Logistics
For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
Del Monte Foods Renews Transplace Pact
Transplace Inc. said Del Monte Foods has extended its existing logistics contract with the company.
January 20, 2012Union Pacific’s 4Q Income Jumps 24%
Union Pacific Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter profit jumped 24% on higher rates and volumes.
January 19, 2012Manning Elected IANA Chairman
Dave Manning, president of intermodal and trucking company Tennessee Express Inc., has been elected 2012 chairman of the Intermodal Association of North America’s board of directors.
January 18, 2012Schneider Extends Intermodal Contract with CSX
Schneider National said Tuesday it signed a new, multiyear agreement with CSX Transportation under which the railroad will serve as one of Schneider’s primary rail providers.
January 17, 2012Trailer Bridge Files Reorganization Plan
Trailer Bridge Inc. said Tuesday it reached an agreement with major note holders and has submitted a restructuring plan following its bankruptcy filing late last year.
January 17, 2012GPR Logistics Acquires East Coast Operations of The Gilbert Co.
GPR Logistics on Tuesday said it has acquired the East Coast facilities and operations of The Gilbert Co. from ocean carrier Maersk Line. Terms were not disclosed.
January 17, 2012Trucking Executive Don Schneider Dies at 76
Don Schneider, former president, chairman and CEO of Schneider National Inc. and one of the nation’s most influential trucking executives, died Friday in De Pere, Wis., after a long illness. He was 76.
January 13, 2012Intermodal Traffic Drops 9.3% for Week
U.S. weekly intermodal traffic fell 9.3% from a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported.
January 13, 2012Consumer Confidence Hits Eight-Month High
Consumer confidence climbed this month to its highest level in eight months, according to the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index released Friday.
January 13, 2012On-Dock Intermodal Debuts at Virginia Terminal
CSX Corp.’s rail unit on Jan. 3 began offering on-dock rail intermodal service at Portsmouth, Va., marking the latest step in its multistate National Gateway project to expand double-stack service in the eastern United States.
January 12, 2012