When CSX announced earlier this month that it would build a $272 million container hub in Johnston County, Jennifer Edwards found out at the same time as everyone else聽鈥 but in a much different way.
January 21, 2016Logistics
Declining Coal Use Pressures Railroads
Pressures facing American railroad companies have led Norfolk Southern Corp. to engage in an 鈥渙ngoing drive to enhance operating efficiencies,鈥 raising questions about the future of its Moraine, Ohio,聽rail yard.
January 20, 2016BusinessLogistics
DHL Expands Shipping Presence in Memphis
DHL is moving into a new, larger center next to Memphis International Airport to serve Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, the international shipping company announced Jan. 18.
January 19, 2016BusinessLogistics
CSX to Close Administrative Division in West Virginia
CSX will close administrative offices in Huntington, the company said Jan. 18.
January 19, 2016BusinessLogistics
Ceva Appoints Lorrain to Head New Ground Transportation Business
Ceva Logistics has appointed Jerome Lorrain chief operating officer of its newly created ground transportation business line, which will operate alongside its air, ocean and contract logistics services.
January 15, 2016BusinessLogistics
CSX to Build East Coast Intermodal Hub in North Carolina
Railroad behemoth CSX on Jan. 14 said it would make Johnston County, North Carolina, an East Coast hub for shipping and receiving cargo containers.
January 14, 2016BusinessLogistics
CSX Fourth-Quarter Net Income Falls; Weaker 2016 Results Expected
CSX Corp. reported fourth-quarter net income fell 5% to $466 million, or 48 cents per share, and announced that this year鈥檚 earnings are expected to trail 2015.
January 13, 2016Logistics
Norfolk Southern Consolidates as Coal Volume Drops
Norfolk Southern Corp. said it will consolidate two of its operating divisions and idle portions of a 253-mile line in Ohio and West Virginia to lower costs and boost efficiency in the face of declining traffic on its coal shipping network.
January 13, 2016BusinessLogistics
XPO Units Face New Worker Classification Suit
A California law firm has asked a state court to certify a class action suit against Pacer Cartage and two other XPO Logistics businesses, claiming that the carriers misclassified drivers as independent contractors in the latest such case in the nation鈥檚 largest state.
January 12, 2016BusinessLogistics
CSX Names Piacente to Lead Intermodal Unit
CSX Corp. named Dean Piacente as vice president of intermodal to replace William Clement, who has left the railroad, and also announced other management changes.
January 12, 2016