With $40 million in new investments announced Sept. 6, Chicago-based e-commerce logistics company ShipBob is eyeing an expansion — starting with a new fulfillment warehouse in Cicero and a push to hire 100 people in the next year.
September 7, 2018BusinessLogisticsTop 50
Hub Group Finds Buyer for Mode Transportation
Less than a month after saying it would explore strategic alternatives for Mode Transportation, Hub Group found a buyer to pay more than $200 million for its agent-based multimodal freight brokerage business.
September 6, 2018BusinessLogistics
Dot Foods Owner Buys TAGG Logistics
Dot Family Holdings has acquired TAGG Logistics, a St. Louis-based company that provides fulfillment services for goods purchased online.
September 6, 2018BusinessLogistics
Industry Experts Take on Top Trucking Issues
For trucking companies today, the good news is that business is booming. That is also the less than good news. Tight capacity is making some of trucking’s top issues – the driver shortage, ELD, hours of service, truck parking – even more challenging.
September 5, 2018BusinessLogisticsTop 100
Kriska Transportation Group Acquires Refrigerated Carrier BTC Express
Kriska Transportation Group announced the purchase of BTC Express, a refrigerated truckload carrier operating in Canada and the United States.
September 5, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics
Transporeon Group, TIM Consult Plan to Merge
Transporeon Group and TIM Consult GmbH announced plans to merge in an effort to provide a broader portfolio of logistics consulting and procurement services for shippers.
September 5, 2018GovernmentBusinessLogistics
Fort Smith Port Authority Receives Grant
The Fort Smith Port Authority recently received a grant for $110,000 to complete a 30,000-square-foot bulk storage facility.
September 4, 2018BusinessLogisticsTop 50TCA
Syfan Partners With Georgia College to Train Future Logistics Pros
Students learning about supply chain management and logistics at the University of North Georgia-Dahlonega campus are getting some insider training thanks to a new partnership with Syfan Logistics of Gainesville.
September 4, 2018BusinessLogistics
Port of Vancouver Eyes Tariffs Cautiously
The Port of Vancouver has enjoyed several years of record-setting commodity movements with international customers, but new tariffs between the United States and other nations are threatening that local prosperity.
August 31, 2018BusinessLogistics
With Most Efficient Logistics, Wildberries Becomes Russia’s Biggest Web Retailer
Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, is run by a mother of four who founded her company in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.
August 30, 2018