LoadMatch Logistics has changed its name to ArcTransit to better reflect its business as a full-service transportation provider.
January 6, 2016BusinessLogistics
Ohio-Based Integrity Express Logistics Expands in Tampa
Ohio-based Integrity Express Logistics has opened a branch office in Tampa, Florida,聽with 20 employees and plans to hire 50 more in the coming months.
January 5, 2016Logistics
Norfolk Southern Customers Lobby Regulators Against Canadian Pacific Bid
Industry groups representing major freight customers of Norfolk Southern Corp. have asked the U.S. rail regulator to reject any bid for the railroad by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., according to letters viewed by Reuters.
January 4, 2016BusinessLogistics
Asia's Shipping Lines Are Facing More Mergers
Swim or sink: That鈥檚 the message shipping executives in Asia are taking into the new year.
January 4, 2016BusinessLogistics
November Trailer Orders Climb 10%, Driven by Big-Fleet Demand
Net orders in November for new truck trailers were the third-highest of all time as large fleets sought replacement units and continued a solid order season, ACT Research Co. reported.
January 4, 2016BusinessSafetyGovernmentLogistics
George Washington鈥檚 Battle Experience Led to First National Road for Freight
FORT NECESSITY, Pa. 鈥 Dwight Eisenhower is often cited for the major role he played in making surface transportation an important federal responsibility, but the idea didn鈥檛 start with Ike. It goes back to the first popular general-turned-president 鈥 George Washington.
January 4, 2016Logistics
Norfolk Southern Turns Down Third Acquisition Offer, Calling Canadian Pacific鈥檚 Bid 鈥楪rossly Inadequate鈥
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is weighing options such as a proxy fight after Norfolk Southern Corp.鈥檚 board of directors for the third time rejected an acquisition offer as 鈥済rossly inadequate鈥 and unlikely to pass regulatory muster.
January 4, 2016BusinessLogistics
Megaship Docks in L.A. as Change Roils Shipping Industry
The largest containership ever to arrive at a North American port is docked at the southern tip of Los Angeles, a sign of the rapid changes under way in the global shipping industry.
December 30, 2015BusinessLogistics
NFI Starts Dedicated Fleet in Florida Using CNG
Supply chain services provider NFI Industries聽announced that聽it launched a natural gas-fueled dedicated fleet in central Florida to serve a national home improvement retailer in the region.
December 28, 2015Logistics
Norfolk Southern Again Rejects Canadian Pacific Acquisition Offer
Norfolk Southern Corp. for the third time rejected an acquisition offer from Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., saying the latest proposal also was 鈥 grossly inadequate鈥 and 鈥渃reates substantial regulatory risks and uncertainties that are highly unlikely to be overcome.鈥
December 23, 2015