Freight railroad BNSF Railway Co. said Tuesday it is postponing fuel surcharge increases that were scheduled to take place in January and February “due to current volatility in the fuel markets.”
December 2, 2008Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Dedicated Contract Carriers
Rank | Company | Total Power Units |
---|---|---|
1 | J.B. Hunt Transport Services | 11,087 |
2 | Ryder Supply Chain Solutions | 6,000 est |
3 | Penske Logistics | 5,530 |
4 | Knight-Swift Transportation | 5,347 |
5 | Werner Enterprises | 4,630 |
6 | NFI | 4,100 |
7 | Schneider | 3,917 est |
8 | Ruan | 3,800 |
9 | Cardinal Logistics | 3,155 est |
10 | Marten Transport | 2,829 |
11 | U.S. Xpress Enterprises | 2,725 |
12 | Solistica | 2,339 |
13 | Black Horse Carriers | 2,235 |
14 | C.R. England | 2,200 est |
15 | Day & Ross | 1,950 |
16 | Covenant Logistics Group | 1,700 |
17 | Hub Group | 1,500 |
18 | Averitt Express | 1,385 |
19 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | 1,382 est |
20 | DHL Supply Chain | 1,300 |
21 | Commercial Warehousing | 1,000 |
22 | Cowan Logistics | 766 est |
23 | AIM Integrated Logistics | 744 |
24 | Universal Logistics Holdings | 726 |
25 | Paper Transport | 710 |
26 | Ceva Logistics (North America) | 604 est |
27 | Odyssey Logistics & Technology | 600 est |
28 | Blackhawk Transport | 563 |
29 | Bay and Bay Transportation | 500 |
29 | CRST The Transportation Solution | 500 est |
31 | G&D Integrated | 468 est |
32 | Transervice Logistics | 435 |
33 | Lily Dedicated Logistics Systems | 415 est |
34 | XPO Logistics | 410 |
35 | Great Plains Transport | 400 |
36 | Dupré Logistics | 366 |
37 | Crowley Logistics | 335 est |
38 | Warehouse Services Inc. | 314 est |
39 | Buchanan Hauling & Rigging | 310 est |
40 | Legacy Supply Chain Services | 300 |
41 | A. Duie Pyle | 289 |
42 | East Coast Warehouse & Distribution | 260 |
43 | LeSaint Logistics | 250 est |
44 | Dart Advantage Logistics | 238 est |
45 | ODW Logistics | 230 |
46 | Dimerco Express Group | 221 |
46 | Midwest Express Group | 221 est |
48 | Saddle Creek Logistics Services | 220 |
49 | AMX | 210 |
50 | ITS Logistics | 200 |
50 | Atech Logistics | 200 |
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Extras
On the Bubble
Dynamex’s Fiscal 1Q Earnings Decline
Logistics and delivery firm Dynamex Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell to $3 million, or 30 cents a share, from $4 million, or 39 cents, a year ago.
December 4, 2008BNSF Postpones Fuel Surcharge Increases
Diesel’s Decline Slows; Fuel Falls 4.9¢ to $2.615
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend but slowed its rate of decline, falling 4.9 cents to $2.615 a gallon, the Department of Energy said.
December 2, 2008U.S. Economy Has Been in Recession a Year, Business Group Says
The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year, the Associated Press reported Monday, citing a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
December 1, 2008CTA Asks For Environmental Technology Exceptions
The Canadian Trucking Alliance called on provincial governments to act swiftly to make regulations to allow weight and length considerations for technologies associated with CTA's enviroTruck program.
December 1, 2008Chicago Manufacturing Index Slows
Manufacturing activity in the Chicago region contracted in November at the fastest pace since April 1982, the National Association of Purchasing Management said Wednesday.
November 26, 2008Diesel Falls 14.5¢ to $2.664
Diesel fuel’s national average price continued its downward trend, falling 14.5 cents to $2.664 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Monday.
November 25, 2008Pacer To Deploy 300 Clean Trucks
Pacer International announced last week that its subsidiaries will deploy 230 new clean trucks this month to comply with Southern California port regulations.
November 24, 2008Existing Home Sales Fall in October
Existing homes sales fell 3.1% in October, while the median price of a home fell 11.3% from the same month last year, the biggest jump on record, the National Association of Realtors said Monday.
November 24, 2008Gas Slips Below $2, Lundberg Says
The national average price of regular gasoline plunged another 33 cents in the two weeks ended Friday, to $1.97 a gallon — the first time it has fallen under $2 in almost three years — according to the latest Lundberg Survey of filling stations released Sunday.
November 24, 2008