Logistics

By this point in the earnings cycle, the trends are firmly established with what most transportation companies experienced in their finances during the prior quarter. Expeditors International (NASDAQ: EXPD) is no different. The asset-light logistics company, which is a member of the Dow Jones...

Logistics provider ArcBest Corp. (NASDAQ: ARCB) reported record first-quarter results Tuesday. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.01 compared to the consensus estimate of 58 cents per share and the year-ago result of 36 cents per share. Total revenue increased 18.2% year-over-year to $829 million...

Lufthansa Cargo next year will cover its fleet of Boeing 777 freighters with a high-tech coating that mimics the structure of a shark's skin to reduce aerodynamic drag and fuel consumption, the company said Monday. The low-friction film consists of riblets measuring about 50 micrometers that...

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Dicey weather could slow down truckers and supply chains this week across the eastern half the country. Strong frontal systems, plenty of humidity and increasing instability will produce periods of torrential rain and intense thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday. Related: 5 things truckers...

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Universal Logistics Holdings (NASDAQ: ULH) opened 2021 with record first-quarter financial results, posting $415.2 million in operating revenue, an 8.6% year-over-year increase. The transportation and logistics services company released its first-quarter financial results on Friday, reporting year...

On a call with analysts Friday, management from Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) laid out some margin targets after posting a first-quarter earnings beat and issuing guidance well ahead of expectations. Thursday after the close, the Greeneville, Tennessee-based asset-light trucking and logistics company...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is moving ahead with a Trump-era decision to reallocate wireless bandwidth set aside for vehicle safety despite warnings from trucking companies and technology experts that the move could affect the deployment and costs of truck platooning. A final rule...

Union Pacific Constructing Chicago-Area Transload Facility For Agricultural Producers Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) is constructing a grain transload facility near Chicago to benefit Midwest agricultural producers and processors and reduce their supply chain costs. The company is building the...

This is an excerpt from Monday's (4/26) Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter sponsored by ArcBest. In a research note penned late last year, UBS analysts called Bed Bath & Beyond's (NASDAQ: BBBY) supply chain "primitive." It's a sharp take, but Beyond's executives understand the...

When it comes to making the switch to an electric vehicle, public recharging can be a hurdle for drivers. General Motors made the hurdle a bit lower this week, announcing a new connected EV charging station program called Ultium Charge 360. Ultium Charge 360 represents a "holistic charging...

The ability of regulators to safely and efficiently integrate millions of commercial and pleasure drones into low-altitude airspace will depend on the success of a strategy familiar to virtually everyone in the freight industry: exception management. That is the view of Parimal H. Kopardekar,...

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