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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling could change the freight industry as we know it, especially the brokerage part of freight movement. Our guest this week is Hannah Hurckes, Founder and CEO of Boss Lady Logistics, who shares details of this landmark decision. dcvelocity.com/podcasts

ATRI research details rising insurance costs and offers risk mitigation strategies for carriers. dcvelocity.com/editorial/feat…

Artificial intelligence will “shift”—not eliminate—many jobs in business and technology, speaker says. dcvelocity.com/technology/art…

Tool reveals the reasoning behind AI-driven recommendations in plain business language, company says at user conference. dcvelocity.com/technology/art…

Only 36% of chief procurement officers (CPOs) are very confident in their ability to redesign roles and processes around AI, according to a survey from analyst group Gartner, Inc. dcvelocity.com/finance-strate…

The parent company of 3PL Noatum Logistics has acquired MBS Logistics, a global integrated logistics services provider, saying the deal represents a significant step in its strategy to enhance operational scale and expand its global footprint. dcvelocity.com/supply-chain/o…

In a move to accelerate the development of specialized AI agents for the autonomous supply chain, tech firm Blue Yonder said it had launched a platform that teaches AI models to perform high-value tasks at the level of supply chain subject matter experts. dcvelocity.com/technology/art…

Supply chain organizations in 2026 are seeing a fast rollout of agentic AI tools, but the future of enterprise software will combine predictive AI with the “contextual intelligence” of human professionals, according to software firm Manhattan Associates. dcvelocity.com/technology/art…

In a move to accelerate development of AI agents for supply chain workflows, software vendor Manhattan Associates today launched a platform where customers, developers, and partners of Manhattan’s products can share agentic AI solutions with each other. dcvelocity.com/technology/art…

Artificial intelligence won’t replace all the workers in your warehouse. But when combined with labor management software, it could raise their productivity and speed up their onboarding and training. dcvelocity.com/technology/dc-…

Warehouse automation and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company Locus Robotics has acquired Nexera Robotics, a Vancouver-based developer of advanced robotic grasping technology, the companies said. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. dcvelocity.com/editorial/feat…

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Rising competition from private networks, growing regional operators, and Amazon’s expansion foreshadow both challenges and opportunities for shippers and mainstream parcel express operators. dcvelocity.com/transportation…

Our guest this week is Patrick Van den Bossche, partner at Kearney, a global management consulting firm. He's the lead author of the 2026 Reshoring Index Report, and he offers his insights and findings on the current state of reshoring initiatives. dcvelocity.com/podcasts

The German automotive hardware maker Schaeffler will deploy thousands of humanoid robots on its factory floors beginning in late 2026 through a deal with the British AI and robotics company Humanoid. dcvelocity.com/material-handl…

Humanoid robots are moving from prototype validation toward early commercial deployment, with automotive manufacturing and logistics expected to form the core demand base over the next decade, according to a report from IDTechEx. dcvelocity.com/material-handl…

Transportation groups today are voicing “disappointment” in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling which holds that freight brokers may be held liable under varying state laws for accidents involving federally licensed motor carriers. dcvelocity.com/supply-chain/n…

An array of supply chain organizations is supporting the U.S. House’s bipartisan passage of a bill to fight cargo theft, and urging the Senate to likewise pass the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA). dcvelocity.com/transportation…

Prolonged disruption across the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the Persian Gulf is exposing gaps in marine cargo war insurance that the market can no longer treat as theoretical, according to an assessment by cargo insurance platform Breeze. dcvelocity.com/finance-strate…

Risk managers for small and mid-sized trucking fleets say they are data rich but starved for ways to best use the information generated from truck telematics and other advanced technology tools, according to recent survey data from Northland Insurance. dcvelocity.com/editorial/feat…