Transport, Trade and Regulation News

The Soviet distribution system may be a shipper's nightmare, but some freight forwarders think they

LAFARGE CORP. OPENS NEW CEMENT TERMINALRESTON, Va. - Lafarge Corp. has opened a new 6,000-to

RoadRailer is poised to give New York another shot, and shippers couldn't be happier. "I wou

United Parcel Service established a new subsidiary to develop, sell and lease UPS-owned industrial r

In a gesture of international good will, Deborah Heart and Lung Center of Browns Mills, N.J., has se

AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIES GM PLANT'S SUPPLIESJACKSON, Miss. - American Airlines now provides s

Shippers along the Otter Tail Valley Railroad will ask for help to preserve rail service along a 96-

Kelly International's newest line of business is just bobbing along. The Jamaica, N.Y.-based

ARCO PRODUCTS LEASES FACILITY AT LONGVIEWLONGVIEW, Calif. - Arco Products Co. found extra ro

For the first time in 12 years, Mercedes-Benz of North America Inc. has turned to the rails.

LOGISTICS CENTER SETS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMThe Center for Logistics and Transportation annou

What weighs 13,000 pounds, has sharp teeth and fits comfortably in the belly of a Japan Airlines 747

Schenkers International Forwarders Inc. has relocated its corporate and New York branch offices to a

Fierce resistance from labor and trucking company creditors is threatening to bring to a halt a ship

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Neal P. Gillen is the new executive vice president of the American Cotton Shipper

TOLEDO PORT UNIT AIDS SHIPPERS' CONSTRUCTIONTOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo-Lucas County Port Auth

The National Industrial Transportation League urged the Interstate CommerceCommission to per

U.S. forwarder Myers Group Inc. and London-based Constantine Wingate Ltd. have launched a new joint

Itel Distribution Systems has carved itself into four geographic regional divisions. "We're

Canton Industrial Corp. has created a new unit called Abbott Products Structural Steel Division.

RADIX GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC. (New York) - Art Samuelson was named district manager of Radix's Seat

Importers of general department store merchandise, such as electrical goods, sporting goods, chinawa

TOLEDO RAILWAY CREATES NEW STORAGE PROGRAMEAST PEORIA, Ill. - Toledo, Peoria & Western Railw

When R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. decided to go the third-party route, the company took a non-traditio

As Soviet citizens continue whetting their appetites for Western-style democracy, some of the more

WIS. CUSTOMS BROKERS JOIN NATIONAL GROUPDEARBORN, Mich. - The board of the National Customs

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. (Cincinnati) - Gary T. Martin was promoted to vice president, product supply, i

Last Friday, workers at Champion Road Machinery Ltd. toiled like there was no tomorrow. Ther

INLAND STEEL TO MERGE SERVICE CENTER UNITSInland Steel Industries Inc. said its service cent

To drink Jack Daniel's famous black-label "Old No. 7" Tennessee whiskey the way Roger Brashears does

INTERAMERICAN (Los Angeles) - Jim Hintgen was named transportation administration manager at this fu

CLIPPER FREIGHT MANAGEMENT (Lemont, Ill.) - Richard J. Gutsell was appointed vice president of sales

At Ikea Sweden, unconventional is a badge of honor. "We don't mind suggesting things that ar

Richard Haupt, director of Ford Motor Co.'s transportation and traffic office, retired Monday.

NASSTRAC'S FALL MEETING PLANNED FOR ST. LOUISThe National Small Shipments Traffic Conference

NORTHERN CONSOLIDATORS INC. (Honolulu) - Roni Krause was named sales manager for Northern's new frei

Total Logistics Resources Inc. is the new name for Ted L. Rausch Co. The new name reflects t

U.S. shippers shouldn't fret about facing major transportation changes if Canada's constitutional cr

Lumber companies appear to be lining up in support of an Interstate CommerceCommission propo

Morton International opened a new salt processing facility in Port Canaveral, Fla. The facil