Guest Editorial: What’s Driving Demand for Dedicated Contract Carriage?

According to researchers at Armstrong & Associates the market for dedicated contract carriage (DCC) services continued its resurgence last year in parallel with modest improvements in the freight economy.  In my view, this trend is continuing into 2012. Part of what is driving DCC demand is that shippers operating truck fleets are pressuring their logistics managers to operate fleets more profitably. [Read more...]

Penske and Cardinal Health Extend Dedicated Carriage Agreement

Penske Logistics has extended their dedicated carriage services contract with Cardinal Health. As part of this agreement, Penske Logistics continues to provide truck drivers, trucks and helps optimize the hospital delivery routes for Cardinal Health’s medical segment. [Read more...]