FedEx Holiday Season Surge Could Hit 400 Million Packages
FedEx expects to deliver 380-400 million packages this holiday season with three busy Mondays driving a record-breaking pace.
November 2, 2017Infographic: Ryder’s Foundation for a Successful Freight Brokerage
Globally, supply chains are facing unprecedented levels of disruption. As a result, shippers and carriers are challenged more than ever to keep goods moving while remaining profitable. While most brokerages point to technology as the key to achieving success, today’s setbacks have proven that technology alone isn’t enough.
Package Wars: Postal Service Offers Next-Day Sunday Delivery
As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can provide: cheap next-day service with packages delivered Sundays to your home.
November 2, 2017Trucking Futures Exchange to Launch in Late 2018
DAT Solutions and TransRisk have signed a deal to launch a trucking freight futures market through Nodal Exchange in late 2018, a project first announced earlier this year.
November 2, 2017E-Commerce Powers XPO’s Rise to Record Revenue, Profits in Third Quarter
XPO Logistics reported profits skyrocketed 316% year-over-year in the third quarter, marking the eighth consecutive quarter in which the company surpassed year-ago levels.
November 1, 2017C.H. Robinson, Hub Group Revenues Rise, Profits Fall
Rising contract prices for trucks impacted third-quarter results for logistics firms C.H. Robinson and Hub Group that saw weaker profits despite greater revenues.
October 31, 2017House Homeland Security Committee Calls for Increased Security Funding at LA, Long Beach Ports
While praising efforts to protect the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports from terrorist and cyber-attacks, members of Congress aired concerns Oct. 31 about threats to public safety and the economy if federal funding for maritime security programs isn’t raised to meet new threats.
October 31, 2017Port Houston Credits Teamwork With Other Ports for Strong Rebound From Harvey
The Port of Houston, closed for a week after Hurricane Harvey, rebounded sharply in September with a 22% year-over-year increase in container traffic that would have been impossible without the sacrifice of others, the top official at the port acknowledged.
October 31, 2017Teamsters Hold Public Picket Against CSX Future Health Benefits
A division of the Teamsters union held what it called an informational picket Oct. 30 against Jacksonville-based CSX Corp., saying the company is planning to “drastically reduce our health insurance benefits.”
October 31, 2017Dave Manning Brings Work Ethic, Diplomacy to Role as ATA Chairman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — People who know him say Dave Manning works hard, is extremely disciplined and comfortable with detail, eager to teach and a man who knows his mind yet appreciates the value of a mutually beneficial deal. Now he has the biggest platform of his life to put those qualities to use as the newly installed chairman of American Trucking Associations.
October 27, 2017Saia Overcomes Hurricanes Harvey, Irma to Post 4.2% Profit in 3Q
