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Mark Solomon

Formerly the Executive Editor at DC Velocity, Mark Solomon joined FreightWaves as Managing Editor of Freight Markets. Solomon began his journalistic career in 1982 at Traffic World magazine, ran his own public relations firm (Media Based Solutions) from 1994 to 2008, and has been at DC Velocity since then. Over the course of his career, Solomon has covered nearly the whole gamut of the transportation and logistics industry, including trucking, railroads, maritime, 3PLs, and regulatory issues. Solomon witnessed and narrated the rise of Amazon and XPO Logistics and the shift of the U.S. Postal Service from a mail-focused service to parcel, as well as the exponential, e-commerce-driven growth of warehouse square footage and omnichannel fulfillment.
Dec - 2018 -
06 December
Mark Solomon

Short Notice: UPS gives customers 21 days to implement 2019 rate hikes

Company waits unusually long time to announce 2019 rate hikes, gives shippers short time to comply.

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Mark Solomon

FreightTech 25: At XPO Logistics, I.T. kept up with one acquisition after another

After an unprecedented acquisition spree, XPO Logistics focused on IT. Here, robots move smartphones in an XPO facility.

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04 December
03 December
Mark Solomon

Railroads should have seat at the autonomous vehicle table, AAR says

Autonomous vehicles policy should go beyond the highways and roads, the rail trade group argues.

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01 December
Nov - 2018 -
Mark Solomon

Senators demand answers from XPO on workplace conditions across its system

Company faces backlash over allegations of poor treatment of workers in Memphis.

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16 November
Mark Solomon

Venture places a 4.1 million square-foot bet on NY/NJ industrial market

Largest industrial facility in Port of NY/NJ region to be built in 2 years.

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Mark Solomon

MW18: UberFreight willing to share equipment with partners, rivals, executive says

At Marketwaves18, Eric Berdinis said the industry can all benefit from a greater level of cooperation.

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09 November
Mark Solomon

FedEx 2019 rate hikes mete out pain to shippers of large parcels

FedEx customers shipping heavy parcels will take it on the chin next year.

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01 November
Mark Solomon

UPS to wind down LTL business until outcome of contract vote decided

UPS will clean out LTL pipeline before Teamster contract votes are counted.

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Mark Solomon

CH Robinson CEO sees settled market in ’19 with demand holding firm, supply loosening

Wiehoff says demand should stay firm while supply comes on-stream. Firm posts strong Q3 results.

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Oct - 2018 -
Mark Solomon

Holidays could be “BOSS” time for retailers

An advanced “BOSS’ fulfillment model is ready for the holidays.

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30 October
Mark Solomon

XPO drivers in N.J. agree to join Teamsters

Drivers at XPO Logistics, Inc.’s (NYSE:XPO) facility in Cinnaminson, N.J., an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, have agreed to join Teamsters union Local 107, the Teamsters said.

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29 October
Mark Solomon

Teamsters ready to walk from UPS Freight should second contract fail

The Teamsters union has said that proposed changes to a tentative contract from UPS Freight, UPS Inc.’s (NYSE:UPS) less-than-truckload unit, fails to address the grievances raised by the rank-and-file, and that the union’s negotiating committee will call a nationwide strike sometime after Nov. 12 if workers reject the company’s offer.

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26 October
Mark Solomon

New XPO Connect tool another step in substituting machine learning for human intervention

The new tool will allow machine learning to accept and interpret counteroffers from carriers, and decide if they’re too high or just right.

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25 October
Mark Solomon

Moody’s lifts ratings on more than $3B of XPO Logistics debt

Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said it upgraded its ratings on about $3.2 billion debt issued by XPO Logistics, Inc., (NYSE: XPO) citing a “positive operating environment” in 2019 for transport and logistics companies, as well as XPO’s strong performance.

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24 October
Mark Solomon

UPS to offer ‘MyChoice’ delivery program

UPS Inc. will expand its “My Choice” customized delivery program to the business-to-business segment during the first quarter of next year.

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Mark Solomon

Rank-and-file blowback expected as UPS, Teamster contract saga takes unusual turn

The UPS Freight 30-day period is coming to an end and rank-and-file angry with the ratification decision in the face of a “no” vote are not sitting quietly.

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23 October
22 October
Mark Solomon

XPO stung by New York Times story on warehouse work conditions

The plant at the heart of the story was acquired by XPO a few years ago. The company reportedly was stunned by the allegations in the article.

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