Welcome to Logistics Management
WEBLatest Podcast Episode. AlixPartners Iampieri addresses various freight transportation and logistics services issues and challenges. In this podcast, LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman interviews Marc Iampieri, global co-leader of the Logistics & Transportation practice, as well as Partner and Managing Director, for New York-based AlixPartners, a ...
XPO Logistics Company Profile
WEBGreenwich, Connecticut, 06831. United States. (855) 744-7976. [email protected]. www.xpologistics.com. XPO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: XPO) is a top ten global provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. The company provides services for truckload brokerage and transportation, last mile ...
Global Logistics: Challenges in our changing world
WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic set in and made a massive impact on global trade and amplified existing logistics challenges around the world; lockdowns triggered rapid growth in e-commerce, putting additional strain on already strained freight networks; and a last-minute Brexit deal was finally reached following a few chaotic weeks at the UK border.
Uline Company Profile - Logistics Management
WEBUline. 12575 Uline Drive. Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, 53158. United States. 1-800-295-5510 Fax: 1-800-295-5571. [email protected]. www.uline.com. Uline, a family-owned business, is the leading distributor of shipping, industrial and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America. Depend on Uline to build your business ...
Top 50 Trucking Carriers 2022: Pedal to the metal
WEBApr 1, 2022 — ABF Freight System, the nation’s 7th-largest LTL carrier, achieved an 89.9 operating ratio for last year. As a result of the Teamsters’ profit-sharing plan with ABF, that kicked in a 3% bonus for all covered ABF employees on top of their yearly earnings, estimated to be at least $70,000.
2019 Top 50 Trucking Companies: Working to Stay on Top
WEBApr 3, 2019 — Truck tonnage closed out 2018 on a 20 year high with an annual increase of 6.6%. However, he added that there’s evidence that in 2019 the industry and economy will moderate somewhat. Keep in mind that tonnage increased by 2.3% in January after falling 1% in December. Nevertheless, Logistics Management’s exclusive Top 50 …
News and Resources - Logistics Management
WEBDescartes announces acquisition of MyCarrierPortal. Waterloo, Ontario-based Descartes, a provider of logistics based on-demand, software-as-a-service offerings, recently announced it has acquired Atlanta-based MyCarrierPortal (MCP), a provider of carrier onboarding risk monitoring services for the trucking sector, for $24 million.
Putting labor management systems (LMS) to work
WEBFor help utilizing their valuable human labor forces, companies are assessing and implementing labor management systems (LMS). These solutions provide labor productivity reporting and planning capabilities, the latter of which help companies analyze workforce requirements based on a certain amount of work to be performed and a standard unit of ...
Uber Freight goes big, in $2.25B acquisition of Transplace
WEBJul 22, 2021 — Earlier today, San Francisco-based Uber Freight, a subsidiary of the ubiquitous, ride-sharing service Uber, whose proprietary app matches trucking companies with loads to haul, announced it is acquiring Frisco, Texas-based Transplace, a non-asset-based third-party logistics services provider, for roughly $2.25 billion and consisting of up to $750 million in common stock of Uber.
Top 50 US and Global Third Party Logistics 2020
WEBJun 2, 2020 — While compiling its annual list of Top 50 third-party logistics (3PL) players, Armstrong & Associates (A&A) always seeks to find a few leading trends that indicate where the market is heading on both the provider and shipper sides around the world. After working on the lists and the supporting report, Evan Armstrong, president of the consultancy, suggests to shippers that quick, tactical ...