C.H. Robinson reaffirms commitment to global forwarding business

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Feb 2, 2023, 3:25 PM EST

The largest US logistics provider claims “compelling results” from cross-selling surface transportation and air and ocean services, despite weak market conditions.
Supply ChainMaritimeTruckingAir Cargo

C.H. Robinson searching for new CEO — and new course for growth

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jan 3, 2023, 4:31 PM EST

The change in leadership is likely to accelerate strategic changes in planning and capital spending at C.H. Robinson that have been under way since last March at the urging of investors.
SurfaceForwardingTruckloadLogistics technology

Shipper demand speeding drop-and-hook ‘evolution’

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Dec 9, 2022, 12:56 PM EST

Ryder System is joining the race to deploy more drop-and-hook trailer pools for shippers that need greater flexibility to reduce costs and counter supply chain disruption.
TruckloadLTL

M&A in US trucking, logistics cross ‘asset lines’

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Nov 8, 2022, 1:37 PM EST

US transportation companies with cash on hand are acquiring asset-based truckers and non-asset freight brokers alike to add services and shipper customers and build network density.
TruckloadDrayageTruck brokers

US 3PL Echo extends global forwarding reach

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Nov 3, 2022, 2:37 PM EDT

The acquisition of Fastmore Logistics will give Echo Global Logistics more access to international freight forwarders, linking domestic and international cargo networks.
Logistics technologyTruckingTruck brokers

Warehousing space gets scarcer in Chicago

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Aug 26, 2022, 3:04 PM EDT

Weeks of delays in moving freight from US ports to Chicago are eating into the inland warehousing space needed to get that freight out of intermodal railyards and to customers.
Trucking

No logistics ‘normalcy’ in sight for US shippers: CSCMP

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 22, 2022, 2:49 PM EDT

Despite softening spot rates in some modes, overall supply chain costs are rising, with higher interest rates putting more pressure on inventories, according to the CSCMP State of Logistics report.
TruckingLTLTruck brokers

Demand for digital truckload spot quotes rises as prices fall

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 17, 2022, 10:55 AM EDT

C.H. Robinson Worldwide says the changing trucking market is driving up demand for automated spot pricing quotes by double-digit percentages.
Truck brokersLogistics technology

Cass sees freight demand ‘ebbing’ while others see slower growth

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | May 13, 2022, 4:20 PM EDT

The debate over whether a freight recession is starting in US trucking is getting hotter as spot rates decline but other demand and pricing indicators stay positive.
TruckloadLTL

Lineage Logistics acquires Canada’s VersaCold

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Apr 13, 2022, 2:33 PM EDT

Lineage’s latest acquisition expands the global food chain logistics company’s reach across Canada.
Logistics technology

Transfix expanding brokerage platform as shippers increase demand

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Feb 22, 2022, 3:40 PM EST

As it prepares to go public, Transfix is looking to derive more revenue from non-transactional shipper services, including its drop trailer program, and to draw smaller shippers to its platform.
Logistics technologyTrucking

C.H. Robinson enters autonomous trucking race

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Feb 16, 2022, 3:54 PM EST

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the largest US freight broker, sees autonomous trucking as a “new mode” and a way to better manage its partners’ assets, creating capacity for shippers.
Trucking

Arrive Logistics moves into cross-border freight with Forager acquisition

William B. Cassidy and Eric Johnson, senior editors | Feb 1, 2022, 5:02 PM EST

The acquisition of cross-border specialist Forager Group will help multi-modal logistics provider Arrive offer shippers more visibility, connections, and capacity.
Truck brokers

Lineage Logistics adds $1.7 billion to war chest

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jan 6, 2022, 11:00 AM EST

A fresh round of investor cash sets the stage for greater automation and expansion of facilities in Lineage’s global cold-chain network.
Supply Chain

Whiplash acquisition expands Ryder’s port presence

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Dec 14, 2021, 10:55 AM EST

The $480 million purchase of the former Port Logistics Group connects seaports more closely to Ryder System’s e-commerce fulfillment network.
Trucking

C.H. Robinson, SPS team to help retail LTL shippers

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Oct 21, 2021, 10:40 AM EDT

C.H. Robinson Worldwide is linking its less-than-truckload carrier network to the retail platform offered by SPS Commerce to help shippers get retail goods onto shelves and avoid holiday stockouts.
Truck brokersLTL

Hub Group grows cold transport business with Choptank buy

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Oct 19, 2021, 11:53 AM EDT

Choptank expands Hub Group’s refrigerated brokerage business as US shippers demand greater access to transportation capacity across modes and sectors.
Truck brokers

Transplace CEO predicts ‘rapid’ logistics consolidation

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Oct 12, 2021, 4:14 PM EDT

The third-party logistics market is being reshaped in a crucible of ongoing supply chain disruption and technology, Transplace CEO Frank McGuigan told the JOC Inland Distribution webcast.
Truck brokers

MoLo wants to ‘catch’ CH Robinson via ArcBest ramp

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Oct 5, 2021, 5:04 PM EDT

Recent merger and acquisition activity, such as the ArcBest-Molo deal, proves many investors believe opportunity lies in third-party logistics providers.
Truck brokers

Automation to deliver spot truckload savings: C.H. Robinson

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Sep 21, 2021, 12:18 PM EDT

As shippers increasingly turn to – or are forced to – the spot market for truck capacity, automation will identify opportunities to lower costs, according to C.H. Robinson Worldwide.
Truck brokersLogistics technology

Echo deal pushes private equity deeper into logistics

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Sep 10, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT

The $1.3 billion acquisition of Echo Global Logistics by a private equity company will fuel an automation drive at the third-party logistics provider as shippers dealing with disruption demand more sophisticated technology.
Truck brokers

