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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings

No rankings are available for this year.

Extras
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble

ArcBest Corp. ($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

Greenlane Announces First Commercial EV Charging Corridor

Greenlane is planning to develop its first commercial electric vehicle charging corridor along Interstate 15 in Southern California, the industry joint venture announced March 27.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 29, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Reserving a Parking Spot Is Effective, but Costly

Nighttime parking availability continues to be a challenge for truck drivers. There are options to avoid having to park along dangerous highway ramps, but that safety can come with a price. 

Renee Berg | The Free Press, Mankato, Minn.
March 29, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

Barges Bringing Cranes to Baltimore to Help Remove Wreckage

BALTIMORE — Massive barges carrying cranes streamed toward Baltimore on March 28 to begin the challenging work of removing metal and concrete in an attempt to open a key shipping route.

Lea Skene and Brian Witte | Associated Press
March 28, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics, TCA

Automakers Face Workarounds Due to Port of Baltimore Closure

The Maryland bridge collapse that severed access to the Port of Baltimore early March 26 is expected to cause some shipping delays and logistical headaches for the auto industry.

Luke Ramseth and Kalea Hall | The Detroit News
March 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Wins Key Approval From Transit Board

Drivers of cars and trucks in New York City inched closer to paying a new fee to enter Manhattan’s central business district after approval of the nation’s first congestion-pricing plan.

Michelle Kaske | Bloomberg News
March 27, 2024
Business, Equipment, Logistics

US Ports Post Year-Over-Year Increases for February

U.S. ports experienced overall increases in container volumes year-over-year in February to extend a strong start to the year.

Connor D. Wolf | Staff Reporter
March 27, 2024
Business, Safety, Logistics

With Just 90 Seconds of Warning, Countless Lives Were Saved

BALTIMORE — Within about 90 seconds of a dispatcher's warning of an impending crash, police officers who happened to be near the Francis Scott Key Bridge stopped traffic in both directions. 

Lea Skene and Brian Witte | Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

The ‘No-Fail’ Mission to Protect the Red Sea Isn’t Working

For all the costly hardware the U.S. and its allies have thrown at the Houthis from Yemen, they haven’t been able to stop the attacks on civilian freighters and warships in the Red Sea.

March 27, 2024
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

NTSB Highlights Shortcomings of Automated Railroad Braking

The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes.

Josh Funk | Associated Press
March 27, 2024
Business, Logistics

Alabama Truckers Needed to Take Hay to Texas

More volunteer truckers are needed to deliver hay to feed Texas livestock stricken by the recent Panhandle wildfires in relief efforts coordinated by three Alabama organizations..

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
March 26, 2024
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