Logistics companies are employing new business strategies to adapt to an ever-changing market.
April 8, 2019Logistics
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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50
Employees at C.H. Robinson. (Photo courtesy of Steven A. Smith)
How Consolidation and Freight Networks Are Disrupting the Logistics Landscape
Employees at C.H. Robinson. (Photo courtesy of Steven A. Smith)
Business, Logistics, Top 50
An employee packs a box at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Is Amazon a Logistics Company? All Signs Point to That
An employee packs a box at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Should Amazon.com be considered one of the largest logistics companies in North America? The answer, according to most industry observers, is yes. And how big is that business? That question, unfortunately, can’t be answered definitively, at least not yet.
April 8, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 50
C.H. Robinson led the nonasset-based domestic transportation management segment. TT File Photo
2018 Was a Year of Extraordinary Growth for 3PLs
C.H. Robinson led the nonasset-based domestic transportation management segment. TT File Photo
The two main drivers of growth for logistics companies in 2018 were an inventory buildup to beat tariffs and solid expansion in the domestic economy.
April 8, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 50
With XPO putting a hold on acquisitions, others have taken the opportunity to challenge the company for logistics supremacy. (TT File Photo)
2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies
With XPO putting a hold on acquisitions, others have taken the opportunity to challenge the company for logistics supremacy. (TT File Photo)
XPO Logistics remains firmly entrenched atop Transport Topics' 2019 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings after a meteoric rise fueled by a string of high-profile acquisitions over the last eight years. Read about the full rankings.
April 8, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 100
Old Dominion Freight Line
Old Dominion Freight Line Unveils Interactive Signage at Mets’ Citi Field
Old Dominion Freight Line
Old Dominion Freight Line is upping its advertising game this season with the New York Mets. The company partnered with Chicago-based Czarnowski to create a three-dimensional replica of an ODFL tractor-trailer at Citi Field.
April 4, 2019
Business, Logistics, Top 50
Visible CEO Jared Starling was selected as a 2019 Utah Business CEO of the Year. (Visible Supply Chain Management via YouTube)
Cynosure Invests in Visible Supply Chain Management
Visible CEO Jared Starling was selected as a 2019 Utah Business CEO of the Year. (Visible Supply Chain Management via YouTube)
Visible Supply Chain Management has received an unspecified equity investment in its business from The Cynosure Group, an investment firm controlled by the Eccles family in Salt Lake City, according to a statement released April 3.
April 4, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics
Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg News
Trump Threatens Car Tariffs on Mexico Over Drug Flow Across Border
Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg News
President Donald Trump retreated from threats to immediately close the border with Mexico over migration, instead abruptly pivoting April 4 to a new demand: that the Mexican government stop the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. within a year or face car tariffs.
April 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Carmakers Sell More to Rental Companies as Retail Demand Weakens
Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News
Stronger-than-expected new car sales last month belied a dirty little secret: Automakers have been selling more vehicles to rental fleets in recent months to prop up volume.
April 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics, Top 50, Top 100
The XPO Connect digital freight marketplace platform displayed on a phone. (XPO Logistics Inc.)
XPO Logistics to Launch Enhanced Last-Mile Capabilities Online
The XPO Connect digital freight marketplace platform displayed on a phone. (XPO Logistics Inc.)
XPO Logistics Inc. will launch expanded last-mile capabilities on its XPO Connect digital freight marketplace, company officials said.
April 4, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics
Truckstop.com
Tech Investor Iconiq Buys Majority Share of Truckstop.com
Truckstop.com
A private equity firm known for investing in tech companies such as Uber and SurveyMonkey has made a significant investment in Truckstop.com, an Idaho-based load board and freight-matching service, continuing the trend of private investment dollars flowing into trucking tech firms.
April 4, 2019