Jeff Berman

Chicago-based Hightower on Monday announced the appointment of Bob Lavigne as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) for Hightower Holdings, in charge of the firm’s enterprise-wide compliance program, regulatory strategy and risk governance for the firm’s communi... See more

Editor’s note: This interview took place in December. Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently spoke with Doug Waggoner, CEO of Chicago-based Echo Global Logistics about various topics, including: the state of the freight economy, tarif... See more

United States rail carload and intermodal volumes saw declines to end 2025, according to the new edition of the “Rail Industry Overview (RIO),” which was recently published by the Washington, D.C.-based Association of American Railroads (AAR). This free p... See more

As was widely expected, President Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement last week. This move was part of a sweeping initiative by the White House to exit 66 international organizations that it said no longer serve American interests.” ... See more

While United States-bound retail container imports are expected to be up for the first time in six months, it is not expected to be a lasting trend, at least until later in the spring, according to the new edition of the Global Port Tracker report, which ... See more