Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Software Solutions

2026: The Year Supply Chain Teams Take Back Control of Their Software

Peak, a UiPath company

How can companies break free from standardized workflows and instead build digital environments that enhance agility, creativity, and organizational performance?

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Risk/Compliance

Administration Tariffs Cost U.S. Businesses $175B

We Pay the Tariffs

Of the $31 billion collected, $28 billion (90%) resulted from presidential actions.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Key Ways to Navigate Volatile Logistics Policies

Throughout uncertainty, logistics leaders must treat policy as an inspiration for design, not merely a compliance overlay.

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Electric Vehicle Policy Shows Progress Nationwide

Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Every state has adopted at least four EV-supportive policies, reflecting broad, bipartisan commitment to expanding clean transportation across a range of policy tools.

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AI-Powered Supply Chains: Why Off-the-Shelf Tools Aren't Enough for Real-Time Decisioning

The global supply chain has become a complex, multifaceted beast. With so many different factors impacting the efficacy of supply chains, standard supply chain tools are no longer good enough. Companies are turning to custom AI software to manage their supply chains.

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Drivers Express Strong Opposition to FMCSA’s Non-Domiciled CDL Rule

altLINE by The Southern Bank Company

86.7% of comments opposed the rule, compared to 12.2% in support and 1.1% neutral.

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December Layoffs Fell 50%

Challenger, Gray & Christmas

In 2025, employers announced 1,206,374 job cuts, an increase of 58% from the 761,358 announced in 2024.

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Electrification

Why Truckers Need to Take Better Ownership of Fuel Performance

No matter which way you look at it, fuel consumption will be one of the most defining issues for carriers this year.

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Reverse Logistics

Consumers Frustrated with Paying for Return Shipping: Study

In fact, 25% of survey respondents said paying for return shipping is the most frustrating part of the process.

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Renaissant Launches Voice-Enabled AI “At The Gate” Solution

The new solution allows drivers to talk to an Agentic AI-powered clerk to check-in, verify shipment information and get next steps, all from the comfort of their cab.

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Fleet Management

Logistics Leaders Predict Tightened Transportation Capacity in 2026

Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)

There continues to be cross pressures in the manufacturing and global trade that provides the volumes that feed the logistics industry.

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Carbon Footprint

ESRS E5 and the Circular Economy: Turning Data into Strategy

Tunley Environmental

E5 focuses on how businesses fundamentally manage resources; what is bought, how products are designed, how they are sold, and what happens when they leave a customer’s hands. This is where compliance meets strategy.

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