The ArcBest Corporation® company appears in the magazine’s September issue FORT SMITH, Arkansas, September 30, 2016 — ABF Freight®, an ArcBestsm company (Nasdaq: ARCB), has been recognized as a Top 100 Motor Freight Carrier by Inbound Logistics magazine, whose September issue features a list of 100 trucking leaders that offer the diverse operational capabilities and […]
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Retailers Getting Faster At Delivering Online Items
Thursday, September 29, 2016 at 8:49AM – If you’re moving as fast as Amazon is, then you would understand that today’s online retail is emerging to become a staple business within e-commerce. Online retail is expected to reach $500 billion by 2018, and Amazon is leading way, capturing 33% of sales online a year ago. […]
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Daylight Transport Announces a General Rate Adjustment
September 29, 2016 – Daylight Transport has announced a general rate adjustment of 4.9%, effective on October 3rd, 2016. In addition to the general adjustment there will be lane specific adjustments made to accommodate a changing transportation landscape. Daylight Transport is committed to providing world-class expedited LTL service. We will continue to invest in infrastructure, […]
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Update: CBP Announces Updated ACE Transition Timeline
On September 28, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated the ACE Mandatory Use Dates page on the CBP website, announcing that the dates for the post-release capacity transition has been moved again from October 29, 2016 to tentatively January 2017. According to the notice, CBP decided, “to allow additional time for our trade […]
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Dicom advances mobile technology through WorkSmart mobile platform
Dicom files four new patent applications since early 2016. Dorval, September 28, 2016 – Dicom Transportation Group, a North American leader in integrated transportation services, announced today the launch of a new mobile program leveraging smart phone technology. WorkSmart is a newly developed platform that allows Dicom drivers to use any mobile device to digitally […]
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Maersk Line orders 14,800 new reefer containers
2016 reefer investments to lower average age of reefer fleet to 7.9 year. Maersk Line has ordered 14,800 reefer containers in 2016. This investment is driving the average age of its reefer container fleet down to 7.9 years – well below industry average. All reefers feature built-in Remote Container Management (RCM) technology – a key […]
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Toll partners with Driver Reviver to put a stop to driver fatigue
Driver Reviver, Australia’s iconic road safety initiative, welcomes Toll Group as its major sponsor, with a shared goal of reducing the number of fatalities on the road due to fatigue. In NSW, around 20 per cent of fatal road accidents involve driver fatigue. This year, there have been 63 fatigue related fatalities, up by 62 […]
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ITC Issues MTB Petition Interim Rules
On September 27, 2016 the International Trade Commission (Commission) posted interim rules on the process for issuing Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) duty suspension and reduction applications. These interim rules were posted on the newly established MTB Information page. According to the notice, “The new rules identify the types of entities that may file a petition, […]
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Old Dominion Named Top 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics
THOMASVILLE, N.C. (Sep. 27, 2016) – Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. has been named a 2016 Top 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics. This year’s winners were selected from more than 200 companies in the trucking industry, and will be featured in the magazine’s September issue. This is the fifth year Old Dominion has won this […]
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ASDA UK RENEWS REVERSE LOGISTICS CONTRACT WITH XPO
GREENWICH, Conn. – September 27, 2016 – National British supermarket chain ASDA Stores, Limited has renewed its long-term agreement with XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO) for reverse logistics operations. Under the new contract, XPO will continue to manage nine ASDA service centers for the Leeds-based retailer. XPO washes millions of units of returnable transit equipment each […]
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