Though focused on building XPO Logistics' truck brokerage business, CEO Bradley S. Jacobs hasn't ignored the company's Express-1 division, the fifth-largest expedited trucking company.
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09 May 2013
Shippers attending the 2013 NASSTRAC Shipper Conference and Transportation Expo in Orlando last month mentioned little trouble finding a truck when they need one, and at a price they’re willing to pay. But they have to work harder to get that truck, and they’re more likely to find it through a logistics provider or broker.
09 May 2013
XPO Logistics reported a net loss of $14.5 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with a net loss of $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2012.
28 Mar 2013
Third-party logistics company Choptank Transport is launching a refrigerated less-than-truckload division, bolstering its
04 Mar 2013
No sooner had fast-growing freight broker XPO Logistics hit its first ambitious annual revenue run rate target of $500 million than CEO Bradley S. Jacobs raised the level for 2013 to $1 billion.
01 Mar 2013
XPO Logistics reported a net loss of $9.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared with a net loss of $1.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
27 Feb 2013
IMC-brokered highway shipment revenue in December 2012 averaged $1,500 per load, $12 or 0.8 percent below the November yield and $25 or 1.6 percent below the December 2011 yield.
12 Feb 2013
XPO Logistics, a freight transportation services provider in North America, has acquired the operating assets of East Coast Air Charter, a third-party logistics business specializing in...
30 Jan 2013
Asset-light freight transportation management company Hub Group reported income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $18.8 million, rising 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2011.
27 Dec 2012
The intra-Asia trucking market retains huge growth potential if inefficient border processes and excessive bureaucracy can be improved, according to one leading logistics executive.
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