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Yaskawa’s industrial robotic arm for connecting and disconnecting trailer lines.
Located near I-81 and I-26, the 24-door facility provides direct service to the Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport communities. > DHL Freight, a provider of road transport services in Europe, inaugurated a new terminal in Erlensee, a town in Germany’s Rhine- Main Metropolitan Region. The new transshipment facility near Frankfurt am Main includes a cross-dock terminal and a warehouse for specialty chemicals. > TForce Logistics , an operating company of TFI International, expanded its dedicated last-mile delivery capacity in Toronto with the opening of its fourth facility in the greater metropolitan area. The 8,140-square-foot distribution center gives TForce Logistics the ability to provide next-day delivery service down the Highway 401 corridor from Hamilton, Ontario, to Niagara Falls.
> Railinc unveiled the TransmetriQ Rail Management System,
which enables shippers to better manage their freight rail operations. Providing shipment tracking and estimated time of arrival services, the product combines customized, near-real-time data with functionality such as electronic billing. > Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central) launched a directory of pre-vetted fulfillment partners to make finding a 3PL easier. The site is available for free at www.extensiv.com and links brands with 3PLs to help with pick, pack, and fulfillment services for e-commerce, including those that can meet specialized requirements.
> Sunset Transportation, a women-owned 3PL, was awarded Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification. This indicates Sunset follows and maintains written procedures, protocols, and best practices that comply with C-TPAT recommendations and criteria, and can provide elevated security levels and protect cargo that crosses northbound into the United States from criminal activity.
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> Outrider released its next-generation autonomy kit for yard automation. Supporting over-the-air software updates and field- swappable units, the latest kit includes the NVIDIA DRIVE autonomous vehicle platform for perception system processing; Ouster’s high-resolution lidar sensors for perception; and
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