💥 The readers have spoken! The votes are in and we are excited to announce our Reader's Choice Top 10 3PLs of 2026.... Congrats to: 1. @EchoLogistics 2. @HubGroup 3. #KencoGroup 4. @ShipStation Global (formerly WWEX Group) 5. @DHLsupplychain 6. @LyndenInc 7. @R2_Logistics 8. @PLSLogistics 9. #ODWlogistics 10. @RyderSystemInc Thanks to everyone who voted! #Top103PLs #Top10 #3PLs #InboundLogistics

Supply chain professionals met in Nashville last week for @cscmp EDGE 2026, and two topics came up in nearly every conversation: AI and freight fraud. Highlights from our coverage: • @esteelauderco’s Roberto Canevari explained how the company decides which products need speed, agility, or resilience • TQL’s David Mitsui said cargo theft incidents are down while the value per theft climbs • The 31st Langley 3PL Study was released • @BreakthroughNA presented on diesel supply and truckload capacity. Read the full recap: inboundlogistics.com/article… #CSCMPEDGE #SupplyChain #Logistics

Our publisher Keith Biondo sharing some thoughts today: The Philippines Container Crisis — A Harbinger of Transpacific Friction Do your Asia-Pacific supply lines touch Southeast Asia? Then dial into what's going on at the Philippines ports of Manila, Batangas, and Subic Bay. What started as landside container imbalance and yard congestion is now a serious operational bottleneck. What's the problem? Imports are heavily outstripping exports leaving empty cans piling up with nowhere to put them. Off-dock storage is jammed at 100% capacity, and truckers are stranded waiting to drop off empty boxes. First to take action is Hapag-Lloyd, by temporarily suspending new container bookings into Philippine ports through year-end. If that doesn't take the pressure off, other liners will likely follow suit. Then local drayage delays will quickly cascade into broader feeder disruptions and regional port omitted sailings. While you are waiting for the dust to settle you can take action to limit damage of similar SNAFUs: • Build extra lead time into regional feeder schedules routing through Philippine transshipment gateways when destination ports lack off-dock empty storage. • Audit your contracts to ensure you aren't paying for carrier-driven gate closures. • Negotiate clear terms regarding demurrage, detention, and return location liabilities when destination ports lack off-dock storage. • Keep close tabs on local warehousing and bonded facilities which will be essential buffers while port fluidity normalizes. We’re tracking how carrier delistings and empty-container evacuations play out and what it means for your broader demand-driven strategy.

📣 What we're talking about this week: #WMS flexibility: promise vs. reality; the new era of #global #trade (from a CEO who knows); mapping #AI to #supplychain resilience; a smarter solution for #footwear #fulfillment. lnkd.in/p/e-3qUJ9Y

𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄. @DHLGlobal and @NYUStern released the latest Globalization Tracker this week. A few numbers stood out: → Goods trade grew faster in H1 2026 than in any half-year in the past 15 years, apart from the Covid rebound. → AI-enabling goods like semiconductors and data-transmission equipment drove 42% of goods trade growth in 2025. In Q1 2026, that share hit 76%. → Growth is forecast at 3.4% a year through 2029, up from 2.7% over the last decade. That outlook is stronger than it was before the tariff hikes or the Iran war. Tariffs and the Strait of Hormuz closure did real damage in specific places. Saudi Arabia’s trade value fell 37% in the first five months of the year, but the global impact on trade numbers was limited. The U.S. accounts for only about 13% of world imports and roughly half of those were exempt from the tariff increases. Direct U.S.–China trade has fallen to 1.6% of world trade, but Chinese inputs increasingly reach the U.S. through third countries. Counting those indirect imports, U.S. reliance on China has dropped only slightly. The report advises leasers to plan for disruption without retreating from global markets. Companies that pull back while competitors stay global risk losing ground. Source: DHL Globalization Tracker, October 2026

Supply chain disruptions are now a fact of life. But with the right approach, they don't have to derail your network. By partnering with the right 3PL providers, shippers can build shock-absorbent supply chains by simplifying operations, mitigating volume spikes, leveraging multimodal networks, and tapping into owned capacity. 🎥 Watch the video below to see how our 2026 Logistics Planner partners are helping shippers keep freight moving! #SupplyChain #Logistics #3PL #FreightForwarding #SupplyChainResilience #LogisticsPlanner2026

