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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight. Con-Way Freight is the second largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.3B in sales (estimated 2012). Con-Way Freight has 9.4% Con-Way Freight is the largest of three 3 operating units owned by Con-Way Inc. The 2012 results were 5.5% Con-Way Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 8-12, 2013)

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Ryder Opens Two Natural Gas Fueling Stations in California. Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 1.2 The rate was the highest it has been since the third quarter of 2012 when it was 104% and just below the average rate in 2012 of 98%. . “If in May from April.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

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Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. UPS to Rollout Fleet of Electric Vehicles in California. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. Robinson and Con-way both reported Q4 and full-year 2012 results this week. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions).

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

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According to Reuters : California farmers were especially hard hit by the port disruptions, with export losses estimated to be running at hundreds of millions of dollars a week. The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight. YRC Freight is the third largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $3.2B in sales (estimated 2012). YRC Freight has 9.2% YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. In 2012, the company had revenues of $4.9B. The 2012 revenues were 0.4%

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Identity Theft, Trucking Style

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Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. And of the 1,192 cargo theft incidents reported to CargoNet in 2012, 73 were described as fictitious pick-ups, a 25 percent increase over 2011. That lets them pretend to be a long-established firm with a seemingly good safety record.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 21-25, 2015)

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Looking ahead, Costello is concerned “about the high level of inventories throughout the supply chain [that] could have a negative impact on truck freight volumes over the next few months.”. Manto, who left Sports Authority in 2012 and is now head of product innovation at Aloha.com, a health and wellness company.