The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 1.3 percent in May after falling 2.2 percent in April, according to data released by the ATA yesterday.

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NYK Logistics (America), Inc. opened a 130,000-square-foot new Norfolk logistics center earlier this week.

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Non-asset based third partly logistics (3PL) services provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide (CHRW), has recently expanded its operations in Southeast Asia with a new office in Singapore.

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From the Supply Chain Consortium: “The Supply Chain Consortium has the solution with its new Strategic Assessment Dashboard, a tool that is quickly becoming the ultimate index in supply chain…

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Express delivery and logistics service provider DHL said today it has completed the transaction to form a strategic partnership with Polar Air Cargo Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of global air cargo services provider Atlas Worldwide Holdings Inc. 

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In an effort to further develop its logistics presence in China, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc. said earlier this week it has entered into a preliminary agreement to acquire Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Limited, a China-based provider of LTL ground transportation services.

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Icopal, a leading European supplier of construction products, is expanding its partnership with ERP software provider IBS.

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VCi, the leading developer of service management solutions, has enhanced the wireless capabilities of their Service Accent system.

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Lucas Group, an executive recruitment firm, recently announced that the employment outlook for professionals in the supply chain and logistics industry is on the rise.

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CarrierStore xChange, is a product of startup company CarrierStore. Dan Clark, the company’s president, told Logistics Management that the impetus for this endeavor was to enable shippers and carriers to overcome inefficiencies in the “spot quote” process often used for shipments more than 3,500 pounds up to a truckload.

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