The New Warehouse Podcast

Hosted by Kevin Lawton

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Nov 2026

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The New Warehouse podcast hosted by Kevin Lawton is your source for insights and ideas from the distribution, transportation and logistics industry. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday morning bring you the latest from industry experts and thought leaders.

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November 11, 202650 min

How Kenco and DeepFabric Put AI Agents to Work

Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin speaks with Phil Weiland, vice president of IT at Kenco, and Kalyan Kommineni, founder and CEO of DeepFabric. Kenco, a North American 3PL, put six AI agents into use in about three months. The conversation reveals where the company started, what could have slowed it down, and why employees embraced the changes. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

November 9, 20261 hr 5 min

Automation Can't Fix a Bad Warehouse Process: Insights from Newcastle Systems

Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast. Kevin Lawton speaks with Newcastle Systems' Karen Maria, sales director, and Kevin Ledversis, head of sales. The mobile workstation company joins a conversation about labor, process design, and where automation actually fits. Previously broadcast live as a webinar in The New Warehouse's new webinar series. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

November 4, 202646 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

November 2, 202646 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 28, 202630 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 26, 202638 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 21, 202645 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 19, 202634 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 14, 202640 min

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? Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show

October 12, 202636 min

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. Get 10% off at Pallite by mentioning The New Warehouse. Follow us on LinkedIn and YouTube . Support the show