Maersk plans last-mile delivery upgrades

The ocean shipping titan could make a bigger splash in U.S. parcel delivery via added features and use of its own vehicles.

By Max Garland • June 30, 2025

DHL Express Canada strike ends, operations resuming

Impacted customers can expect their deliveries June 30 following employees’ ratification of a new labor contract, the carrier said.

By Max Garland • June 30, 2025

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J.C. Penney to close Texas warehouse

The closure in Haslet will impact around 300 employees. 

By Kaarin Moore • June 30, 2025

Academy Sports and Outdoors eases tariff pressure with multilevered strategy

The retailer in Q1 frontloaded $85 million in evergreen products like bicycles to offset duty-driven product cost increases.

By Kelly Stroh • June 30, 2025

CPKC to remedy service disruptions impacting dwell times, switches

While the railroad stated it’s “too early to offer firm predications” for a full return to service, it expects operations to be fixed by mid-July.

By Kelly Stroh • June 27, 2025

Walmart tests dark stores to accelerate delivery

The brick-and-mortar locations will fulfill online orders — but are not open to the public. 

By Kaarin Moore • June 27, 2025

Ocean spot rates cool in June as demand wanes, experts say

July demand is likely to soften as April's frontloaded cargo arrives at ports, Clint Dvorak, senior director of ocean operations at SEKO, said.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 27, 2025

Canada Post contract vote: What’s at stake for delivery operations

The carrier plans to implement dynamic routing and part-time weekend couriers if union employees vote yes on its contract proposals.

By Max Garland • June 26, 2025

DHL Express Canada, Unifor reach tentative contract deal, union says

The employees' strike remains in place until members ratify the agreement, a Unifor spokesperson told Supply Chain Dive.

By Max Garland • Updated June 25, 2025

FedEx closes 100 stations through Network 2.0 overhaul

The carrier's plan to combine its Express and Ground networks is starting to roll out in larger U.S. markets.

By Max Garland • June 25, 2025

Early peak season signals challenging market ahead for trucking

Shippers continued to frontload cargo in May ahead of tariffs, giving a boost to dry van volumes, but analysts note carriers still lack pricing power.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 25, 2025

Sportsman’s Warehouse to pull forward holiday shipments to skirt tariffs

The retailer is focused on buying core items while cutting SKUs to battle market uncertainty and simplify its assortment.

By Kelly Stroh • June 24, 2025

Amazon temporarily waives seller fee tied to Walmart orders

Multi-Channel Fulfillment users previously faced a 5% surcharge when they used non-Amazon carriers to deliver Walmart orders.

By Max Garland • June 24, 2025

Air cargo spot rates drift downward in May

Spot prices fell for the first time in a year, likely due to declining consumer sentiment and international trade uncertainty, Xeneta reported.

By Kelly Stroh • June 20, 2025

DHL Express Canada suspends operations, shippers tap alternatives

In-transit shipments that weren't delivered by Thursday will be held in the carrier's network as an employee strike continues.

By Max Garland • June 20, 2025

Amazon touts AI upgrades for forecasting, deliveries and robotics

The advancements will help customers get their orders faster and increase product availability, the company said.

By Max Garland • June 20, 2025

What Veho learned testing delivery robots in Texas

The trial program with RIVR’s wheel-legged robot saw a 95% delivery success rate and required limited intervention, Veho CTO Fred Cook said.

By Max Garland • June 18, 2025

Nintendo launched the Switch 2 in a tariff storm. Now comes the difficult part.

The video game console maker will have to navigate the all-important peak season as reciprocal duties from the Trump administration are slated to return.

By Philip Neuffer • June 18, 2025

Amazon delivery robots offer ‘large opportunity’ for savings: BofA

The analysis comes as Amazon is reportedly developing software for robots that could eventually ride in delivery vans and bring packages to doorsteps.

By Alexei Alexis • June 18, 2025

As Los Angeles Port volumes slow, truckers see less business

Global tariffs have led to ripple effects across the supply chain, including fewer ships and containers to haul, per the port's executive director, Gene Seroka.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 16, 2025

DHL Express Canada to suspend operations nationwide Friday

As the strike enters its second week, the carrier is expected to temporarily stop international package imports prior to the planned shutdown.

By Philip Neuffer • Updated June 16, 2025

FedEx pickup prices to change in August

The adjustments for scheduled, automated and on-call parcel pickups come as the carrier pursues streamlined operations.

By Max Garland • June 13, 2025

Canada Post employees to vote on contract offers, official rules

An order by Canada's jobs minister could end months of labor turmoil if union members vote in favor of the carrier's proposals.

By Max Garland • June 12, 2025

JB Hunt, BNSF, GMXT launch cross-border intermodal service

All three companies seek to capitalize on the untapped potential from shippers converting over-the-road freight between the U.S. and Mexico to rail intermodal.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 12, 2025

Import surge expected amid tariff reprieve: NRF port tracker

The U.S.-China tariff reduction is spurring retailers to get cargo moving again, although demand will be muted versus last year, a report projects.

By Kelly Stroh • June 11, 2025