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New Monthly ACT Report Offers Outlook on Future of Freight

ACT Research will now publish a monthly report that will focus on the future of the U.S. trucking industry. The report, ACT Freight Forecast, U.S. Rate and Volume Outlook, will cover the truckload, intermodal, LTL and last mile sectors.

Carrier Logistics Offers Facts Rate Engine as a Standalone Solution

Carrier Logistics has made its Facts Rate Engine package available as a standalone solution to provide less-than-truckload fleets of all sizes, using any legacy system, with the ability to price and rate shipments.

New England Motor Freight Files for Bankruptcy

LTL carrier New England Motor Freight and its subsidiaries have voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey, intending to facilitate an orderly wind down of its operations.

Amazon Competition May Affect 3PLs More Than Parcel Carriers

Amazon is the 800-pound gorilla in e-commerce retailing, but what is its impact on parcel carriers, less-than-truckload carriers, and the third-party logistics markets?

Saia Names New President and COO

Saia has named Frederick J. Holzgrefe as its president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.

XPO Logistics Targets LTL with New Technology Initiatives

By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and better algorithms, XPO logistics plans to optimize its less-than-truckload business.

Carrier Logistics Promotes Ben Wiesen to President

Carrier Logistics Inc. has named Ben Wiesen as president, succeeding Don Adams, president and co-founder of the firm, who retired in September.

ArcBest: 95 Years and Counting [Photos]

ArcBest is celebrating its 95th anniversary. From its roots in less-than-truckload delivery, the company has transformed into a full-scale provider of end-to-end supply chain services. These photos offer highlights of its transformation, starting when it was formed in 1923 as OK Transfer & Storage Company.

Earnings Watch: ODFL Boosts Q3 Revenue 21.2% to $1.06 Billion

Old Dominion Freight Line benefited from the strong economy with a record-setting quarter. The North-Carolina-based less-than-truckload carrier reported on Oct. 25 that its third-quarter revenue rose 21.2% to $1.06 billion and that its diluted earnings per share grew by 71% to $2.12.

Turnover Jumps at Truckload and Less-Than-Truckload Fleets

The annualized turnover rate at large truckload carriers and less-than-truckload carriers increased in the second quarter of 2018, according to the American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Activity Report.