El transportista regional de carga parcial Pitt Ohio anunció el lunes un nuevo carril expreso hacia seis puntos fronterizos en Texas. La compañía con sede en Pittsburgh dijo que consolidará la carga en una terminal en Cincinnati y trabajará con el transportista regional con sede en Cookeville,...
https://fullavantenews.com/pitt-ohio-agrega-carril-expreso-a-la-frontera-con-mexico/?lang=es
Regional less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio announced Monday a new express lane to six border-crossing points in Texas.
The Pittsburgh-based company said it will consolidate freight at a terminal in Cincinnati and work with Cookeville, Tennessee-based regional carrier Averitt Express for final-mile delivery to the Texas border cities of Laredo, El Paso, McAllen, Brownsville, Eagle Pass and Del Rio.
“This operational setup brings significant improvements over the traditional hub and spoke...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/pitt-ohio-adds-express-lane-to-mexico-border
Several major changes are coming next year to the way less-than-truckload freight is categorized. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), a nonprofit trade group that publishes the freight classifications, is simplifying its nearly 90-year-old rating system to move the industry toward a more density-based approach that will better reflect the actual cost to ship goods.
Carriers, shippers and 3PLs rely on a standardized coding system known as The National Motor Freight...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ltl-industry-readies-for-new-freight-classifications-in-2025
Bath & Body Works Logistics Services announced June 18 that it laid off 85 employees from a distribution center in Columbus, Ohio.
The layoffs are tied to clothing retailer Express filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, officials said.
“The [distribution] facility provides logistics and shipping services to the Express clothing brand. On April 22, Express filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced its plan to close 100 stores. Since that time Express’s volume has remained low and unpredictable....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-related-firms-across-us-hit-with-218-layoffs
Cross-border less-than-truckload carrier Averitt has undertaken a major expansion of its distribution and fulfillment center in San Antonio.
The expansion was spurred by the nearshoring movement of companies shifting production and manufacturing to Mexico to be closer to the U.S., officials said.
“We’re really just beginning to see the effects of nearshoring on cross-border trucking,” Ed Habe, vice president of Mexico sales for Averitt in San Antonio, told FreightWaves. “We’re really about two...
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Averitt Express and Old Dominion Freight Line took top honors in Mastio & Co.’s annual survey of...
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