SONAR update helps users identify areas of risk and opportunity

The FreightWaves SONAR team has announced a new iteration to its Lane Scores feature to ensure it provides the most reliable data source for the supply chain world. FreightWaves SONAR is the leader in freight market intelligence, and Lane Scores are a critical indicator of market trends when comparing corridors, helping users identify areas of…

Forward Air’s Q4 call offers no financial targets after Omni merger

Forward Air’s fourth-quarter earnings call didn’t provide the financial targets analysts were seeking following its controversial merger with Omni Logistics. The main takeaway was the company’s disclosure that the combined entity was cash flow-positive during February without any significant help from cost or revenue synergies. Forward (NASDAQ: FWRD) closed the acquisition of Omni on Jan….

CBNC supply chain reporter, daughter pen book on family histories of slaves

A new book published in February and co-written by global supply chain reporter and author Lori Ann LaRocco and her daughter Abby Wallace traces the ancestry of four enslaved Black families and their stories and experiences. “Embracing Your Past to Empower Your Future” was inspired by a trip the authors took to Mount Vernon, the…

GXO offers $965 million for UK logistics firm Wincanton

Contract logistics provider GXO Logistics Inc. (NYSE: GXO) said Thursday it has made a $965 million, or $7.65 per share, all-cash offer for U.K. logistics firm Wincanton, topping by 26% an offer made earlier this week by French logistics rival Ceva Logistics. The latest step in the bidding war involving one of the U.K.’s largest…