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Logistics Plus Acquires Intermodal Software Service

Logistics Plus Inc., based in Erie, Pennsylvania, has acquired Door Logistics, a software service that automates intermodal shipping functions, from SynchroNet Intermodal Services in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

December 7, 2016
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Transport, Logistics Firms Use Workplace as Training Ground for Future Leaders

The skills needed to run a successful transportation company today are quite different from what was required in the past, and that has many firms turning to workplace training and education partnerships to find the right people to help them flourish in a fast-changing business environment.

December 5, 2016
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Echo Global Logistics Reopens Chicago Headquarters

Echo Global Logistics celebrated the reopening of its Chicago headquarters at a ceremony with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Nov. 14.

November 14, 2016
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Nolan Logistics Expands Electric Truck Fleet

Nolan Logistics is taking delivery of its eighth T-Series pure electric terminal truck from electrification provider Orange EV, the companies said.

November 3, 2016
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Net Income Falls at Hub Group, Echo

Hub Group Inc. and Echo Global Logistics Inc. reported weaker third-quarter earnings as pressure on profit margins continued to hurt results in the sector.

October 26, 2016
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Experimental Cotton Shipment from Houston to China Could Revolutionize Logistics

When the Marie Schulte rounds the breakwater off the Chinese port of Qingdao in early November, bankers on two continents will be watching anxiously.

October 24, 2016
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APL Logistics Names Shigeo Mori as New CFO

APL Logistics appointed Shigeo Mori as chief financial officer on Oct. 18, replacing Masahiko Oka at the helm of the company that was bought by Japanese firm Kintetsu World Express Group in February 2015.

October 19, 2016
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Introducing Company Pages

Every logistics company now has its own page, with previously unpublished data. Click on names in rankings below.

September 19, 2016
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Total Quality Logistics to Open Kansas City Office

Total Quality Logistics plans to open a new sales office in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 14. It's the second location for the freight brokerage firm in the state.

September 16, 2016
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New Freight Forward Network Forms to Take on Multinationals

A new industry group called the Globalia Logistics Network has been formed to align independent freight forwarders to compete with large multinational logistics providers.

September 16, 2016