Illinois lock closures start this summer
Shippers encouraged to make alternative plans now for the millions of tons of commodities that typically move on the Illinois River.
Shippers encouraged to make alternative plans now for the millions of tons of commodities that typically move on the Illinois River.
For the second time in less than a week, a trucking carrier has shut its doors with no advanced warning.
Former truck drivers and employees of Falcon Transport of Youngtown, Ohio, admit there were warning signs that the company was experiencing financial problems, but few said they expected the company to cease operations abruptly on Saturday, April 27, stranding truckers hauling loads without working fuel cards or further instructions.
Truck drivers for the flatbed truckload carrier, Falcon Transport of Youngstown, Ohio, said they received emails late April 27 stating the company was shuttering operations effective immediately.
President Trump walks back threat to close the southern border with Mexico, but CBP’s reallocation of officers to immigration duties continues to stymie cargo flows.
Jack Cooper Transport Company has announced its intention to stop yard management operations and lay off 425 employees at its Louisville, Kentucky terminal.
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TFI International agrees to $7.2 million purchase of the Atlanta-based express delivery service’s assets, including its Guardian Medical Logistics unit.
TFI International Inc. wants to expand its last-mile business with the assets of U.S. courier BeavEX, which is seeking bankruptcy protection.
Car manufacturer Honda confirmed the closure of its factories in Swindon and Turkey saying global trends were the cause of the closures that will occur at the end of the Honda Civic’s production cycle in 2021.
Closure of Honda’s plant in Swindon will cost 3,500 jobs at the factory and thousands of related jobs, including in logistics companies.
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The New Jersey-based less-than-truckload carrier plans for an “orderly wind-down of its operations.”
Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.
Carrier succumbs to the harsh realities of present-day trucking.
IPS Worldwide’s bankruptcy filing leaves many shippers seeking to get their money back, in some cases in excess of tens of millions of dollars.
Analysis shows that the ongoing shutdown is impacting trade functions across the federal government.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America warned closing the U.S.-Mexico border would cause an “economic disaster.”
GM is cutting an estimated 15% of its workforce.
The move amounts to 14,700 factory and white-collar workers in North America. Five plants are up for possible closure.
The Chapter 11 petition comes just days after the Greek company announced an audit committee had found the misappropriation of more than $300 million.
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Sears Holdings, once the nation’s largest retailer, now appears to be headed for bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal. The company has struggled to adjust as e-commerce has gained share in the retail space, and has begun to hire bankruptcy advisers to prepare for filing as soon as next week.
The closing of Toys ‘R’ Us is the latest sign of e-commerce’s dominance, and the absence of specialty stores may accelerate the move to online channels