Is your WMS built for constant change? Warehouse operators need a WMS that can adapt as quickly as their operations do. That’s why modern, configurable platforms are replacing legacy systems. In our latest special report, WMS Remix: Attuned to Variability, we break down the shift toward operator-controlled software and explore why today's leaders favor unified solutions connecting warehouse operations, transport, yard, and returns management. Featuring insights from top technology leaders: • @carton_cloud • Da Vinci • @DatexWMS • @made4netusa Read the full report now: inboundlogistics.com/article…

This week’s Logistics Planner spotlight is @CenterPointProp | CenterPoint delivers industrial real estate solutions for the world’s leading retail, logistics, and ecommerce companies. They quickly complete challenging industrial port, highway, and rail-proximate real estate projects in top industrial markets. 👉 Learn more about CenterPoint here: inboundlogistics.com/planner… Looking for more trusted supply chain partners? Find a leading logistics provider here: inboundlogistics.com/find-a-…

⛽ Diesel just hit a record $6.53/gal. Last night the White House signed an order deferring the federal diesel tax and allowing red diesel on highways, but costs are still climbing for anyone in freight and supply chain. 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀? 1. Major margin hit 2. Passing costs to customers 3. Manageable so far 4. Not affected Vote below 👇 and share what's working in the comments.

Chances are it's already in your feed: @CHRobinson is buying @rxoinc. The price is $5.8 billion in cash and stock, and the result would be one company holding two of the biggest truck brokerages in North America. CHR says it can find about $300 million in cost savings within two years of closing, largely by running RXO through its Lean AI model. What nobody can say yet is how a global non-asset broker and a tech-forward asset-light one will fit together, or how shippers, carriers and regulators will react. The deal isn't expected to close until the first half of 2027, so there's time to find out. Here's what we know so far: inboundlogistics.com/article…

📣 What we're talking about this week: Make smarter #freight decisions with the right #FBAP provider; five ways to optimize #returns handling; best practices for evaluating a #WMS vendor; how #transportation leaders are fighting back against enterprise #cyber risks. lnkd.in/p/gyBpt452

✈️ 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗿: @Airbus flew the A350F for the first time earlier this week, marking the new aircraft's entry into its freighter lineup. The new purpose-built cargo aircraft is based on the passenger A350. It stands out in a market that leans heavily on converted passenger jets. Test aircraft MSN700 flew 4 hours 10 minutes out of France, reaching 25,000 feet. The crew checked basic airworthiness and systems performance. The flight marks the start of a test campaign lasting more than nine months. The airframe is a hybrid. The forward fuselage matches the A350-900 in length, and the rear fuselage and wings come from the A350-1000. That combination of proportions is does not exist in passenger models, meaning this morning's test flight allowed Airbus to prove the new aerodynamic model. Key A350F figures: • Main deck door is a record 4.3 meters wide, sized for containers and large aircraft engines • Payload up to 111 tonnes, range up to 8,700 km • Fuel burn and CO₂ up to 40% lower than competitor aircraft with similar payload and range Airbus is targeting its first deliveries in the second half of 2027.

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Stat watch: 59% of companies are planning to spend more on supply chain execution solutions next year. That number makes sense seeing as fragmented systems that can't talk to each other are still a common challenge. Richard Stewart of #Infios digs into the issue in this guest editorial, sharing his insights on why data quality issues, integration headaches, and legacy systems hold shippers back. Read the full story here: inboundlogistics.com/article…

How much of your team's time should you actually budget for a WMS implementation? “More than you think,” says Glenn VanLandingham of @DatexWMS. These are the areas that get underestimated most, he says: Discovery and design — your senior ops leaders need to be in those meetings, reviewing the documents, not just checking in occasionally Testing — usually hits around two-thirds into the project, and it's when you need your key super users pulled away from daily tasks for a couple months Andrew Hooser of Blue Current adds that those super users matter because they understand things about the day-to-day business nobody else does. Full conversation now available on-demand here: inboundlogistics.com/webinar…