GSC acquires MacMillan-Piper
GSC announced Monday it was expanding its service capabilities with the acquisition of 54-year-old transloading company, MacMillan-Piper. The acquisition of the Pacific Northwest transloader compa...
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Logistics company to improve home furnishing company’s delivery times
Nexterus, a Pennsylvania-based supply chain management and third-party logistics services provider, has agreed to help INTERIORS HOME improve efficiencies and grow profits in its home furnishings shop...
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ATRI: Research finds spikes for equipment, wages and total trucking costs
According to a new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the cost of trucking is on the rise. ATRI’s 2023 update to its “An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Tr...
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Organization issues recommendations for aerospace, defense global supply chain
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) recently released two report issuing recommendations to strengthen the aerospace and defense global supply chain and secure U.S. access to critical minerals....
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RK Logistics announces expansion to Arizona
Third-party logistics provider RK Logistics announced it has added an office in Scottsdale, Ariz., to provide support to customers in the greater Phoenix and southern Arizona areas. Officials said...
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Penske Logistics opening two offices, increasing hiring
Penske Logistics, a third-party logistics provider, plans to open two new offices and increase hiring this year. "We are opening these new offices to support our freight brokerage expansion goals a...
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PGT Trucking launches clean energy supply chain initiative with Nikola, Nucor
PGT Trucking, Inc., a flatbed transportation company, said it launched a sustainable shipping solutions program last week in partnership with Nikola and Nucor. The company said it had delivered its...
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Logistics services and supply chain solutions provider expands services
Wesco International, a Pennsylvania-based business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions provider, recently expanded its portfolio of services to help customers, supp...
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Experts Advise Shippers, Carriers, and 3PLs to Evaluate Rate Strategies as Spot Rates Slip Further
With spot rates slipping further in March and April — resulting in a historically large spread between spot and contract rates — experts say that shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics comp...
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Rapid Response Delivery acquired by Capstone Logistics
Capstone Logistics, LLC announced Tuesday it would acquire Maryland-based Rapid Response Delivery to expand its final mile delivery services. The end-to-end supply chain solutions provider said th...
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PITT OHIO to use AI-enabled platform for supply chain/logistics improvement
PITT OHIO announced Tuesday it will deploy Maven, a cloud-based operations software, to help with P&D dispatching, driver workflow, line haul, and ELD/telematics across its 1,700-truck fleet. The ...
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Company announces new supply chain visibility capabilities
Chicago-based project44 announced Thursday it has six new capabilities within its supply chain visibility platform that will provide global shippers and logistics service providers with new tools to a...
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Robotics company raises $75M in funding
Covariant, a California-based artificial intelligence (AI) robotics company, recently raised an additional $75 million in Series C funds, bringing the total to $222 million. The company will use t...
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Freight logistics: How 3PLs can maneuver challenges in 2023
While consumer spending changes resulting in surplus inventory, decreased container imports, higher fuel prices, and decreased freight volumes are just some of the numerous macroeconomic factors that ...
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Knight-Swift Transportation to acquire U.S. Xpress Enterprises
On Monday, Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., one of the country’s largest freight transportation companies, announced it had agreed to acquire Chattanooga, Tenn.-based U.S. Xpress Enterpris...
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New SaaS platform manages supply chain from procurement to the last mile, company says
Osa Commerce, a supply chain technology provider, announced Monday it has launched a new commerce platform that enhances supply chain visibility and management from a single dashboard. Osa said it...
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Barcodes Group addresses supply chain efficiency with autonomous mobile robotics platform
Barcodes Group, a technology solutions provider, announced last week that it has launched a new Autonomous Mobile Robotics (AMR) portfolio that will provide businesses with easy-to-implement automatio...
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Freight logistics forecast: What 3PLs face ahead of the curve
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers, which saw global market revenues skyrocket to more than $1.4 trillion in 2021, are highly in demand to manage the shipping and fulfillment needs for the majority...
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Schneider Electric collaborates with Capgemini, Qualcomm on 5G Automation
Schneider Electric announced Monday it was joining Capgemini and Qualcomm Technologies to design and install a first-of-its-kind 5G-enabled automated hoisting solution. The companies will collabor...
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Majority of companies plan to invest in supply chain innovation, study finds
A new study has found that companies are looking to accelerate their investments in supply chain technology. The study, by Descartes Systems Group, looked at how technological innovation changes s...
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