Shipment Volumes Soar Amid Industry Tailwinds In a testament to the resilient demand for less-than-truckload (LTL) services, Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) reported a remarkable 19% year-over-year (y/y) spike in shipments…
GXO Bids $965 Million in Push to Acquire UK Logistics Firm Wincanton
GXO Logistics has made a $965 million all-cash offer to acquire UK-based logistics company Wincanton, intensifying a bidding war for one of the largest logistics operators in the region. The…
What are Some Common Types of Cargo Services Available?
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…