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Growth strategies: Page 2

Growth strategies
Steering through economic uncertainty: Five strategic financial moves for transportation businesses in 2024
As we navigate the uncertain economic waters leading up to 2024, transportation businesses must employ various financial tactics to ensure resilience.
January 11, 2024
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Growth strategies
Who were the winner's of Yellow's terminal auction?
The bidders’ asset purchase agreements were signed the week of Dec. 4.
December 20, 2023
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Growth strategies
XPO launching in-house OTR operation
XPO said on Tuesday it is kicking off an in-house, team driver, over-the-road operation in Dallas and Phoenix.
October 24, 2023
XPO OTR semi hauling doubles
Technology
Tech that helps small to mid-size carriers fight against a volatile economy
The freight market will see slow growth over the next year. These three technologies can help carriers survive and even thrive in a stagnant economy.
October 23, 2023
Angry truck driver
Mergers & Acquisitions
Experts expect M&A in the transportation and logistics industry to thrive in 2023
Despite choppy economic waters in 2022, many M&A deals got done, and that trend is expected to continue in 2023, though the size and structure of deals will differ, along with a shift in the types of company profiles targeted for acquisition.
February 5, 2023
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Business
Becoming more attractive to modern shippers
Carriers that can confidently answer questions about labor, sustainability and location will be the most desirable for shippers moving forward.
January 25, 2023
Blue semi
Growth strategies
Resolve to run your business by the numbers
The revamped TCA Profitability Program has successfully brought carrier members together to benchmark their performance based on their actual operating ratios and key performance indicators (KPIs) for more than 20 years.
January 23, 2023
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Business
Cash flow key to surviving freight down cycle
It takes money to make money and while it can seem the smart play in times of volatility, sitting on cash can cost a fleet in the end.
October 25, 2022
Trucks at a dock
Business
How to succeed in sales without really trying
I grew up in the trucking industry, the machine shop industry and the "hell no we won't co" anti-war movement.
October 11, 2022
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Business
Trucking's peak season unlikely to 'peak'
A massive shift to ecommerce, dropping retail inventories and record inflation serve as early warning signs that transportation's peak season might not actually peak.
June 30, 2022
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Ecommerce
3PL GoBolt expands to US with goal to reach 12.75M households with EVs
The company has ordered 170 electric vehicles to service its existing markets New Jersey and Los Angeles and its upcoming operations in Houston, Miami, Dallas, Austin and Atlanta. The company plans to eventually be in every major U.S. city.
May 17, 2022
GoBolt's electric van
Business
Trucking is changing. Are you adapting?
There brews a perfect storm for disruption in trucking much bigger than deregulation was a generation ago.
April 8, 2022
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Business
Fleet spend analysis can uncover costs not found in a cost of ownership calculation
Maintaining a solid balance sheet goes a lot deeper than simply knowing payroll, fuel expenses and truck maintenance costs.
April 7, 2022
woman using a calculator
Business
West Side Transport adds Tennessee terminal
The Chattanooga facility is West Side's eighth location.
February 7, 2022
West Side Transport loading dock
Business
XPO expanding its LTL network
The company this quarter also plans to open new fleet maintenance shops at terminals in Ohio, Florida, New York and Nevada.
January 18, 2022
XPIO is growing its LTL footprint with a cross-dock terminal in Sheboygan, Wisconsin and another in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Business
The benefit of being a trucking 'border dweller'
For most of its modern history, the transportation industry experienced gradual evolution but times are different.
January 3, 2022
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Business
Secrets to building a successful trucking company
More than 3,140 trucking companies went out of business last year. Typically, around 85-90% of startup trucking companies fail.
October 31, 2021
trucks at dock
Business
Preparedness, communication key to mitigating the effects of a weather event on fleets and maximizing opportunity
Carriers can predict seasonality, but planning for a natural disaster takes more forethought, especially when it comes to servicing customers while potentially taking on good-paying relief and recovery work.
September 9, 2021
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