With the need for qualified drivers on the rise, less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. announces plans to hire 1,500 drivers and open new academies in 12 locations across the country.
Forward Air is the latest transportation provider to implement general rate increases amid a tight capacity environment. The company’s 6% GRI will apply to all shipments.
Could DB Schenker be the next TFI International? TFI just agreed to buy UPS Freight. DB Schenker is ready to become a pure play trucker in the U.S. and will be looking for sellers.
Forward Air adds to non-airport less-than-truckload service by opening a facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Managing for yield, Robinson shuns truckload volume growth to take a double-digit price increase.
Teamsters and YRC Worldwide agree to implement $7,500 hiring bonuses to new drivers. YRC will select the regions for the new bonus pay but the local unions have the autonomy to decline them.
Forward Air announces another acquisition as it advances its no-wait growth plan. The Greeneville, Tennessee-based trucking company adds intermodal drayage provider Value Logistics to its roster.
Forward Air adds traditional LTL service to more of its facilities as carriers put more assets to work in the space.
Shared truckload offers shippers the opportunity to utilize truckload services to deliver partial shipments – without leaving part of the trailer empty.
ArcBest, Crane Worldwide, Fullen Dock & Warehouse, Grupo TMM, Premier Manufacturing, Southeastern Freight and United Airlines announce promotions and hires.
Triten Real Estate Partners acquires less-than-truckload terminal in sale-leaseback arrangement with XPO Logistics.
NEXT Trucking, Fuel Ox, Bendix and Southeastern Freight make strategic employee moves.
YRC Worldwide expands regional next-day service throughout the South. The announcement follows similar expansion plans from competitors.
Forward Air is expanding again. The company plans to offer traditional less-than-truckload service for the first time.
No one is talking as YRC’s already extended healthcare benefits are nearing expiration. Coverage is set to expire in early July.
French 3PL FM Logistic reports strong organic growth in its recent fiscal year as European expansion progresses. The company didn’t issue annual guidance due to COVID-19 uncertainty.
YRC Worldwide’s midquarter report was worse than that of its peers and adds to industry speculation that some shippers could be avoiding the carrier.
ArcBest joins other less-than-truckload carriers seeing a May rebound from April lows. A 10% stock bump from a rating upgrade holds into the second trading session.
Expeditors International sees digital platform acquisition as key to advancing its less-than-truckload shipping platform.
