Traffic World articles from April 2006

Traffic World archives from April 2006

Disconnect: there's a tendency among shippers and their transport and logistics providers to believe they are outside the corporate mainstream.
April 3, 2006... From seminars on how to get senior-level attention on supply chains to the talk in Washington about how concerns about capacity and infrastructure are shunted to the side, there's clear frustration from a segment of business that too often...

UTi Worldwide.(sales earnings)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... UTi Worldwide said fourth-quarter profit jumped 20 percent on growth in all the company's regions. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, net income grew to $22.3 million. Gross revenue was up to $728.2 million, while net revenue climbed 18...

ProLogis.(ProLogis to release unsecured bonds)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... ProLogis is selling $850 million in unsecured bonds in two stages to finance its 2005 acquisition of rival Catellus Development and other general corporate purposes. The world's largest developer of commercial real estate, Denver-based...

Pump pains.(fuel use ups spending)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Transport companies are on track to spend billions on fuel this and U.S. consumers are certainly feeling the squeeze at the pump. But they're not the only ones. The U.S. military is on track to spend more than $10 billion on fuel this...

"Some companies have a hard time finding qualified drivers to haul their freight.".(Davidson County Community College's truck driver training program)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Trucking companies leaving no stone unturned in their search to fill their driver ranks have a new place to look: College. Davidson County Community College in North Carolina last month expanded its truck driver training program to more...

Assembly required: greater velocity, more car turns outstrip higher rates, volume, Rose says, as BNSF double tracks to the future.
April 3, 2006... Watching mile-long BNSF Railway intermodal trains speeding toward Chicago, it s hard to believe the second-largest U.S. railroad is struggling to move freight. Yet BNSF's top executives insist that's the case, and they have statistics to...

Brain drain pains DHS; Dezenski, Hale latest to leave department struggling with turnover; air cargo security rule still unfinished.(Department of Homeland Security )(Elaine Dezenski )(Janet Hale )
April 3, 2006... More turnover rattled the Department of Homeland Security last month with the departure of a key cargo security official and the under secretary for management. Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy Development Elaine Dezenski and Under...

Looking beyond Dubai; United Kingdom, other European nations top list of foreign investors in U.S. assets, companies.
April 3, 2006... The State Department issued statistics on foreign investment last month that it hopes will shed light on the realities of foreign ownership of U.S. assets in the wake of the failed Dubai Ports deal. The figures were released as Congress...

Congress blocking airline control rule.(Government & Regulation)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Fears in Congress over foreign control of transportation assets don t stop at the ports. The House Appropriations Committee last month signaled its disproval of a Department of Transportation move to liberalize foreign ownership rules of...

Hazmat penalties seen dangerous.(hazardous materials)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Hazardous materials shippers are challenging a new rule that toughens penalties for hazmat regulations violations. In a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the Dangerous Good Advisory Council asked the...

Hot market, cool freight: packaging, tracking technologies improve efficiency of fast-growing temperature-sensitive shipping.
April 3, 2006... Some of the hottest logistics markets today are in the cold supply chain. New technologies, coupled with shipper demands and changing transportation patterns, are boosting the profile of the $15 billion-a-year market sector. And, booming...

TNT opens China facility; logistics company says medical logistics center to serve country's fast growing health-care market.(Logistics & Technology)
April 3, 2006... TNT opened a $1.2 million medical logistics facility in Shanghai, China, a bid for a more efficient supply chain in one of the world's fastest growing markets. TNT said the Life Sciences National Distribution Center at the WaiGaoQiao Free...

Warehouse firm expands.(Warehouse Specialists creates new business unit and appoints Mike Udermann)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Appleton, Wis.-based Warehouse Specialists added a transportation business unit headed by a 25-year industry veteran. WSI, a 40-year-old privately held warehouse, transport and logistics service provider with more than 14 million square...

Price system boosts DGX.(freight forwarder DGX upgrade price management system)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Explosive growth in DGX's non-vessel owning common carrier operations persuaded the air and ocean freight provider to implement Management Dynamics' logistics contract and pricing system for faster, more accurate quotations and improved...

