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Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As names for rail lines go, the "Container Express" doesn

Industry conferences - decisions on attendance and the selection and budgeting of where and when to

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The pain of paying $4 plus per gallon for diesel is goadi

Captive shippers left out in the coldThe railroad industry today finds itself in what many b

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I audit freight bills for a company that ships

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the r

Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the railroads' antitrust immunity - but oddly en

The big story in shipping right now is Hapag-Lloyd, the German carrier that's the world's fifth-larg

The possibility of another storied steamship line, Hapag-Lloyd, becoming the next chapter in contain

Over the course of the last 10 years, whenever the word "convergence" was mentioned in a business co

The tear gas has dissipated, the injuries have healed, and the criminal charges have been dismissed,

Clarifying importer bondsThe article "Old idea is new again" in the March 3 JoC incorrectly

One thing that was clear from this month's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference was this: Six-and-a-hal

Two years after the DP World controversy, a new confluence of forces is returning foreign direct inv

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:This addresses a claim that was paid in full, b

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.One of the most common criticisms of the U.S. Department

Amid the storm clouds gathering around the Southern California truck issue and threatening the futur

Jim Tunnell of Knight Transportation got a rise out of the audience at this month's Trans-Pacific Ma

The year is barely 2 months old and interesting issues are already emerging as a trend.Talk

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Thank you for your column in the Dec. 2

A cargo thief recently interviewed by police said he canvassed truck stops and drop lots looking for

In December 2007 the Washington State Department of Transportation closed the I-5 interstate highway

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.In December 2007 the Washington State Department of Trans

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The U.S. Department of Transportation spread out what loo

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We''re a motor carrier. We picked up a shipment

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.In a relaxed economy, a competitive advantage can mean th

Talk all you want about East Coast ports gaining in Asian trade; they are, slightly, but Los Angeles

Increased regulation isn't the answerCOAC is right to cite the overkill inherent in current

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.It appears that history and technology may be catching up

Only four months into his new job as chief executive of A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nils S. Andersen already

Once early adopters in corporate computing and the Internet, U.S. companies are now falling behind g

The transportation world shrugged in resignation when President George H.W. Bush named Gilbert E. "G

In a relaxed economy, a competitive advantage can mean the difference between profitability and surv

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I wanted your opinion on carrier liability rela

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Are you ready to get back on the inflation roller coaster

I know it will probably come as no comfort for those suffering through the current slowdown, but on

Canada's new Port of Prince Rupert, the first North American port designed almost exclusively for in

When industry leaders gather this week for the JoC's 8th annual Trans-Pacific Maritime conference in

For many economic analysts, the problems currently plaguing our economy are bringing back memories o

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.I enjoyed Traffic World''s Guide to Dedicated Contract Ca