DHL expands Mexico-US medical express service
DHL Express has launched an enhanced service between Mexico and the United States for customers in the pharmaceutical and clinical research sectors through DHL Medical Express (WMX).The transportation...
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Krone delivers 1,000th reefer semitrailer to N&K Spedition in Denmark
N&K Spedition, one of Krone’s largest refrigeration customers, has just received its 1,000th refrigerated semitrailer from Krone Fleet Denmark since 2010.The N&K semnitrailer fleet is equipped...
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Roehl Transport accelerates driver pay again
Roehl Transport Inc announced that it has raised pay for the second time this year effective July 22. The company is increasing pay for its refrigerated, flatbed and curtainside fleets where customer...
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Million Mile Safe Driver for Landstar wins new truck
Landstar System Inc gave away a new truck during the company’s All-Star Truck Giveaway powered by Pilot/Flying J and Western Star. David Zelsdorf, Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver, was the winner of...
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Truck Tonnage Index registers 7.8% higher than in June 2017
American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 0.4% in June 2018 after rising 0.4% in May. In June, the index equaled 113 (2015=100), down from...
View ArticleFreightPOP supplies free TMS software
FreightPOP, a provider of transportation management and shipping and logistics solutions, is offering a free version of its transportation management solution (TMS).This software provides small...
View ArticleXSI index enables real-time freight rates
Xeneta, an ocean freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform, is launching a product that aims to transform the way shippers, freight forwarders and carriers conduct freight rate...
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Georgia ports log 20 consecutive months of growth
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) handled a record 4.2 million 20-foot equivalent container units in fiscal year 2018 (July 2017 to June 2018), for an 8.4% increase year-over-year, or 325,000...
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Ruan selects outstanding driver, operation for 2017
Ruan Transportation Management Systems recently named its 2017 Driver and Operation of the Year winners. Glenn Combs was named 2017 Driver of the Year, and the Yuma AZ operation, led by Dedicated...
View ArticlePlatform enables multi-carrier integration
The SPOT Transport Management module provides shippers with a multi-carrier transport management system enabling full integration with all 3PL providers and carriers across all transport modes.After...
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Flytrex partnership has drone delivery hitting new heights
Drone technology company Flytrex, in partnership with Aha.is, Iceland’s largest online marketplace, has launched 13 new routes for their autonomous on-demand urban drone delivery service to serve...
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C H Robinson moves flagship Chicago operation to new office
Third-party logistics provider C H Robinson has moved its Chicago flagship operation into the new Lincoln Yards development in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. It is the first anchor tenant in...
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Spot truckload rates recede from recent record highs
Spot truckload rates declined again during the week ending July 28, 2018, as the overall number of loads posted on DAT load boards fell 4.2% while capacity increased 0.5%.National average rates dropped...
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Maverick Transportation deals out another pay raise, new guarantee pay
Maverick Transportation LLC has announced its fourth pay increase this year along with a new weekly guarantee pay. This new raise in pay is for its drivers in regional and over-the-road Flatbed...
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Mediterranean Shipping Company invests in reefer cargo services
MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) is investing in the reefer segment.“I am happy to say that the fleet continues to grow in response to market demands and in tandem with the overall growth of MSC’s...
View ArticleWanted: Candidates for Influential Woman in Trucking award
Women In Trucking Association (WIT) and Freightliner Trucks are seeking candidates for the 2018 Influential Woman in Trucking award.Created in 2010, the award honors female leaders in the trucking...
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Spot truckload freight volume, rates return to normal in July
Spot market freight availability dropped sharply in July 2018, returning to typical seasonal levels after an all-time peak in June, according to DAT Solutions, which operates a load board marketplace...
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Kottke Trucking shares market gains with its drivers
Kottke Trucking, a provider of refrigerated, dry freight and dedicated services, has announced its second driver pay increase in the past six months.“We are proud to be able to continue to focus on the...
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DRIVE-Safe Act gains momentum, heads into US Senate
US Senators Todd Young (R-IN), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and James M Inhofe (R-OK), with support from the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA), have introduced the DRIVE-Safe Act. This...
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A Duie Pyle opens service center, starts logistics facility
A Duie Pyle, provider of asset- and non-asset-based transportation and supply chain solutions in the Northeast, has opened a service center and begun construction of its newest integrated logistics...
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