XPO Logistics

Teamsters rack up late-2023 wins, stage significant strike in ’24

The Teamsters closed out the final quarter of 2023 with several representation victories and no known decertification votes, and started this year with a significant strike by food delivery truck drivers.

The picket lines are up in suburban Chicago and elsewhere after more than 130 members of the Teamsters went on strike Monday at 12:01 a.m. against giant food distributor US Foods (NYSE: USFD). The workers are represented by Local 705. The union’s contract with the food distributor expired Dec....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-rack-up-late-2023-wins-stage-significant-strike-in-24

C.H. Robinson creates office to implement strategic initiatives

Brokerage and logistics giant C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it has created an office designed to support the company’s strategic initiatives and has tapped a lean processes methodology expert to run it.

The Program Management Office, which came into being Wednesday, is headed by Jim Reutlinger, who headed his own consultancy after many years at Danaher Corp., a global conglomerate that designs and manufactures medical, industrial, and commercial products and services. Reutlinger had...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/c-h-robinson-creates-office-to-implement-strategic-initiatives

XPO is hitting record levels of LTL service

XPO recently saw a historic surge in service levels, signaling a new era for its less-than-truckload business.

With this service quality achievement, the freight giant is not just moving goods — it’s raising the bar for efficiency and customer satisfaction.

In a recent discussion with FreightWaves’ Isaiah Buchanan, Anthony Hoereth, senior vice president of sales at XPO, explained how the company has been able to reach the highest service levels in its 40-year LTL history.

In 2021, the company laid...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xpo-is-hitting-record-levels-of-ltl-service

Jacobs leading takeover of software company as he readies next move

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Brad Jacobs has chosen the vessel for his next act.

The man who put together the XPO freight...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/jacobs-leading-takeover-of-software-company-as-he-readies-next-move

XPO Logistics partners with Ryze Hydrogen in UK and Ireland

Ryze Hydrogen, a net zero pioneer, has chosen XPO Logistics as its exclusive transport company for clean hydrogen throughout the United Kingdom and Ireland.

XPO, a leading innovative supply chain company in Europe, was chosen as Ryze Hydrogen’s partner for the next three years based on its experience and technological skills.

As the sole hydrogen transport provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland, XPO is assisting in the development of National Occupational Standards that govern the performance...

https://container-news.com/xpo-logistics-partners-with-ryze-hydrogen-in-uk-and-ireland/

XPO’s Jacobs on his next venture: Wait and see

GREENWICH, Conn. — When Brad Jacobs took the stage Tuesday at the Greenwich Economic Forum, the big question on everybody’s mind was: Just what is Jacobs Private Equity going to do?

That’s the next act for the man who founded XPO Inc. (NYSE: XPO) and who serves as its executive chairman as well as executive chairman of its two relatively recent spinoffs: logistics management company GXO (NYSE: GXO) and 3PL RXO (NYSE: RXO).

Jacobs Private Equity is Jacobs’ next venture. And despite a few mild...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/xpos-jacobs-on-his-next-venture-wait-and-see

Flat sequential performance at 3PL RXO leaves Wall Street unimpressed

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Financial metrics and earnings at 3PL RXO, which soared above the rest of the industry in the first...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/flat-sequential-performance-at-3pl-rxo-leaves-wall-street-unimpressed

Teamsters celebrate NLRB decision on STG Logistics, see path to greater unionization

A dispute between the Teamsters and a company that provides multiple logistics services — which have faced off previously before the National Labor Relations Board — is being looked at by labor attorneys as a key battleground in the fight over independent contractor status and unionization.

On July 20, William Cowen, a regional director at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), ruled that STG Logistics workers at two California facilities are employees, not independent contractors, as the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/teamsters-celebrate-nlrb-decision-on-stg-logistics-see-path-to-greater-unionization

The State of Freight: 5 takeaways on Yellow’s fate and a UPS strike

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With two big Teamsters-related issues grabbing the trucking headlines, it was no surprise that the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-state-of-freight-5-takeaways-on-yellows-fate-and-a-ups-strike

How XPO plans to become a talent magnet in transportation

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In the fast-paced world of freight transportation, success is often determined by a carrier’s ability to deliver goods damage-free and on-time, but really, it’s driven by the people behind the scenes who make it all happen. 

That’s why new Chief Human Resources Officer of XPO, Carolyn Roach, is highly focused on building a workplace culture where each team member can thrive and feel motivated to perform at their best.

“F...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-xpo-plans-to-become-a-talent-magnet-in-transportation

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