With three new service centers opening in the past year and three more on the way, it may seem that LTL carrier A. Duie Pyle (ADP) is on the verge of a massive expansion beyond its largely Northeastern footprint. Not so, according to John Luciani, chief operating officer for the company’s LTL operations, which are…
Norfolk Southern has reached sick leave agreements with all of its craft unions. The railroad says it is the first U.S. Class I railroad to have sick leave deals for 100% of its craft workforce. The last deal to be struck was with yardmasters affiliated with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and…
STG Logistics said Monday it has acquired Best Dedicated Solutions (BDS), an over-the-road carrier that operates multiple services, in a move that expands STG’s surface transportation offerings. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With the acquisition of BDS, STG will add expedited, dry van, temperature-controlled and flatbed OTR transportation services to complement its existing…
In today’s dynamic and ever-evolving business landscape, optimizing logistics for service excellence and cost efficiency has become a critical imperative. Market shifts over the past year – coupled with a looming recession – have inspired shippers to take a more cost-driven approach to transportation decision-making in recent months. Many companies are striving to recoup from…
“What should keep you up at night is, ‘What do I not know?’ There may be things that you know you don’t know, and there may be things you don’t know that you don’t know.” During the National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s (NMFTA) May webinar, John Sheehy, senior vice president of research and strategy at…