Uber Freight to buy Transplace for $2.25 billion

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jul 22, 2021, 11:38 AM EDT

The acquisition of third-party logistics provider Transplace will transform Uber Freight, providing greater access to shippers, as it builds a “fully-scaled” logistics platform.
Truck brokersLTL

Uber Freight, BlueGrace link up to deliver LTL capacity

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jul 15, 2021, 12:59 PM EDT

Digital broker Uber Freight is expanding its truckload platform to encompass LTL, as strapped US shippers turn to LTL carriers and 3PLs such as BlueGrace for capacity.
Truck brokersLTL

E-commerce growth challenges shipping sustainability goals: DHL

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 17, 2021, 5:11 PM EDT

The e-commerce boom means more vehicles moving more goods, and potentially emitting more pollutants, but DHL also sees opportunities to advance sustainability goals on land, sea, and in the air as e-commerce expands.
Logistics technologyTrucking

Tighter US freight capacity driving 3PL growth, mergers

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 14, 2021, 5:05 PM EDT

The planned merger of GlobalTranz and Worldwide Express is being driven by extreme US freight market conditions that will push shippers toward third-party logistics providers.
Truck brokers

GlobalTranz, Worldwide Express merging amid tight freight capacity

JOC Staff | Jun 11, 2021, 5:53 PM EDT

The planned merger of GlobalTranz and Worldwide Express, creating the fourth-largest freight brokerage in North America, allows the third-party logistics providers to pool parcel, less-than-truckload, and truckload capabilities in tight surface capacity market.
Truck brokers

US truck rate inflation may extend to 2022: Coyote

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 2, 2021, 4:49 PM EDT

The Coyote Curve truckload market forecast calls for a new spot pricing peak in the third quarter, but the pricing cycle may not turn downward until 2022.
TruckloadTruck brokers

US truck rate inflation may extend to 2022: Coyote

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 2, 2021, 4:49 PM EDT

The Coyote Curve truckload market forecast calls for a new spot pricing peak in the third quarter, but the pricing cycle may not turn downward until 2022.
TruckloadTruck brokers

Knight-Swift bolts on capacity through UTXL acquisition

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Jun 1, 2021, 3:14 PM EDT

The largest US truckload operator, Knight-Swift, acquired non-asset 3PL UTXL to gain access to additional trucks and drivers, as well as new logistics services.
TruckloadTruck brokers

JOC Research: Intermodal savings hit records, but could be short lived

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | May 6, 2021, 3:13 PM EDT

The JOC Intermodal Savings Index hit a new record in Q1, but rising spot intermodal rates and surcharges could reduce savings in Q2.
Intermodal providersNorth-American rail

Squeezed shippers drive C.H. Robinson’s LTL business

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Apr 28, 2021, 4:50 PM EDT

Freight broker and forwarder C.H. Robinson is growing LTL volume "faster than the marketplace” as US shippers scramble to find available capacity for shipments.
Truck brokersLTL

Rising sustainability pressure spurs logistics technology

William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Apr 23, 2021, 5:07 PM EDT

Third-party logistics and software firms such as C.H. Robinson Worldwide and Blume Global are broadening the use of technology to drive emissions out of supply chains, increasingly for smaller customers as well as global corporations.
Truck brokersLogistics technology

J.B. Hunt increases container order amid heavy demand

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Apr 16, 2021, 1:59 PM EDT

J.B. Hunt will be adding 12,000 new containers in 2021, upping its original order announced in January based on increased shipper demand for intermodal service.
Truckload

UP hits shippers with surcharge hike, new levy in California

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Apr 12, 2021, 6:01 PM EDT

Domestic intermodal shippers in California will be subject to a surcharge of $1,000 to $1,500 on excess contract cargo beginning Apr. 25, the first time Union Pacific has instituted such a peak-season fee before the summer.
North-American rail

Intermodal rail savings versus trucking hit record highs

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Apr 8, 2021, 2:26 PM EDT

Shippers can save more money than ever before on intermodal, if they could find equipment and draymen to move their cargo to and from rail terminals amid scarce supply of both.
Intermodal providers

JOC Rankings: COVID-19 powers strong, but uneven, growth in 3PL revenues

Michael Angell, Associate Editor | Apr 5, 2021, 12:43 PM EDT

Third-party logistics industry had a banner 2020, with double-digit revenue growth, according to SJ Consulting.
Logistics technology

TPM21: Trailer pools, driver wages key to trucking’s future

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Mar 2, 2021, 3:30 PM EST

Knight Swift CEO Dave Jackson tells JOC’s virtual TPM21 conference that trailer pools, agility, and long-term thinking is the way carriers and shippers can reduce the wild swings seen in trucking rates since 2017.
Truckload

UP shuts down most of intermodal network for weather

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Feb 16, 2021, 12:54 PM EST

Union Pacific Railroad is shutting down virtually all business across its intermodal network for 72 hours because of snow and ice in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, and even as far south as Texas.
North-American rail

US inventory shortfall drives seemingly ‘never-ending’ peak season

Cathy Morrow Roberson, Senior Contributor, and William B. Cassidy, Senior Editor | Feb 16, 2021, 10:28 AM EST

A growing gap between inventory and sales in many US business sectors is projected to drive replenishment, expedited shipping, and high levels of imports for months to come.
Supply ChainMaritimeTruckingRail

JOC Research: Intermodal savings to tighten in Q1 2021

Ari Ashe, Senior Editor | Feb 3, 2021, 1:28 PM EST

Shippers may see intermodal savings evaporate in the first quarter if rail contracts rise more than 10 percent and spot truck rates continue to cool off and pressure truck contracts.
Intermodal providers