LTL/Truckload Services

Richmond-Based UPS Freight Being Sold to Canadian Trucking Giant for $800 Million

January 26, 2021

UPS Freight, created in 2005 when Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. purchased the former Overnite Transportation, is being sold to TFI International Inc., the companies announced.

Why One Southern California Trucker Stays Independent

January 25, 2021

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Hector Padilla comes from a long line of Southern California truckers, but it wasn’t until going to school and dabbling in aviation that he decided to follow in the family tradition.

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics Acquires DDI Transportation

January 19, 2021

RoadOne IntermodaLogistics, a single source intermodal, distribution and logistics services company, announced the acquisition of DDI Transportation, a 38-year-old drayage and trucking business, based in Ashland, Virginia.

Brexit Is a New World Businesses Still Need to Figure Out

January 3, 2021

Bloomberg

British businesses probably didn’t expect to start 2021 worrying about wooden pallets after a year of grappling with the coronavirus and a meltdown in the economy.

To Winter-Proof Your Supply Chain, Consider These Three Factors

December 29, 2020

John Luciani, SCB Contributor

With the first winter weather of the pandemic bearing down across the U.S., shippers are looking to ensure their supply chains aren't further disrupted by freezing temperatures.

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

December 27, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

The Pathway to Digital Payments for the Transportation Industry

December 23, 2020

Justin King, SCB Contributor

Digital payments are a key area that transportation and logistics organizations will prioritize in 2021.

U.K. Faces Food Crisis Threat as Virus Surge Blocks Trade

December 21, 2020

Bloomberg

The U.K. is confronting threats of food insecurity and panicked shopping days before Christmas as European nations restricted trade and travel to guard against a resurgent coronavirus.

For Fleet Management, AI and IoT Are Better Together

December 17, 2020

David Wagstaff, SCB Contributor

The artificial intelligence of things is already forming the backbone of many of today’s commercial transportation systems, especially in fleet safety.

Vaccine D-Day Begins With Rollout of First 2.9 Million Doses

December 13, 2020

Bloomberg

The first COVID-19 vaccine arrived in record time, an essential step toward ending the pandemic. Now comes the hard part.

LTL/Truckload Services

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