New Chief Executive At XPO
XPO Logistics’ Mario Harik will succeed Brad Jacobs as new chief executive at XPO and join the board of directors following XPO’s planned spin-off of its tech-enabled brokerage platform in the fourth quarter. Jacobs will…
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Carrier Logistics Promotes VP
John Cesario has been promoted to VP of Operations at Carrier Logistics Inc. In his new role, as the company continues to add functionality and further complexity to its transport management software, including enhancements to…
Feds Bust Dodgy Trucker Again
Feds bust dodgy trucker again. JPL Logistics LLC, USDOT No. 3466122, a motor carrier located in the Houston, Texas area caught again after previous operations halted by FMCSA. A Texas trucking fleet put out of service…
Schenker Buys USA Truck
Schenker buys USA Truck and signed deal to acquire USA Truck Inc for $435 million cash, which last year produced a profit of nearly $25 million on revenues of $710 million. A year earlier, those numbers were $4.7 million and $551 million…
Benore Studying Electric Trucks
For most truckload carriers operating outside of California, the potential of battery-electric, heavy-duty trucks is theoretical. Benore studying electric trucks and gathering data to see how it can turn EV operations into reality in the Southeast.
Nation’s warehouses growing old
Nation’s warehouses growing old, analysts say the unprecedented boom in logistics warehousing demand is now about a decade old. During most of the past 10 years, it was a safe bet that the aging of…
Warehouse Demand At Record Level
Warehouse demand at record levels. Driven by rising e-commerce demand and related one and two-day shipping demands, the need for new warehouses has never been higher. Real estate services firm JLL published a survey…
XPO Increasing Capacity
XPO Logistics, a provider of freight transportation services, has opened two less-than-truckload (LTL) terminals to increase customer service capacity in its North American network. In addition, the company increased production capacity at its trailer manufacturing…
United Road Expands Driver Pay
Transport logistics provider United Road has expanded its guaranteed pay benefit to all company drivers so that first year, tenured and rehired drivers can all expect a level of financial assurance and can count on…
Coalition sets sights on supply chain
Supply chain stakeholders are forming a coalition in the southwestern U.S. that seeks to stage certain logistics activities in Nevada, Utah and Arizona and away from the densely populated metropolitan and port areas in California.
