Shine Turbine, Stord the Line, & Shaken, Not Safe
☀️💨📦🥤 Welcome to The Workday Dash—where the news moves faster than your Monday morning coffee shipment.
Today’s lineup is anything but boring:
1️⃣ Solar’s taking a nap? No worries—Shine Turbine is catching wind and picking up the slack (literally).
2️⃣ Stord just leveled up, buying Ware2Go from UPS and stepping deeper into Amazon’s arena. Fulfillment wars? Oh, it's on.
3️⃣ And in the frozen aisle of doom: 14 dead, 42 infected, and the culprit is... supplement shakes in long-term care. Yep, it’s as bad as it sounds.
Strap in—we’ve got cold chains, power plays, and actual wind-powered gear in today’s dash through the supply chain.
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them and strong enough to correct them.”
When the Sun Ghosts You, Bring the Wind.
Solar’s been getting all the love lately—but what happens when the clouds roll in and your panels take the day off? Enter: Shine Turbine—a compact, portable wind power kit that’s ready to charge your phone, drone, or camera while you’re off-grid and out of luck with sunshine.
With a 12,000 mAh battery and a 40-watt output, it won’t power your laptop, but it will keep your essentials alive on the road. Setup isn’t instant, but it’s solid once you get the hang of it. Starting at $399, it’s not pocket change—but for portable wind energy? It’s top tier.
Why This Matters:
Off-grid power isn’t just for campers. Think: long-haul layovers, remote yards, or storm delays. Wind power’s stepping up where solar can’t.
🔥 Hot Take:
Everyone’s busy chasing the sun, but wind just rolled up like: “I don’t need clear skies to keep your freight moving.”
Stord Just Storded Up: Game On, Amazon.
E-comm logistics just got real. Stord is acquiring UPS-owned Ware2Go, adding 2.5 million square feet to its global fulfillment network and taking another big swing at Amazon’s Prime throne.
The goal? Give independent brands the kind of fast, scalable delivery infrastructure that used to be reserved for giants. And Stord’s not playing small—this follows their recent pickups of Pitney Bowes' fulfillment biz and ProPack.
Founder Sean Henry’s out here turning disruption into growth fuel—supply chain chaos, tariffs, global slowdowns? Bring it. Stord’s tech-forward model thrives in the mess.
Why This Matters:
This isn’t just consolidation—it’s a logistics land grab. Stord’s stitching together a full-stack fulfillment empire. If you’re not evolving, you’re watching your customers get scooped by tech-first players.
🔥 Hot Take:
Stord isn’t building a warehouse network—they’re building Shopify for freight. And if your ops are still held together with spreadsheets and hope? Tick, tick, boom.
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Frozen Shakes: A Cold Chain Wake-Up Call
14 people are dead. 42 infected. 21 states affected. And the source? Contaminated frozen supplement shakes distributed to long-term care facilities under Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial.
The CDC had this outbreak on its radar as far back as 2018—but it wasn’t until late 2024 that they connected the dots. By early 2025, the FDA confirmed the deadly strain of Listeria monocytogenes in shakes produced by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc., triggering a voluntary recall.
Why This Matters:
This wasn’t just a manufacturing failure—it moved silently through the supply chain. If you handle cold freight, this is your problem, too. Handling, traceability, and safety checks have to be locked in.
🔥 Hot Take:
If your cold chain can keep things frozen but not safe, congrats—you’re chilling liability, not just product.
The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for June 26, 2025, from iLevel Logistics Inc.