If 2016 taught us anything, it's that there's more than one way to win at The Logistics Game. Making smart acquisitions is one way. Carving out niches in e-commerce or the "Uberization" of logistics are two others. The 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings reflect these changes. Watch the replay of our聽LiveOnWeb program right now for a discussion of the rankings, and "postgame" analysis.
April 7, 2017LogisticsTop 50
Winning the Logistics Game
If 2016 taught us anything, it's that there's more than one way to win at The Logistics Game. Making smart acquisitions is one way. Carving out niches in e-commerce or the "Uberization" of logistics are two others. The 2017 Top 50 Logistics Companies rankings reflect these changes. Watch the replay of our LiveOnWeb program right now for a discussion of the rankings, and "postgame" analysis.
April 6, 2017BusinessLogistics
Schneider, Now Public, Initiates Trading
Truckload carrier Schneider said its Class B common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on聽April聽6 under the ticker symbol SNDR, and offered 28,947,000 shares initially priced at $19 per share.
April 6, 2017BusinessGovernmentLogistics
Consumer Comfort Rises for Fifth Time in Last Six Weeks
Americans鈥 confidence climbed for the fifth time in the last six weeks, resulting in the strongest quarterly sentiment since 2007, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 6.
April 6, 2017BusinessLogistics
Global Shipping Fleet Braces for Chaos of $60 Billion Fuel Shock
Little more than聽2陆 years from now, the global fleet of merchant ships will have to reduce drastically how much sulfur their engines belch into the atmosphere.
April 5, 2017BusinessSafetyAutonomousLogisticsGovernmentFuel
Kevin Burch: Taking the Story of Trucking to the White House
I love trucks. As I travel the country as chairman of American Trucking Associations, I wear a simple button with a simple message: 鈥淚 Love Trucks.鈥 I even wear it in my official ATA chairman鈥檚 portrait. It鈥檚 a button I encourage everyone I meet to wear. It starts conversations about this great industry and gives me a chance to tell our story.
April 5, 2017BusinessGovernmentSafetyLogistics
Logistics Market Continues to Evolve; XPO Jumps to No. 1 on Top 50 List
The market for third-party logistics services continues to expand and evolve in response to market demands and a changing competitive landscape.
April 3, 2017PerspectiveBusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
Opinion: Working Together to Elevate 3PL Industry
As I prepare to serve as chairman of the Transportation Intermediaries Association for the next two years, I reflect on my experience with the association. Throughout the past 13 years of attending TIA events, participating on various committees and investing time as a board member and executive committee member, I have experienced firsthand the benefits that come from associating with and investing in TIA.
April 3, 2017GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuelLogisticsAutonomous
ELDs Hot Topic at MATS as December Mandate Looms
LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 Truck makers returned to the Mid-America Trucking Show, to varying degrees, and while many things seemed familiar, the specter of new competition also loomed over North America鈥檚 largest annual truck show.
April 3, 2017BusinessAutonomousGovernmentLogisticsTechnology
Execs Offer Mixed Assessment of Freight Market Since January
NASHVILLE, Tenn. 鈥 At the end of the first quarter, there are signs of optimism in the economy but also caution about the sustainability of the momentum, according to economic analysts and trucking executives at the 2017 Truckload Carriers Association conference.
April 3, 2017