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Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific recently announced the start of new, faster intermodal service be

Like too many things involving Bush administration programs these days, the fracas over Mexican truc

The Surface Transportation Board's decision to end antitrust immunity for collective ratemaking and

Future-based contracts are the industry's futureThe Journal of Commerce's inclusion of Drewr

North Carolina surpassed New Jersey last year to become the 10th most populous state, with 8.85 mill

There is an undercurrent of thinking among many involved with ports in Southern California that goes

Industry and academic "experts" have said the future of the midsize forwarder is very much in doubt.

The framers of the U.S. Constitution distributed authority among the three branches of government. I

The big word for railroads these days is "densification." It's an awkward term that describes the ra

The unwritten contract between the Southern California community and the ports of Los Angeles and Lo

While attending the recent Coalition of New England Companies for Trade conference, one speaker disc

Interest is growing in alternative technologies to move freight - fueled in large part by community

To Stephen Flynn, the efforts to erect transportation security barriers after the terror attacks of

The recent action of the Homeland Security Committee has produced the first meaningful legislation t

With Traffic World now well into its second century, it's time to look to the future of transportati

In cargo insurance, it's sound policy for a company to develop standards of care when dealing with f

There hasn't been too much praise among truckers and shippers for the tougher truck engine emissions

When it comes to making logistics decisions, and the most pressing issues in logistics management, t

I believe a severe shortage of container shipping infrastructure looms worldwide. The issue is creep

When a New Jersey homeowner sells his house and escapes to another jurisdiction, the state imposes a

Related Story:LTL's Quest for Market ShareThe SAFE Port Act passed by Congress last fall

Maersk: Behind the numbersThe headline, "Maersk posts $568 million loss" (The Week, April 2,

Once a year, Parade magazine publishes an interesting report on what people earn for various kinds o

For years, we in the trade and transportation industry have experienced the reality of steadily grow

Things are happening very quickly on the trade front. There is so much new that could dramatically i

Regular readers of this space know that I frequently inveigh against the Department of Transportatio

Related Story:An Invitation to Get InvolvedAt a recent gathering of supply chain profess

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.At a recent gathering of supply chain professionals, I wa

What is it worth to you to be kept constantly informed about the changes in freight rates affecting

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Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Traffic World in my days boasted a number of luminaries,

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Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Traffic World, Nov. 7, 1936President Roosevel

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Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Traffic World, June 4, 1921We are not of thos

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.In the fall of 1952, I was an unemployed journeyman print

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Imagine the astonishment of Interstate Commerce Commissio

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.April 14, 1917:The present issue marks the comple

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It seems strange to me to be "the old guy" at Traffic Wor