Ben Ames has spent 20 years as a journalist since starting out as a daily newspaper reporter in Pennsylvania in 1995. From 1999 forward, he has focused on business and technology reporting for a number of trade journals, beginning when he joined Design News and Modern Materials Handling magazines. Ames is author of the trail guide "Hiking Massachusetts" and is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism.
Funding will help U.S. ports buy zero-emission hardware such as cargo handling equipment, drayage trucks, locomotives, vessels, and fueling infrastructure.
Report predicts continued fleet electrification, more robots using wheels instead of legs, and a diversification of tech vendors building the digital systems in cars.
“Consumers continue to carry the economy” but shoppers’ resilience isn’t a free pass for retailers to underinvest in their stores, Aptos analyst warns.