Articles Tagged with ''third-party logistics''

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Study unveils technological changes in logistics industry

The study projects that the industry likely won’t experience dramatic job loss over the next decade, though many workers may see the content and quality of their jobs shift as technologies are adopted for particular tasks.
October 29, 2019
The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, Berkeley, Calif., released a study that details how the adoption of new technology can (and will) transform the way warehouses operate over the next 5-10 years.
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R2 Logistics opens specialized solutions office

R2 Logistics’ specialized solutions pertains to traditional flatbed moves as well as over dimensional, heavy haul and anything else considered to be outside the box.
August 12, 2019
R2 Logistics, Inc., Dallas, Texas, opened a specialized solutions office in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Total Quality Logistics to construct $20M expansion to HQs campus

The goal of the expansion is to accommodate nearly 600 new employees that the company anticipates hiring over the next five years.
July 25, 2019
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) announced plans to construct a second building on its Cincinnati-based headquarters campus at Ivy Pointe Boulevard in Union Township to accommodate continued growth in the third-party logistics industry.
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Report: 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies use 3PLs

Global Fortune 500 3PL revenues, reaching $273.8 billion in 2016, are led by the technological and automotive industries, accounting for $77.2 billion and $52.5 billion, respectively.
April 8, 2019
Nearly 90% of domestic Fortune 500 companies use third-party logistics providers (3PLs) for logistics and supply chain functions, according to a new report by Armstrong & Associates, West Allis, Mich.
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Study: E-commerce, logistics providers expand share of U.S. warehouse leases

The two are related in that many logistics companies, specifically third-party logistics providers, handle e-commerce distribution for their clients.
February 25, 2019
E-commerce and logistics companies claimed a larger share of the 100 largest industrial and logistics leases signed in 2018 than they did a year earlier, underscoring the growing influence of those companies on U.S. warehouse construction, according to a new report from CBRE, Los Angeles.
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FLS Transportation acquires Scott Logistics

Scott Logistics will leverage its 21 years of experience and its extensive carrier network to provide personalized transportation solutions to the 48 contiguous United States.
February 15, 2019
FLS Transportation Services Ltd., Chicago, acquired Scott Logistics Corp., Rome, Ga.
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