Schneider National sees “less favorable” trends continuing into the back half of 2019. The company lowered guidance and announced the closure of its First to Final Mile business.
ODYN co-founders to join Turvo in leading a new advanced technology center in Boston.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the use of machine learning to improve supply chains, particularly in the context of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Blockchain’s utility can only be realized if there is participation from every stakeholder within a value chain, and banks heavily on the quality of data being fed into its system.
Free trade deals are driving demand for logistics staff in Australia, says recruiter Hays. Meanwhile, the Australian Federal Government is handing out cash to boost trucking, cargo and road safety. Trucking fuel is much in the news with a new bio-diesel plant opening but industry groups are calling for a better uptake of electric vehicles. Australia’s famed trucking museum may now be in jeopardy.
Asian city-state Singapore has seen a small fall in container volumes and a more noticeable fall in containerized cargo weights in the first half of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018. Singapore is a bellwether for world trade volumes and it does a substantial amount of business with the U.S. as well.
USA Truck blames a softer freight environment, declining spot rates and unrealized bid awards for its lower-than-expected second-quarter results.
Werner’s second quarter was $0.01 light of consensus and the company lowered its pricing forecast for the rest of 2019.
Covenant released earnings results in-line with its previously lowered expectations as it seeks “predictability” in its operations for the remainder of 2019.
Knight-Swift reported results within its recently lowered guidance range and doubled down on its estimation that the TL capacity correction is underway.
California-based startup Cargomatic competes in the local freight-matching marketplace, using technology to connect drivers and shippers without all the back office red tape.
Kentucky-based Legion Logistics has opened a new satellite office in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico. The new international office, staffed by two bilingual freight specialists, gives Legion Logistics a strategic presence in the industrial center of Mexico. “It allows us to increase our service offerings on the Mexican side and communicate more effectively […]
Canadian transportation and logistics firm selects interim chief financial officer Alex Fu for the permanent post.
The transportation and logistics industry is evolving at breakneck speed, and keeping up has never been more important.
Logistics real estate company Prologis, Inc. acquires 37.5 million square feet in $4 billion deal.
In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.
The U.K. is on the threshold of becoming independent from the EU, but it does not seem to have answers to the trade and logistics nightmare that would follow post-Brexit.
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All of the carriers on Transplace’s platform will integrate with Descartes MacroPoint by January 2020.
Technology is allowing the small carriers that make up the vast majority of the trucking industry to become a more integral part of the supply chain. Read more
