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Redwood Logistics Acquires Strive Logistics

Redwood Logistics said it is acquiring Strive Logistics, a move that will create a multimodal freight brokerage firm with more than $1 billion in freight under management.

February 13, 2019
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C.H. Robinson Names Bob Biesterfeld as CEO

Logistics company C.H. Robinson announced that Chief Operating Officer Bob Biesterfeld will rise to the post of CEO on May 9 through a planned succession. Biesterfeld will replace John Wiehoff, who has been in the job for 17 years, the company said in a Feb. 11 press release.

February 13, 2019
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Werner Enterprises Posts Record Results

Werner Enterprises produced record revenue and higher profits in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a strong economy fueled demand for both its trucking and logistics services.

February 7, 2019
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FitzMark Acquires Reliable Source Logistics

Two Indianapolis-based freight brokerage firms, FitzMark Inc. and Reliable Source Logistics, are joining forces in a quest to build a global 鈥渓ogistics powerhouse,鈥 company officials said.

February 5, 2019
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DHL Announces Medical Express Service Between US, Brazil

DHL Express has launched its medical express service between Brazil and the United States. The route will serve several major cities in Brazil and deliver temperature-sensitive biological products and new patient-specific treatments to most U.S. destinations in 24 to 48 hours, according to a Jan. 30 press release.

February 1, 2019
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Schneider National Posts Record 4Q Results

Schneider National Inc. delivered record revenue and operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2018, and the company鈥檚 top executive said he expects to see continued improvement in the year ahead.

January 31, 2019
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Ceva Logistics Board Rejects Stock Buyout Bid by CMA CGM

Ceva Logistics鈥 board of directors has recommended that shareholders reject a tender offer from CMA CGM to buy all of the publicly held shares of stock in the Swiss company, saying the price of 30 Swiss francs per share is too low.

January 29, 2019
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UPS Expands Keyless Apartment-Building Entry That Started in NYC

United Parcel Service Inc. is expanding a keyless-entry system for package deliveries at apartment buildings after a successful test in New York and San Francisco.

January 22, 2019
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US Factories Brace for Sting of 2019 Trade War

America鈥檚 manufacturers are scrambling to change the way they do business 鈥 from finding new suppliers to shifting more finishing work overseas 鈥 as the sting of tariffs begins to take a bigger toll on their bottom lines.

January 15, 2019
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J.B. Hunt Moves Aggressively Into Final-Mile Sector With Purchase

In an effort to strengthen its position in the growing final-mile trucking sector, J.B. Hunt on Jan. 8 announced it is purchasing Cory 1st Choice 爱豆传媒 Delivery for $100 million.

January 9, 2019