Publication: Logistics Management

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

DOT Secretary nominee Foxx lays out key focus areas at hearing

At yesterday’s Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the recently announced nomination of Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx to be Secretary of Transportation, the nominee laid out some key components of his agenda if he is confirmed.Foxx told ... [Published Logistics Management - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Transportation System, Transportation, John D Rockefeller IV, Infrastructure

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

CEVA Logistics

CEVA reports 6 percent annual loss in the first quarter

Citing difficult market conditions, global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider CEVA Logistics yesterday reported first quarter earnings of $1.6 billion Euro or about $2.8 billion U.S., which represented a 6 percent annual decrease.Company officials ... [Published Logistics Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: Logistics, Supply Chain, CEVA Logistics

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

ATA reports tonnage levels are mixed for April

The pattern of uneven monthly truck volumes continued into April, according to data released today by the American Trucking Associations (ATA).The ATA reported that seasonally-adjusted (SA) truck tonnage in April decreased 0.2 percent, following a 0.9 ... [Published Logistics Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: Bob Costello, Index, John Larkin, American Trucking Associations

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

YRC Worldwide Inc

YRC Freight kicks off network optimization plan

Less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW) said today that its network optimization plan for YRC Freight, its largest subsidiary, has officially commenced.The plan, which was submitted to YRCW’s union leadership in ... [Published Logistics Management - May 22 2013]

Entities: YRC Worldwide Inc, network optimization, Operating Income, Density, James Welch

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

ABF local union heads sign off on tentative labor contract

Following news earlier this month that after ABF Freight System, the seventh-largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier by revenue, and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters had reached a tentative agreement on a five-year master contract, the Teamsters ... [Published Logistics Management - May 21 2013]

Entities: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, YRC Worldwide Inc, Teamster

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

FedEx Freight formally opens Vancouver service center

FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of FedEx last week held the grand opening of its new multi-million dollar Vancouver, British Columbia service center, which it said will connect the Western Canada LTL sector and customers through ... [Published Logistics Management - May 21 2013]

Entities: FedEx Freight, Vancouver, Canada

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Have logistics leaders lost “pricing” battle?

The study reveals that “logistics companies are often the source of their own misery.”Read What's RelatedAccording to a new study conducted by the global strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners, price pressure is higher in the logistics ... [Published Logistics Management - May 21 2013]

Entities: Logistics, Bonn, Transportation, Leadership

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

DAT reports April spot market activity is down

Spot market patterns were mixed to a degree in April, according to according to recent data released by DAT, a subsidiary of Portland, Oregon-based TransCore.DAT said that spot market freight volumes in its DAT North American Freight Index were down 16 ... [Published Logistics Management - May 21 2013]

Entities: David Schrader, Reefer, TransCore, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

White House looks to speed up infrastructure permitting process

The theme of leveraging infrastructure to spur economic growth was front and center in an announcement made by the White House last week.That announcement was that President Obama will ink a Presidential Memorandum that the White House said will “modernize ... [Published Logistics Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: Infrastructure, Permitting Process, White House

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Senate Commerce Committee to hold hearing on DOT Secretary nomination

On Wednesday, May 22, the Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on the recently announced nomination of Charlotte, North Carolina Mayor Anthony Foxx to be Secretary of Transportation.President Barack Obama nominated Foxx to be DOT chief on April ... [Published Logistics Management - May 20 2013]

Entities: Transportation, Infrastructure, Bill Graves

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

AAR reports traffic gains for week ending May 11

Carload and intermodal volumes were both up for the week ending May 11, according to data released by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).Carload volume—at 280,986—was up 0.6 percent annually and below the week ending May 3 at 283,916 and ahead ... [Published Logistics Management - May 17 2013]

Entities: Intermodal, Petroleum, Association of American Railroads

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

HOS driving trucking rate increases, carriers say

Pending changes in truck drivers’ hours on the road creates more questions than answersRead What's RelatedThe pending changes in truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) regulations will help drive trucking rates up between 4 and 10 percent in the coming year, ... [Published Logistics Management - May 17 2013]

Entities: John White, Transportation, Schneider National

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...“A lot of shippers are saying, ` "I’ll just wait and see what happens and figure out from there.’ But all the carriers are assuming it’s going into effect (on July 1). We’re spending the money. We’re all there.”"

HOS driving trucking rate increases, carriers say [Published Logistics Management - May 17 2013]

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