In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, FreightWaves introduces enhancements to SONAR; XPO’s Brad Jacobs discusses diversity, automation and more; and Schneider invests in a new tech platform.
XPO chairman & CEO Brad Jacobs said more efforts will be made within the company to address racial equality and ensure equal opportunities for employees as part of a wide-ranging Q&A session at FreightWaves’ 3PL Summit.
The majority of executives expect growth exceeding 10% and are actively pursuing deals.
Earlier this month, the CEO of XPO (NYSE:XPO), Brad Jacobs, announced that he intended divest operating units of XPO in an effort to maximize shareholder value. One thing was clear, however. Jacobs intended to hold onto the less-than-truckload (LTL) operations of XPO that were formerly known as Con-way. As part of our Online Haul of Fame Series, here is a look back at the history of Con-way.
XPO has made spin-offs the new buzzword in logistics for 2020.
Michael Welch dies. Had co-founded forerunner firm to what is now XPO Logistics
XPO Logistics may be getting back in the M&A game
XPO second-quarter results allays analyst concerns as it navigates through a tough top-line
XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE:XPO) was prepping late last year for a massive acquisition, one that Chairman and CEO Brad Jacobs said Tuesday would have effectively doubled XPO’s $17 billion a year size “in short order,” before it shifted gears and launched a sizable stock repurchase plan in a bid to capitalize on the equity’s low […]
We do things a little differently here at FreightWaves, and our events are no exception. To help prepare you for the week ahead, we’ve compiled a top 10 list of things you can expect at Transparency19, May 6-8 in Atlanta. 1000+ attendees from all over the world who represent pivotal shippers, carriers, brokers/3PLs, industry analysts, […]
Eight years since he burst on the scene with a $150 million acquisition of a then 22-year-old company called Express-1 Expedited Solutions, Brad Jacobs today sits astride a $17 billion per year multi-national behemoth.
Company accelerates re-purchases as it had planned.
Keynotes will include Gary Vaynerchuk, David Rowan, Andrew Clarke, Shelley Simpson, and Brad Jacobs.
After an unprecedented acquisition spree, XPO Logistics focused on IT. Here, robots move smartphones in an XPO facility.
