Consumer confidence rebounded last week as Americans became the most upbeat about the economy since 2001, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 27.
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2017 Essential Financial and Operating Information for the 50 largest logistics companies in the U.S. and Canada
Up Front
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Rankings
Logistics 50 | Freight Brokerage | Dry Storage Warehousing | Refrigerated Warehousing | Dedicated | Ocean Freight | Airfreight
Top Refrigerated Firms
No rankings are available for this year.
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On the Bubble
Pilot Freight Services
($195 million), Lima, Pa., provides cross-border service, customs brokerage, supply chain consulting, transportation management and warehousing and distribution.
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Logistics News
Business, Government, Logistics
American Consumers' Economic Expectations Strongest Since 2001
Business, Logistics
Soft Pricing, Rigid Costs Diminish 1Q Profits for Hub Group
Sandwiched between “soft pricing” and unyielding costs, intermodal, trucking and brokerage company Hub Group reported a significant decline in first-quarter net income even as revenue increased.
April 26, 2017Business, Logistics
Truckload Profits Fall at TFI, Knight, Patriot Transportation; Rise at Forward Air
Truckload carriers continued to struggle as three out of four companies reported lower quarterly earnings versus 2016 levels as the industry struggles with excess capacity and lower prices.
April 26, 2017Logistics
Norfolk Southern Profits Up 12%, Beat Analyst Estimates
Norfolk Southern Corp. announced that profits increased 12% in the first quarter as a result of strong rebounds in coal and intermodal business compared with early 2016.
April 26, 2017Business, Logistics
Swift Suffers in First Quarter as Profits Plunge 84%
Swift Transportation reported profits plunged 84% in the first quarter compared with 2016 as truckload carriers suffered from continued excess capacity and lower contract prices than they had hoped for this year.
April 25, 2017Business, Safety, Technology, Government, Equipment, Logistics
Platinum Equity to Buy American Traffic Solutions
Platinum Equity has agreed to buy American Traffic Solutions, a company that provides red-light and speed safety cameras along with automated toll-payment and violation-management systems in the United States and Canada.
April 24, 2017Business, Logistics
Mack, SAF Holland Roll Out Extra-Heavy-Duty Options
MONTREAL — Equipment manufacturers Mack Trucks and SAF Holland rolled out extra-heavy-duty options here at the ExpoCam truck show, while an executive with trailer maker Manac Inc. pointed out that his customers often have to heat their dry vans.
April 24, 2017Editorial, Business, Fuel, Autonomous, Government, Logistics
Editorial: Saving the Planet? It’s on Us
While President Donald Trump is calling for reversals of some environmental regulations, it’s important to note what isn’t changing. And that is the commitment that freight carriers, truck makers and even some shippers, such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are making to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions.
April 24, 2017Perspective, Business, Autonomous, Government, Logistics
Opinion: Solutions to Help Eliminate Late Payments
There is nothing fun about not getting paid for the loads you have hauled. But unfortunately, every small trucking company and owner-operator will encounter clients who sometimes take 45 to 60 days — or longer — to pay.
April 24, 2017Business, Logistics
Profits Up at CSX, Decline at CP in 1Q; Harrison Pushes for Rail Consolidation
Rail freight companies began the earnings season with mixed results as profits rose 1.7% at CSX Corp. but plunged 20% at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago.
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