09 Oct Smith Transport Named Walmart Distribution Center On-Site Provider Diversified carrier Smith Transport Inc. announced it has been selected as the on-site transportation provider for the Walmart Inc. distribution center in Bedford, Pa. Read more...
09 Oct Amware Acquires Iron Mountain Fulfillment Services Amware Fulfillment said it has acquired the fulfillment services unit of Iron Mountain Inc., a move that gives Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Amware a total of 15 fulfillment centers in the United States plus new capabilities for creating and distributing printed and promotional materials. Read more...
09 Oct Natso Launches Management Service Tied to Renewable Fuels Standard Natso, the national association representing the travel plaza and truck stop industry, and its newly launched Alternative Fuels Council initiated a renewable identification numbers management service Oct. 1. Read more...
09 Oct Fuse5 Partners With Launch Deck on Software Development Fuse5 Automotive Software, which provides business management solutions for the automotive aftermarket, announced it has secured a partnership with software development firm Launch Deck. Read more...
09 Oct Pac-Van Acquires Assets of Instant Storage Pac-Van Inc. added more than 2,200 portable storage containers, storage trailers and office containers to its rental inventory with the purchase of assets from Instant Storage in Bakersfield, Calif., and Miami. Read more...
09 Oct Gulf Coast Braces for ‘Monstrous’ Hurricane Michael Residents of Florida’s Panhandle frantically filled sandbags, boarded up homes and secured boats Oct. 8 as they anxiously awaited Hurricane Michael, which forecasters warned could smash into the state’s Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane within days. Read more...
09 Oct RK Logistics Opens Freight Brokerage Division RK Logistics Group, a supply chain services firm based in California’s Silicon Valley region, has added freight brokerage to its service offerings. The company is setting up a new division to operate as an independent agent of Mode Transportation, a Dallas-based multimodal brokerage firm recently spun off from Hub Group. Read more...
09 Oct N.J. Bank Acquires California-based Fleet Financing Resources New Jersey-based Marlin Business Services Corp. said it acquired Fleet Financing Resources, a specialty lender focused on financing transportation equipment based in Riverside, Calif. Read more...
09 Oct Bulk Food Haulers Cliff Viessman Inc., Johnsrud Transport to Merge The owners of two long-established trucking companies specializing in food-grade transportation services — Cliff Viessman Inc. in Gary, S.D., and Johnsrud Transport Inc. in Des Moines, Iowa — have agreed to merge their businesses. Read more...
09 Oct XPO Logistics to Use 5,000 Robots in Warehouses XPO Logistics said it plans to deploy 5,000 robots to work with humans in the company’s warehouses and distribution centers in North America, the United Kingdom and eight countries in Europe. Read more...