Less than a week after announcing it increased the size of shares for its IPO from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 shares to the public at $15.75 per share, non asset-based 3PL XPO Logistics said that effort has resulted in roughly $136.7 million in net proceeds.

Shareholder pressure is forcing publicly-held manufacturers to adhere to the highest levels of sustainability, said industry analysts and experts speaking yesterday a the International Warehouse Logistics Association 2012 Convention & Expo in San Francisco.

Non asset-based 3PL XPO Logistics said today that it has increased the number of shares for its underwritten public offering from 6,000,000 earlier this week to 8,000,000 to the public at $15.75 per share.

The solar panel maker is reliant on efficient manufacturing practices, but when it came to inbound shipping and distribution across borders, those operations began to suffer as the company grew. Here’s how this progressive shipper partnered with its 3PL to re-engineer its logistics model to save 25 percent on its inbound costs.

LM Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with CEVA CEO John Pattullo about the company’s first half performance and other industry-related items.

TIA and CIFA officials said that promoting communication and cooperation between the largest transport intermediary associations of China and the United States which are also the world's top two largest trading powers is very necessary and important.

Company officials said this $2.2 million facility will be used to fuel the company’s fleet of CNG-powered trucks.

In an ongoing effort to expand its global presence, Dachser USA, a subsidiary of Global 3PL Dachser, said this week that Dachser has begun construction on a new branch office in Zevenaar, the Netherlands.

Non asset-based third-party logistics services provider Roadrunner Transportation Services (RRTS) continues to remain active on the acquisition front, announcing last week it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Nashua, New Hampshire-based Capital Transportation Logistics (CTL), a transportation services management (TMS) services provider.

Logistics Management Group News Editor interviewed Bradley S. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of XPO Logisitcs about XPO's fourth quarter earnings and the company's growth and acquisition strategies.