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
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
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
NEW YORK -- FedEx and ORBIS International, a leading global organization dedicated to saving sight worldwide, today kicked off a North American Good Will Tour in Los Angeles with the announcement of a... View More
Post&Parcel-- Deutsche Post DHL said today (Tuesday) that its net profit had more than tripled during Q2, and as a result tweaked its outlook for 2011. Between April and June, the German firm recorded... View More
The Mailers Technical Advisory Committee has formed a new workgroup on "Enhanced Parcel Return Processes." Its first goal is to make return processing more efficient, reduce unnecessary handling and thereby... View More
Salt Lake Tribune--Express delivery company DHL must pay $30 million to a Salt Lake City shipping reseller for failing to give enough notice that it was breaking its contract and ending air and ground... View More
Monroe Township, NJ – Port Jersey Logistics, a leading public warehousing and distribution company, has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Third Party Providers” by Inbound Logistics... View More
Journal of Commerce--Old Dominion Freight Line on Monday combined several existing business units to launch a carrier “neutral” third-party logistics provider, Vault Logistics. The 3PL subsidiary... View More
Air Cargo world--To IATA Director General Tony Tyler, the issue is multifaceted. “Compared to May, both passenger and cargo markets contracted by about 1 percent,” he said in a statement. “For... View More
