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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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Radial and Two Boxes Bring Returns Management into Focus

Returns management is often treated as a necessary headache on the edge of warehouse operations. On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin is joined by Kyle Bertin, co-founder and CEO of Two Boxes, and Shauna Bowen, EVP and Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at Radial.
Two Boxes provides technology for processing returns inside fulfillment and distribution centers. Radial is a global 3PL serving e-commerce and B2C brands. Together, Kyle and Shauna explore why returns deserve more attention. 


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Building the Warehouse of the Future Like Legos: Toyota Automated Logistics

Warehouse automation is advancing quickly, but choosing the right technology is getting harder. On this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin welcomes Chris Morgan, Head of R&D at Toyota Automated Logistics. Morgan works across emerging technologies, new product development, robotics, and warehouse systems.
The conversation explores where warehouse automation is headed and what operators should be watching now. Morgan discusses flexible robotics, computer vision, shared data, and smarter warehouse systems. He also explains why the best technology still starts with understanding the customer and the operation.


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Before Adding a Warehouse, Maximize the One You Have

Before you start looking for your next warehouse, have you asked how much more you can get from the one you already have? Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast. Kevin sits down with Jan Zizka, CEO and co-founder of Brightpick. Together, they discuss what it takes to make automation work and maximize capacity in the warehousing industry.
Brightpick combines mobile robots, AI, and robotic manipulation to automate picking. Jan covers the trade-offs warehouse operators face, from flexibility and throughput to ROI and exception handling. He also makes a strong case for getting more out of the building you already have before adding another one.


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