Shipping stuff from one place to another is a key part of business, whether you’re sending products to customers or getting parts and materials from suppliers. But how exactly do…
Balancing Speed and Savings: The Shipping Equation
In today’s impatient world, speed reigns supreme. Consumer demand for rapid fulfillment pushes many companies to focus intensely on shipping orders as swiftly as humanly possible. This reactionary approach certainly…
Ryder Opens New Cross-Border Hub to Meet Surging US-Mexico Trade
With U.S.-Mexico trade expanding rapidly, Ryder System has opened a large new logistics facility in Laredo, Texas aimed at speeding up cross-border shipments. Located just miles from the busiest commercial…
Logistics Firms Expand Cross-Border Operations Into Mexico Amid Manufacturing Boom
With nearshoring gathering pace, several logistics companies are bolstering their capabilities south of the border. Arrive Logistics and BlueGrace Logistics have opened their first offices in Mexico’s second largest city,…
Ryder Makes Big Dedicated Play With Cardinal Buy
Ryder System is significantly expanding its dedicated transportation services business with the acquisition of Cardinal Logistics from investment firm H.I.G Capital. The purchase price was not disclosed. While full details…
Major Trucking Firms Unite to Jumpstart Electric Charging Infrastructure
Three trucking heavyweights – Daimler Truck North America, Navistar, and Volvo Group North America – have combined forces under the banner “Powering America’s Commercial Transportation (PACT) coalition” to address the…
How do I Find a Shipper for a Load?
What’s worse than having products ready to ship but no reliable freight logistics services to transport them? Scrambling at the last minute to find shipping carriers for cargo can cause…
Borderlands: Investments pour in as US-Mexico trade surges
Continental bets big on the Mexican hydraulics market German manufacturing giant Continental AG has announced plans to construct its largest factory in Mexico – a $90 million hydraulic hose production…
Diesel Prices Continue a Downward Trend as Winter Wanes
Diesel prices fell for the 14th time in the last 18 weeks on Monday, dropping 2.5 cents to an average of $3.838 per gallon according to U.S. Energy Information Administration…
Benefits of Using Direct Shipper Load Boards
Finding trucks to haul loads wastes too much time and money. Shippers post their loads on traditional boards, then hope carriers respond. Brokers promise to help find load matching, for…