Pilot Travel Centers, the largest network of travel centers in North America, is partnering with Tennessee Athletics to preserve and renovate the iconic Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Knoxville-based Pilot announced in a news release that the company and Tennessee Athletics are breaking new ground in college sports by entering a multiyear…
Radiant Logistics announced it was awarded a five-year contract to provide disaster-relief logistics for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Under the deal, Renton, Washington-based Radiant’s (NYSE: RLGT) global logistics arm will coordinate the movement of personnel and emergency relief equipment for USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. Radiant has acted as a prime contractor…
The Shipper Rate Report—presented in partnership with U.S. Bank and BlueGrace Logistics—is a quarterly publication using freight payment data from U.S. Bank in conjunction with FreightWaves SONAR data sets to create the most in-depth rate and demand outlook for shippers. The insights within this paper are curated by the market experts at FreightWaves and backed by the proprietary…
It took a bit of detective work for David Rashid to figure out how a China-based competitor was reportedly evading U.S. tariffs by using countries like Thailand as a springboard to the American market. Rashid, executive chairman of auto parts maker Plews and Edelmann, did everything from hiring Mossad agents to investigate a Bangkok factory,…
Logistics providers warned the historic shutdown of Canada’s two largest railroads would have a seismic effect on the cross-border supply chain as shippers search for alternative transportation. Both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have set a deadline of early Thursday to lock out workers, barring agreement on a new contract with the Teamsters…