WATERTOWN, S.D. (Feb. 23, 2015) — Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today opened a new service center in Watertown, the company’s third in South Dakota. With the increasing population and economic growth in the region, the opening of the service center in Watertown is vital for the Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier’s growth and will […]
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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Old Dominion Opens Expanded Oshkosh Service Center
MENASHA, Wis. (Feb. 23, 2015) — Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. today opened an expanded service center in Oshkosh, allowing the company to better serve the region’s resurging paper industry. The opening of the service center in Oshkosh is a key facility for the Thomasville, N.C.-based less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier’s growth in the region. The eight-acre, […]
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PMA and ILWU Reach West Coast Port Agreement
Posted by Averitt Express on Feb 23, 2015 11:00:00 AM Just as the media seemed poised to run headlines decrying the complete shutdown of operations at West Coast ports, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced this past Friday evening that a tentative agreement had been reached. “After […]
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C.H. Robinson Awarded with European Label for Sustainable Transport
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Feb. 17, 2015) — C.H. Robinson Europe, a steering member of the Green Freight Europe initiative, has been recognised as a green frontrunner in sustainable transport by receiving the First Leaf Award. The First Leaf Award is exclusively bestowed to companies to have shared CO2 data and information on policies, strategy, and […]
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Planned Temporary Operational Suspension Dates
Posted by Averitt Express on Feb 13, 2015 11:39:00 AM For the second time in less than a week, the PMA imposed a partial shutdown of operations at all 29 West Coast ports on Thursday (2/12). The organization also announced that the loading and unloading of vessels will also be suspended over the weekend (2/14-15) […]
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C.H. Robinson’s TMC Division Enters South American Marketplace
CHICAGO, IL. (Feb. 12, 2015) — TMC, a division of C.H. Robinson specializing in supply chain optimization, has expanded its operations to São Paulo, Brazil. TMC’s newest Global Control Tower® location complements the Chicago-based division’s other worldwide hubs in Amsterdam, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Wroclaw. The location of the São Paulo control tower is beneficial as […]
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The West Coast Port Issues, Fallout, and Solutions
Posted by Averitt Express on Feb 10, 2015 9:00:00 AM After port congestion caused by the labor crisis between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union (ILWU) reached critical levels, the PMA temporarily suspended all vessel loading and unloading operations at the West Coast’s 29 ports this past weekend. The […]
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Southeastern Freight Lines Expands Services Across Kentucky
Expansion Provides Quality Without Question Transportation Services throughout the Sun Belt LEXINGTON, S.C. (Feb. 09, 2015) Southeastern Freight Lines, the leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, today announced it is expanding its business across the Sun Belt region, opening four new service centers in Kentucky in response to a growing customer service need. […]
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