Two companies with the same goal — to dominate the package delivery and logistics market worldwide — are gearing up to battle each other in the global marketplace.

North American Van Lines and Allied Van Lines completed a $450 million merger to create the world’s largest household goods mover.

United Parcel Service ended more than 90 years of private ownership last week with a record breaking initial public stock offering, raising $5.47 billion.

Twenty-four years after launching its crusade to democritize one of the nation’s most autocratic and corrupt unions, Teamsters for a Democratic Union still faces a hostile union administration.

Twenty-four years after launching its crusade to democritize one of the nation’s most autocratic and corrupt unions, Teamsters for a Democratic Union still faces a hostile union administration.

Compass Transportation and Falcon Transport, the flatbed and dry van divisions of Ohio-based Compass Enterprises, will merge their trucking operations Dec. 31, company officials said.

United Parcel Service says it will acquire the assets of Rollins Logistics and, in a separate transaction, sell its UPS Truck Leasing unit to Rollins Truck Leasing Corp.

Higher fuel costs and a shortage of drivers contributed to an unexpected third-quarter loss by Frozen Food Express Industries, one of the nation’s largest refrigerated carriers.

The Teamsters union took several steps to bolster its strike against Overnite Transportation, increasing strike benefits and asking local unions to contribute to a special strike fund.

About a dozen carriers are asking the Bureau of Transportation Statistics for permission to keep financial and operating data private, claiming their release would cause competitive harm.