Less-than-truckload companies hoping to capitalize on e-commerce are offering shippers short-term storage in terminals and shifting more business from Class 8 trucks to Class 5 and Class 6 straight trucks, according to industry executives.
March 21, 2017TCA
Saddle Creek CEO Clifford Otto Elected Chairman of Warehouse Trade Group
Clifford Otto, CEO of Saddle Creek Logistics Services in Lakeland, Fla., was elected chairman of the International Warehouse Logistics Association last month.
April 6, 2017Government, Business
LTLs Offer Storage to Speed Up E-Commerce Deliveries
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Shippers Warehouse to Relocate to Expanded Texas Headquarters
Logistics firm Shippers Warehouse is moving its headquarters to Hutchins, Texas.
March 7, 2017Government, Business
Bennett International Opens Semi-Automated Warehouse in Georgia
Bennett International Group celebrated the grand opening of a new warehouse for John Deere in Grovetown, Georgia, on Oct. 25.
October 28, 2016Government, Business
Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley Big-Box Warehouse Growth Among Fastest in US
The appetite for large warehouses continues to grow in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, as retailers adjust their distribution networks for online sales, according to a new report.
October 11, 2016Government, Business
Global Logistic Properties to Buy US Warehouses for $1.1 Billion
Global Logistic Properties, the second-largest owner of U.S. industrial real estate, agreed to buy $1.1 billion of warehouses from Hillwood Development Co.
September 13, 2016Government, Business
Is the Next 'Inland Empire' in Pennsylvania?
With its proximity to the ports of New York, robust interstate system and rapid growth in distribution centers, the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania could be poised to become the nation's second "Inland Empire" for freight.
September 9, 2016Government, Business
Honeywell to Acquire Warehouse Automation Firm Intelligrate for $1.5 Billion
A privately held Ohio-based supply chain and warehouse automation company will be purchased for $1.5 billion.
July 6, 2016Government, Business
Kion to Acquire Warehouse Robot Firm for $2.1 Billion
German forklift maker Kion Group AG agreed to buy robot maker Dematic for about $2.1 billion to expand in the United States and tap demand from Amazon.com and other online retailers as they look to automate warehouses.
June 24, 2016Government, Business
Retailers Fuel a Warehouse Boom, Racing to Keep Up With Amazon
The first thing online clothing reseller ThredUp did after clinching a new round of funding last year? Hunt for strategic warehouse space to get the goods to customers as fast as possible.
May 24, 2016