IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
The Hyster J45-70A is an updated electric counterbalanced forklift, with zero exhaust emissions, in the 4,500- to 7,000-pound capacity range. Designed for industrial operations, it can be configured with a range of drive motor and battery options for outdoor and indoor applications.
Products
• Ergodyne offers Type 2 safety helmets which combine the familiar look of a full-brim hard hat with the expanded protection of Type 2 certification. Type 2 helmets are tested for side, front, and rear impacts; Type 1 hard hats are tested only for top impact.
• Omni Metalcraft RSL introduced VectoRoller, a conveyor roller designed to improve lateral package movement in warehouse, fulfillment, and 3PL operations. With a wheel-based design and engineered as a direct drop-in replacement for standard conveyor rollers, the roller reduces friction during lateral movements at high-interaction points along the conveyor.
• Paragon ID and Dracula Technologies joined forces to accelerate the deployment of XgenTag-L, a battery-free, light-powered Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) smart tag. By removing batteries, the XgenTag-L is designed for 10 years of maintenance-free operation.
• Metaphase Lighting Technologies launched the new TXFL Series ultra-high intensity bar light. Featuring three rows of bright, highly uniform LEDs, the light is designed for machine-vision applications that need illumination of objects at extended distances or moving at high speeds.
Technology
• Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI) introduced FACTSPay, an online payment tool for shippers that is integrated with its FACTS TMS. The solution streamlines the billing and collections process.
• Keller Logistics Group launched YardLink, a proprietary yard management system (YMS) . The platform combines real-time visibility, automation, and analytics with Keller’s spotting, shuttling, and yard operations network across North America.
• Warp Sort, a new Sortation-as-a-Service platform from Warp, provides carton and parcel sortation solutions for retailers, parcel carriers, and 3PLs.
← Railinc developed the Rail Industry Geographic Information System (RIGIS) Network, which supports routing, mileage, and other applications. The tool allows users to visualize and analyze routes with a high degree of accuracy.
• A Quickcode.ai and BITE Data partnership enables access to automated denied party screening and forced labor risk screening directly within the Quickcode.ai platform, providing users with a more complete, end-to-end compliance workflow.
• Jettainer is equipping its unit load device (ULD) fleet with IoT tracking technology from Trackonomy to bring real-time, end-to-end visibility to the ULD supply chain.
• Decklar (formerly Roambee) introduced an AI-native logistics control tower platform called RADAR (Real-time Alert Detection And Response) that unifies real-time visibility, predictive intelligence, and autonomous logistics execution. The platform works autonomously or in collaboration with humans.
• Cleo unveiled a new release of its Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) platform for logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and retail customers. It features AI-driven capabilities to choreograph digital B2B processes, leveraging real-time data and agentic solutions for proactive decision-making.
• Shippo MCP (Model Context Protocol), a new agentic shipping platform from Shippo, enhances the company’s multi-carrier API, applying historical data insights to help shippers automate decisions, surface trends, and simplify complex tasks through natural language prompts.
• Built on Salesforce and powered by PolymatiQ, an agentic AI solver engine, the Oslo release from ketteQ connects intelligence, data, and decisions across systems. Users can synchronize global planning and apply business rules to agentic decisions.
• Optilogic launched DataStar, a cloud-native data transformation platform that includes AI-powered workflows to reduce scenario refresh time and run faster what-if analyses.
• Orca AI added a new function called Co-Captain to its maritime operations platform. Co-Captain allows vessels to share data with each other, in real time, to optimize navigation, enabling them to be better prepared for real-time events and emerging risks.
• 123Loadboard partnered with MiKargo247 to integrate per-trip insurance directly inside its freight-matching platform. 123Loadboard users can now see transparent pricing, select trip-specific limits, and receive instant certificates of insurance directly where they book loads.
• Solver launched a solution designed to help manufacturing, distribution, and logistics organizations elevate planning, reporting, consolidation, and analysis for supply chain management organizations.
• TrueCommerce’s expanded e-invoicing offering helps organizations adhere to national and international regulatory requirements. Continuing to extend its Peppol network to cover new countries and standards, TrueCommerce recently added Australia, New Zealand, and Japan.
Services
↑ ORBIS, which produces reusable totes and pallets, hosted the grand opening of its renovated manufacturing facility in Greenville, Texas. The facility features 420,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 240,000 square feet of warehouse space. ORBIS repurposed and modernized an existing facility.
• DHL Supply Chain opened a new, carbon-neutral logistics center in Halle (Saale), Germany, featuring a total warehouse area of 366,000 square feet and the capacity to accommodate up to 55,000 pallet spaces.
• Wabash offers new Trailers as a Service (TaaS) categories—TaaS Pools and TaaS Plus—designed to help firms procure trailer capacity. Offering predictable, consistent trailer availability, TaaS Pools provides shippers with a universal, service-provider-agnostic trailer pool, while TaaS Plus is designed for 3PLs and brokers.
• CEVA Logistics inaugurated a new 721,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Santa Maria, Federal District, Brazil. The facility supports up to 135,000 packages daily, helping Amazon Brazil reach end customers.
• Averitt expanded its long-standing partnership with bourbon distilleries by adding dedicated tanker truck services to support the bourbon industry’s growing production needs.
• 1st Commercial Credit expanded its International Factoring Program, giving U.S.-based exporters a way to extend terms to foreign buyers and increase international sales.
• Logistics Plus opened Logistics Plus Spain (LP Spain), headquartered in Barcelona, supporting end-to-end supply chain solutions.
↑ SpeedX opened a new Class-A ecommerce and freight superhub in Chicago. Located near Chicago O’Hare International Airport, the 200,000-square-foot hub enables processing speeds of up to 30,000 parcels per hour and 500,000 shipments daily during peak season.