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Red Stag Fulfillment and the Cost of Yes

On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Red Stag Fulfillment COO Kyle Garrett joins Kevin. Together, they discuss the move from retail operations to a 3PL specializing in big and bulky products. 
Garrett’s move from retail operations reveals why growth decisions become more complicated when hundreds of clients share a warehouse.


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Turning Warehouse Near Misses into Safer Operations with Protex AI

In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin welcomes Protex AI co-founders Dan Hobbs, CEO, and Ciárán O’Mara, chief product and technology officer.
Protex AI uses existing facility cameras to identify safety risks and operational inefficiencies. The conversation explores what happens when that visibility challenges a leader’s explanation for recurring problems.


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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17B

UPS Ships Less, Earns More, Sets 5.9% Hike

The New Warehouse Worker: Preparing People for Automation

We spend plenty of time talking about the robots coming into warehouses. Kevin has a question about the people working beside them: What are we preparing them to do next?
In this solo episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin Lawton draws on his operations experience and recent talk at ASCM’s CHAINge Conference. He focuses on workers whose jobs are changing and whether leadership is helping them keep up.


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Autonomous Forklifts Deliver More Than Labor Savings

What happens when a warehouse has plenty of freight to move but not enough forklift operators? For some 3PLs, that challenge can limit how much business they accept.
On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin welcomes Arshan Poursohi, CEO and co-founder of Third Wave Automation, to discuss how shared autonomy makes autonomous forklifts practical for warehouses.




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Logistics This Week: Oct 19–25

Lower Shipping Costs for 3PLs: Insights from Tusk Logistics

Lower shipping costs for 3PLs sound like an easy win. But what happens when those savings come at the expense of service, customer satisfaction, or even someone's job?
On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin welcomes back Ben Emmrich, co-founder and CEO of Tusk Logistics, to discuss how alternative carriers are changing parcel shipping and what operators should consider as they plan for 2027.


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J.B. Hunt Q3 Signals Higher Rates

Packaging Automation That Fits Existing Warehouse Operations

Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, featuring Francesco Cecci, cluster sales manager for e-commerce at Coesia. The Italy-based automation group brings cross-industry engineering experience to warehouse packaging and palletizing. 
Cecci explains how those capabilities address packing bottlenecks, material waste, and the challenges of automating existing facilities. He also explores how packaging decisions could be more closely tied to downstream shipping.




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Peak Season Planning with Flexible Warehouse Automation

Welcome to The New Warehouse Podcast. Ron Egan, senior vice president of sales at FORTNA, joins Kevin to discuss peak planning. FORTNA designs, integrates, and supports warehouse and parcel distribution systems. 
Egan shares where operations get caught, how to test readiness, and why faster picking alone won’t solve the problem.
The conversation tackles a costly question: How much automation does a warehouse need when its busiest days keep changing? 


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Port of LA Tops 1 Million TEUs

Middle Mile Shipping Unlocks Faster Parcel Deliveries

A customer shipping 10 million packages still couldn’t fill the trucks needed for daily departures. For Chris Guggenheim, that experience helped spark the idea behind ClearJet.
On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, ClearJet’s founder and CEO explains how the company moves parcels using commercial passenger flights. Airport teams sort the packages, clear them for flight, and connect them with final-mile carriers. 
The discussion covers three problems familiar to warehouse operators: paying for underfilled trucks, finding room for more carriers, and waiting for returned merchandise. Guggenheim’s examples show how changing transportation between facilities could address each one.


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Logistics This Week: CHR-RXO, Peak Rates, AI

3PL Profitability Through Smarter Cost Savings

Welcome to The New Warehouse Podcast. In this episode, Kevin welcomes Yan Sim, founder of Operating Crew, to explore profitable fulfillment partnerships. Their conversation tackles a familiar challenge: winning business while protecting margins. Brands want savings, and 3PLs need enough profit to deliver reliable service.
Operating Crew helps brands improve their supply chains through 3PL selection, packaging, and parcel shipping. Sim explains how smarter carrier strategies, packaging changes, and proven retail capabilities can strengthen both businesses without another round of rate cuts.


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C.H. Robinson to Buy RXO in $5.8B Deal

Freight Performance: Shipper Scores Reveal What Freight Costs

Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where we take a closer look at freight performance. 
Guest Lance Healy, CEO and co-founder of Freight Facts, explains how shipper scores could reshape carrier relationships. His company turns carrier data into measurable insights about shipping operations.
The conversation explores less-than-truckload transportation, warehouse accountability, and better rate negotiations.


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$6.50 Diesel Is Forcing Shippers’ Hand: Private Fleets, Autonomy and the New Cost Math

Aviro360: Yard Visibility Turns Blind Spots into Capacity

Warehouses have invested heavily in better visibility inside the four walls. The yard can be a different story. On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin sits down with Ilhan Kolko, President and Managing Director at Aviro360, a company focused on real-time yard visibility and gate automation.
Built out of logistics operator ConGlobal, Aviro360 combines computer vision, AI, and lightweight hardware to track what is happening outside the warehouse. Ilhan explains why many yards still operate with incomplete information, how that affects decisions, and where automation can unlock capacity.


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Physical AI Is Taking on Warehouse Variability

Warehouse automation has historically worked best in predictable environments. Physical AI could change that. On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin sits down with Mason Cole, Director of Sales for North America at Sereact.
Sereact develops AI software and robotic systems designed to perceive, reason, and adapt inside warehouse operations. Mason explains zero-shot picking, AI-powered vision, and dual-arm robotics. More importantly, he shares how warehouse leaders should evaluate emerging technology without getting caught up in the hype.


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