U.S. intermodal traffic set a new record for average weekly volume in June, the Association of American Railroads said Tuesday.
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2016 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
Learn how to be included in the 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies listing.
As online sales continue to soar, so have the expectations of consumers for goods to be delivered quickly and cheaply.
Our April 20 LiveOnWeb webcast looked at how online shopping is creating enormous disruption to freight networks and modes of delivery. Plus we looked back at the new TT Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings. Watch the replay.
Rankings
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Top Refrigerated Firms
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Extras
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On the Bubble
ArcBest Corp.
($177 million), Fort Smith, Ark., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, intermodal and drayage, freight brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Police Weigh Criminal Charges in Quebec Rail Crash
Canadian authorities are investigating potential criminal acts or negligence following Saturday’s crash of runaway railcars loaded with crude oil that exploded in a Quebec town, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
July 10, 2013Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Reaches All-Time Monthly Record in June
Business, Logistics
APL Logistics Launches Warehouse Management System for Wal-Mart in Mexico
APL Logistics said it has launched a warehouse management system for Wal-Mart in Mexico to enable same-day order fulfillment and next-day delivery for online sales.
July 10, 2013Business, Logistics
Derailment of Freight Train Carrying Crude Oil Causes Huge Explosion in Quebec
Rescuers continued searching Monday for about 40 people missing after a huge weekend freight train crash in Quebec in which at least five railcars loaded with crude oil exploded after becoming untethered, the Associated Press reported.
July 8, 2013Business, Logistics
May Trailer Orders Decline 1%
U.S. orders for new trailers dipped by 1% in May to 14,428 units, the fifth decline in seven months, according to ACT Research Co.
July 8, 2013Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Slips 1.5%
Weekly intermodal volume declined by 1.5% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago but rose 3.6% for the first half of the year, the Association of American Railroads reported.
July 3, 2013Business, Logistics
Kool Pak Creates Logistics Subsidiary
Temperature-controlled, less-than-truckload carrier Kool Pak said it has created a logistics subsidiary.
July 3, 2013Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Rises 2.7%
Weekly intermodal volume increased by 2.7% to 252,807 units for the week ended Saturday from the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
June 28, 2013Business, Logistics
May Trailer Orders Slip 1%
New trailer orders for May slipped 1% from a year ago to 15,660 units, according to ACT Research.
June 26, 2013Business, Logistics
Cheetah Partners with Samsung for Increased Device Integration
Logistics software company, Cheetah Software Systems Inc. said it has partnered with Samsung so its logistics software can be more integrated with the cell phone manufacturers devices.
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