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3PL News: Annual 3PL Study focuses on green, security, and integration
While shippers turn to third-party logistics (3PL) services providers for help and guidance in myriad areas, the findings of the 13th Annual Third Party Logistics Study, published by Capgemini, in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Oracle, and DHL, indicate that the top three services shippers turn to 3PLs are domestic transportation, international transportation, and warehousing. Click here to continue
YRC Worldwide makes cuts at logistics subsidiary
In what has been a somewhat difficult year for freight transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc., the company’s subsidiary, YRC Logistics Inc., laid off nearly 50 employees earlier this week. Click here to continue
LTL News: FedEx Freight launches new offerings north of the border
FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of FedEx, announced today it has rolled out new service improvements. Click here to continue
Ocean cargo: Ports of LA/Long Beach still facing legal challenges
Many of the nation’s leading trucking companies and shipper associations are still not willing to make “concessions” to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach over their newly-imposed rules banning independent owner-operators. Click here to continue
Diesel prices
Diesel prices went down 21.6 cents this week to $3.659 per gallon, and prices remained below the $4 per gallon mark for the fourth consecutive week. This week's price is 62 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Click here to continue
ATA notes errors by court on LA/LB
 In response to last month's decision by the U.S. District Court denying the preliminary injunction sought by the NITL logo for SEOAmerican Trucking Associations (ATA) to prevent the truck concession licensing program being implemented by the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the ATA filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit seeking to overturn the lower court's decision. Click here to continue
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