Will the planned merger of Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation one of the trucking industry's largest mergers ever catch the attention of federal antitrust regulators? Watch as TT Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth provides his take on that question for colleague Eugene Mulero.
April 18, 2017Business, Logistics
Video: Will Knight-Swift Merger Catch Feds' Interest?
Business, Logistics
Year-Over-Year Gains Continue as Trailer Orders Top 21,000
U.S. trailer orders cruised past 21,000 in March, extending the streak of year-over-year gains to four months, ACT Research said.
April 17, 2017Business, Logistics
XPO Logistics Employees Reject Unionization at Two Illinois Facilities; OK It in Trenton, N.J.
Employees at XPO Logistics Inc.s less-than-truckload facilities in Aurora and Elgin, Ill., voted against representation by the Teamsters union, the company said April 17.
April 17, 2017Business, Logistics
Knight, Swift Plan Merger
A merger of Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation Co., two of the nations largest trucking companies, is expected to trigger a historic move to consolidate the truckload freight sector, industry analysts said last week.
April 17, 2017Editorial, Business, Government, Safety, Logistics
Editorial: Industry Consolidation Warming Up
With the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closing down the greatest show on Earth, it appears that truckload executives and investors are pitching in to fill the void.
April 17, 2017Business, Logistics
Time Running Out for Worlds Top Shipbuilder as Creditors Argue
South Koreas National Pension Service has a decision to make help the worlds biggest shipmaker survive, or let it die.
April 13, 2017Business, Logistics
Interactive Map: Where The Top 50 Logistics Companies Are in North America
Find out where the carriers are by regions and by state in North America with our interactive map.
April 12, 2017Business, Logistics
Video Analysis: What Drove the Knight-Swift Merger
Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard talks with Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth about the April 10 merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation, forming the nation's largest full truckload company. What prompted the move between the carriers that rank No. 29 and No. 6 on the for-hire TT100 list? Watch this short video analysis.
April 11, 2017Business, Logistics
Forward Air Acquires Assets of Atlantic Trucking Co.
Forward Air Corp. moved to expand its intermodal trucking business in the southeastern United States with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Atlantic Trucking Co. and its affiliates in Charleston, S.C.
April 11, 2017Business, Logistics
Why XPO's Billionaire CEO Brad Jacobs Is Putting Dealmaking on Hold
Brad Jacobs made a fortune during a decadeslong wave of mergers and acquisitions. Now hes putting dealmaking on hold and focusing his attention on expanding XPO Logistics Inc. from the inside.
April 11, 2017