Estes Introduces 3-Day Service from U.S. Southwest to Alberta
Freight transportation provider Estes has launched a three-day service to Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from six terminals in Texas and Oklahoma...
Market for Commercial Trailers Jumps 59 Percent in May
May commercial trailer net orders were up 59 percent compared to the same month a year ago, continuing a rebound from a very weak 2009. Through May 2010, year-to-date net orders for trailers are up 69 percent...
Trucking Acquisition Firm Offers Financial Feasibility Services
Ahern and Associates has begun offering financial feasibility services to principals who are on the verge of executing the sale of their trucking companies...
YRC Worldwide sells Logistics Division to Austin Ventures
Transportation provider YRC Worldwide Inc. has announced a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its YRC Logistics business to Austin Ventures, a strategic private equity investor, for $37 million...
FedEx Freight Sees 30% Revenue Gain in Fourth Quarter
For the fourth quarter of 2009, FedEx Freight saw LTL average daily shipments increase 34% and LTL yield decline 6% year over year due to the effects of discounted pricing...
Rail Manufacturers Will Benefit If Transportation Bill Invests in Public Transit
The U.S. rail manufacturing industry stands to undergo considerable growth in the coming years, as Amtrak upgrades its railcars and adds high-speed trains, and as lawmakers consider a transportation bill that calls for significantly greater investments in public transit, including rail...
Atlas Van Lines Warns Against Moving Scams
Consumers planning a move need to protect themselves against moving fraud. More than 40 million Americans move each year, and while most moves go smoothly, consumers need to be aware of a nationwide moving scam...
Ryder Patents a Shipment Planning and Execution Process
Ryder System Inc. has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for its systems and methods that integrate and optimize supply chain performance in the areas of shipment planning and execution...
Hitachi Chooses Choice Logistics for 3PL Services
Choice Logistics will provide mission-critical service parts logistics for Hitachi Data Systems EMEA...
Schneider National Celebrates 75 Years of Service
Schneider National, a provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services, as well as the nation's largest truckload carrier, recently celebrated its 75th anniversary at the company's Green Bay, Wis. headquarters...
IANA Launches Driver Vehicle Inspection System
The IANA Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR) Processing System is designed to assist motor carriers, intermodal equipment providers, facility operators, and maintenance and repair vendors with regulatory compliance and identification of defective equipment....
Rail Industry Data Now Available Via Web
Railinc has launched its Industry Reference Files integrated website, providing rail industry participants with access to rail industry reference file information via the web. The website offers direct views and functionality to download select customized extracts of data contained within five key Industry Reference Files...
Transportation Mediator Launches Operations
Transportation Dispute Resolution, a new organization providing mediation and arbitration services to the transportation industry, has launched its operations. The company’s panel of mediators and arbitrators consists of retired transportation attorneys experienced in all forms of transportation, including rail, motor, ocean and air carriage, involved with shippers, carriers and intermediaries...
Chemtura Finds Winning Formula in Outsourcing Logistics
Chemtura Corp., a specialty chemicals company, has entered into a new long-term contract with Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp. (OL&T), a provider of third-party logistics services (3PL). For Chemtura, OL&T will manage transportation and logistics activities within North America in the following modes: package truck, bulk truck, rail, and air...
Logistics Helps Warby Parker Customers See More Clearly
Warby Parker Eyewear, which designs and sells vintage-inspired frames and prescription lenses, has contracted with Navarre Corp.'s logistics services division to provide supply chain management and order fulfillment services...
Flash Global and OnProcess Offer Forward and Reverse Logistics Solution
Flash Global Logistics has formed a partnership with OnProcess Technology to provide clients and the service supply chain industry with a closed loop solution for forward and reverse logistics management, visibility and intelligence...
Freight Rail Volumes at Highest Level Since 2008
Intermodal volumes on U.S. freight railroads for the week ended May 15, 2010, reached its highest level since fall 2008. Carloadings also saw gains, with 18 of 19 commodity groups showing increases from the comparable week in 2009...
IBM Canada Turns to DHL for Service Parts Logistics
Computer giant IBM Canada has awarded a three-year contract to DHL Supply Chain to provide a nationwide service parts logistics solution. DHL will oversee a spare parts network that includes a 97,000-square-foot DC, and 19 internal parts inventory locations throughout Canada. The solution also includes the processing and disposition of field returns and regular scheduled replenishment of the field locations...
Market Analysis: 3PLs Would Just as Soon Forget 2009
The market for third-party logistics fell 16% in 2009, but early indications are that 2010 should see 3PL firms recovering most of that shortfall this year, with 13% growth predicted...
Transportation Rates Are On the Rise for All Modes
As the economy recovers, so too are freight rates and volumes on the highways and rails, which could tighten capacity later this year, based on the latest FreightPulse survey, conducted by Morgan Stanley with Logistics Today...
Greatwide Launches Managed Transportation Services
Greatwide Logistics Services has launched a new service offering, Managed Transportation Services (MTS), that offers visibility from pickup through delivery, along with centralized technologies to monitor and continuously improve operations across the supply chain...
Schneider Adds Regional Service in the Northeast
Motor carrier Schneider National has added Northeast regional service. Available to shippers in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont, the expansion brings the total number of regional-serviced states to 48...
Continuous Replenishment Pilot Leads to Significant Freight Cost Reductions
IBM and T|WO have developed a truck optimization feature designed to fully optimize truckload shipments, producing loads that are completely full, which will lead to fewer trucks and thereby reduce the average freight cost. In a recent nine-month client pilot, freight costs declined by 4-8% depending on lane...
FMCSA Launches Pre-Employment Screening for Truck Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched its Pre-Employment Screening Program, which allows commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring process...
Damco Adopts Kewill System for Ocean and Air Freight Forwarding
Kewill is providing its freight forwarding system globally for Damco. The Kewill platform will allow Damco to automate and standardize parts of its ocean and air forwarding operation...
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