Transportation & Logistics

The Milwaukee County Board's Transportation, Public Works & Transit Committee this morning approved a resolution to move forward with the proposed southbound extension of the Lake Parkway (Highway 794) to Highway 100 in Oak Creek.

Wisconsin motorists are advised about some major changes in traffic patterns through Milwaukee’s Mitchell Interchange that will go into effect at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 5.

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., a Cudahy-based asset-light transportation and logistics service provider, reported first quarter net income of $7.9 million, or 25 cents per share, up from $4.4 million, or 14 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

Frontier Airlines will further cut its flights out of Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport, the company said Monday.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of D&E Transport, an asset-light flatbed carrier focused primarily on food and agricultural products located in Clearwater, Minn., for approximately $11.2 million plus an earnout.

Train manufacturer Talgo this week has begun the legal process of notifying its workforce and the state that it will lay off employees at its Milwaukee facility. The company has about 80 employees in Milwaukee.

Frontier Airlines will eliminate the complimentary chocolate chip cookie from its flights by May 1, a spokeswoman for the company said.

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding arm of global shipping giant FedEx Corp., today announced the opening of new U.S. offices in the Milwaukee, Phoenix and St. Louis markets as part of its ongoing expansion.

A beer merchandiser for Beer Capitol Distributing Inc. filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Sussex company, alleging that the firm failed to make required overtime payments to its workers.