An agreement has been reached to sell the last remaining operating trucking company, Taylor Express, that is part of the now-bankrupt Celadon Group of Indianapolis.
January 24, 2020Government, Business, Logistics, Top 100
Celadon Reaches Deal to Sell Taylor Express for $14.5 Million
Business, Safety, Logistics, Top 100
A. Duie Pyle Launches TSA-Cleared Airfreight Service
Diversified motor carrier A. Duie Pyle Inc. announced a Transportation Security Administration-compliant export service designed to move international airfreight directly from point of origin to the export location.
January 24, 2020Business, Logistics, Top 100
Marten Transport Q4 Net Income Stable as Company Reports Record Year
Marten Transport Ltd. reported net income for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 was the same as it was for the comparable quarter in 2018: $15.7 million.
January 24, 2020Business, Top 100
Heartland Express Reports Q4 Revenue Up While Net Income Dips
Heartland Express Inc. announced Jan. 23 that net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 declined while revenue increased.
January 23, 2020Business, Logistics, Top 100
Averitt Opens New Atlanta-Area Distribution Center
Averitt Express opened a new distribution and fulfillment center in Atlanta, according to a company news release.
January 21, 2020Business, Top 100
J.B. Hunt Reports Net Income Growth of 5.4% for 2019
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 17 reported gains in net income and operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full year.
January 18, 2020Business, Top 100, TCA
J.B. Hunt Driver Wins School Supplies for Daughter’s Class
NEWARK, N.J. — Jihad Simmons, a driver for J.B. Hunt Transport, won $1,000 worth of school supplies for his daughter’s first-grade class through the company’s annual Adopt-a-Class contest.
January 15, 2020Business, Top 100
Amazon Lifts Restriction on Sellers Using FedEx to Ship Packages
Amazon .com Inc. lifted restrictions established during the holiday shopping season that had prevented third-party merchants selling goods on the site from shipping packages with FedEx Corp.’s ground service.
January 14, 2020Government, Business, Technology, Safety, Logistics, Autonomous, Top 100
Drone Deliveries Begin a Slow Takeoff
Aerial drones are emerging as a way to help solve challenges associated with last-mile deliveries in a number of conditions and environments.
January 13, 2020Business, Technology, Autonomous, Top 100
Walmart Recruits Robots in Online Grocery Battle With Amazon
Walmart has unveiled the Alphabot, an automated, 20,000-square-foot warehouse that could make its grocery pickup service faster and more efficient.
January 8, 2020