Getting grounded: with shippers and forwarders going to ground for express shipping, even airlines are finding highways more attractive than runways.
April 3, 2006... For Robert Zoller, president and CEO of Kitty Hawk, financial losses the company is now absorbing reflect both a problem and an opportunity. The problems started last year when soaring jet fuel prices pushed up operating costs and dampened...

U.S. Army reinstates EGL; forwarder eligible for new military contracts, agrees on time frame to repay $4 million in overcharges.(EGL Eagle Global Logistics)
April 3, 2006... The U.S. government restored forwarder EGL Eagle Global Logistics to its list of approved contractors, ending a suspension that briefly dropped EGL from consideration for new contracts and threatened a long-established part of its business. ...

BIS penalizes freight firms; major forwarders, carriers fined for violating rules restricting exports to banned countries, consignees.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
April 3, 2006... The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security is slapping airlines and forwarders with fines for violating rules banning exports to restricted parties. The penalties underscore the risk not only to shippers but forwarders and...

Dividing the blame: study faults car drivers for 56 percent of car-truck accidents; ATA urges crackdown on unsafe motorists.(American Trucking Associations)
April 3, 2006... The trucking industry's contention that passenger cars are most often responsible for car-truck crashes has found support in a new federal study. But the study was bashed by a highway safety group as inherently flawed. While the study...

YRC hits 1Q bump; profit projections slashed as lower-than-expected shipping volumes, cost overruns add up at Yellow.(Transportation: Trucking)
April 3, 2006... YRC Worldwide rolled back its earn ings projections for the first quarter, sending a shudder through the LTL world as it reported lower shipping volume and cost overruns. The March 22 announcement by the nation's largest LTL concern was...

Wal-Mart buys tracking system.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Wal-Mart Stores will use GE's VeriWise trailer tracking system to keep tabs on its fleet of 46,000 trailers, the companies said. Installation of the VeriWise units on Wal-Mart trailers has already begun. The retail giant will be GE's...

Averitt gains efficiencies.(Averitt Express Inc.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Averitt Express said it has made "substantial improvements" in fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions in the two years since it joined the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay initiative. As part of joining the voluntary...

CFI targets engine idling.(Contract Freighters Inc. to install climate control system in trucks)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Truckload carrier Contract Freighters, Joplin, Mo., will specify a battery-powered climate control system in truck purchases to help reduce engine idling. Contract Freighters, which operates 2,100 tractors, said it will specify the...

Speeding off track: railroads fail UPS reliability test in latest upgrade to parcel giant's ground network.(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
April 3, 2006... Railroads are moving record amounts of freight but having trouble meeting the service requirements of one of their largest customers. UPS, which spent $750 million on rail transportation last year, said it moved a chunk of business off the...

Powered-up intermodal: Schneider National pushing container density into railroads' intermodal wheelhouse.
April 3, 2006... Schneider National is raising inter-modal service to new levels by tailoring operations to more closely match those of its underlying rail carriers. Over the last six months, the $3 billion Green Bay, Wis.-based trucking company formalized...

Strang to head safety.(United States. Federal Railroad Administration)(Jo Strang)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... The U.S. Department of Transportation named Jo Strang as the Federal Railroad Administration's associate administrator for safety. Strang has been the FRA's acting safety administrator since October, when she replaced Dan Smith. Strang...

Grain shippers reject paper barriers.(National Grain and Feed Association files petition)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Grain shippers want federal regulators to evaluate whether line sale contracts between Class Is and short lines limit competition and harm service to shippers. The National Grain and Feed Association recently submitted a statement to the...

In case of emergency ... shippers, carriers look for insurance lessons following Hyundai liner fire near Yemen.
April 3, 2006... Shippers who had containers on the Hyundai Fortune when it caught fire March 21 off the coast of Yemen were reminded about the importance of having dependable insurance coverage for their freight. Those importers and exporters with...

