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Heartland Express Reports Q4 Revenue Up While Net Income Dips
Heartland Express Inc. announced Jan. 23 that net income for the fourth quarter of 2019 declined while revenue increased.
Averitt Opens New Atlanta-Area Distribution Center
Averitt Express opened a new distribution and fulfillment center in Atlanta, according to a company news release.
January 21, 2020J.B. Hunt Reports Net Income Growth of 5.4% for 2019
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Jan. 17 reported gains in net income and operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 and for the full year.
J.B. Hunt Driver Wins School Supplies for Daughter’s Class
NEWARK, N.J. — Jihad Simmons, a driver for J.B. Hunt Transport, won $1,000 worth of school supplies for his daughter’s first-grade class through the company’s annual Adopt-a-Class contest.
Amazon Lifts Restriction on Sellers Using FedEx to Ship Packages
Amazon .com Inc. lifted restrictions established during the holiday shopping season that had prevented third-party merchants selling goods on the site from shipping packages with FedEx Corp.’s ground service.
January 14, 2020Drone Deliveries Begin a Slow Takeoff
Aerial drones are emerging as a way to help solve challenges associated with last-mile deliveries in a number of conditions and environments.
Walmart Recruits Robots in Online Grocery Battle With Amazon
Walmart has unveiled the Alphabot, an automated, 20,000-square-foot warehouse that could make its grocery pickup service faster and more efficient.
Ruling That Awarded Walmart Drivers $54 Million Stands, Appeals Court Says
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a district court’s judgment that Walmart pay a court-certified class of its California truck drivers more than $54 million in back pay for layovers, rest breaks and pre-trip and post-trip inspections.
FedEx Begins Construction on Distribution Facility in Florida
Construction has begun on a 42,000-square-foot FedEx distribution center near the airport in Gainesville, Fla.
Borden Becomes Second Big US Milk Producer to File for Bankruptcy
Borden Dairy Co. filed for bankruptcy, becoming the second major U.S. milk seller to do so in two months as competitive pressures, declining consumption and falling profits made its debt load unsustainable.