EcoVadis awards XPO Logistics silver medal for sustainability progress in Europe
XPO, a leading provider of innovative and sustainable transport and logistics solutions in Europe, has been awarded a silver medal for the fourth time by EcoVadis for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy it has implemented in its European business. XPO Logistics’s overall score places it in the top 4% of road transport companies in […]
XPO Logistics to present “A Sustainable Way Forward” at Multimodal 2022
Dr Nicholas Head, XPO Logistics‘s environmental and sustainability lead – UK and Ireland, will share insights at the Multimodal 2022 exhibition at the NEC Birmingham, West Midlands. He will speak on “A Sustainable Way Forward” on 14 June 2022, chaired by Logistics UK at 14:00 BST. For 15 years, Multimodal has been established as a leading freight […]
XPO Logistics: A Forbes 50 best company to work for in Spain
XPO Logistics, a global provider of transportation and logistics solutions, has been named one of the Forbes 50 best companies to work for in Spain for the second straight year. The recognition, announced by Forbes magazine, is based on survey responses from over 8,000 employees of the largest companies in Spain, using 38 different indicators […]
Nestlé and XPO to build digital warehouse of the future
Nestlé and XPO Logistics will build what they call a “digital warehouse of the future” at the SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park. The custom-designed 638,000 square foot distribution centre will be occupied predominantly by Nestle for its consumer packaged goods and will function as a test bed environment for XPO technology prototypes prior to […]
DHL Global Forwarding retains place as top forwarder for volumes
DHL Global Forwarding has retained its place as the top freight forwarder in terms of volumes in 2016, according to the latest Armstrong & Associates (A&A) Top 25 Global Forwarders List. A&A says that total airfreight volumes in 2016 across freight forwarders in the top 25 increased by 5.6 per cent on 2015 to 14.5 […]
XPO losses increase to $246 million
XPO Logistics has seen losses increase to $245.9 million in 2015 from $107.4 million in 2014, following acquisitions of Norbert Dentressangle and Con-way. XPO spent $3.5 billion acquiring Norbert Dentressangle in June and $3 billion on Con-way in October. In the fourth quarter, losses attributable to common shareholders increased from $51.5 million in 2014 to […]
XPO Logistics acquisition of Con-way confirmed
XPO Logistics has confirmed its acquisition of Con-way, the third deal of 2015, having bought UX Specialized Logistics in February and Norbert Dentressangle in June. XPO announced its intention to acquire Con-way on 9 September for $3 billion and will cover all of Con-way’s operations, Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal. XPO […]