LTL/Truckload Services

Ryder to Launch Commercial Vehicle-Sharing Platform

March 29, 2018

Ryder System Inc. is developing an Airbnb-like marketplace for transportation assets that puts idle commercial vehicles in the hands of users looking to affordably expand capacity.

Uber Freight Rolls Out Incentives to Lure Scarce Truck Drivers

March 27, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. is facing a problem trying to break into the freight market that’s rarely an issue in its ride-hailing expansion: a shortage of drivers.

Trucking Acquisitions Put New Spotlight on Fleet Values

March 23, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Trucking companies newly flush with cash are stepping up strategies to grow through acquisitions, but they’re finding new challenges in financial reporting along the road.

Cheerios Maker Is Latest Victim of Trucker Shortage

March 22, 2018

Bloomberg

General Mills Inc. suffered the worst plunge since mid-2015 after shipping costs and other expenses squeezed profit margins to their thinnest point in years.

Partnership – Not 'Vendorship' -- Prevents Disruption

March 20, 2018

SupplyChainBrain

The ability to reduce risk for companies that use 3PLs can be narrowed down to the type of relationship that exists between the two parties. Typically, companies opt for a "vendorship," in which they simply purchase a service at an optimal price. Ideally, they should have a partnership with their 3PL providing them a seat at the table where the company's strategy is developed. -Daniel Sears, Senior Consultant, Tompkins International

DHL Steps Back Into U.S. Package Delivery in Challenge to UPS, FedEx

March 19, 2018

The Wall Street Journal

Deutsche Post AG’s DHL business is tiptoeing back into the domestic parcel delivery in the U.S., drawn in by the strong growth in e-commerce to bring new competition to a market that’s been dominated by United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. for a decade.

Retail Planning in the Age of Amazon

March 15, 2018

Hank Saiia, Principal Solutions Architect, ToolsGroup

The Midwest's Role as a Nationwide Distribution Hub

March 13, 2018

Chris Gutierrez, President, KC SmartPort

Waymo’s Self-Driving Trucks Arrive on Georgia Roads This Week

March 13, 2018

The Washington Post

The race to control the future of self-driving trucking just got even more competitive.

Ford Bet on Aluminum Trucks, but Is Still Looking for Payoff

March 5, 2018

The New York Times

Three years ago, Ford Motor made a daring gamble when it started selling a new version of its F-150 pickup truck made mainly of aluminum rather than steel.

LTL/Truckload Services

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