Leaders within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation have approved a public-private partnership to reconstruct a portion of Interstate 81.
December 10, 2019BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Cass Partners With University of Tennessee on Two Indexes
Cass Information Systems Inc. is partnering with the University of Tennessee-Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business to support two Cass transportation indexes, according to a Dec. 2 news release from Cass and UTK.
December 9, 2019BusinessLogistics
Descartes Systems Reports Net Income Up 23%
The Descartes Systems Group Inc., a Canadian logistics company, reported net income of $9.7 million in its third quarter ended Oct. 31, up 23% from $7.9 million the same quarter last year.
December 9, 2019GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics
Port Manatee Earns New Security Training Certification
Florida’s Port Manatee announced its facility security officer training program — the only such approved course offered by a U.S. seaport — has earned new certification from the U.S. Coast Guard.
December 9, 2019BusinessLogistics
C.H. Robinson Increases Quarterly Dividend
Logistics services provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. announced its board of directors increased its regular quarterly cash dividend to 51 cents per share from 50 cents per share, payable Dec. 31 to shareholders of record on Dec. 16.
December 9, 2019BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics
FleetSharp, Asset IQ Partner to Track Equipment
FleetSharp GPS Tracking, a provider of GPS fleet management tools and asset trackers, has partnered with Asset IQ Financial Services to provide a new way for financial institutions to save time and money when keeping track of assets.
December 9, 2019BusinessEquipmentLogistics
Roadrunner Sells Flatbed Operation
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. announced the sale of its flatbed business unit for $30 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price and working capital adjustments.
December 9, 2019BusinessLogistics
Where’s My Amazon Package? It May Be Late
NEW YORK — It’s just a week into the holiday shopping season, and Amazon already  is having trouble getting packages to shoppers’ doorsteps on time.
December 6, 2019BusinessSafetyLogistics
Lineage Acquires Emergent Cold as Refrigerated Supply Heats Up
Lineage Logistics Holdings said it will acquire Emergent Cold in the latest consolidation of cold-storage companies that do business globally.
December 5, 2019GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA
Possibilities, Costs ‘Enormous’ for A2A Rail
The backers of a new rail line to link Alaska to Canada and Lower 48 markets insist it would generate upward of $5 billion of freight revenue through the state.
December 5, 2019