Seventy percent of field and fleet management personnel expect budget increases for mobility over the next five years as they focus on the strategic priorities of revenue generation, operational efficiency and reducing operating costs, according to Zebra Technologies' 2015 Field Operations Vision Study.

Labor shortages coupled with an increasingly competitive landscape are driving the need for service innovation and enhanced shipper and 3PL provider relationships, according to the 20th Annual Third Party (3PL) Logistics Study from Capgemini Consulting, Penn State University, Penske Logistics and Korn/Ferry International.

John Lower, director of strategic carrier management with Transplace, discusses the big issues that carriers and shippers are grappling with today, including new regulations, tightening truck capacity and the concept of the "preferred shipper."

The U.K. arm of Air Menzies International Ltd. (AMI), a trade-only wholesaler of airfreight and express capacity, has launched an online Quote&Book portal.

Shift Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier, has added outbound, east-to-west service to the Midwest, and southeast to California.

CEVA Logistics has launched Orion Mobility, part of the Orion TMS (transportation-management system), for the ground-transport market in Brazil.

Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third-party logistics provider with strength in the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors.