One year after withdrawing its financial statements dating to 2011, Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. on Jan. 31 took a major step forward by releasing amended results through 2016.
February 1, 2018Business
Red Arts Capital Adds Central Arizona Freight to Holdings
Red Arts Capital, an investment firm launched two years ago in Chicago, has added a second regional less-than-truckload carrier to its holdings with the purchase of Central Arizona Freight in Phoenix.
February 28, 2018BusinessLogistics
ArcBest Ends 2017 With Strong Fourth Quarter
ArcBest Corp. ended the year with a strong fourth quarter because of better less-than-truckload pricing and lower expenses than one year ago.
January 31, 2018BusinessTechnology
Precision Pricing
The less-than-truckload industry is embracing dimensioning technology to enable more accurate freight pricing and automate what used to be manual tasks.
December 11, 2017TechnologyEquipment
Industrial Handhelds Maintain Niche in LTL Despite Ubiquity of Consumer Mobile Devices
The immense popularity of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets has led many truckload carriers to deploy mobile applications that drivers can run on those consumer devices.
October 11, 2017Business
Averitt Debuts Asia-to-Dallas Route After Success With Memphis Service
Averitt Express launched a new less-than-containerload service last month to Dallas, built on the success of its Asia-to-Memphis Express service in the e-commerce and small business communities.
September 27, 2017Business
Averitt Express Expands LTL Service in Illinois, Wisconsin
September 11, 2017
Business
Old Dominion to Raise Rates 3.5% on Sept. 1
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. will raise rates on Sept. 1, 2017, but at a lower rate than a similar increase announced last summer.
August 16, 2017Business
Dayton Freight Lines Opens Iowa Service Center
Dayton Freight Lines Inc. has opened a service center in Sioux City, Iowa, expanding the network for the less-than-truckload carrier to service Iowa and Minnesota.
August 4, 2017Business
YRC Remains Profitable, but Less So Than in Year-Ago Quarter
LTL carrier YRC Worldwide was profitable during the second quarter, but at a lesser level than during the same time in 2016.
August 3, 2017