Leaders at prominent less-than-truckload carriers are optimistic about the future as their companies adapt and expand services to capitalize on favorable long-term trends, such as the move toward smaller shipments and the growth of e-commerce.
July 16, 2018LTL
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Top 100
An ABF truck pulls out from a loading dock. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
LTL Carriers Refine, Expand Services
An ABF truck pulls out from a loading dock. (John Sommers II for Transport Topics)
Business, Top 100
Executives who paved the way (from left): Bill G. Ward, Robert Young, Earl Congdon, Arthur Imperatore Sr., W.T. Cassels, Mack Dove and George Powell. (Murat Uzman)
Legends of LTL Gather to Remember Achievements
Executives who paved the way (from left): Bill G. Ward, Robert Young, Earl Congdon, Arthur Imperatore Sr., W.T. Cassels, Mack Dove and George Powell. (Murat Uzman)
PITTSBURGH — Charles Hammel III says he owes much of his family’s success in the trucking business to those who came before he and his brother Robert established Pitt Ohio Express in 1979.
July 13, 2018
Business
Red Arts Capital Adds Central Arizona Freight to Holdings
Red Arts Capital, an investment firm launched two years ago in Chicago, has added a second regional less-than-truckload carrier to its holdings with the purchase of Central Arizona Freight in Phoenix.
February 28, 2018
Business, Logistics
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc.
Roadrunner Releases Financials Through 2016
Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc.
One year after withdrawing its financial statements dating to 2011, Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. on Jan. 31 took a major step forward by releasing amended results through 2016.
February 1, 2018
Business, Logistics
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ArcBest Ends 2017 With Strong Fourth Quarter
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ArcBest Corp. ended the year with a strong fourth quarter because of better less-than-truckload pricing and lower expenses than one year ago.
January 31, 2018
Business, Technology
A freight dimensioner installed on the ceiling of a loading dock. (CubiScan)
Precision Pricing
A freight dimensioner installed on the ceiling of a loading dock. (CubiScan)
The less-than-truckload industry is embracing dimensioning technology to enable more accurate freight pricing and automate what used to be manual tasks.
December 11, 2017
Technology, Equipment
Honeywell
Industrial Handhelds Maintain Niche in LTL Despite Ubiquity of Consumer Mobile Devices
Honeywell
The immense popularity of Android and Apple smartphones and tablets has led many truckload carriers to deploy mobile applications that drivers can run on those consumer devices.
October 11, 2017
Business
Port of Long Beach
Averitt Debuts Asia-to-Dallas Route After Success With Memphis Service
Port of Long Beach
Averitt Express launched a new less-than-containerload service last month to Dallas, built on the success of its Asia-to-Memphis Express service in the e-commerce and small business communities.
September 27, 2017
Business
Averitt Express Inc.
Averitt Express Expands LTL Service in Illinois, Wisconsin
Averitt Express Inc.
Averitt Express Inc. will begin to offer direct service throughout Illinois and expand its network deeper into Wisconsin, the less-than-truckload carrier announced Sept. 11.
September 11, 2017
Business
Old Dominion to Raise Rates 3.5% on Sept. 1
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. will raise rates on Sept. 1, 2017, but at a lower rate than a similar increase announced last summer.
August 16, 2017Pages
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