Chester Stranczek, founder of Cresco Lines and a former chairman of American Trucking Associations, died Sept. 5. He was 85. Stranczek founded Cresco Lines in 1966 and named the company after his hometown of Crestwood, Illinois. He served as the 1990-1991 chairman of ATA. “As ATA chairman, I am going…
NEWARK, NJ – The Containerization and Intermodal Institute (CII) will present the 2015 Connie Award to Wolfgang Freese, President of Hapag-Lloyd, Region Americas, for his leadership and contributions to the shipping industry within the last four decades at Hapag-Lloyd. A Lifetime Achievement Award will also be presented to Joanne F.…
Logistics provider National Retail Systems Inc. launched a zero-emission electric drayage operation for Ikea Distribution Services North America in Los Angeles. The converted Navistar Class 8 drayage tractor runs on electric charge, eliminating the use of fuel, and has a range of up to 100 miles, NRS said. “We are…
Trucking industry analysts say a deep decline in truck orders this summer is the result of a big backlog from record-high orders U.S. companies placed over the past year. FTR, a transportation equipment research group, reported Friday that trucking companies placed 19,550 net orders for heavy-duty trucks in August, the…
It’s no secret in the trucking industry that the world doesn’t run without the trucking industry. The public, however, often overlooks the vital role freight plays in every aspect of their daily lives. Insider Monkey recently sought to remedy the situation by putting trucking in the limelight with a list…
Trucking companies are looking to fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in their fleets by giving drivers a little bit more leg room for their cross-country journeys. The firms are paying truck manufacturers to make luxury living quarters that attach to the vehicles – with kitchen areas, satellite TVs, refrigerators,…
HONG KONG — The world’s chemical industry could significantly increase its competitive advantage by treating logistics as a key differentiator as other global industries do, according to research commissioned by DHL. In a white paper titled “Supply chain in the boardroom – 5 levers to boost a chemical company’s bottom…
Big data is providing supplier networks with greater data accuracy, clarity, and insights, leading to more contextual intelligence shared across supply chains. Forward-thinking manufacturers are orchestrating 80% or more of their supplier network activity outside their four walls, using big data and cloud-based technologies to get beyond the constraints of…
U.S. Intermodal volume growth was still chugging along in August, despite a slower-than-hoped-for recovery in both the country’s economy and train speeds. U.S. intermodal traffic for the month of August was up 2.6 percent year-over-year, at roughly 9 million containers and trailers, according to the Association of American Railroads. August…
Amazon has rolled out its new Farmers Market Direct program in Southern California, in partnership with Fresh Nation, an online food delivery service based in Stamford, Conn., that launched in 2013, according to The Los Angeles Times. Fresh Nation has begun delivering farmers market products through Amazon in Los Angeles, Orange…
