Articles Tagged with ''transportation''

Study: Transportation, logistics job openings rise 49% in June

As increased demand for shipping from the rise of e-commerce tangles with an aging trucking workforce, demand for workers and is rising.
July 8, 2019
The U.S. labor market continued its sluggish performance in June, offering little relief after a disappointing jobs report in May, according to a “Job Market Report” produced by Glassdoor, Chicago.
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Magnate Worldwide acquires Premium Transportation Logistics

PTL will benefit from Magnate’s senior management team's combined experience of 75-plus years.
July 3, 2019
Magnate Worldwide, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., acquired Premium Transportation Logistics (PTL), Toledo, Ohio, to continue serving the ground expedite market in North America.
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A&R Logistics acquires Blue Water Plastic Transport

BWP provides specialty dry bulk transportation, warehousing and logistics services to plastic resin to plastics manufacturers, distributors and recyclers.
July 1, 2019
Wind Point Partners, Chicago, and portfolio company A&R Logistics, Louisville, Ky., acquired Blue Water Plastic Transport, LLC, a St. Clair, Mich.-based provider of specialty bulk transportation and logistics services to the plastics industry.
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Private investment firm acquires Global Transport Logistics, Am Trans Expedite, creates new logistics platform

This transaction brings together proprietary capacity and innovative solutions to create an evolutionary national logistics network focused on retail consolidation, LTL shipping and multimodal transportation brokerage.
June 20, 2019
Hudson Hill Capital, a New York-based private investment firm, acquired majority stakes in Global Transport Logistics, Inc. (GTLi), Glen Rock, N.J., and Am Trans Expedite, Inc., Addison, Ill., to form Fusion Transport, LLC, a newly established logistics holding company.
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NFI acquires SCR

SCR specializes in providing non-asset truckload, LTL, intermodal, air freight and flatbed solutions to the food and grocery sector.
February 21, 2019
NFI, Cherry Hill, N.J., acquired SCR, an intermodal-focused brokerage company based in Seattle, Wash., to enhance its suite of end-to-end supply chain solutions.
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TransForce acquires Drive360 Logistics

Drive360 Logistics is a transportation recruitment firm focusing on truck drivers and diesel mechanics.
January 7, 2019
TransForce, Inc., Alexandria, Va., acquired Drive360 Logistics, Windermere, Fla.
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Study: Rail industry maintains strong safety record

Through employee commitment to safety and investments in maintenance and new technologies, the industry has maintained a strong safety record.
March 13, 2018
Newly released data from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Washington, D.C., confirms that recent years remain the safest ever for U.S. railroads.
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