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UTi Worldwide, a U.S.-based air and ocean freight forwarder that has been struggling to reverse a downward trend in revenue and profits, has agreed to a buyout by Danish freight forwarder and transportation firm DSV Group for $1.35 billion.

The owner of a Florida driver-training school has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in a scheme to produce Florida driver licenses and to help students who don’t speak English cheat on tests to obtain commercial driver licenses.

Logistics executives expect their businesses to grow in the coming years, partly because of mergers, and are increasingly confident in their abilities to meet the expectations of shippers and carriers who are demanding a growing range of services.

Americans thanked truck drivers in ways big and small as part of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.

Intermodal freight is growing in volume and importance as shippers embrace the idea of using multiple modes of transport to move goods around the world.

Emissions control devices, auxiliary power units, trailer side skirts and driver amenities have added about 2,000 pounds to the average weight of tractor-trailer rigs over the past decade.

Private carriers are getting creative with recruitment and training as tight capacity and the persistent shortage of qualified candidates are forcing shipper-owned carriers to grapple with a relatively new problem for them: finding drivers.