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McCaig Proposal Would Make Trimac A Private Company

Canada’s Trimac Corp. could vanish from the Toronto Stock Exchange by Nov. 30 and become a privately held firm if a proposal from the company’s dominant McCaig family comes to pass.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 4, 2000
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THLi Completes Transaction, Invests $37M in United S&T

A private equity fund partnership has completed $37 million of investment in same-day courier United Shipping & Technology, the holding company that owns Velocity Express.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 4, 2000

THLi Invests $37M in United Shipping

A private equity fund partnership has completed $37 million of investment in same-day courier United Shipping & Technology, the holding company that owns Velocity Express.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
October 3, 2000

Exec Says Online Logistics Headed for Shakeout

The rise of online logistics services, driven by business-to-consumer electronic commerce, is headed for an inevitable plateau and probable shake-out, according to the chief information officer of Roadway Express.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 28, 2000
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Investors Find New Mother Lode On Wall Street

Working hard and being smart is good, but not always enough. A company needs to have the luck of being in the right place at the right time.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 27, 2000
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Large Shippers Oppose Legislation to Mandate Fuel Surcharge

Many of the nation’s largest shippers will oppose any government effort to mandate a fuel surcharge, according to the top lawyer of one of the most important shipper organizations in the country.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 27, 2000
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Crest of Online Logistics Wave Inevitable, Says Roadway Official

The rise of online logistics services, driven by business-to-consumer electronic commerce, is headed for an inevitable plateau and probable shake-out, according to the chief information officer of Roadway Express.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 27, 2000
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Trust, Alliance Not Easily Achieved in Service to Shipper

Shippers, carriers and logistics companies all claim to want long-term business relationships with each other. But somehow, the goal remains elusive as irritation and self-interest often manage to trump understanding and trust.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 27, 2000

Shippers, Carriers Hash Out Problems at Nasstrac

Representatives of shippers, carriers and logistics companies came together at the Nasstrac fall meeting to air out their needs, hopes and fears — both for themselves and for each other.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 27, 2000

Investors See Gold in Logistics Firms

The owners of Schneider National think they are lucky enough to have a commodity that stock market investors want in abundance — public shares of their logistics division — and they think that now is the time to sell it.

Jonathan S. Reiskin | Associate News Editor
September 26, 2000