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Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There''s finally some good news in the contentious,

On her maiden voyage in 1952, when she won the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic crossing ever by

A vice president of logistics for a major North American manufacturer knows his company is spending

Last week in this space, we speculated on the impact of soaring oil prices on international supply c

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:There has been made mention over the past few m

Congress recently overrode a presidential veto of the Farm Bill, which focuses primarily on U.S. agr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.They say a rising tide will lift all boats, but what if y

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are the consignee and my carrier (used for y

What does $150-per-barrel oil or $5-per-gallon diesel mean for the international supply chain? What

The traditional U.S. opposition to any free-trade agreement involves the export of manufacturing job

One river barge can carry as much as 70 trucks, but inland towing probably commands one-seventieth a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:As a broker, I tendered a load to what I believ

Empty containers used to be stacked high near East Coast ports and inland locations - a glaring symb

Midway through the sixth month of the year, the dust seems to be clearing on several issues for thos

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The Port of Los Angeles is finding out that economic regu

This is typically the season when high anxiety courses through the U.S. trade and transportation ind

"CBP needs to withdraw this proposal"The JoC began an earlier column with this quote from th

Stick to the facts on the economyIf enough people repeat a rumor or opinion as if it were fa

Jerry Nagel, president and CEO of Rickmers Linie (America), has been working hard to diversify the "

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.While much of the transportation industry has been focuse

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In February of last year, a customer of ours se

With the Bush administration set to depart within the year, it's easy enough to point to private-sec

One constant in the intermodal business is change. The fastest growth occurred when the flood of imp

I am fascinated when I see the popular culture of my youth recycled for a new generation. While "Get

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The one-stop shop, if it ever really existed, looked to b

There have been any number of recent indicators pointing to improvement in North American intermodal

Peter Greenwald, senior policy adviser at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, surprised

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Like many companies, we do a pretty thorough jo

Bob Dylan has famously said that you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. But w

BLINE: BY PETER TIRSCHWELLThe good news for carriers following the eastbound trans-Pacific s

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As shippers, road builders, truckers and railroads set th

On Jan. 2, Customs and Border Protection published a notice of proposed rule-making for Importer Sec

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Did you know that, on average, 10 to 30 percent of a carr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A motor carrier lost a shipment of 15 cases of

When he chaired the Senate Finance Committee in the 1970s and 1980s, the late Sen. Russell Long, D-L

This weekend I will be giving a group of students from one of our local universities a tour of our f

Did you know that, on average, 10 to 30 percent of a carrier's invoice amount consists of surcharges

Don't forget about TacomaI just read Gary Ferrulli's piece on Wilmington, N.C., in the May 1

I read the "Other Voices" article written by David Bensman in the April 21 edition of The JoC. Altho

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Listening to Bob Voltmann of the Transportation Intermedi