💥 The readers have spoken! The votes are in and we are excited to announce our Reader's Choice Top 10 3PLs of 2026.... Congrats to: 1. @EchoLogistics 2. @HubGroup 3. #KencoGroup 4. @ShipStation Global (formerly WWEX Group) 5. @DHLsupplychain 6. @LyndenInc 7. @R2_Logistics 8. @PLSLogistics 9. #ODWlogistics 10. @RyderSystemInc Thanks to everyone who voted! #Top103PLs #Top10 #3PLs #InboundLogistics

The latest freight and logistics tech news spans everything from AI-powered fraud prevention to green marine fuel milestones. Here are some highlights: 🌍 @FlyAirZimbabwe resumes Harare–London Gatwick after 14+ years, with Plus Ultra and @chapmanfreeborn making the ACMI deal happen ⛽ @OOCLLogistics's methanol dual-fuel giant completes its first green bunkering out of Qingdao 🚛 @cevalogistics Logistics launches a new Hanoi–Chicago air charter as shippers diversify out of China ❄️ A first-of-its-kind cold chain hub opens at Port Saint John, combining @americold, @DP_World, and @CPKCrail under one roof 🤖 Traba launches an AI layer connecting WMS/TMS/ERP/HRIS systems; Transfix embeds Highway carrier-vetting tech to fight freight fraud 🔋 @hysterco extends its electric forklift lineup with the new E45-70XN2 Plus moves from Yang Ming, @cmacgm, @Lufthansa_Cargo, @Saia_Inc, @AverittOfficial @LoadsmartUS, @PCSsoftware, Körber, @AperaAI, and more. Full roundup here: inboundlogistics.com/article…

💥💥Cool projects alert! We love hearing about all of the unusual moves made by top project logistics teams around the globe. Our latest roundup includes an inside look at how @DHLGlobal rescued five tigers and three lions, @GEODIS_Group moved 36 Berlin Wall segments from Denmark to a U.S. museum, and @airindia moved 3,300 metric tons of fragile mangoes to diaspora communities across the globe. Plus other cool moves! Check them out here: inboundlogistics.com/article…

THE NUM TO KNOW: 𝟭 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟭 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿/𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝟲𝟱 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿 That’s 8.9% of the workforce — versus 7% across all U.S. occupations — or roughly 320,000 people out of 3.58 million, with a median age of 46.4 versus 42.1 for US workers overall. Only the catch-all “managers, all other” category has more workers 65+ than truck driving. Metro-level, the share climbs even higher: Pittsburgh tops the list at 14.9%, followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul (14.8%) and Cleveland (13.6%), while Riverside-San Bernardino sits lowest at 3.3%. SOURCE: @hi_samslist

This week’s Planner partner spotlight is @Tai_Software: Founded on the belief that technology should adapt to the operator, Tai delivers a configurable platform that supports real-world workflows, evolving customer requirements, and changing market conditions. 👉 Learn more about Tai Software here: inboundlogistics.com/planner… Looking for more trusted supply chain partners? Find a leading logistics provider here: inboundlogistics.com/logisti…

⚡ News flash: @Kuehne_Nagel just told the SIX Swiss Exchange it has locked in a long-term strategic collaboration with @amazon. Investors immediately responded, with shares jumping as much as 5.2% and hitting a new 52-week high. This agreement lands less than a month after the death of Klaus-Michael Kuehne, the company's longtime controlling shareholder. The deal expands K+N's work with Amazon Web Services across the full data center lifecycle, including construction, equipment deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and expansion. K+N says the goal is to strengthen supply chain resilience and efficiency as global cloud infrastructure keeps scaling. Structurally, the deal is somewhat unusual. The agreement is backed by a call option on existing K+N shares, settleable in cash or stock at Amazon's choice and vesting over up to seven years based on commercial milestones. K+N has lined up a third-party bank to hedge its own shares against the arrangement. Neither company disclosed a dollar figure, but CEO Stefan Paul framed it as setting a new bar for how K+N serves a hyperscale customer at global scale. The wider trend: As AI infrastructure spending climbs into the hundreds of billions, logistics providers are racing to become embedded partners to the companies building it.

