If any technology is making up for the labor shortage and boosting productivity in the warehouse, it's robotics, says Jake Heldenberg, head of solution design, warehousing, North America, for Vanderlande.

Light industrial business sector leaders feel more confident about labor supplies in 2023 according to Instawork's “State of Warehouse Labor Report.”

The impact of underlying demand takes time to show up in warehousing, because of industrial real estate’s long lead times for planning and multiyear leases.

The lack of a West Coast labor contract between the ILWU and the PMA could be “dangerous” and “permanent,” executive director Friedmann warned.

The impact of the closures on cargo flow was limited due to low volumes, though one container ship scheduled to go to a berth today was delayed and loitering offshore.

The terminal closures come as cargo volumes have dropped sharply at the Southern California ports from peak levels a year ago.

Warehouse workers are getting harder to find, hire and retain. What do they really want? 

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires the use of Made-in-America materials and products for federally funded infrastructure projects including high-speed Internet deployment in America. 

Small to medium-sized trucking companies have all of the challenges that afflict their larger competition, and none of the advantages.

Charley Dehoney, vice president of Zebox, discusses workflow automation, document digitization, transportation optimization, visibility, decarbonization of assets and infrastructure, and the future of work.