Logistics
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.
AutoInfo’s Earnings Improve
Third-party logistics provider AutoInfo said its first-quarter earnings rose to $425,000, or 1 cent a share, from $219,000, or 1 cent, last year.
May 21, 2010Infographic: 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.
Ceva Logistics Reports Higher Earnings
Third-party logistics provider Ceva Logistics reported an increase in first-quarter revenue compared with the same time in 2009.
May 21, 2010Intermodal Traffic Rises for Week
Intermodal rail traffic continued to rise last week to its highest level since fall 2008, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 21, 2010Trailer Bridge’s 1Q Loss Narrows
Trailer Bridge Inc. lost $308,000, or 3 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $768,000, or 6 cents, a year ago.
May 18, 2010Consumer Confidence Improves in May
U.S. consumer confidence grew this month, according to the latest Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
May 14, 2010Intermodal Volume Grows in First Quarter
Intermodal traffic volume gained 8.4% in the fourth quarter, an improvement over the fourth quarter’s decline of 6.4%, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
May 14, 2010Intermodal Traffic Increases for Week
Intermodal rail traffic continued its upward trend last week, rising 14% from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 13, 2010US 1 Turns First-Quarter Profit
Logistics firm US 1 Industries Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $100,000, compared with a $1 million loss a year ago.
May 10, 2010ATA, Los Angeles Port to File Final Briefs after Heated ‘Clean Trucks’ Trial Concludes
After facing off in federal court in Los Angeles last month, attorneys for American Trucking Associations and the Port of Los Angeles are expected to file their final post-trial briefs this week in the contentious court dispute over parts of the port’s clean trucks program.
May 10, 2010Echo’s Profit Improves in 1Q
Echo Global Logistics said its first-quarter profit jumped to $1.2 million, or 6 cents per share, compared with a loss of $200,000, or 2 cents, a year ago.
May 7, 2010