UNION GAP, Wash. — On a daily average, 3,400 trucks hauling freight travel along Main Street and Valley Mall Boulevard in Union Gap, Wash., just to access Interstate 82.
February 5, 2018Government, Logistics, TCA
Washington Town Undertakes $52 Million Road Project to Ease Truck Traffic
Business, Equipment, Logistics
Universal Logistics Buys Fore Transportation, Expands in Chicago Market
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. has acquired intermodal carrier Fore Transportation Inc. for $34.9 million in cash, the Warren, Mich.-based truckload company announced Feb. 2.
February 5, 2018Business, Logistics
PS Logistics Buys Shelton Trucking
PS Logistics purchased the assets of Shelton Trucking Services for an undisclosed price to expand its operations in the Southeast and garner terminals in Jacksonville, Fla., and Mobile, Ala.
February 2, 2018Business, Logistics, TCA
New Truck Drivers Thrive as Companies Struggle to Hire
Emily Duck is only 5-foot-4, but she has no trouble shifting the gears, hitting the brakes or climbing into the cab of a big rig that she drives from Edwardsville, Ill., to Kansas City almost every night.
February 2, 2018Business, Logistics
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Merges with Robin Hood Container Express
RoadOne IntermodaLogistics reached a deal to bring Southeast drayage provider Robin Hood Container Express into its family of companies.
February 2, 2018Government, Logistics, TCA
Special Truck Lane in New Mexico Speeds up Border Shipments
As NAFTA renegotiation talks wind down, a dedicated cargo lane for trucks is speeding up shipments from a massive Foxconn plant on the Mexican side of the Santa Teresa, N.M., border crossing.
February 2, 2018Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics
Descartes Acquires Aljex to Broaden Freight Broker Capabilities
Descartes Systems Group acquired Aljex Software Inc. for $32.4 million, a move that expands the Waterloo, Ontario-based tech company’s services for freight brokers and carriers.
February 2, 2018Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Port of Baltimore Sets Record in 2017 With 10.7 Million Tons of Cargo
The Port of Baltimore set new cargo records in 2017, handling 10.7 million tons of general cargo and the most containers and autos in its history, officials said.
February 2, 2018Business, Logistics
Amazon's Investment in Warehouses, Robots Pays Off in Rising Sales and Bigger Profit
Years of investments in warehouses and robots and data centers and gadgets — that have often tested investor patience — paid off big for Amazon over the holidays.
February 2, 2018Business, Logistics
Roadrunner Releases Financials Through 2016
One year after withdrawing its financial statements dating to 2011, Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. on Jan. 31 took a major step forward by releasing amended results through 2016.
February 1, 2018