Last call for registration — Every WMS Vendor Promises Success. Here's What Buyers Should Evaluate. Join us this Thursday, September 24 at 1 PM ET, for a practical discussion with Glenn VanLandingham (VP, Solutioning & Implementation, @DatexWMS) and Andrew Hooser (Founder & President, Blue Current) and on what really predicts WMS implementation success. Drawing on lessons from hundreds of implementations, they'll break down: -Why traditional WMS evaluations often fall short -The five factors that consistently predict implementation success -Questions every buyer should ask potential vendors -How to reduce project risk before implementation begins Reserve your spot now 👉 streamyard.com/watch/ys7ih5C…

📣 What we're talking about this week: The latest innovations in #materialshandling; the details on the Highway Bill; tips for smarter #supplychain #data; what’s behind #ocean carriers’ elevated rates; why #carrier costing is gaining attention. lnkd.in/p/eMKQicps

Heavy, fragile, alive, or historic — moving the impossible is all in a day’s work for project logistics specialists. Check out our latest roundup of mind-blowing shipments: @dhl_forwarding flew 5 tigers + 3 lions from a rescue in Honduras to new sanctuaries in the U.S., with vets on board the whole flight. @Lufthansa_Cargo moved two rescued brown bears from Argentina to a Bulgarian sanctuary via a Boeing 777 freighter, stopping through their Frankfurt Animal Lounge. @GEODIS_Group shipped 36 authentic segments of the Berlin Wall (126 tons!) from Denmark to a U.S. museum — and separately routed cable-car gear through the Caspian Sea for a Central Asian ski resort project with @MndGroup. @chapmanfreeborn ferried a maritime patrol aircraft from Italy to the Philippines — through Egypt, Oman, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Air India Cargo kept 1,000+ metric tons of fresh mangoes cool and on schedule for diaspora communities in London, NYC, and Frankfurt. Alpha Global Projects hauled 125-ton industrial units 1,500+ km across India, working with railway authorities on planned shutdowns just to clear the load. @GiantiLogistics widened mountain roads through the Caucasus to deliver 38 full wind turbine systems to Georgia. Find out how they did it: inboundlogistics.com/article…

⛽ $𝟲.𝟮𝟳 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 Diesel fuel hit an all-time high in the U.S. this week, with @AAA_Travel reporting an average price of $6.2694 per gallon on Tuesday. The DOE/EIA benchmark used for most fuel surcharges also hit an all-time high this week. As prices soar, supply chain leaders are grappling with how to absorb the increase. Fuel surcharges can pass some of the cost to shippers, but they don’t make the underlying issue disappear. Carriers still have to buy the fuel, and shippers still have to move the freight. When elevated fuel costs stick around for the long haul, transportation budgets get squeezed. Carrier margins come under pressure, and freight rates can follow. Eventually, some of that cost works its way into the price of the goods being moved. Diesel prices aren't just a trucking problem. 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮. Refineries are running close to flat out. U.S. diesel exports set records in August, and East Coast stocks are thin heading into heating season. Diesel can stay elevated even if crude backs off. 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. Most programs peg to the weekly DOE average and reset on a delay. In a market climbing this fast, carriers eat the gap between the pegged price and what they actually paid at the pump. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥. West Coast diesel is running well above the national average. A surcharge table built on a single national benchmark disguises regional discrepancies.

Meet this week’s Logistics Planner spotlight: @TriNatInc (TNi) is a North America cross-border and nearshoring freight specialist, with industry expertise spanning more than 25 years. TNi seamlessly crosses the Mexico and Canada border with a 99% on-time track record. 👉 Learn more about TNi here: inboundlogistics.com/planner… Looking for more trusted supply chain partners? Find a leading logistics provider here: inboundlogistics.com/logisti…

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📖 We're back with another round of top picks from the Inbound Logistics Supply Chain Insights library. This info hub features the latest research from industry leaders to help you make smarter, faster decisions. This week's five essential reads are: Solving the Multi-Stop Puzzle: AI-Powered TMS Routing – Learn how continuous AI optimization improves freight performance, streamlines route execution, and builds more resilient transportation networks. Offered by @KalerisOfficial State of Enterprise Shipping 2026 – See how 240 enterprise shippers are managing shipping spend, and the strategies leading organizations are using to pull ahead. Offered by @reveelgroup Scalable Fulfillment – Discover how Scentsy grew warehouse capacity by nearly 50% in the same footprint with AutoStore, powered by Dematic. Offered by @DematicGlobal Assess Your Forklift Safety Practices – Download this checklist to identify safeguards and training focus areas that help prevent common forklift accidents. Offered by @hysterco Behind Every Great Warehouse Is a Great WMS – Get the toolkit to navigate WMS vendor selection with an RFP template, ROI calculator, and expert playbook. Offered by @made4netusa Access the full collection for free: inboundlogistics.com/whitepa…

📣 What we're talking about this week: Find out what’s hot in #coldchain #logistics; meet the Top 100 #Trucking Companies of 2026; learn to improve your #warehouse picking prowess; reduce hidden #supplychain #costs in 10 steps. lnkd.in/p/eGZdhuwc