health and pharma

The Daily Dash: Activist investor pushes change at Forward Air; LTL off to strong start

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, an activist investor is seeking changes to the board makeup at Forward Air. Plus, less-than-truckload carriers are reporting a strong start to 2021, and more manufacturers are looking at reshoring their source materials.

Activist intervention

In an open letter to shareholders on Wednesday, activist investor Ancora Advisors said it is looking for changes to the Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) board.

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ArcBest doles out pandemic support — WHAT THE TRUCK?!?

In this session of the FreightWaves Health & Pharma Supply Chain Summit, Dooner and Michael “The Dude” Vincent host a live session of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? with Danny Loe, president of asset light logistics and chief yield officer with ArcBest. 

ArcBest has been instrumental in expediting health and pharmacy supply chains by using integrated solutions combined with ArcBest’s individual owned assets. Loe says every customer in the logistics world has different needs and requires different solutions...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/arcbest-doles-out-pandemic-support-what-the-truck