XPO Logistics will begin a four-point plan to optimize less-than-truckload operations.
November 13, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogistics
TorQuest Partners Invests in Cando Rail
TorQuest Partners, a Toronto-based midmarket private equity firm, has invested in Cando Rail Services Ltd. of Brandon, Manitoba.
November 13, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogistics
Amazon Delivery Centers Look to Bridge the Last Mile
Amazon.com rapidly is adding delivery stations across the country to better handle the rising number of orders it receives, and a big one landed on Centennial’s porch last month.
November 9, 2018GovernmentBusinessLogistics
DexFreight to Spearhead Proof of Concept for Blockchain-Driven Port System
DexFreight, a blockchain-based logistics platform provider, has announced a contract with Veracruz, Mexico, to develop a proof of concept for a blockchain-driven port community system.
November 9, 2018BusinessLogisticsTop 100
Radiant Logistics Reports Positive Results in Fiscal 1Q
Radiant Logistics reported strong gains in profits and net revenue in the three months ended Sept. 30 as the Bellevue, Wash.-based company saw a broad-based improvement in its international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, warehousing and supply chain management business in the United States and Canada.
November 9, 2018BusinessLogistics
FedEx Announces Rate Increases for 2019 as Demand Grows
FedEx Corp. will raise general rates on Jan. 7, according to a statement the company released on Nov. 5, reflecting tight capacity and greater demands from a strong economy.
November 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTCA
Roar Logistics Changes Designs for Buffalo Headquarters
Roar Logistics is redesigning its planned headquarters on Exchange Street in Buffalo, N.Y., after a surprise discovery limited the amount of land available for the new building.
November 8, 2018BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTCA
Growing Logistics Startup FourKites Moving to Larger Office
Shipping logistics startup FourKites is moving its office to the West Loop Gate neighborhood of Chicago, having outgrown its space in the Loop.
November 8, 2018GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Outfitted Kenworth W990 to Set Off With Capitol Christmas Tree
A new Kenworth W990 has the honor of hauling the 54th U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The approximately 3,000-mile journey to Washington will start Nov. 9.
November 6, 2018BusinessLogistics
Intermodal Shipments Up 4.7% in Third Quarter
Intermodal shipments grew 4.7% in the third quarter as companies stepped up imports ahead of promised U.S. tariffs on foreign goods and domestic shippers shifted from highway to rail in response to rising freight rates and constraints on truck capacity.
November 6, 2018