Union Pacific expanding utility role to be more responsive to train movements

Union Pacific is expanding the utility role so that the position responds to situations occurring on the rail network. This expanded role would work on a fixed schedule and be dispatched in a truck to respond to planned and unplanned events along the mainline, UP told FreightWaves in a statement. The utility position is typically…

Truckstop acquires truckload procurement platform FreightFriend

Truckstop announced Tuesday it has acquired FreightFriend, a cloud-based capacity and freight management solution that matches shipments to carriers. The acquisition gives Truckstop a technology platform for freight matching and building routing guides for shippers and brokers. Truckstop will utilize FreightFriend’s technology to deliver solutions for in-network and out-of-network relationships in one centralized experience for…

Prologis beats Q2 expectations, lowers rent growth forecast

Logistics real estate operator Prologis lowered its 2023 rent growth forecast as it expects vacancies to tick higher in the near term. Prologis (NYSE: PLD) on Tuesday reported core funds from operations (FFO) of $1.83 per share for the second quarter, 16 cents higher than the consensus estimate and 72 cents higher year over year…