Mason, OH, August 9, 2011 — FORTE, a leading distribution consulting and systems integration firm, is pleased to announce the following companies have chosen FORTE to provide supply chain consulting... View More
Washington, DC—NASSTRAC, an industry association that represents the interests of freight shippers in all modes of transportation, filed comments with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration... View More
Fresno, CA – JTS (Johanson Transportation Service), a leading third-party supply chain solutions provider, is celebrating their 40th year in business today. In July of 1971 founder Richard Johanson... View More
Freight shipments declined 3.7 percent in July from the previous month, a sign the sluggish economy is slipping, Cass Information Systems said Wednesday. The July drop was the first negative sequential... View More
There is one more week to submit a nomination for Boston Strategies International's 2011 Oil and Gas supply chain awards. The awards are a not-for-profit annual recognition of outstanding supply chain... View More
Journal of Commerce--Third-party logistics companies continue to invest in warehousing and other supporting capacity in interior provinces of China, as manufacturers look to cut costs by moving away from... View More
Post&Parcel--Regional overnight carrier OnTrac has expanded its Ground Service throughout the Western United States. The company based in Phoenix, Arizona, had been providing its overnight deliveries throughout... View More
Post&Parcel--Globegistics has announced the appointment of Robert DiVincenzo to the position of president and CEO. DiVincenzo, who assumes his new role immediately, brings more than 20 years of global... View More
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will implement a 6.75% general rate increase (GRI) effective Sept. 6, 2011. This rate increase applies to FedEx Freight shipments... View More
Price sheets are promises – invoices are facts. Ever promise to charge your client $15 shipping and end up paying $25 and having to eat the difference? Commercial carriers like UPS and FedEx have... View More
In today's globally outsourced business environment, most of the data that companies need to run their supply chains resides with partners, and typically in the systems of those partners. Cloud platforms... View More
Robert O. Fabrize, doctoral candidate in the Department of Marketing and Logistics at the University of North Texas, and Dr. Martin Theodore (Ted) Farris II, Ph.D., CTL, Professor at the University of... View More
Thomasville-based Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has launched a new third-party logistics division designed to help customers manage their supply chains. The company’s “Vault Logistics" division... View More
Shippers are often surprised when I suggest setting targets for service providers in transportation sourcing events. Economists refer to this concept as "anchoring". Many, if not most, shippers simply... View More
Nineteen UPS and UPS Freight state champions will test their skills here next week as the nation's top professional drivers vie for top honors at the National Truck Driving and Step Van Championships.... View More
Post&Parcel--DHL Supply Chain has been awarded a contract extension from UK retailer House of Fraser, worth â£85m over five years. The deal will see DHL provide supply chain services from a... View More
Post&Parcel--Acquisition-hungry logistics company TransForce Inc has expanded its operations in North America further by snapping up the Toronto-based express carrier Concord Transportation Inc. The deal... View More
Chantilly, Va. – Aug. 4, 2011 – InfinityQS International, the leading provider of real-time quality control software solutions, today announced that Steve Wise, vice president of statistical... View More
In 2010, $60.8 billion of goods shipped between the United States and countries outside of North America passed through Canada or Mexico, according to a new transshipment database released today by the... View More
Weber Logistics has been serving the region for more than 85 years and works with many of the world's top manufacturers, importers and retailers. Take, for example, The Vitamin Shoppe (NYSE: VSI). Weber... View More
