Logistics News
Delmar International Acquires CV Logistics
Delmar International, a Lachine, Quebec, company whose offerings include freight forwarding and warehousing and distribution, has announced the acquisition of CV Logistics, also in Quebec.
October 18, 2018Congestion Creates $74.5 Billion Burden for Trucking, ATRI Analysis Shows
Traffic congestion on the nation’s highways added $74.5 billion in operational costs to the trucking industry in 2016, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s recent analysis.
October 18, 2018Walmart Unveils High-Tech Grocery Warehouse
Walmart Inc. is building a high-speed grocery warehouse to solidify its position as the nation’s biggest grocer.
October 18, 2018SMC3 Adds Volume LTL Pricing API
SMC3, a knowledge hub for LTL transportation pricing data and technology, has added a tool to its platform.
October 18, 2018Amazon, FedEx, UPS Could Gain from Trump Threat to Leave Postal Union
U.S. e-commerce companies including Amazon.com and shippers such as FedEx Corp. and UPS Inc. stand to gain from the Trump administration’s move Oct. 17 to withdraw from an international postal agreement.
October 18, 2018UPS’ New Automated Sorting Facility in Atlanta Is Up and Running
ATLANTA — UPS Inc. is looking to the future with its new Southeast Metro Automated Routing Terminal. About the size of 19 football fields, the automated facility can be expanded to increase the 1,700 packages a minute it is able to process now.
October 18, 2018Second FedEx Ground Station Opens in Oklahoma City
FedEx Corp. has operated one 180,000-square-foot shipping station in Oklahoma City since 2006, and on Oct. 16 it celebrated the grand opening of a 270,000-square-foot shipping facility in north Oklahoma City to more than double its warehouse space in the area.
October 17, 2018Trump Plans Exit From Postal Treaty as Measure Against China
President Donald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from a 192-nation treaty that gives Chinese companies discounted shipping rates for small packages sent to American consumers, another escalation of his economic confrontation of Beijing.
October 17, 2018Fleet Expansion Generates Record Profits at P.A.M. Transportation Services in 3Q
Higher rates and a bigger fleet in a strong freight market produced record profits for P.A.M. Transportation Services in the third quarter.
October 16, 2018Universal Expands Drayage Business With Purchase of Specialized Rail Service
Universal Logistics Holdings expanded its intermodal drayage business in the western United States with the purchase of Specialized Rail Service Inc. for $12.3 million.
October 15, 2018