Werner Enterprises produced record revenue and higher profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a strong economy fueled demand for both its trucking and logistics services.
February 7, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Werner Enterprises Posts Record Results
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50
FitzMark Acquires Reliable Source Logistics
Two Indianapolis-based freight brokerage firms, FitzMark Inc. and Reliable Source Logistics, are joining forces in a quest to build a global “logistics powerhouse,” company officials said.
February 5, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 50
DHL Announces Medical Express Service Between US, Brazil
DHL Express has launched its medical express service between Brazil and the United States. The route will serve several major cities in Brazil and deliver temperature-sensitive biological products and new patient-specific treatments to most U.S. destinations in 24 to 48 hours, according to a Jan. 30 press release.
February 1, 2019Business, Top 50, Top 100
Schneider National Posts Record 4Q Results
Schneider National Inc. delivered record revenue and operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the company’s top executive said he expects to see continued improvement in the year ahead.
January 31, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Ceva Logistics Board Rejects Stock Buyout Bid by CMA CGM
Ceva Logistics’ board of directors has recommended that shareholders reject a tender offer from CMA CGM to buy all of the publicly held shares of stock in the Swiss company, saying the price of 30 Swiss francs per share is too low.
January 29, 2019Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
UPS Expands Keyless Apartment-Building Entry That Started in NYC
United Parcel Service Inc. is expanding a keyless-entry system for package deliveries at apartment buildings after a successful test in New York and San Francisco.
January 22, 2019Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, TCA
US Factories Brace for Sting of 2019 Trade War
America’s manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business — from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas — as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines.
January 15, 2019Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
J.B. Hunt Moves Aggressively Into Final-Mile Sector With Purchase
In an effort to strengthen its position in the growing final-mile trucking sector, J.B. Hunt on Jan. 8 announced it is purchasing Cory 1st Choice ϳԹ Delivery for $100 million.
January 9, 2019Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Fleets Reap Riches by Expanding Into Last-Mile Service
Truck driver Justin Osborne pulled up to a house in the Dallas suburbs last month and started unloading an oven, a dishwasher and a microwave. His mission: Help J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. win the battle for new delivery riches spurred by e-commerce.
January 9, 2019Government, Business, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
Trucking Industry Expected to See Slower Growth in 2019
After a 2018 that saw record-setting levels of freight-hauling demand and driver pay as tonnage levels reached a 20-year high, the trucking industry is expected to remain strong in 2019 but undergo a bit of a cool-down, economists say.
January 7, 2019