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No Christmas for Rails

The railroads are still making money but there are growing signs that weakness in some rail-related

Hub ''Soul Searching'' After Purchase Collapses

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.When Hub Group said in September its Comtrak Logistics un

Import safety bill would revoke brokers' licenses

R.G. Edmonson / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

WASHINGTON -- Members of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America have mou

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

DP World prices IPO shares

Bruce Barnard / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

Terminal operator DP World on Sunday began the sale of 17 percent of its stock that could raise up t

i2 Eyes Sale

William Hoffman |

i2 Technologies, one of the original supply chain management software companies founded in the 1980s

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Clean Truck Plan Stalls

Bill Mongelluzzo |

Political pressure, the threat of lawsuits and an urgent need for port expansion combined to scuttle

Rails Targeted on Safety

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.After being struck in the head by a piece of steel while

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Questioning Motives

When an Oregon short line railroad suddenly shut down and sent shippers scrambling, some members of

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Raising the Floor

Michael Fabey |

While shippers, forwarders and analysts watched for how much UPS would increase its rates as a resul

Weekly rail traffic mixed

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

Bulk rail shipments managed a mild gain in the latest week, but intermodal continued its firm downtr

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Far Eastern Freight Conference sets congestion charge

Bruce Barnard / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

The Far Eastern Freight Conference announced it will levy a surcharge of $145 per twenty-foot contai

The Back Page

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Logged. The debate over truck driver hours of service at

Hanjin to Build at Jaxport

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Hanjin Shipping Co. and the Jacksonville Port Authority s

Matson Boost Surcharge

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Matson Navigation Co. will increase the fuel surcharge on

Showing Off Trailers

John Gallagher |

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.There may more than enough trailers to go around right no

BlackBerry Your Freight

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers addicted to their BlackBerries won''t necessaril

Constructing a Downturn

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Carriers building their recovery hopes on a rebound in th

Who's Liable for Misdelivered Load?

Colin Barrett |

Q:We hired a broker to pick up and deliver a two-stop load. The stops were first at a point in I

i2 eyes sale

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

Dallas-based i2 Technologies, one of the original supply chain management software companies founded

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Three receive AOTOS awards

United Seamen's Service on Friday presented its Admiral of the Ocean Sea award to the chief executiv

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Faster, better, cheaper - and safer

By Alan F. Field |

According to a recent report by Aberdeen Group, a growing number of global companies are trying to s

THE WEEK

TSA Announces More TWIC Ports: The Transportation Security Administration said it plans to extend en

Industry Reflects in UPS'' Mirror

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The prognosis for UPS in the wake of its third quarter fi

Jet Fuel Hits New Record

Jet fuel prices soared to their highest levels ever on major world spot markets at the end the week

Congress slates vote to override water bill veto

R.G. Edmonson / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

WASHINGTON -- The House and Senate have scheduled votes to override President Bush's veto of the Wat

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

DP World Prices IPO Shares

Bruce Barnard |

Terminal operator DP World on Sunday began the sale of 17 percent of its stock that could raise up t

Transport Up, Logistics Down

William Hoffman |

Rising transportation costs over the past year were more than offset by lower expenses in other area

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Railcar Market Down Again

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The freight railcar industry shrank further in the third

RedPrairie Replaces CEO

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.John Jazwiec resigned as CEO of RedPrairie logistics soft

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Port of Seattle to buy BNSF rail lines

Bill DiBenedetto / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE |

SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle Commission late Friday approved a three-way framework agreement with

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Congress Slates Votes on Water Bill Veto

R.G. Edmonson |

WASHINGTON -- The House and Senate have scheduled votes to override President Bush's veto of the Wat

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Hidden headaches

By Alan M. Field |

Your subsidiary in Mexico needs to display a sample of your latest machinery at a trade show, so you

Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Slower Growth for PNW

Bill DiBenedetto |

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The lackluster container results for the Pacific Northwes

Contract on Trucking

Shippers wielding market power keep lid on rates; carriers cry foul as profits fall, operating costs rise |

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.To everything there is a season, and this appears to be t

Feeling the Heat

John Gallagher |

The country's largest LTL carriers struggled to maintain traction during the third quarter as wither

Congdon Steps Down at Old Dominion

Thomas L. Gallagher |

Old Dominion Chairman and CEO Earl E. Congdon on Oct. 29 told his board of directors that he would r

STB Sets Lengthy DM&E Review

Forget any idea of a fast-track review of your merger plan, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to

Diesel Skyrockets 14.6 Cents to $3.303

Thomas L. Gallagher |

The average retail price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States left last week's record in

IATA Launches E-freight Projects

Thomas L. Gallagher |

The air freight industry expects to save up to $1.2 billion every year when paper documents are comp

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