12 Apr Tennessee Logistics Firm Tranco Launches International Shipping Venture Chattanooga, Tenn.-based logistics and warehousing company Tranco is going global with the launch of a venture to handle international shipping. Read more...
12 Apr Rising Protectionism Risks Undermining Trade Rebound, WTO Says Global trade could rebound this year - if rising protectionism and tighter economic policy stay out of the way. Read more...
11 Apr Video: CVTA Urges No Further Delays to Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Delaying the publication of an entry-level driver training rule again would take time away from states needing to comply with the rule, the head of a group representing truck driving schools said April 11. Watch video with Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO Don Lefeve. Read more...
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...