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Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Talk about standards and eyes tend to glaze over, but the

I don't think it's unfair to suggest that despite all that has happened in regard to supply-chain se

I am often bewildered by the comfort level shippers obtain upon the receipt of Certificates of Insur

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Logistics has an important place in peace and an importan

Combining this program [Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism] with the 24-hour Advance Notice

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have a customer shipping LTL between two poi

Some 3PLs really are globalI read with interest Gary Ferrulli's article "Global logistics -

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Fairbanks, AlaskaHere in true north country, just

From one perspective, President Bush in his 2004 budget request ended the charade that has become th

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The folks at SMC3 put together a great conference last mo

Times in America have changed. The events of Sept. 11 have created a new reality and contributed to

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In response to a shipper''s question about "bun

Problems surroundCustoms rulesI am writing concerning "An Unnecessary Debate" (Peter

Someone once described a truly integrated supply chain as one in which any time a supermarket custom

There has been a lot of media reporting as well as anguish and anxiety on the part of exporters to t

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The precise tracking of units from product items to trail

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Say what you mean and mean what you say. It sounds simple

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.My wife Tracy, who never gambles and had been steering me

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In response to a shipper's question about "bunc

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I just read your editorial on Ed Emmett''s announcement (

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have recently received a demand from Trans T

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I just read your editorial on Ed Emmett's announcement ("

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I appreciated Kathleen Hickey's good piece on FreightDesk

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Last week the U.S. Customs Service scrapped proposals tha

What will be the lasting consequences (if any) of the recently completed West Coast port labor negot

Giving shippers greater assurance on how to prevent their freight from being delayed by security che

WASHINGTON - The Census Bureau is likely to deliver soon a stunning statistic: in 2002 the U.S. trad

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Editor's note: This column is presented in unusual dialog

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The Institute of Logistical Management has been around fo

It had been a while since we heard the likes of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., sounding off about the

Freight Facilities Grants needed in USSince 1981, Britain's Department of Transport has had

In a Journal of Commerce article last fall (Sept. 2-8 issue), I suggested reasons that total logisti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.My company recently was invited by the Port of Los Angele

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Much of the urgency has gone out of e-commerce. Companies

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Once before in this space I have advised shippers not to

LONDON - The European Union's decision in early December to ban single-hulled tankers carrying heavy

Last year was decision time for U.S. Customs. It was frighteningly obvious following Sept. 11, 2001,

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.January is national mentoring month but for some organiza

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.There is change under way at the Surface Transportation B

Security is everyone's business! That's been the rallying cry since Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, the fed