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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2018

FedEx Ground Expands Operations to Six Days Per Week

FedEx Ground has permanently expanded its U.S. operations to six days per week to cope with the increasing e-commerce demand and record volume that is expected for the holidays and beyond.

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Newsby StaffAugust 13, 2018

Teamsters Leadership Approves UPS Labor Deals

The Teamsters Union leadership has voted to approve a labor deal with UPS that includes raises and benefit increases for company drivers and reflects the surging demand for delivery services.

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Newsby StaffAugust 1, 2018

XPO Reports Record Second Quarter Revenue

For its second quarter, XPO Logistics reported increased revenue, net income, adjusted EBITDA, and cash flow.

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Articlesby Denise RondiniJune 29, 2018

The Shifting World of Aftermarket Parts

How e-commerce, consolidation, new competition, and technology and integration are changing the aftermarket.

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Newsby David CullenJune 19, 2018

State of Logistics Report Predicts Rapid Change

The authors of the 2018 State of Logistics Report titled “Steep Grade Ahead,” see the logistics industry “rapidly changing to meet growing demand and costs.”

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeMay 10, 2018

5 Trends Affecting Reefers

Like the rest of the industry, refrigerated transporters are struggling to find and keep drivers. Meanwhile, outside factors range from regulations to the growing popularity of fresh convenience foods and e-commerce.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 30, 2018

How E-Commerce Trends Are Affecting Final Mile Logistics

A bi-annual survey into home delivery and final mile finds that customers want their e-commerce orders faster and faster – and they want them free. But it’s hardly free for the companies doing the delivering, and it’s driving changes in the retail supply chain that may affect even carriers not in the final-mile business.

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Newsby David CullenApril 30, 2018

ATRI’s Murray Details Research Efforts on Key Trucking Issues

Among the research projects currently on the front burner at the American Transportation Research Institute is an effort to determine if “we can identify younger drivers with the same characteristics as safe, older drivers,” said Dan Murray, vice president of ATRI, in his keynote speech at the National Private Truck Council’s annual meeting.

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NewsApril 24, 2018

XPO Brings in Amazon Logistics Exec as COO

XPO Logistics has appointed former Amazon executive Kenneth Wagers as its chief operating officer, succeeding Troy Cooper who has been promoted to the position of president.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeApril 17, 2018

How Home Delivery and Fresh Foods are Changing Refrigerated Transport

The way Americans get their groceries is changing – and that's affecting refrigerated transporters and the equipment they buy.

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