11 Apr Drivers Won't Pay Much More at Pump This Summer American drivers paying the most for gasoline since 2015 can take some comfort from forecasts that prices don't have much further to rise. Read more...
11 Apr 3PLs Tout Technology as Tool to Build Relationships in Supply Chain LAS VEGAS - As technology makes communication easier and provides real-time data quickly, third-party logistics providers are emphasizing the need to use the information to build stronger relationships with shippers and motor carriers, according to panelists at the 2017 Transportation Intermediaries Association Capital Ideas Conference. Read more...
11 Apr Why XPO's Billionaire CEO Brad Jacobs Is Putting Dealmaking on Hold Brad Jacobs made a fortune during a decadeslong wave of mergers and acquisitions. Now he's putting dealmaking on hold and focusing his attention on expanding XPO Logistics Inc. from the inside. Read more...
11 Apr Forward Air Acquires Assets of Atlantic Trucking Co. Forward Air Corp. moved to expand its intermodal trucking business in the southeastern United States with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Atlantic Trucking Co. and its affiliates in Charleston, S.C. Read more...
11 Apr Truckstop.com on Verge of Launching Rate Forecasting Tool ORLANDO, Fla. - Truckstop.com will launch within three weeks the industry's first rate-forecasting tool, a move that underscores the advantage of posting rates on the spot market, a company executive said April 10. Read more...
11 Apr Job Openings in US Climbed in February to a Seven-Month High U.S. job openings climbed in February to a seven-month high, signaling a resilient labor market, a Labor Department report showed April 11. Read more...
11 Apr Port of Portland Names Leadership Finalists The Port of Portland has narrowed the field to three in the search for new leadership at an operation that's crucial to economic development throughout the state of Oregon. Read more...
11 Apr England Logistics President Beardall Begins Tenure as TIA Chairman LAS VEGAS - England Logistics President Jason Beardall has officially begun his tenure as chairman of the Transportation Intermediaries Association, following the 2017 TIA Capital Ideas Conference. Read more...
11 Apr Larger Ships Prove Challenging for Port of Corpus Christi A delegation from the Port of Corpus Christi recently returned from Washington, where they pitched the merits of the port's long-discussed effort to deepen and widen the ship channel. Read more...
10 Apr Video Analysis: What Drove the Knight-Swift Merger Transport Topics Executive Editor Joe Howard talks with Senior Features Writer Daniel Bearth about the April 10 merger between Knight Transportation Inc. and Swift Transportation, forming the nation's largest full truckload company. What prompted the move between the carriers that rank No. 29 and No. 6 on the for-hire TT100 list? Watch this short video analysis. Read more...