Yale rebrands to Yale Lift Truck Technologies, demos technology at ProMat

CHICAGO — Kicking off what will be the first of many announcements here at ProMat 2023, materials handling firm Yale is changing its name to Yale Lift Truck Technologies to reflect the company’s doubled down focus on technology-enabled vehicles for the warehouse. Accompanying the new brand identity were several demonstrations highlighting the latest Yale vehicles,…

Walmart, Packsize collaborate on special right-sized box packaging machine

Retail giant Walmart Inc. and packaging specialist Packsize said Monday they have collaborated on a right-sized, on-demand box machine using technology designed for Walmart’s deployment.  The machine, called the Ultra5, has already been installed in the first of Walmart’s (NYSE: WMT) four next-generation fulfillment centers, Packsize said. As is the case with Packsize’s legacy X5…

Convoy releases scope 3 emissions reporting to support SEC-proposed rule

Digital freight platform Convoy on Monday launched a greenhouse gas Scope 3 emissions reporting solution for shippers in anticipation of future regulation from government agencies looking to make such informing mandatory. In March 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a rule that would require publicly traded companies to “include certain climate-related disclosures…

Rail Roundup: CSX, Norfolk Southern and RailState

CSX reconfigures network operations and service design teams, adds to site selection program CSX has reconfigured its operations team while adding features to help prospective companies walk through its industrial development program. First off, CSX (NASDAQ: CSX) is combining its network operations and service design teams into one new group, according to an announcement last…

‘Crunch time’ for trucking as Q1 nears close

In a Monday note to clients, which described current truckload fundamentals as very difficult, Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra said he doesn’t expect any “big negative surprises” when transportation companies report earnings next month.   However, he acknowledged the industry consensus formed in recent months that trucking companies would see a positive demand inflection in the…