The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based third-party logistics provider posted a net income of $119 million on revenues of $3.1 billion for the first quarter of 2016.
24-hour strike action to impact UPS hub in Cologne
UPS pilots have elected not to cross the picket line of ground handlers at the Cologne Bonn airport in Germany.
Executive Moves: Satellite Logistics Group and Integrity Logistics
Satellite Logistics Group names senior sales director, while Integrity Logistics selects new president.
Heartland Express sees Q1 profits tumble
The North Liberty, Iowa-based trucking and logistics company experienced a 13.2 percent year-over-year decline in revenues for the quarter to $162.8 million, partially fueled by the sharp drop in fuel surcharge revenues.
Marten Transport’s net income falls 19.6% in Q1
However, the temperature-sensitive truckload carrier’s operating revenues inched up 0.4 percent year-over-year for the quarter to $161.9 million, despite significantly lower fuel surcharges.
Carriers look to tamp down shipper concern over certifying container tare weights
Federal Maritime Commissioner William P. Doyle praised the statement from ocean carrier group OCEMA, but noted officials “still need to address an important liability issue for the shippers” in order to implement new verified gross mass requirements.
Ryder manages growth story
Managed transportation services provider Ryder System leverages JDA’s TMS but wraps around it BI tools and a unique user interface to differentiate in the competitive market.
Commentary: Time to heed Foltz’s call for terminal utilization
The outgoing director of the Georgia Ports Authority told a conference in New Orleans this month that port infrastructure can’t be used in a proprietary manner as ship sizes increase at United States ports.
NEWS FLASH: El Faro ‘black box’ found
The National Transportation Safety Board hopes to recover the voyage data recorder and use it in the agency’s investigation into why the TOTE Maritime general cargo vessel sank last fall, claiming the lives of 33 crew members on board.
On this waterfront, robot longshoremen are the new contenders
Commercial shipments currently produce half of California’s toxic diesel-soot emissions and 45 percent of the nitrogen oxide that plagues Los Angeles, but automation could help Governor Jerry Brown achieve his goal of zero-emission freight movement.