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Pennsylvania logistics company acquires trucking, warehouse competitors

Freight Waves

Milton, Pennsylvania-based logistics company Patton Logistics Group has announced it will purchase Milton Transportation and Warehousing and its sister company, BTR Inc. Patton Logistics Group provides freight transportation, warehousing and logistics services across North America.

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China expert Leland Miller announced as keynote speaker at FreightWaves’ Future of Freight Festival

Freight Waves

FreightWaves has announced that Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book International, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Future of Freight Festival (F3) this November. The event, a premier gathering for freight and logistics leaders, promises to equip attendees with forward-looking strategies amid ongoing U.S.-China

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Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S.

Freight Waves

80), SalonCentric (79), Auto Warehousing Co. (75), Auto parts distributor CarParts.com is closing its location in Chesapeake, Virginia, and laying off 104 workers, according to state filings. The post Mass layoffs continue across freight-related companies in the U.S. 1,756), Canfor Corp. 75), BRP Marine US Inc. (72),

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Insider threat cargo theft cases rose in Q2, expert says

Freight Waves

“There’s people giving details of information or details of shipments as they are coming out of warehouses or other locations, and people sort of tailing that and stealing it, or using it to facilitate theft in other ways. That was a bit of a surprise to us and something that we don’t see that frequently in the U.S.”

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

Walmart previously scaled back its drone deliveries in 2024, when it ended the service in Utah, Arizona and Florida, in favor of focusing on remaining operations in Dallas-Fort Worth, Arkansas and Virginia. A year later, the retailer added drone deliveries to its app for DFW customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. North American Transborder Freight up 23.8% The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. and 8:00 p.m.,

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Truck transportation jobs continued a slow recovery from the depths of the freight recession and the job losses created when Yellow Corp. The other significant trend this year has been the continued loss of jobs in the warehouse sector. Seasonally adjusted employment in the warehouse sector has declined in 16 of the last 17 months.