Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, has announced a pioneering new solution – Trey, an autonomous forklift for truck trailer loading and unloading operations. Trey loads and unloads pallets entirely autonomously, saving more than 80% of a worker’s time. It operates safely, consistentl...

Ahead of the WOF SUMMIT, which takes place in Vienna on 4th-5th May, we caught up with Chief Commercial Officer of the WOF Group Christoph Grasl and asked him about this inaugural event. Christoph Grasl has more than 25 years of experience in freight and logistics. He started his carrier in freight ...

Samsara Inc., a pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, has published its inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report titled Building a Safer and More Sustainable World. Samsara’s report details its progress to date and the principles that will guide the company’s ESG commitm...

Having sold the company he helped create to MiTek in 2017, Scott Chambers, Managing Director of MiTek Mezzanine Systems, has taken the decision to retire. “It was always my intention to step down when the time was right,” said Chambers, “and, with the company at the top of its game, that time ...

German logistics equipment manufacturer MAFI Transport-Systeme GmbH will work exclusively with Wajax to distribute its state-of-the-art terminal tractors, trucks, and trailers in Canada. MAFI, based in Baden-Württemberg, is the original pioneer of the now famous RoRo (roll-on roll-off) technology u...

Australian retailer Coles Liquor has partnered with Relex Solutions to implement its Living Retail platform across its 931 stores. The Relex solution will service Coles Liquor’s Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market and Vintage Cellars stores as well as five distribution centres throughout Austra...

TIP Trailer Services, a portfolio company of I Squared Capital and one of the leading trailer leasing, rental, maintenance and repair providers across Europe and Canada, has signed a deal to acquire the trailer leasing and maintenance business of Ryder Ltd. Ryder Ltd is a leading provider of commerc...

Greater supply chain insight and improved cost efficiency are the top drivers behind IoT adoption among today’s transport businesses, recent research by Inmarsat, a world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has revealed. A significant proportion (71%) of transport respondents stated...

Rite-Hite, one of the leading manufacturers of loading bay and health and safety equipment, will showcase some highlights of its complete range of solutions for warehouse and logistics environments at Intralogistica Italia, Milan on 3rd-6th May 2022 (Pad.10 Stand C15-D20). As an expert in loading b...

New research shows that business is feeling the effects of inflation, geopolitical tension, port congestion and transportation costs in dramatically different and regionally specific ways, with those in South America and Africa facing a more negative business outlook. The study, conducted by Economi...