Delaware Port goes bananas; Dole adds refrigerated storage, distribution capacity at Port of Wilmington, the No. 1 U.S. banana port.(Dole Packaged Foods Co.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Yes, Delaware has bananas. And Dole Food expects to ship a lot more of them through the Port of Wilmington. Dole--already the port's largest tenant--opened a $16 million refrigerated warehouse last month to expand its fruit trade. Warehouse...

India questions DPW terminal takeover.(Dubai Ports World acquires Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Just weeks after scuttling a plan to operate U.S. container terminals, Dubai's efforts to take over P&O's port operations in India have run into a stumbling block. Officials in the state of Gujarat said they didn't get the required advance...

Cerescorp adds Halifax cranes.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Cerescorp said it has purchased two super post-Panamax cranes for its Fairview Cove Container Terminal facility in the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The new super post-Panamax cranes can reach across 22 containers and can work the...

SSA Marine eyes terminal buys.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Terminals for sale? At six major U.S. ports perhaps? Contact SSA Marine. The largest U.S.-owned container terminal operator, says it is looking to buy or sell terminal operations. It named Citigroup to advise it on strategic alternatives...

VidSys.(appointments)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... VidSys, Boston, a developer of the Interactive Multimedia Video Distribution System, appointed Tony Lepolito vice president of marketing. Lapolito has more than 15 years of experience in the networking and video industries, most recently at...

Routes.(appointments)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... U.K.-based Routes, the World Route Development Forum and New Route Events organization, a leading airline and airport networking event organization, appointed Karin Holden managing director. Holden, a 20-year veteran, was the founder and...

Old Dominion Freight Line.(appointments)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., announced the following personnel changes. John Stratton, Rialto, Calif; Terry Fltterer, Fargo, S.D.; Charles Price, Asheville, N.C.; Royce Mason, Houston; and Seth Ebefley, Salt Lake City, were...

DHL.(appointments)(DHL Airways Inc.)(RosettaNet)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Express delivery and logistics provider, DHL said its director, Industry & Customer Programs, Global Customers Solutions, Bob Sertor, was appointed executive committee vice chairman of RosettaNet. RossettaNet is a consortium of companies that...

MMA Railway.(appointments)(Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... MMA Railway, Hermon, Maine, named John Schultz vice president transportation, replacing John E Scott, who resigned to pursue other interests. Schultz has more than 30 years of railroad experience, most recently as director Transportation...

Marine Terminals.(Tom Ward appointed)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Marine Terminals, Oakland, Calif., appointed Tom Ward to the newly created position of director and chief engineer. Ward, former principal of California-based JWD Group, a division of DMJH+Harris, is licensed as both a civil and structural...

Alaska Air Group.(Laurie Sands promoted )(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Alaska Air Group promoted Laurie Sands to managing director of taxes. Sands has been with Alaska Air since 1992 and has served as director of taxes since 1995.

JetBlue Airways.(promotions)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... JetBlue Airways unveiled a new leadership structure for its supply chain, finance and information technology departments. Tom Anderson was promoted to senior vice preisent of supply chain and LiveTv. Holly Nelson has been named senior vice...

Watkins Motor Lines.(appointments, promotions)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Watkins Motor Lines, Lakeland, Fla., promoted Marty Howland, a 30-year trucking veteran, to manager at its Chicago terminal. Before, Howland was assistant terminal manager in Chicago. Brian Pollock rejoined Watkins as manager at its Tampa,...

Roadrunner Dawes Freight Systems.(Mark DiBalsi appointed)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... LTL carrier Roadrunner Dawes Freight Systems, Cudahy, Wis., named Mark DiBIosi president and CEO. DiBalsi has 26 years of transportation management experience, induding 11 years at FedEx and 15 years at Roadway. He most recently was vice...

Sehering-Plough.(promotes Rodney Freeman)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... Sehering-Plough, Kenilworth, N.J., promoted Rodney Freeman to vice president, global supply chain management at the health-care products company. Freeman has been with Schering-Plough since 1991 and had been executive director of global supply...

