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Delaware County's Pilot Freight Services hires first COO amid consecutive double-digit growth - Philadelphia Business Journal

Philadelphia Business Journal

Delaware County's Pilot Freight Services hires first COO amid consecutive double-digit growth
Philadelphia Business Journal
The company continues to grow. It has 75 locations across North America and Western Europe, with more planned, including facilities in Las Vegas, Salt Lake City and Newark, N.J.. Subscribe to get the full story. Already a paid subscriber? Sign in ...

Deep Dive: In Freight, Payment Efficiencies Keep On Trucking - PYMNTS.com

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Deep Dive: In Freight, Payment Efficiencies Keep On Trucking
PYMNTS.com
As such, rideshare giant Uber is disrupting the freight space with its Uber Freight service the same way it turned the traditional taxi industry on its head. The service is similar to the Uber app, but it matches freight carriers with shippers instead ...

April Freight Services Index Remains High - Go By Truck News

Go By Truck News

April Freight Services Index Remains High
Go By Truck News
The Freight Transportation Services Index, which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, fell 0.1 percent in April from March. However, March set a record for an all-time high. The April 2018 index level of ...

Freight management app 'Kangaruu' launches service - Air Cargo World

Air Cargo World

Freight management app 'Kangaruu' launches service
Air Cargo World
Another freight management startup, called Kangaruu, has entered the digitalization landscape, releasing its logistics management platform for shippers and brokers in the trucking industry. This year, we've seen airlines, logistics companies and tech ...

Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Import now to beat tariffs on goods from China? It will cost
Minneapolis Star Tribune
That could lead to more demand in the short run for air-freight services. "The only question is how much do you want to pay," said Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, "and which is better — paying that or paying the ...

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Would be a grave mistake to tear-up railroad tracks for WOW Trail - The Laconia Daily Sun

Would be a grave mistake to tear-up railroad tracks for WOW Trail
The Laconia Daily Sun
Destroying rail infrastructure for the sake of a trail would also be shortsighted. With road traffic increasing, fuel prices rising, and increased travel demand in the state, passenger and freight service is once again beginning to look like an ...

One of Greater Cincinnati's largest logistics firms opening Chicago office - Cincinnati Business Courier

Cincinnati Business Courier

One of Greater Cincinnati's largest logistics firms opening Chicago office
Cincinnati Business Courier
BM2 Freight Services, Inc., a provider of logistics and transportation solutions, is opening a branch office in Rosemont, Ill., near Chicago's O'Hare Airport, on June 1. This marks the 10-year-old firm's first office outside of its Cold Spring ...

'Major expansion' for UPS ocean freight service - Atlanta Business ... - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Atlanta Business Chronicle

'Major expansion' for UPS ocean freight service - Atlanta Business ...
Atlanta Business Chronicle
United Parcel Service announced Thursday that its adding 130 lanes to its LCL service, with the origin and destination countries covering most of the globe.
UPS expands ocean freight service in 130 new trade lanesAmerican Journal of Transportation
UPS announces expansion of LCL ocean service - Logistics ...Logistics Management
UPS expands its LCL service by adding sailings in 130 lanesDC Velocity
WebWire (press release)
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'Major expansion' for UPS ocean freight service - Chicago Business Journal

Chicago Business Journal

'Major expansion' for UPS ocean freight service
Chicago Business Journal
“This network expansion demonstrates our ongoing investments to continually build out our network so we can meet or exceed customer demands,” said Steve McMichael, UPS Vice President, Global Ocean Freight Services. “Shippers are looking for ...

Stifel resumes coverage of 3PLs, finds favorable freight environment - FreightWaves

FreightWaves

Stifel resumes coverage of 3PLs, finds favorable freight environment
FreightWaves
So XPO pivoted to other kinds of services, including contract logistics, value-added warehousing and LTL, trying to find market share by offering a broader range of services. CH Robinson, though, is still the largest North American provider of freight ...

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