New Trailer Orders Surge 71% in April
Commercial trailer producers received 19,579 new orders in April, a 71% jump from the same month last year, and the manufacturers’ backlog rose above 100,000 for the first time in the current recovery, ACT Research Co. said.
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GSC Logistics Buys Seattle’s Best Way Trucking
Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics said it has purchased Seattle-based Best Way Trucking, effective June 1. Terms were not disclosed.
June 3, 2011Global Shipper Group to Incorporate
The first formal association of international shippers, including the National Industrial Transportation League, has formed under the banner of the Global Shippers Forum to raise the profile of freight groups in an increasingly global marketplace.
June 3, 2011Opinion: Think Inside the Box
Because transportation costs outweigh warehousing costs several times over and continue to rise, most companies think outside that big box called the warehouse when the topic is logistics and concentrate instead on how things get to their destination.
June 3, 2011UTi Worldwide’s Fiscal 1Q Income Slips
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $8.7 million, or 8 cents per share, from $10.1 million, or 10 cents, a year ago.
June 2, 2011NFI Buys Gilbert’s West Coast Operations
NFI said Tuesday it has acquired the West Coast operations of Gilbert Co., a subsidiary of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
May 31, 2011Intermodal Traffic Rises 8.7% for Week
Intermodal traffic rose 8.7% last week from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
May 27, 2011Logistics Firm Kane Is Able Names Westermann President
Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able said Thursday it has named 30-year logistics industry veteran Pete Westermann its president and chief operations officer.
May 26, 2011Opinion: Rethink the ‘Just-in-Time’ Delivery System
The successful application of just-in-time delivery requires every link of the supply chain to remain unbroken. Trucks and their cargo must arrive within a very precise, predetermined period of time — often only hours before the cargo is needed on the assembly line.
May 26, 2011TransForce, DHL Reach Deal on Domestic Canadian Logistics Operations
TransForce Inc. and DHL Express Canada agreed to enter a 10-year agreement under which TransForce will buy the assets of DHL Express’ domestic Canadian business, the companies said.
May 23, 2011