As one of the nation’s most influential trucking executives, Don Schneider transformed the trucking business started by his father in 1935 into one of the largest truckload freight carriers in the United States.
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TransForce Reports Higher 4Q Earnings
TransForce Inc.’s fourth-quarter net income rose to C$41.7 million, or 41 cents a share, from C$34.8 million, or 36 cents, a year earlier, the Montreal-based trucking and logistics company said Wednesday.
February 29, 2012Consumer Confidence Jumps to One-Year High
Consumer confidence climbed this month to the highest level in a year, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
February 28, 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, 2012Radiant Buys ALBS Logistics
Third-party services provider Radiant Logistics said it has acquired New York counterpart ALBS Logistics. It’s the third acquisition made by Radiant in the past 10 months.
February 27, 2012Opinion: Congressman Lauds Don Schneider
Industry Leaders, Family, Friends Pay Tribute to Don Schneider During Memorial Service
Trucking industry leaders, company associates and family members paid tribute to Don Schneider, the former president and CEO of Schneider National Inc., in a memorial service attended by an estimated 700 people at St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis., on Feb. 15. Schneider died in January after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
February 27, 2012Consumer Confidence Rises
Consumer confidence rose in February, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
February 24, 2012Weekly Intermodal Traffic Falls 5.6%
U.S. intermodal traffic declined 5.6% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
February 24, 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, 2012Expanded Canal Offers Only Modest Savings to Shippers, U.S. Maritime Consultant Says
The expansion of the Panama Canal will have the greatest effect on shipments to a handful of states stretching from Ohio to Georgia but will offer only modest cost savings to shippers, a consultant to the U.S. Maritime Administration said.
February 23, 2012