U.S. intermodal traffic jumped 16.8% for the week ended Saturday from a year ago, 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
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Top Refrigerated Firms
No rankings are available for this year.
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
Canadian National Opens Wisconsin Intermodal Terminal
Canadian National Railway said it has opened a new intermodal facility in Chippewa Falls, Wis., to serve the upper Midwest, including the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. area.
February 16, 2012Business, Logistics
TransCore’s Canadian Link Logistics Upgrades Database
TransCore Link Logistics on Wednesday announced it has expanded its database of loads and equipment posted throughout North America by integrating live data from multiple load board sources.
February 15, 2012Business, Logistics
Weekly Intermodal Traffic Soars 16.8%
Business, Government, Logistics
Consumer Confidence Drops
Consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
February 10, 2012Business, Logistics
Pacer Swings to Fourth-Quarter Profit
Pacer International on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit, turning around a loss in the same quarter a year ago.
February 9, 2012Business, Logistics
RedStone Logistics Acquires Headhaul.com
Third-party logistics firm RedStone Logistics said it has acquired Headhaul.com, a logistics services company. Terms were not disclosed.
February 9, 2012Business, Logistics
Collaboration, Leaner Supply Chains, Data Visibility Among Logistics Trends
WASHINGTON — Leaner supply chains, more data visibility and collaborations between direct competitors are among the trends taking hold in the transportation industry, logistics executives and researchers said.
February 8, 2012Business, Logistics
XTRA Lease to Add 9,400 Trailers, Rebuild 1,000 More
XTRA Lease said it plans to buy about 9,400 new dry van and refrigerated trailers this year and refurbish another 1,000 flatbed trailers to extend their service life.
February 7, 2012Business, Logistics
Intermodal Volume Rises for Quarter, Year
Intermodal traffic volume rose 4.1% in the fourth quarter, the eighth straight quarter of year-over-year gains, the Intermodal Association of North America said.
February 6, 2012Business, Logistics, Equipment
Trailer Makers Expect Another Banner Year, Cast a Wary Eye on Component Inventories
Trailer manufacturers may be facing an embarrassment of riches: too much business.
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