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Furniture, Appliances & Equipment warehouse appointments jumped in February, with the Opendock Index climbing 17.5% month over month to close 8.3 points above the 100 baseline. Year over year, activity is up 6.2%, and the context behind that number matters. Census data shows durable goods inventories up 1.7% year over year in January, pointing to deliberate restocking ahead of anticipated supply chain disruptions tied to the Lunar New Year. Retailers are building buffer inventory now, and that is showing up at the dock. Higher throughput and sustained dock utilization are expected to continue into spring as that inventory works its way through the supply chain. For operations teams managing inbound volume in this sector, the window to get scheduling and capacity planning right is open now, before the surge fully arrives. #SupplyChain #Logistics #Warehousing #FurnitureIndustry #MarketUpdate #Opendock

A Loadsmart chega à INTERMODAL South America 2026!🌎 Um momento estratégico para uma empresa global com DNA brasileiro, que expande sua presença na América Latina. 🇧🇷 E com um avanço claro para o setor: Opendock já está redefinindo a operação de armazéns e centros de distribuição no Brasil e no mundo. Mais eficiência. Mais controle. Menos espera. ✅ Agendamento automatizado de carga e descarga ✅ Visibilidade em tempo real ✅ Redução de filas e custos operacionais ✅ Decisões orientadas por dados Já são mais de 4.000 centros de distribuição utilizando a solução globalmente. 🚀 Visite nosso estande #IL05 e fale com nossos especialistas para descobrir como levar mais eficiência e previsibilidade à sua operação. #IntermodalSouthAmerica #Logistica #SupplyChain #FreightTech #Loadsmart #Opendock

Food, Beverage & OTC warehouse appointments climbed in February, with the Opendock Index rising 3.6% month over month to close 5.0 points above the 100 baseline. On a year-over-year basis, activity is up 14.3%, a notably different picture from the broader all-industry index, which is essentially flat compared to last February. What stands out: this sector typically runs below baseline in late winter before spring replenishment picks up. This year, that pattern reversed early, pointing to tighter scheduling windows and rising capacity needs heading into Q2. For food and beverage operations still running on manual processes, that shift will show up fast at the dock door. #SupplyChain #Logistics #FoodAndBeverage #Warehousing #MarketUpdate

Loadsmart is heading to the #NHS Concept to Commerce event at the National Hardware Show! If you’re attending, stop by Booth #3033 to learn how ShipperGuide TMS, Loadsmart’s next-generation TMS, helps shippers streamline freight procurement, gain real-time visibility, and manage logistics operations more efficiently from a single platform. 🚀 Our Loadies Caroline Celis, Derek Taliaferro, CSCP, and Deb Dutton will be on site and would love to connect. Looking forward to seeing you in Las Vegas! 💚 #NationalHardwareShow #ShipperGuide #SupplyChain #LogisticsTechnology #Loadsmart

🚛 Loadsmart is heading to the IWLA Convention & Expo! If you’re attending, stop by Booth #113 to learn how Opendock, Loadsmart’s dock scheduling solution, is helping warehouses reduce congestion, improve visibility, and streamline inbound and outbound operations. Our Loadies Chris Sargent and Daniel Olsen will be on site and would love to connect to share how Opendock is helping logistics teams turn dock operations into a strategic advantage. 🚀 See you at IWLA! #IWLA #WarehouseOperations #SupplyChain #LogisticsTechnology

Across all industries, the Opendock Index rebounded in February 2026. The index came in at 104.8, up 8.2% month over month and back above the 100 "normal activity" baseline after a sluggish start to the year. The January dip and February bounce is a recurring seasonal pattern in the index, so the recovery was expected. On a year-over-year basis, activity is essentially flat, down just 1.2% compared to February 2025. That stagnation is consistent with the broader retail landscape, where real retail sales continue to lag behind inflation, consumer confidence is softening, and import volumes from Asia remain below last year's levels. #SupplyChain #Logistics #MarketUpdate

The Loadies are heading to #LogiMAT2026 in Stuttgart! 🚀 From March 24–26, the event brings together leaders in intralogistics, automation, and supply chain technology. If you’re attending, connect with Yann Morize Nate Allanand Tyler Walton to talk about how Opendock is helping warehouses simplify dock scheduling, reduce congestion, and improve visibility across operations. Looking forward to great conversations and new partnerships. See you in Stuttgart! 🇩🇪 #LogiMAT2026 #Opendock #Intralogistics #SupplyChain #Loadsmart

🎤 We're taking the stage at Global Pet Expo 2026! Our own Chris Sargent will be speaking on March 25 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, diving into why the blind spot between freight planning and dock execution is costing pet food brands, and what to do about it. 📍 Catch his session at 12:40 PM EST and also connect with Shane Slawek and Tina Queen on site! Secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/gFEnFSX #GlobalPetExpo #PetIndustry #SupplyChain #DockExecution #Logistics

🇲🇽 ¡Estamos muy entusiasmados por nuestra participación en The Logistics World Expo & Summit en la Ciudad de México! Estaremos conversando con los líderes de la industria y explorando las soluciones que están forjando el futuro de la cadena de suministro. 📍¡Visítanos en el stand #5409 y saluda a nuestro equipo! Asegura tu lugar: https://lnkd.in/gEaqqCa2 #LogisticsWorld #SupplyChain #GlobalLogistics #MexicoCity #LogisticsSummit

🇲🇽 ¡Estamos muy entusiasmados por nuestra participación en The Logistics World Expo & Summit en la Ciudad de México! Estaremos conversando con los líderes de la industria y explorando las soluciones que están forjando el futuro de la cadena de suministro. 📍¡Visítanos en el stand  #5409 y saluda a nuestro equipo! Asegura tu lugar: https://lnkd.in/gEaqqCa2 #LogisticsWorld #SupplyChain #GlobalLogistics #MexicoCity #LogisticsSummit