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The List: Transport Topics' 2014 Top 50 Logistics Companies

Here are the 2014 Transport Topics Top 50 Logistics Companies list, unveiled in list form.

November 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

Transport Topics Top 25 Listings: Brokerage Firms, Warehousing Firms, Dedicated Contract Carriers and Freight Forwarders

Here is the list of Transport Topics Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms, Warehousing Firms and Dedicated Contract Carriers for 2014.

November 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

Norfolk Southern to Acquire Stretch of Northeast Rail from CP for $217 Million

Norfolk Southern said it plans to acquire a stretch of the Delaware & Hudson rail lines from Canadian Pacific for $217 million.

November 19, 2014
Business, Logistics

New Technology Will Transform Trucking, Jacobs Says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Bradley Jacobs, CEO of XPO Logistics, has a vision that many of trucking’s 2014 challenges will be removed by technological breakthroughs such as driverless trucks and drone deliveries combined with advanced analytics.

Rip Watson | Special to Transport Topics
November 18, 2014
Business, Logistics

Shippers Push Logistics Firms to Help Offset Transport Costs

A tightening market for truck capacity and longer transit times for rail shipments are putting pressure on logistics companies to help shippers manage the movement of goods and to offset the rising cost of transportation.

November 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Domestic Intermodal Cargo Reaches Milestone, Surpasses International Shipments in 3rd Quarter

Fast-growing domestic intermodal reached a milestone in the third quarter by exceeding international intermodal cargo for the first time on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Intermodal Association of North America reported last week.

November 17, 2014
Business, Logistics

Intermodal Rail Volume Increases 2.2% for Week

U.S. rail intermodal traffic increased 2.2% in the week ended Nov. 8 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

November 14, 2014
Business, Logistics

Maersk Profit Rises on Container Volume Gain, Cost Drop

A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S, operator of the world’s biggest container line, said third-quarter profit increased as it cut costs and boosted box volumes.

November 13, 2014
Business, Logistics

Choice Logistics Appoints New Chief Operating Officer

Choice Logistics has appointed James Adams to chief operating officer, a new position in the New York City-based company.

November 12, 2014
Business, Logistics, Fuel, Government

Diesel Rises 5.4¢ in First Gain Since June

Diesel’s national average price rose for the first time since June, gaining 5.4 cents to $3.677 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Nov. 10. Meanwhile, the national average price of gasoline fell again, by 5.2 cents to $2.941 a gallon.

Michael G. Malloy | Web Editor
November 10, 2014
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