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USPS readies July rate hikes for Ground Advantage, other services

5 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Postal Service plans to increase prices for its Ground Advantage, Priority Mail and Parcel Select products on July 13, according to a filing from the agency Friday. The sharpest increases will be for delivery unit-entered Parcel Select volume and Ground Advantage retail shipments, both of which will see rates jump around 10%. The Postal Service said Priority Mail Express and international products are unaffected.
ArcBest sees 5 ways shippers are reacting to tariffs

5 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Alejandra Carranza

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. ArcBest’s conversations with its customers have revealed a “mixed bag” of how they are navigating tariffs, as the logistics company aims to help them navigate the current freight environment, Chief Commercial Officer Eddie Sorg said in a Q1 earnings call.
USPS board taps FedEx director David Steiner as next postmaster general

5 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Postal Service's board of governors has named FedEx board member David Steiner as the agency’s next postmaster general and CEO, board chair Amber McReynolds announced Friday. “We anticipate that Mr. Steiner will join the organization in July, assuming his successful completion of the ethics and security clearance processes that are currently underway,” McReynolds said during a board of governors meeting.
UPS confirms building closures, shift cuts in 4 states

5 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. UPS is closing five facilities in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, plus a sortation shift at an Ohio building, in the coming months as part of its sweeping network overhaul.
Rocky Brands’ sourcing shift buoyed by inventory buffer

6 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Kelly Stroh

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rocky Brands has “ample time” to transition production away from China thanks its efforts to frontload inventory ahead of tariff hikes from the U.S. in April, COO and CFO Tom Robertson said on an April 29 earnings call.
Tariff talks with shippers reflect a ‘muddied’ outlook, Werner says

6 days ago | supplychaindive.com | Alejandra Carranza

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Werner Enterprises reported a $5.8 million operating loss in Q1 as it battled timid customer activity fueled by tariff uncertainty, according to its latest earnings report. Conversations with suppliers and customers reflect a muddied outlook for the carrier, CEO Derek Leathers said during a Q1 earnings call. Leathers also reported seeing “stop and go” activity from tariff-induced uncertainty.
Ocean rates flat on Asia-to-US trade lanes

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Kelly Stroh

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Average ocean container spot rates from Asia to the U.S. West and East Coasts have stayed flat since mid-April at $2,790 and $3,830 per forty-foot equivalent unit, respectively, Xeneta reported May 2. Year to date, West Coast-bound container spot rates are down 52%, per Xeneta. Spot rates to the East Coast are down 44%.
Lineage to buy, build Tyson cold-storage warehouses in $1B plan

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Warehousing giant Lineage is acquiring four cold-storage facilities from Tyson Foods and plans to build two more as part of a nearly $1 billion undertaking, according to a news release last week. Lineage is buying the four facilities and other related assets for $247 million. The warehouses totaling 49 million cubic feet are located in Olathe, Kansas; Pottsville, Pennsylvania; Rochelle, Illinois; and Tolleson, Arizona.
Mattress Firm taps AI platform to improve inventory flow

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Kelly Stroh

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Mattress Firm aims to streamline its inventory management processes through an artificial intelligence-powered platform, according to an April 14 press release. UsingInvent.ai technology, the retailer will aim to upgradedemand forecasting and distribution center replenishment, the release said.
DHL Supply Chain buys IDS Fulfillment, ups SMB shipper base

1 week ago | supplychaindive.com | Max Garland

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. DHL Supply Chain announced Tuesday it has acquired IDS Fulfillment, a logistics provider for e-commerce and retail shippers, for an undisclosed sum. IDS ships more than 50,000 packages daily from its four facilities in Atlanta, Indianapolis, Plainfield, Indiana, and Salt Lake City.