Schneider National and Pacer International have announced new intermodal agreements with rail carriers.
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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
A former Transport Topics editor who worked at Amazon examines the hustle and bustle of the online retailer.
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On the Bubble
Verst Group
($156 million), Walton, Ky., provides air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, dedicated contract carriage, freight brokerage, freight payment and auditing, intermodal and drayage, inventory management and packaging, order fulfillment, returned goods management, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Logistics
Schneider, Pacer Sign New Rail Agreements
Editorial, Business, Logistics, Autonomous
Editorial: Life Is Good
There was some interesting advice offered by two of our industry’s best-known economists last week to fleet executives who were attending the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference in San Francisco.
May 14, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Shipments Up 5.8% to 3.48 Million; Highest 1st-Quarter Total on Record, IANA Says
Accelerating domestic demand pushed up first-quarter rail/truck shipments by 5.8% to 3.48 million, setting a record for the first three months of any year, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.
May 14, 2012Business, Logistics
XPO Logistics Reports 1Q Loss, Buys Brokerage Firm
XPO Logistics reported a first-quarter loss and announced its first acquisition, saying it will buy brokerage firm Continental Freight Services for $3.4 million.
May 11, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 3% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 3% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 11, 2012Business, Logistics
Caterpillar Selling Majority Stake in Logistics Unit
Heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. said it is selling a majority stake in its third-party logistics business to Platinum Equity for $750 million.
May 10, 2012Business, Logistics
First-Quarter Intermodal Volume Gains 5.8% Year-Over-Year
Intermodal traffic volume rose 5.8% in the first quarter from a year ago, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
May 9, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.5% for Week
U.S. intermodal traffic rose 5.5% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said.
May 4, 2012Business, Logistics
Expeditors’ First-Quarter Profit Declines
Logistics firm Expeditors International of Washington said its first-quarter profit declined from a year ago as air freight volumes fell.
May 4, 2012Business, Logistics, Equipment
Trailer Orders Surge Cools, but Manufacturers Stay Busy
New orders for trailers continued at a strong pace in March, despite dropping 30% from a year ago, ACT Research Co., Columbus, Ind., reported, adding that total orders for the first quarter were down just 1% from the strong performance in the first three months of 2011.
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