Logistics study revisits old concerns
The two-year study by the Conexus Indiana Logistics Council Executive Committee involved 36 logistics executives statewide.
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Trucking firms shift gears to weather long downturn
Logistics companies have found the last few years an unparalleled challenge. If it wasn’t higher fuel prices, it was softening
business in key sectors, such as the automotive industry. Fewer goods to move created overcapacity and softened rates.
Celadon sees trouble ahead for trucking fleets
The Indianapolis trucking firm is not among the weaklings and, if anything, will benefit from additional fleet
failures to the
extent it diminishes industry capacity.
Celadon reports lower profit, higher revenue
Indianapolis trucking firm Celadon Group Inc. saw revenue rise to $127.2 million in its fiscal second quarter, although profit
fell to $1 million.
Freight Masters files bankruptcy after losing business from Chrysler, Boeing
The minority-owned logistics firm is also involved in a legal battle with a Washington state firm over the loss of its Boeing
business.
Plainfield’s MD Logistics sued by Bristol-Myers over lost insulin
Two semi-trailers of the medication were stolen in 2007 from a back lot at Daum Trucking, which isn’t named in the lawsuit.
Bristol-Myers charges MD Logistics with negligence in the $10.7 million suit.
Analyst: No trucking U-turn till late 2010
FTR Associates analyst Jon Starks says truck manufacturers won’t feel an improved economy until at least late 2010.
Celadon profit, revenue slides; shares to be listed on NYSE
Indianapolis-based trucking company Celadon Group Inc. on Wednesday reported lower revenue and profit during its most recent
fiscal quarter, and also announced plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange instead of the NASDAQ starting
Nov. 10.
City becomes hub of ‘cryo-cooling’ for truck trailers
Indianapolis is the new operating headquarters of a Ukrainian-American venture producing refrigeration units for semi trailers.
The move comes with the naming this spring of Thomas Roller as president and CEO of Ukram Industries. Roller is known locally
as former CEO of Indianapolis-based Norwood Promotional Products and of Fruehauf Trailer, which was based here in the 1990s.
Sisters start new trucking firm
Two former executives of Carmel-based Performance Marketing Group have launched Rapid Freight Solutions.
Anderson firm aims to clean up diesel emissions
Engineer Refaat "Ray" Kammel’s Anderson engineering firm has received a $2-million grant from the Indiana Department of Economic Development to start manufacturing a patented device that will help old trucks meet new federal emission standards.
Local truck dealer strikes deal for big daddy of hybrids
Indianapolis truck dealer Utility-Peterbilt leased its first hybrid medium-duty truck this summer after enduring months of
tire-kicking but no action from fleet buyers and plenty of interest from television-news types.
Celadon manages profit amid tough conditions
Indianapolis-based Celadon Inc. said yesterday that it eked out a small profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, as the struggling
economy continues to batter the trucking industry.
Hamilton County businesses expand
Despite the recession, Hamilton County continues to enjoy economic growth from both old companies and new ones.
Indiana prepares roadmap to stay leader in logistics
Conexus Indiana, an industry-driven advanced manufacturing and logistics initiative, is spearheading the development of a
strategic logistics plan.
Diesel dip in price not fueling trucking recovery
Hampered much of the year by high fuel prices, trucking companies still may be in for a long haul before they’re back on the
road to recovery.
Let’s use old terminal for distribution hub
The city should organize a public-private partnership to create a multi-modal distribution community at the site of the former
Indianapolis Airport terminal.
Recession squeezes local logistics industry
State economic development leaders remain bullish on Indiana’s future as a logistics hub even as two local players have been
forced into bankruptcy and others struggle with high fuel prices.
Celadon tries to reverse decline
In just over one quarter, shares of Celadon Group lost nearly half their value as profitable cargo got harder to find in a
slowing economy. The stock closed at $9.13 on Dec. 19, down from nearly $17 in late August.
Feds eliminate quirky price-fixing rule for interstate movers
Interstate moving companies have operated for decades under industrywide price fixing blessed by the federal government. But
the system–one Tony Soprano and the boys in the back room of Bada Bing would love–will end Dec. 31, ushering in price cuts
and other changes that could affect the cost of a move.