay off 1,458 employees at its fulfillment center outside of Atlanta as it converts the facility into a dedicated hub for Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), its growing supply chain business.

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) issued last week revealed that the nearly...

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Daily Infographic: Wage and bonus increases seen as necessary to attract warehouse talent

30 September 2022

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Amazon bumps pay for warehouse, delivery workers

29 September 2022

It’s been a tumultuous couple months for Amazon’s logistics network as it contends with unionization efforts, an overbuild of warehouse space and an OSHA investigation into working conditions.

The heat is on. But the e-commerce giant just took a step to smooth over its relationship with front-line workers.

On Wednesday, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that beginning in October, warehouse workers and delivery drivers will see their average starting pay rise from $18 to over $19 an hour. The...

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