Port Manatee set records for container volume and cargo tons moved during its recently completed fiscal year, besting marks set in 2010 for both categories.
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Port Manatee Enjoys Record-Breaking Year for Volume, Cargo Tons
XPO Logistics Named Forbes Growth Champion as Revenue Rockets to $14.6 Billion
Greenwich, Conn.-based transportation and delivery services company XPO Logistics was the top performing U.S. company on Forbes’ list of Growth Champions, released Oct. 10.
Trump’s ‘Poison Pill’ NAFTA Proposals Threaten to Derail Talks
NAFTA talks have resumed with the U.S. administration looking increasingly isolated in its proposals to change the trade pact, as key figures raised the prospect of a collapse in negotiations.
Logistics Revenues Due to Go Up in Quarterly Reports, but Margins Still Drag Down Profits
Third-party logistics firms capitalized on stronger demand to transport freight this summer but spent more to purchase trucks, resulting in what Wall Street analysts predict will be a mixed-earnings season.
New Report Projects $1.1 Trillion Market for Global Logistics Services in 2022
Global spending on third-party logistics services is projected to top $1.1 trillion in 2022 from $802 billion in 2016, according to new estimates by Armstrong & Associates Inc.
October 11, 2017High-Tech Sensors Will Alert Truckers of Open Spaces at Florida Rest Stop
Keith Mullin felt lucky he found a space to park his truck Oct. 6 at an Interstate 4 rest area in Longwood, Fla., after a 20-hour trip from central Wisconsin.
FBI Group Acquires Third Canadian Freight Brokerage Firm
Freight Brokers International Corp., a freight brokerage firm in Vaughan, Ontario, that goes by the name The FBI Group, has agreed to acquire another brokerage firm, Consolidated Carriers, based in Markham, Ontario.
October 10, 2017UPS Starting Negotiations on Massive Teamsters Contracts
UPS says it has started contract talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on new collective bargaining agreements covering 250,000 workers.
Lawmakers Seek Industry Input on Infrastructure Plan
Missouri’s chief of transportation will join manufacturing and construction executives to share their perspective with House lawmakers this week about infrastructure projects in need of funding.
Flexport Raises $110 Million to Fund Expansion
Flexport has raised $110 million in funding to “double down” on its web-based business model for freight forwarding.
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