Month: April 2017

DHL station in Leipzig receives IATA CEIV Pharma Certification for life sciences and healthcare compliance

04/04/2017 – DHL Global Forwarding forges ahead with increased quality standards for life sciences and healthcare shipments DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL Group, certified its air freight station in Leipzig according to the CEIV Pharma Standard of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The CEIV Pharma Certification … Read more

FedEx Freight CEO Michael L. Ducker Testifies on Freight Transportation Infrastructure and the U.S. Economy

April 4, 2017 – Congressional testimony by FedEx Freight CEO Michael Ducker on April 4th, 2017 before the Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine In testimony today on Capitol Hill, FedEx Freight CEO Michael L. Ducker underscored FedEx focus on safety and innovation in the trucking industry and the need for modern infrastructure. … Read more

A. Duie Pyle grows with expedited shipping; starts career path for CDL drivers

Motor carriers, especially in the less-than-truckload sector, are benefitting from the opportunities in e-commerce and expedited shipping. With this opportunity comes the challenge of updating equipment, technology and services that traditionally were geared for the LTL sweet spot: shipments weighing between 2,000 and 5,000 pounds. Read more at ccjdigital.com See Also A. Duie Pyle Tracking

Roadrunner Transportation Systems Announces Extension to Interim Credit Facility Amendment

Cudahy, WI – April 3, 2017 – Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (“Roadrunner”) (NYSE: RRTS), a leading asset-right transportation and asset-light logistics service provider, announced today that it has signed an extension to its interim credit facility The agreement temporarily extends the working capital loans and forbearance provisions of the interim amendment announced on March 6, … Read more

DHL’s Resilience360 recognized with Gold at German Stevie® Award

04/03/2017 – DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation honored with additional Silver and Bronze awards by the international Stevie® Awards organization DHL has been awarded Gold at the 2017 German Stevie® Awards for its risk management and mitigation platform DHL Resilience360. The prize, which is considered to be one of the world’s premier business awards, was … Read more

DHL Parcel introduces money-back guarantee on transit times

04/03/2017 – Effective immediately DHL Parcel is expanding service for business customers in Germany to include its new DHL Parcel Prio service. Parcel Prio promises delivery of domestic parcel shipments on the next business day after posting – now for the first time with a money-back guarantee. In the event of any transit time delays, … Read more

XPO Logistics Recognizes Seven Professional Drivers for Exceeding Three Million Miles of Accident-Free Driving

GREENWICH, Conn. – April 3, 2017 – XPO Logistics (NYSE: XPO), a leading global provider of transportation and logistics services, today announced that professional drivers Jeffrey Adkins, James Cosentino, Benjamin Dixon, Robert Hickerson, James Hughes, Stephen Pargeon and James Poe have each achieved three million consecutive miles of accident-free driving. The drivers work for XPO’s … Read more