DOE diesel price index.(Department of Energy)(Table)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... DOE Diesel Price Index National & Regional Averages: March 27, 2006 United States $2.565 East Coast $2.586 Midwest $2.523 Gulf Coast $2.528 Rocky Mountain $2.601...

Calendar.(Calendar)
April 3, 2006... APRIL 3-4. 3rd Annual Spring Transportation Forum, (The National Industrial Transportation League), Arlington, Va. (703) 524-5011 or www.nitl.org. 3-5. Annual Health & Personal Care Logistics Conference, "Managing in the Gathering...

Logistics seminars & courses.(Calendar)
April 3, 2006... APRIL 3-4. Transportation: Motor Carrier and LSP Assessment, Selection and Management (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Executive Education, School of Business), Madison, Wis. (608) 441-7317 or www.uwexeced.com. 3-4. Preparing...

Traffic World's transportation table.(Calendar)
April 3, 2006... Upcoming Speakers: April 28--Frank Busalacchi, Wisconsin transportation secretary and a newly appointed member of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. May 12--Douglas Buttrey, chairman of the Surface...

Failure to specify third-party payer.(bill of lading )
April 3, 2006... Q: We purchased some goods at a delivered price from a supplier. The supplier (shipper) executed section 7 on the bill of lading but failed to stipulate on the B/L the proper payer of the freight charges. In this case there was a third party...

Carded.(Andrew Card resigns from Executive Office of the President. Chief of Staff)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... CARDED. The resignation of Andrew Card as White House chief of staff set off a debate in the transport community about Card's legacy as secretary of transportation over a long weekend back in 1992. Some historians carp that Card was "just...

Struck.(workshop on "propeller strike injury avoidance")(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... STRUCK. The U.S. Coast Guard this month held a two-day workshop on "propeller strike injury avoidance." For those who couldn't give up two days to learn about this topic, we'll summarize: Stay away from the back of the boat when the motor is...

Ducky.(FedEx Corp.'s driver proves honesty)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... DUCKY. Congratulations to FedEx and its driver in Duck, N.C., who turned over to police a wallet someone had found and dropped in a FedEx drop box. Duck police found the owner and sent the wallet back--via UPS.

Lost.(airlines to lose luggages)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... LOST. Airline industry IT provider SITA projects the airlines will lose 30 million pieces of luggage this year. See, this is where forecasts fall short of real usefulness. If SITA could tell us which bags will be lost on which flights, we'd...

Portable.(Susan Collins being named "Person of the Year" )(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... PORTABLE. To Sen. Susan Collins, the best thing about being named the American Associations of Port Authorities' "Person of the Year" was that the vote was unanimous. The veteran Republican senator from Maine says she'd "never won anything by a...

Super test.(by Airbus S.A.S.)(Brief article)
April 3, 2006... SUPER TEST. Airbus called its test of the evacuation of 873 passengers from its new triple-decker A380 aircraft a success, although there was the minor glitch of 31 injuries, including a broken leg. We hope the test was a complete one and that...

Lead shippers.(more investment needed in the transportation sector)(Editorial)
April 10, 2006... A key retail industry official called last week for a national goods movement policy. It's a call that arises out of frustration with transportation problems in the past and bottlenecks foreseen, and it certainly fits in with the moves in the...

Economic growth.(Weekly Perspective)(logistic services revenue growth)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Economic growth and shippers' increased reliance on logistics service providers for supply chain expertise propelled U.S. revenue of third-party logistics companies past the $100 billion mark for the first time in 2005, Armstrong & Associates...

Con-Way Transportation.(Weekly Perspective)(Con-Way Transportation Services Inc.)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Con-Way Transportation raised rates for its regional LTL services an average of 5.5 percent, citing rising operation costs across its network. Officials at the $2.8 billion carrier said rates would rise greater than 5.5 percent in some...

Manufactured growth.(This Week)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Growth in U.S. manufacturing reported slowed down in March, but the industry is still optimistic about its prospects for the year. The Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing index hit 55.2 in March, down 1.5 percentage points from...

