Commentary

Proposals for new container fees are being presented up and down the West Coast. The fees deal with

I have fielded a lot of questions from shippers about the impact on transportation rates and capacit

Will he or won't he? John Bowers hasn't said publicly whether he'll seek re-election as president of

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The phone keeps ringing, your Blackberry is buzzing, your

The cover of the in-house journal of one transportation group headlined its recent recitation of for

I had the opportunity after the recent TPM conference in Long Beach to visit with a company that bec

U.S. efforts to secure global supply chains after the Sept. 11 attacks were stunning in their scope

The recently held Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference was well attended and well produced. And it pres

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I take rather strong exception to some of your comments i

Two of the country's largest transportation companies in their fields, trucker J.B. Hunt Transport S

This is the time of year when logistics managers start to negotiate their annual shipping contracts.

This past month I attended what I felt to be a truly exceptional export compliance seminar that may

It was a startling display of good sense in an unlikely place - the United States Senate. In a 58-38

Here are a few observations from the JoC's 7th Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference last week in

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.This is in regards to the article in the Jan. 29 issue of

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We''re a large retailer, and one of our vendors

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I have a black-and-white photo, taken in 1956, of a truck

This week, with the TPM conference set for March 5-6 in Long Beach, our attention turns to the trans

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad came painfully c

Supply-chain professionals list support from senior management among the most crucial components of

During the past three weeks, several "friends" at ocean carriers have called and asked, "Have you se

Shipping is a cyclical business. If we've heard it once, we've heard it a thousand times. But is it

I have a black-and-white photo, taken in 1956, of a truck making its way through the toll plaza on t

Terminals, carriers and games playedIn reading Peter Tirschwell's Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 columns

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I read with interest your article in the Jan. 2

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Nearly 1.7 million carloads of hazardous materials are tr

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It will cost you more to drive in London this year, if dr

Talk about strange bedfellows. Here were Sens. Bob Menendez and Charles Schumer in common cause with

I was asked to make some observations about East Coast ports at a luncheon organized last week by th

In the 21st century, China will be the most important and challenging U.S. trading partner. Recently

The change in fortunes and outlook for railroads in recent years has been nothing if not startling.

Nearly 1.7 million carloads of hazardous materials are transported by rail in the United States each

Over the past two weeks, this column has examined what the environment is likely to be surrounding t

Finnerty left a lasting markPeter J. Finnerty died of a massive heart attack in Broward Coun

Heads are still shaking in bewilderment over the House's provision in the SAFE Port Act calling for

Trade will remain a major issue for international business, the Bush administration and the new Cong

Politics seems to have come back into the transportation world and, to borrow a phrase, there's noth

Maersk Line's plan to reduce intermodal rail routings for customers has raised many questions, and t

In jurisprudence and law enforcement, "chain of custody" refers to the integrity of evidence and req

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the Jan. 29, 2007 issue, you wrote that clai