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Business, Fuel

Castrol Expands Reach With New Partnerships

Lubricant manufacturer Castrol announced two new distributor relationships.

April 10, 2019
Business, Equipment, Logistics

Kane Is Able Receives Equity Investment From Harkness Capital Partners

Kane Is Able Inc., a warehousing and distribution business in operation since 1930, announced that Harkness Capital Partners agreed to make an unspecified equity investment in the firm as part of a strategy to expand the company’s services and national presence.

March 19, 2019
Business, Logistics

Food Service Distributor Atlantic Beverage Receives New Investment

Atlantic Beverage Co., an Edison, N.J.-based importer and distributor of nonperishable food and beverage products, has received new capital from a group of investment firms led by KCM Capital Partners in Chicago.

August 27, 2018
Business, Technology, Logistics, Autonomous

XPO, Nestle Team on UK Distribution Center

XPO Logistics has joined with food and drink giant Nestle to create a 638,000-square foot distribution center that will feature robotics and state of the art automation in Leicestershire, United Kingdom. The center is scheduled to be completed in 2020.

June 18, 2018
Business

Metro Supply Chain Group Expands °®¶¹´«Ã½ Delivery, Warehousing Operations in Canada

Metro Supply Chain Group has completed two acquisitions designed to boost its home delivery services and expand its warehousing and distribution operations for consumer packaged goods in Canada.

May 16, 2018
Business, Logistics

Coyote Logistics to Open Atlanta Office, Add 325 Jobs

Coyote Logistics will open a 48,000-square-foot office in northeast Atlanta and create 325 jobs, spending more than $6 million.

July 21, 2017
Business, Equipment

FleetPride Expands in Texas

Aftermarket distributor FleetPride opened a second branch in Houston to enhance customer service in southeast Texas.

July 19, 2017
Business, Logistics, TCA

Houston Warehouse Market Heats Up as Big-Box Distributors Vie for Space

Nearly a dozen big-box distributors are shopping the Houston area for warehouse space larger than 500,000 square feet, NAI Partners said July 17 in its most recent industrial real estate market report.

July 18, 2017
Business, Logistics

Averitt Plans Jacksonville Warehouse Complex

Averitt Express Inc. has filed plans to build a 60,400-square-foot warehouse and 9,200-square-foot package distribution center in West Jacksonville, Fla.

July 17, 2017
Business, Technology, Logistics

Online Sales Surge Benefits Truck Freight, Experts Say

While it’s no secret that more and more people are shopping online, less obvious is understanding consumers’ buying habits and patterns — which has great relevance for the trucking industry.

June 19, 2017