Dec. 16 2010
Courier, Express & Postal Observer--Yesterday, Transforce, Inc., one of Canada's largest transportation companies announced that it had reached an agreement to purchase Dynamex, North America's largest... View More
Dec. 16 2010
Journal of Commerce--Canadian transportation, logistics group wins bidding war for same-day carrier Canadian trucking giant TransForce closed its $248 million acquisition of Dynamex Tuesday, outbidding... View More
Dec. 16 2010
Post&Parcel--With more and more customers trusting that shippers will deliver on time, online retailers in the US are seeing a boom in last-minute shopping this Christmas. New figures out yesterday show... View More
Dec. 16 2010
Supply Chain Standard--He will be responsible for the management activities in 50 countries and territories in the region, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and... View More
Dec. 16 2010
MEMPHIS, Tenn.--FedEx Corp.(NYSE: FDX) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company. This transaction will allow its FedEx Express... View More
Dec. 15 2010
Journal of Commerce--A federal judge's ruling for FedEx in a series of lawsuits claiming the company misclassified package drivers as independent contractors strikes a serious blow to attempts to have... View More
Dec. 14 2010
Multichannel Merchant--Both FedEx and UPS will likely expand their environmental sustainability efforts in the coming year. The carriers have long tried to minimize costs and maximize environmental stewardship... View More
Dec. 14 2010
The Chicago Sun Times--Monday was expected to be the busiest day in FedEx history, with nearly 16 million packages moving on its conveyor belts, trucks and planes. That’s up 13 percent from 14.2... View More
Dec. 14 2010
Investor Place--Record number of deliveries and a strong technical trend bode well for UPS. The world’s largest express delivery company is making headlines because of the record number of deliveries... View More
Dec. 14 2010
Logistics Manager--Deutsche Post DHL has renewed its partnership with The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for a further three teams. The partnership began in 2005, and... View More
Dec. 14 2010
Post&Parcel--The admission dampens speculation that the express operator could bid for TNT’s parcels business. UPS were linked to a TNT acquisition after the Dutch company announced a split of its... View More
Dec. 13 2010
December 13, 2010--MEMPHIS, Tenn.--The busiest day in company history is underway for the 285,000 team members of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), as drivers hit the road to pick-up almost 16 million shipments... View More
Dec. 13 2010
Postal News Blog--eBay sellers connecting with shoppers last week set a record-breaking pace for shipping, using USPS products and services to send more than 1 million packages on Wednesday. And that daily... View More
Dec. 12 2010
For the second year running, UPS (NYSE: UPS) has earned the top score in the consumer shipping sector on the annual "Climate Counts" scorecard. UPS also received the 9th highest score across all industries... View More
Dec. 12 2010
Air Cargo World--Following an initial cargo security meeting last month, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Janet Napolitano had more talks this week with executives from UPS, DHL, FedEx,... View More
Dec. 12 2010
Journal of Commerce--Exports jumped 3.2 percent to a two-year high in October, driving the U.S. trade deficit down a larger-than-expected 13 percent as imports declined slightly. The deficit in trade of... View More
Dec. 12 2010
Journal of Commerce--U.S. consumer confidence rose to its highest level in six months, adding to transportation providers’ hopes that strong holiday sales will increase inventory restocking. The... View More
Dec. 10 2010
Reuters--United Parcel Service (UPS.N) plans to woo shareholders with a higher dividend and more share buybacks rather than use strong cashflow for large acquisitions, chief financial officer Kurt Kuehn... View More
Dec. 10 2010
Journal of Commerce--President Obama said the U.S. is "on track to meet" his goal of doubling exports in five years, and his administration is taking additional steps to maintain the momentum. "Exports... View More
Dec. 10 2010
Post&Parcel--Canada Post has successfully completed one of the most sweeping retail technology rollouts in Canadian history. With its retail point-of-service (RPS) project, Canada Post addressed shortcomings... View More

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