Above The Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (September 12, 2025)

The most important supply chain & logistics news, including logistics management, transportation management, third-party logistics, supply chain software.

Sep 12, 2025

The toxic mixture of social media, politics, and entertainment (which includes what passes for journalism these days) is a poisonous cocktail. The more we drink it, the more our society crumbles and dies.

Drink water instead, and spend the day bored, preferably outdoors, without your phone or computer.

Moving on, here is the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week:

Using Robots to Load/Unload Trucks

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted how “new advances in robotics are [enabling the automation of truck loading and unloading]. Improved sensors and algorithms, advancements in AI and faster image-processing technology are making these robots proficient players in tasks that are like a game of 3-D Tetris.” This survey sought to understand industry readiness, key challenges, and opportunities associated with using robots to load or unload trucks.

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