"What's shocking is the inability of our infrastructure to keep up with normal day-to-day stresses.".(This Week)(Mike Eskew)
April 10, 2006... The U.S. transportation system is failing and the U.S. economy is likely to take the biggest hit, according to UPS CEO Mike Eskew. Eskew, adding his voice to executives lamenting the lack of a clear transportation strategy, urged business...

Retail's painful correction: Wal-Mart's quest to cut billions of dollars in inventory stings suppliers, truckers; does Secaucus need fishing poles?(Cover story)
April 10, 2006... A multi-billion dollar inventory correction at the world's biggest retailer is rattling ship pets and carriers by cutting into shipments and earnings in the first months of 2006. Wal-Mart's latest attempt to curb inventory, cutting as much...

Security holes: subcommittee report finds nation's supply chain security 'troubling' despite recent improvements.(Government & Regulation)
April 10, 2006... An influential Senate criticized the new and improved cargo security safety net of federal programs, calling supply chain security "troubling." The new and improved Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism earned plaudits for changing...

ACE welcomes third parties: CBP seeks to expand system by allowing brokers to file manifest data for cross-border truckers.(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, automated commercial environment )
April 10, 2006... With fewer than 1,000 motor carrier participants in the Automated Commercial Environment system after two and a half years of testing, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is trying to expand the program. As part of the effort to reach...

Cargo 360: proving by selling.(to provide service to Korea)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... For new airlines, flying a "proving run" is the last hurdle to pass before winning a flight certificate for commercial operations, but one new cargo carrier wants to make money at the same time. In a filing with the U.S. Department of...

FMCSA denies petition to reconsider HOS rule.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... As the fight over trucking's hours of service rules moved back to court, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied another petition to reconsider the rule. The agency denied the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's request...

USPS makes return option permanent.(United States. Postal Service)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... A Postal shipping option that lets shippers lower costs by picking up returns at postal facilities is now a permanent part of the U.S. Postal Service's shipping options. The USPS Board of Governors made Parcel Return Service, which had...

Space for lease: developer ProLogis sees lower warehouse vacancies, higher rents in major distribution markets this year.(Logistics & Technology)
April 10, 2006... High demand for distribution center space combined with unusual restraint among builders of new warehouses means lower warehouse vacancies and rising rents for third-party logistics providers and shippers in 2006. ProLogis, a major...

Parcel tagging out: express carriers see RFID unreliable, costly, say barcodes still ruling package delivery.(United Parcel Service of America Inc. and FedEx Corp. use radio frequency identification device)
April 10, 2006... To the lengthening list of wait-and-see RFID skeptics, you can add America's two largest package delivery companies. After five years of "looking hard" at radio frequency identification technologies meant to improve delivery speed and...

IKEA builds China DC.(IKEA Holdings U.S. Inc., distribution center)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... The world's biggest furniture retailer will build its biggest Asia-Pacific logistics center in Shanghai, China. The $120 million center will offer 328 million cubic yards of storage capacity in the Fengxian district of Shanghai,...

Taiwan company invests in China.(Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. plans to acquire stakes in Yangtze River Logistics )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine Transport plans to buy a $5 million, or 16.7 percent, stake in Yangtze River Logistics in China. Yang Ming--Taiwan's largest container shipping business by revenue--might eventually boost its ownership in the...

Paper or plastic?(Bob Moore manages new company Intelligent Global Pooling Systems)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... the former chief executive of the largest wood pallet pool is leading a new company that will offer radio frequency identification-enabled plastic pallets for rent. Bob Moore, former CEO at wood pallet pool supplier CHEP International, is...

Manhattan cuts outlook.(Manhattan Associates Inc., sales expectations)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Atlanta-based Manhattan Associates cut its first quarter profit outlook on lagging supply chain software sales. "Our results in the quarter were impacted by delays in closing software sales," said Manhattan President and CEO Peter...

The changing cost of service: shippers find the upward spiral in transportation costs changes the equation managing service, spending.
April 10, 2006... The shipper battle to contain if not reduce the total cost of transportation has rarely been waged as fiercely or on as many fronts as it is today. Experts say that is because despite two decades of efficiency-adding technology tools and supply...

