newsworthy New England Motor Freight files for bankruptcy February 12, 2019 DC Velocity Staff No Comments LTL carrier cites combination of rising overhead costs and driver shortage.Read More
newsworthy Redwood Logistics acquires Strive Logistics February 11, 2019 DC Velocity Staff No Comments 3PLs combine to create full-service logistics offering for transportation market, with more than $1 billion in freight under management, company says.Read More
newsworthy Redwood Logistics acquires LTX Solutions January 23, 2019 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Logistics company expands with purchase of Atlanta-based LTL freight management firm.Read More
newsworthy SMC³ adds volume LTL pricing API to suite of rating solutions October 17, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Real-time volume LTL tool helps shippers secure capacity, save money, firm says.Read More
transportation Old Dominion expands service center network September 26, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Carrier opens 3 new centers, relocates 2 more and renovates a sixth. Read More
transportation Conferees strip measure from FAA bill to pre-empt state laws on driver meal, rest pay September 26, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments "Denham Amendment" fails to pass legislative muster again.Read More
transportation Florence fades away, but flooding, blocked highways, service delays very much alive September 21, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments I-95 in North Carolina's southern tier remains closed, as do parts of I-40; FedEx, UPS report disruptions, outbound load-to-truck ratios fall.Read More
transportation Diesel to power smaller share of U.S. truck orders by 2040, study says September 18, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Battery electric vehicles to gain share as urban trucking grows, technology improves, IHS Markit report says.Read More
transportation UPS to hire 100,000 workers to handle peak holiday volume surge September 17, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments FedEx to hire about 55,000 seasonal workers, XPO about 8,000.Read More
transportation Truck, rail share of U.S. tonnage to fall over next 11 years, ATA says September 6, 2018 DC Velocity Staff No Comments Pipeline to take larger share of growing volume pie, group's freight forecast says.Read More