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Transportation capacity (30.8) declined 90 basis points during the month, while transportation utilization (74.7) increased 5.2 points. The overall LMI registered a 71.1 reading in June, up 1.6 points from May, and the first time the dataset has crossed 70 (significant expansion) since March 2022. Warehouse prices (73.8) were up 3 points, with large companies seeing significant growth (81.9) as they took delivery of inventory.

Walmart has agreed to pay more than $13 million and overhaul how it communicates pay to delivery drivers in Texas, resolving a state investigation that alleged the retailer misled workers about tips, base pay and incentive earnings through its Spark Driver platform. The settlement, announced Monday by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, provides approximately $6.69 million in restitution to affected Texas Spark drivers while requiring Walmart to pay an equal amount in civil penalties, attorneys’ fees and costs to the state. The company also agreed not to misrepresent estimated earnings, customer tips, incentive opportunities or other material aspects of delivery offers.

FMCSA’s page of HOS exemptions lists 10 entities, both private companies and associations of drivers, that are operating under exemptions that are generally four to five years in duration. For example, a company called WestRock is in the midst of a five-year exemption expiring in 2029 that allows drivers to exceed HOS rules if they are driving on one specific street. “Mainline Services, LLC is a company that works to keep our transit system running when disaster strikes,” according to the comment submitted by an anonymous person.

It said at the time that the actions were part of integrating DC Logistics with GLS U.S. Freight and GLS U.S. In an October news release from Carrier Logistics, Inc., a freight management software provider, Mountain Valley Express highlighted its “aggressive growth goals.” The announcement revealed that the carrier had selected the provider’s TMS platform.

Trimble’s statement in reaction to the report was brief. Owen said Trimble’s stock has been an underperformer compared to other companies with SaaS products. Owen’s report reiterated Oppenheimer’s Outperform rating on Trimble stock.

This makes it easier to train cobots, such as with software in which they "observe" and mimic a human's movements for a manufacturing task and then carry out that function going forward. In addition, more equipment manufacturers are adding cameras and force torque sensors so cobots can sense feedback and respond immediately. Suppliers generally are phasing out traditional hand-guiding pendants in favor of touchscreen options such as smart pendants or tablets, and the commands these devices understand are more intuitive than inputting specific coordinates, Leath said.

The United States, Mexico, and Canada did not immediately extend the trilateral free trade agreement for another 16 years on July 1, a deadline for all three countries to reconvene to discuss the future of the pact. “But it has worked so well as a trilateral agreement that I’m hoping that we can get back to that point,” he told Bloomberg. A strong agreement helps businesses deliver the products families need and protects consumers from disruptions caused by prolonged uncertainty.

The best teams are made up of people with diversity of thought, DHL Supply Chain Global CIO Sally Miller told Supply Chain Dive in an interview. Miller reached her 20th anniversary at DHL Supply Chain in October 2025, and like many, started her supply chain career somewhat by accident, she told Supply Chain Dive. “So that was my first exposure to a company’s supply chain, and I really enjoyed the physical movement of goods … that supports industry and commerce,” the CIO said.