Refining cost savings: refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport aims for big equipment savings with oil refiner system.(Transportation: Trucking)
April 10, 2006... Shippers who have been getting a fuel tank full of cost increases from trucking equipment may have some good news from an unlikely source. Refrigerated carrier Stevens Transport of Dallas says a oil refiner system will save it more than $1...

Carlile Transportation expands in Northwest.(Transportation: Trucking)(Keytrans)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Anchorage-based carrier Carlile Transportation Systems acquired assets of Keytrans, a transportation company serving Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The value of the transaction was net disclosed. Carlile said the addition of Keytrans...

Retailers in Hazmat investigations: Wal-Mart, Home Depot disclose more probes relating to transport, handling of hazardous materials.(Transportation: Trucking)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Retailers Wal-Mart and Home Depot are facing more questions and investigations about their transportation and handling of hazardous materials. The retailers disclosed late last month that they are being investigated by authorities in...

Gas marketer buys Lone Star.(Transportation: Trucking)(Lone Star Transportation Corp.)(Plains LPG Services)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline said its Plains LPG Services subsidiary will acquire a natural gas liquids business and a trucking company, Lone Star Trucking, for $205 million. Plains LPG Services is an asset-based liquefied...

Heartland Express chief executive III.(Russell A. Gerdin undergoes cancer treatment)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Heartland Express said last month its founder and CEO, Russell A. Gerdin, 64, will undergo treatment for liver cancer. Day-to-day operations at the $524 million Coralville, Iowa-based truckload carrier will be managed by five other senior...

ATA, TCA unveil loan program.(Transportation: Trucking)(Truckload Carriers Association)(American Trucking Associations)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... The American Trucking Associations and Truckload Carriers Association launched a financial aid program for people who wish to attend truck driver training schools, The ATA/TCA Company Driver Tuition Finance Program partners motor carriers...

ATRI seeks sleeper berth data: information could be used to foster 'an argument for change,' ATA research arm says.(American Transportation Research Institute, American Trucking Associations )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... The research arm of the American Trucking Associations is seeking formation from motor carriers that could bolster "an argument for change" of the rule governing truckers' sleeper-berth time. The American Transportation Research Institute,...

Knight opens Minneapolis Center.(Transportation: Trucking)(Knight Transportation Inc.)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Knight Transportation will open its 22nd dry van operations center, located in Minneapolis, the company said last month. The Minneapolis center is the fourth service center opened by Knight this year. Phoenix-based truckload carrier now has...

Ergonomics yield benefits for Schneider.(Schneider National Inc.)(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Schneider National said initiatives of its safety and loss prevention team helped reduce workers' compensation costs last year by more than 9 percent. The initiatives addressed both accidents and the risk of injury. The injury reduction...

UP's slow down: biggest railroad's biggest customer hoping recent service snags just temporary.(Union Pacific Railroad Co.)
April 10, 2006... Union Pacific Railroad is making big money off more intermodal volume, but operating statistics show its trains are taking longer to reach customers. Customers, large and small, are feeling the impacts of the service snags. Average train...

Rail's public trust: CEOs say partnerships, tax incentives will get railroads on track to handle future demand.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. invest in capacity expansion)
April 10, 2006... Norfolk Southern and BNSF Railway may be looking through different crystal balls when predicting the future of freight transportation, but both agree the public has to take a bigger role in addressing the capacity crunch. NS Chairman,...

NS starts new business unit: railroad hopes to gain better customer service, business development through regional unit.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
April 10, 2006... Norfolk Southern began operating a new regional business unit within its transportation department this month to better focus on customer service and new business development. NS said its Delmarva Business Unit, headquartered in Wilmington,...

Container service gains partner.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(RailRunner Systems Inc. in contracts with International Transport Logistics )(Brief article)
April 10, 2006... Intermodal rail operator RailRunner is contracting with International Transport Logistics to manage its operations in Jacksonville, Fla. RailRunner, which uses special couplers to string together container chassis that can run over the...