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[Photo: Titanium Logistics Group]
Canada’s Titanium Transportation Group Opens Logistics Office in North Texas
by Lance Murray | Jan 21, 2025
Titanium has asset-based trucking operations and logistics brokerages servicing Canada and the United States, with approximately 850 power units, 3,000 trailers, and 1,300 employees and independent owner operators.
by Lance Murray |
Dec 11, 2024
Joining a growing list of self-driving trucking operations in North Texas, Volvo is partnering with DHL to haul freight initially on two "lanes": Dallas to Houston and Fort Worth to El Paso. Volvo said that the launch marks a critical phase in validating the full ecosystem required for autonomous transport at scale.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 20, 2024
"We're all in on our mission to expand aggressively across the U.S., and the [Dallas-area] headquarters and training academy marks a significant milestone," said Speedy Freight's Kody Slade, operations manager of the national same-day courier company.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 14, 2024
SMU researchers and the Southern Dallas Inland Port Transportation Management Association are working with officials from Wilmer and Arlington to address air quality challenges caused by heavy truck traffic around key logistics hubs in the region. Professors from SMU's Lyle School of Engineering are bringing their expertise in remote sensing and transportation to bear on the EPA-funded project.
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Körber Business Area Supply Chain's new Innovation Center near DFW Airport. [Photo: Körber]
Körber Opens New Supply Chain Innovation Center Near DFW Airport
by David Seeley | Oct 11, 2024
Parcel sortation handling equipment may not sound sexy, but it keeps economies soaring by making supply chains hum worldwide. At Körber Business Area Supply Chain's new Innovation Center near DFW Airport, the cutting-edge systems on display are just part of "the first facility of its kind in North America" for the company—marking yet another local expansion.
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by Capital One |
Sep 10, 2024
Oklahoma-based Apexload, one of five finalists in the 2024 Capital One Accelerator Program's Pitch Competition, aims to streamline Africa’s freight industry using North American technology.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Capital One |
Sep 10, 2024
Detroit- and England-based Staxel, one of 10 participants in the mobility-focused Capital One Accelerator, offers logistics robots-as-a-service solutions boosted by AI.
sponsored by Capital One
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by Lance Murray |
Jun 5, 2024
With RJW's second Mesquite facility providing around 200 new jobs, the company's total retail logistics footprint exceeds 7 million square feet spanning 11 warehouses in Chicago and two in Mesquite. "Creating jobs for Dallas-area workers is a priority for us, and we're enthusiastic about helping the local community thrive," CEO Kevin WIlliamson told Dallas Innovates.
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Dallas-Based MODE Global Collaborates with Germany’s Transporeon for Autonomous Capacity Management
by Lance Murray | Apr 11, 2024
MODE Global—a $3.4 billion third-party logistics platform with the sixth largest truckload freight brokerage and the largest on-asset intermodal provider in the U.S.—seeks to leverage automation to tender both spot and dedicated freight using autonomous procurement offered by Transporeon.
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by Lance Murray |
Apr 2, 2024
Gage Zero, an Austin-based fleet electrification solutions company, is developing the project in North Fort Worth to help address the carbon impact of medium- and heavy-duty truck fleets. Gage Zero called the project "a significant leap forward in sustainable infrastructure."
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 8, 2024
Irving-based global contract logistics provider Neovia Logistics has appointed Apple executive Gerard Macken to its board of directors.
According to Neovia, Macken has held a variety of executive leadership positions overseeing logistics and supply chains, most recently as senior director, Worldwide Logistics and Supply Chain for Apple.
“Gerard brings a wealth of industry experience, know-how, and expertise to Neovia,” Board Chairman Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement, adding that Macken “will be a tremendous asset to the board and the company’s executive leadership team” as Neovia continues its focus on growth and expanding its global customer base....
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by Quincy Preston |
Feb 8, 2024
When Ross Perot Jr. and Mike Berry were in their mid-20s, they set out to defy skeptics and fast-track a first-of-its-kind industrial airport in North Fort Worth. Today, AllianceTexas stands as a 27,000-acre global nexus fueled by that same trailblazing spirit—and public-private collaboration on a grand scale.
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JB Hunt and BNSF announced the launch of Quantum. [Photo: JB Hunt]
Delivering 1 Day Faster: J.B. Hunt and BNSF Launch Quantum to Expand Intermodal Marketplace
by Lance Murray | Nov 7, 2023
Designed to offer 95% on-time delivery that's around a day faster than traditional intermodal service, Quantum aims to be a "breakthrough" supply chain solution. Its team will be based at a new Intermodal Innovation Center at BNSF's Fort Worth HQ.
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 1, 2023
Aurora Innovation—which aims to begin rolling totally human-free trucks between Dallas and Houston by late 2024—said nearly half of all truck freight in Texas moves along I-45 between Dallas and Houston, making the corridor an ideal route for Aurora’s commercial launch.
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 13, 2023
Irving-based global contract logistics services provider Neovia Logistics has added two executives to its leadership team, naming Mike Fahy chief executive officer and Fernando Martinez as chief financial officer.
“I am excited to have proven industry leaders like Mike and Fernando join our team,” Neovia Board Chairman Carlos Rodriguez said in a statement....
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by Lance Murray |
Oct 12, 2023
Lineage, one of the world’s leading temperature-controlled industrial REITs and integrated solutions providers, has opened its newest facility in Lancaster, increasing the company’s footprint in the state....
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