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News roundup, Oct. 16: Digital freight brokerâs âback-up planâ, LTL haulerâs last-mile expansion, new Pilot opens in Texas
Archerhub, a digital freight broker based in Denver, has a built-in âback-up planâ with its own small fleet of trucks. FedEx Freight is expanding its LTL final mile services. Pilot Flying J opened a new travel center in Odessa, Texas.
October 16, 2019
Business
New uShip CEO Mike Williams hoping to increase business freight in principal marketplace
In an interview with Overdrive, Williams also stressed uShipâs Pro platform as one that could be adopted by more brokers and 3PLs as the tech backbone of their freight-management operations, as has been done in Europe by D.B. Schenker.
April 6, 2017
Business
Landstarâs new Laredo facility
The 31,000-square-foot logistics facility is located on a 50-acre site that accommodates 450 trailers and provides room for future expansion. A heavy/specialized freight area with a custom 120-ton, stand-alone bridge crane, the company says, can transload the largest superloads.
January 20, 2017
Business
The question any independent owner-operator business must answer
âWhy is anybody going to use you to ship their material?â â your businessâ distinguishing âwhy youâ factor could take many forms, such as in these examples related to specialized equipment, geography and freight niche.
January 6, 2016
Business
XPO Logistics completes acquisition of Con-way
XPO Logisticsâ $3 billion acquisition of Con-way was made official Friday, Oct. 30. All Con-way operations will be rebranded as XPO.
November 2, 2015
Business
Con-way acquired in $3 billion deal, will be rebranded as XPO Logistics
The acquisition will make XPO the second largest less-than-truckload carrier in North America, the company says. Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal will all be rebranded as XPO Logistics.
September 10, 2015
Business
UPS buying freight broker Coyote Logistics in $1.8 billion deal
Founded in 2006, full-truckload brokerage Coyote Logistics reported annual revenue of $2.1 billion in 2014. Closing of the deal to buy the company, UPS says, is expected within 30 days, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals.
August 3, 2015
Business
On-demand load matching: Where itâs happening
As mobile communications technology advancements give rise to streamlined freight transactions, some startups go so far as doing it all with a single app. Who will be the âUber of trucking?â
April 1, 2015
Business
Multi-stop last mile from an Oregon National Forest
The end of the Parkersâ multi-stop load comes down the wire on hours. Wendy: âGeorge really does amaze me sometimes. I would have been in the fetal position, sobbingâŚ.â
June 20, 2014
Business
Major LTLs posting rates to uShip
Three top national LTL carriers â Con-way, Old Dominion and YRC â have committed to publishing rates on offer to uShipâs shipper-direct LTL spot rate marketplace, uShip reported.
April 16, 2014
Channel 19
Priceline pricing model comes to LTL loading
OneMorePallet.com is the latest business entity to attempt to apply the Priceline pricing model to some aspect of the trucking business â in this case itâs partial loads for half-empty LTLs.
July 15, 2013
Overdrive Extra
A creeping, sputtering recovery
It appears that trucking and the economy will be slouching toward health and stability during 2010. Here are forecasts from three sources.
December 29, 2009
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