Company officials said that this investment—for these two service centers, which cumulatively account for 238,872 square-feet and add 144,875 square-feet of improved working space compared…
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September’s TVI reading—at 229—fell 1% from August. Despite the decline, this still marks the highest reading for any September on record, according to DAT. The…
The ATA’s advanced Seasonally Adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for September—at 112.9 (2015=100)—headed up 2.4%, following a 0.3% August increase (downwardly revised from an…
The report’s shipment reading—at 1.184—eked out a 0.6% annual gain, well short of August’s 12.3% annual gain, and September freight expenditures—at 3.818—increased 32.2% annually, which…
Located in Chicago Heights, XPO said that the new 150,000 square-foot facility is comprised of 264 dock doors, in order to accommodate high volumes and…
For July, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI reading came in at -8.07, marking an improvement over June’s -12.0, as…
Fort Smith, Arkansas-based ArcBest, a full-service supply chain logistics provider, said late yesterday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Chicago-based truckload…
The July TCI, which is the most recent month for which data is available, came in at 10.78, down from June’s 12.61 and May’s 15.72.…
The report’s shipment reading—at 1.234—was up 12.3% annually, and freight expenditures—at 3.832—saw a 42.2% annual gain. Source: logistics Mgmt
Palm Beach, Fla.-based Cambridge Capital, an investor in niche supply chain leaders and the applied supply chain, said it has made a majority investment in…
Tampa, Fla.-based non-asset-based 3PL BlueGrace Logistics recently announced that Adam Blankenship, its Chief Commercial Officer, was named as a member of the Digital LTL Council,…
Coming in under the wire on its August 31 deadline, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced a unanimous decision today, in rejecting the use of…
With a 1.5-cent increase, the national weekly average came in at $3.339. This followed a 3.2-cent decline, to $3.324 per gallon, for the week of…
For June, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI reading was -12.0, which FTR noted “[reflects] a tough environment for shippers.”…
Total quarterly shipments increased 11.3%, from the first quarter to the second quarter, and were up 21.7% annually, and total revenue rose 21%, from the…
With a 0.008-cent decrease, the weekly average came in at $3.356 per gallon, following a 0.003-cent decrease, to $3.364, for the week of August 9.…
Falling 0.003-cents, this week’s national average came in at $3.364 per gallon. This followed a 2.5-cent increase, to $3.367, for the week of August 2,…
DAT reported that the number of available loads on the spot truckload freight market increased 0.3%, and the number of available trucks, for the week,…
For May, the most recent month for which data is available, the SCI reading was -11.3, a slight improvement over April’s -11.9, which was preceded…
Paced by a combination of rising truckload volumes, due largely to high levels of retail imports and peak produce shipments, June spot and contract truckload…