Commentary

If there was any doubt that supply-chain management is a CEO-level concern, it was dispelled last ye

This year wouldn't have been complete without one last rumor. It came from Arkansas, where a busines

I hate to throw cold water on an appealing idea, but I feel compelled to do so. That appealing idea

Congestion at the twin ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles is so pervasive that it has stimulated ta

The logistics world's sobering question of 2004 came just as the industry was taking stock of the la

As Alan Field's article, "Shrimp producers cast wider net," in the Dec. 6 JoC points out, "U.S. shri

[Editor's Note: The following is the text of remarks delivered by Journal of Commerce Vice President

We've had the pleasure in recent weeks of witnessing meetings in which carriers, logistics providers

Violating the Paper Reduction Act"Oh, it's only a paper form."(Nat "King" Cole)<

They've been talking since Sept. 11 about "smart" boxes - containers with technology to detect tampe

It's hard for me to believe that this year is already coming to a close. Despite the overwhelming vi

For almost two years I have been speaking to clients and industry leaders about how Sarbanes-Oxley w

It takes only a cursory scan of industry news in recent weeks to realize that C-TPAT is back in the

Innovation may not be the first word that springs to mind when thinking of the U.S. Po

Welcome to Traffic World. The magazine you are holding or reading online is, on its surface, a new d

LONDON -- The new European Commission looks like it's about to get serious about transport, raising

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Anyone interested in reliving the romance of life on the

Whenever I'm having a rough day at work, I think back to a gray winter afternoon more than 15 years

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A carrier that is being overpaid on freight bil

Last week, one of our JoC Online headlines proclaimed, "Congestion over at LA-Long Beach," and, stri

Shippers and logistics providers will be as pleased as I was to learn that a new transportation cove

If you saw the motion picture "American President," you may recall the scene when Michael Douglas's

The air cargo industry business model has, so far, proved resistant to change at the traditional sch

This is a great time for ocean carriers. They're making more money than they've made in years. But w

I don't know if it's just me, but the news that non-vessel-operating common carriers will be given t

The problem with fad diets is their tendency to dangerously exploit a common cultural desire among A

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A carrier with which we have a contract took tw

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Some day, supply chain professionals are going to wake up

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers are practically desperate in their search for ne

There is a reason why intermodal is called that. It is so obvious that many players in the game over

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A local motor carrier dropped a trailer at a re

For years, James Edmonds, chairman of the Port of Houston Authority, has been promising that constru

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Today''s shipper is coping with myriad other changes in t

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Where do you draw the line between regulators and the rai

Two recent colossal events, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and accounting scandals at major U.S. cor

However you felt about the outcome of the presidential election, there can be little doubt about one

As a way of resolving disputes and an alternative to far more costly and protracted litigation, medi

As a way of resolving disputes and an alternative to far more costly and protracted litigation, medi

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.The country''s political priorities shifted into another

Copyright 2004, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Due to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, companies have c