RoadOne IntermodaLogistics reached a deal to bring Southeast drayage provider Robin Hood Container Express into its family of companies.
February 2, 2018Latest News Updates From Transport Topics
USA Truck Bounces Back in 4Q
USA Truck reported fourth-quarter net income of $14.8 million, or $1.84 per diluted share, on revenue of $83.8 million.
February 2, 2018Industrial Vacancy Rates Fall to All-Time Low, Rents Rise
The vacancy rate in 2017鈥檚 fourth quarter for industrial space in the United States fell to an all-time low of 5%, down from 5.2% in the previous quarter, according to JLL, a research arm of real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle. But industrial space is even more precious in top logistics markets like Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, where vacancy rates have fallen below 3%.
February 1, 2018Driverless Udelv Cargo Vehicle Goes Live
An autonomous vehicle designed for last-mile deliveries and e-commerce returns conducted a live test Jan. 30 on public roads in San Mateo, Calif., driving a 2.5 mile loop from a grocery store to two customers.
January 31, 2018Sequoia Capital Leads Group Pumping in Cash to Startup Next Trucking
Next Trucking has received $21 million in a round of financing led by Sequoia Capital, the freight marketplace startup announced Jan. 30.
January 30, 2018Tiger Cool Express Adds Two New Executives
Refrigerated intermodal carrier Tiger Cool Express added two veteran transportation executives to its management team.
January 29, 2018Georgia Ports Orders Eight Cranes for Savannah Intermodal Railyard Expansion
The Georgia Ports Authority has ordered eight rail-mounted gantry cranes from Konecranes as part of a recently started construction project to expand the Port of Savannah鈥檚 on-dock intermodal yard.
January 29, 2018Port of Virginia Gets Preliminary OK on Dredging Project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has preliminarily approved a project to dredge Virginia鈥檚 Norfolk Harbor from 50 feet to 55 feet, but a final decision on whether to fund it will come this summer.
January 26, 2018Ceva Logistics to Operate New Ikea Warehouse Scheduled to Open Later This Year in N.Y.
Ikea has signed a lease on a 975,000-square-foot distribution center in Staten Island, N.Y., that will be operated by Ceva Logistics.
January 26, 2018Amthor International Expands Virginia Trailer Plant
Amthor International announced it will expand its tanker truck manufacturing operation in Gretna, Va., with the construction of a new 115,000-square-foot production plant, which become its corporate headquarters.
January 26, 2018