Equity Firm Buys Sprint Logistics Unit
Aperion Management has teamed with the management of Sprint Logistics to acquire that company’s municipal solid waste transfer station management and transportation business.
March 1, 2012Roadrunner Acquires Transportation Management Firm
Roadrunner Transportation Systems said it has purchased Capital Transportation Logistics, a transportation management provider, for $6.25 million.
February 27, 2012Echo Global Logistics Posts Higher 4Q Income
Echo Global Logistics said its fourth-quarter profit climbed 68.5% to $3.5 million, or 16 cents per share, from $2.1 million, or 9 cents, a year ago.
February 24, 2012XPO Logistics Posts Fourth-Quarter Loss
XPO Logistics said it posted a fourth-quarter loss after earning a profit in the same period a year ago.
February 23, 2012Bolt Express Acquires Strike Logistics
Air and ground expedited services provider Bolt Express LLC said it has completed the acquisition of third-party services provider Strike Logistics.
February 22, 2012Expeditors’ 4Q Earnings Slip
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit slipped 4%, citing “irregular demand” in the quarter.
February 21, 2012TransCore’s Canadian Link Logistics Upgrades Database
TransCore Link Logistics on Wednesday announced it has expanded its database of loads and equipment posted throughout North America by integrating live data from multiple load board sources.
February 15, 2012Pacer Swings to Fourth-Quarter Profit
Pacer International on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit, turning around a loss in the same quarter a year ago.
February 9, 2012RedStone Logistics Acquires Headhaul.com
Third-party logistics firm RedStone Logistics said it has acquired Headhaul.com, a logistics services company. Terms were not disclosed.
February 9, 2012Collaboration, Leaner Supply Chains, Data Visibility Among Logistics Trends
WASHINGTON — Leaner supply chains, more data visibility and collaborations between direct competitors are among the trends taking hold in the transportation industry, logistics executives and researchers said.
February 8, 2012