Intermodal traffic dipped 0.5% for the week ended Saturday, the Association of American Railroads reported.
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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
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Refrigerated Firms
No rankings are available for this year.
Extras
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On the Bubble
Damco International
($158 million), Jamaica, New York, provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
MD Logistics Expands With Reno Warehouse
MD Logistics said it has expanded its operations by opening a 55,000 square foot drug distribution center in Reno, Nev.
September 7, 2011Business, Logistics, Equipment
July Trailer Orders at 13,200, Down for 4th Month in a Row
Truck fleets ordered 13,200 new commercial trailers during July, a 20% increase over July 2010, but the fourth straight month of declining figures, ACT Research Co. reported.
September 5, 2011Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Dips 0.5%
Business, Logistics
Transplace Names Abernathy President of 3PL, Brokerage Unit
Transplace said it has promoted George Abernathy to the post of president of Transplace Logistics, its third-party logistics, truck brokerage and consulting units.
August 31, 2011Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Drops in August
Consumer confidence fell in August to its lowest mark since April 2009, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.
August 30, 2011Business, Logistics
Companies Partner on Route-Fleet Software
C2Logix Inc. and CD SRVS said they are combining their products to offer a single offering for route optimization and fleet communication.
August 29, 2011Business, Logistics
Roadrunner Agrees to Purchase Logistics Firm for $97.5 Million
Bidding to broaden its market reach, less-than-truckload hauler Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire Prime Logistics Corp., a food logistics firm that operates as Prime Distribution Services Inc., for about $97.5 million.
August 29, 2011Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Falls in August
Consumer confidence dropped in August to its lowest level since November 2008, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
August 26, 2011Business, Logistics
TMSi Logistics Buys Griffin Global
TMSi Logistics, Portsmouth, N.H., said it has acquired Reno, Nev.-based Griffin Global Logistics Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
August 26, 2011Business, Logistics
Pitney Bowes Beefs Up SendSuite
Pitney Bowes said it has made some enhancements to its SendSuite Live logistics software.
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