The combination of technology and innovation is changing the business of transportation and logistics in ways that are both potentially disruptive and critical to improving existing processes. And the changes are coming from inside and outside of the industry.
April 3, 2018Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50
Investment in Technology, Innovation Is Changing Business of Logistics
Business, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50
Ryder Acquires Last-Mile Delivery Carrier MXD Group
Ryder System Inc. is acquiring all of the outstanding equity of MXD Group, an e-commerce fulfillment provider, with its North American network of facilities, including last-mile capabilities.
April 3, 2018Business, Logistics, Top 100, Top 50
UPS Pilots Complain About Shortage of Airplanes
UPS Inc. already was in trouble with Wall Street over a long-term investment plan to cope with soaring e-commerce. Now the company is clashing with its pilots union because of a short-term fix for the same challenge.
April 2, 2018Government, Business, Logistics, TCA, Top 100, Top 50
UPS Begins Regular Cargo Flights Out of San Bernardino Airport
UPS Inc. has started operating five cargo flights a week out of San Bernardino International Airport, officials announced March 26.
March 28, 2018Business, Logistics, Top 50
Logistics Revenues Due to Go Up in Quarterly Reports, but Margins Still Drag Down Profits
Third-party logistics firms capitalized on stronger demand to transport freight this summer but spent more to purchase trucks, resulting in what Wall Street analysts predict will be a mixed-earnings season.
October 11, 2017Business, Logistics, Top 50
Universal Expects Growth in Operating Income, EPS for First Time Since 2015
Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. expects revenue to grow about 10% in the third quarter when earnings are released after the market closes Oct. 26.
October 6, 2017Business, Logistics, Top 50
Cardinal Logistics to Lay Off 69 Employees in Virginia on Dec. 2
Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. will lay off 69 employees in Salem, Va., on Dec. 2 because of the “unexpected termination of a major business contract,” according to a filing with the state. Most of the 69 are truck drivers.
October 6, 2017Top 50
North American Ports
A working group tasked with setting standards on port performance has not convened once in 2017 after business leaders and unions battled over whether to include metrics such as truck turn times and chassis availability in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s first annual report to Congress.
September 11, 2017Top 50
Focus on Air Cargo
A look at revenue generated by the world’s largest freight carriers shows a mixed picture. Check out our 2017 Transport Topics Top 50 Global Freight Carriers list.
September 11, 2017Top 50
Map: Where They Are
Find out where the Top Global Freight Carriers are around the world.
September 11, 2017