Fedex se renforce dans le groupage aux USA
selon http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/ : Fedex se renforce dans le groupage aux USA FedEx preps to acquire Watkins Motor Lines, increase LTL services Jeff Berman, Senior Editor -- 5/31/2006 MEMPHIS, Tenn.—FedEx announced last week it has made a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Watkins Motor Lines, a Lakeland, Fla.-based provider of three day or more long-haul, less-than-truckload (LTL) services, for $780 million. Watkins, according to FedEx, will be re-branded as FedEx National LTL and function as a separate entity within the FedEx Freight unit of FedEx. With the influx of acquisitions and consolidations occurring in the 3PL and related transportation and logistics sectors, this move may be viewed as a push by FedEx to step up its ground freight business and keep pace with UPS. UPS acquired Overnite Transportation in August 2005 and re-named the company UPS Freight in May. FedEx’ acquisition of Watkins marks the third time the company has acquired a ground freight transportat