Business, Logistics

XPO Says $700 Million Funding Will Speed Acquisitions

XPO Logistics Inc. said three investors have agreed to a $700 million infusion of equity that will enable the company to accelerate its revenue and profitability growth plans.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 12, 2014
Business

Celadon Acquires Furniture Row Express Assets

Celadon Group’s trucking unit has acquired approximately 100 tractors and 200 refrigerated trailers from Furniture Row Express to further expand the buyer’s temperature-controlled freight business, a company official said.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 8, 2014
Business, Government, Logistics

Seattle Taps Ex-Polar Executive to Head Port

Ted Fick, former CEO of trailer maker Polar Corp., has been selected as CEO at the Port of Seattle to replace Tai Yoshitani, who is retiring at the end of this month.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
September 5, 2014
Government, Fuel

U.S. Court Rejects Emissions Case Argument

A U.S. Appeals Court rejected a bid by three California community groups to overturn a lower court ruling that emissions from trucks and locomotives in BNSF Railway and Union Pacific facilities did not violate a federal waste disposal law.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
August 22, 2014
Business

TMW, 3Gtms Create Partnership

TMW Systems announced a partnership with 3Gtms to provide a broader set of services to companies such as third-party logistics operators and brokers that manage both asset-based and non-asset-based freight services.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
August 19, 2014
Business

BNSF Presents One-Person-Crew Plan to Union

A controversial BNSF Railway Co. labor contract proposal that would eventually cut some crews to one person from two is being outlined to union members this month ahead of a ratification vote.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
July 29, 2014
Business

West Coast Port Talks to Extend Past June 30 Contract Expiration

West Coast port negotiations will stretch beyond the scheduled June 30 contract expiration, a spokesman for management negotiators said.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 26, 2014
Business

N.Y. Area Port Report Outlines Steps to Speed Truck Cargo

Efforts to cut congestion and delays for port truckers could be gaining momentum with the release of a report by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey that includes 23 recommendations to speed cargo movement.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 25, 2014
Business

N.J. Carrier New Century Transportation to Shut Down

New Century Transportation, a New Jersey-based less-than-truckload and truckload carrier, has told employees it plans to shut down.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 10, 2014
Business

TransForce to Buy Transport America

Canadian firm TransForce Inc. agreed to buy Transport America Inc. for $310 million to enter the U.S. truckload sector as a trend of mergers between major carriers resumes.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
June 2, 2014