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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. The company employs over 1,000 workers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey and Ohio. It operates a fleet of 525 trucks, 1,800 trailers and over 5.2

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

Freight Waves

Auto parts distributor CarParts.com is closing its location in Chesapeake, Virginia, and laying off 104 workers, according to state filings. Supply chain solutions provider MacMillan-Piper is laying off 92 employees in Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, according to a WARN notice with the state. “As

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How to Mitigate and Manage Supply Chain Disruptions in Life Sciences

QAD

Here are two hacks that life sciences firms can use to significantly strengthen their supply chains and reap benefits in a relatively short time: Adopt digital tools to address demand volatility, and better manage inventory costs. What cant be seen, cant be managed.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Dick’s joins a list of retailers that have recently noted the impacts of inflation on customer purchases, with a shift from discretionary to non-discretionary items being a common theme. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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Monetizing Analytics Features: Why Data Visualizations Will Never Be Enough

Think your customers will pay more for data visualizations in your application? Five years ago they may have. But today, dashboards and visualizations have become table stakes. Discover which features will differentiate your application and maximize the ROI of your embedded analytics. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

SAP Simplifies Direct Store Delivery With New Mobile Solution. enVista Announces Strategic Partnership with Modality Solutions. of Continuous Move Planner (CMP) and Paradox Routing Tool (PART) Now Available. Derailed CSX train in West Virginia hauled newer-model tank cars ( Reuters ). Version 11.0

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LTL Carrier Profile: UPS Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

UPS Freight is based in Richmond, Virginia. Now, UPS has aggressively grown into freight and other transportation solutions through a series of strategic acquisitions. UPS Freight provides a variety of LTL freight solutions including: standard, regional, inter-regional and long-haul service. in sales (estimated 2012).

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.