Traffic World articles from August 2004

Traffic World archives from August 2004

Stay for hours.(Editorial)(Editorial)
August 30, 2004... One shipper we know likes to present the ongoing controversy over the trucking industry's hours of service regulations in basic driving terms: when you shift from fourth to first while driving 60 miles an hour, he says, some gears are going...

Air freight needs new business.(Commentary)
August 30, 2004... There is a worrisome trend in air freight that transcends all other adversities. Simply put, our industry is growing too sluggishly to pay for our enormous investments in people and technology. What our industry needs is more business from...

Logistics' identity crisis: supply chain changes place demands on logistics managers, professional organizations, schools.(related article: Logistics help hard to find)
August 30, 2004... The logistics industry is young but it's already in the throes of an identity crisis. Its largest professional organization, the Council of Logistics Management, will drop the "logistics" label from its name next year and recast itself...

Checklist for chassis: industry inspection program under testing at Baltimore but Teamsters 'not impressed'.(Washington)
August 30, 2004... Intermodal operators hope a test program at the Port of Baltimore will head off federal legislation and help end years of bickering over how and when to inspect container chassis for wear and damage. Ten container shipping lines and...

SM[C.sup.3] to launch Bid$ense: software offering by former rate bureau irks customer Manhattan Associates.(Logistics & Technology)
August 30, 2004... SM[C.sup.3] is trying to expand its technology, and its role in larger logistics chains, by helping shippers complete the "last mile" between a shipper's rate quote and the final contract. The new Bid$ense software will use the company's...

OrderPro fights former CEO: company sues founder for alleged improper benefits; Windorski denies 3PL's charges, claims libel.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Tucson, Ariz.-based OrderPro Logistics is suing its thunder and former CEO, Richard Windorski, claiming that Windorski engaged in kickbacks and diverted corporate funds for his personal benefit. In a letter to shareholders Windorski...

Kintetsu World Express.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Kintetsu World Express and Maersk Logistics joined Global Freight Exchange, a worldwide air freight reservations system. Japan-based KWE will use GF-X in Europe, the Middle East and Africa and will roll out the new system first in Germany....

New Vine Logistics.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... New Vine Logistics, a wine shipping company, says using Provia Software's ViaWare Warehouse Management System helped the company expand its wine fulfillment business 400 percent in the past year. Its non-wine fulfillment operations are...

Hilex Poly.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Hilex Poly, a plastic bags manufacturer, will use Concentrek for transportation management and support services. Under a multiyear agreement, Concentrek will operate a centralized load control center in Grand Rapids, Mich., to plan and...

AIM, the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility, opened a chapter in Korea.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... AIM, the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility, opened a chapter in Korea. "In Korea, there is an increasing interest in--and a high demand for--AIDC technologies, in particular, radio frequency identification," said Seung-Sik...

Baltimore's National Aquarium.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Baltimore's National Aquarium used logistics firm John S. Connor of Baltimore to ship live seahorses to a hotel and entertainment center in Riccione, Italy. There were three time-sensitive shipments that arrived at the hotel within 48 hours....

RF Code.(Specsoft Consulting)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... RF Code, a supplier of active radio frequency identification technologies and automatic identification software, partnered with Specsoft Consulting, a mobile application vendor and enterprise integration specialist "We look for them to...

AMB Property is expanding in Japan.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... AMB Property is expanding in Japan, building distribution facilities in Osaka and Tokyo. The San Francisco-based developer and manager of cargo sites bought separate parcels of land, one in the Osaka/Kobe port district and the other in...

Automated Distribution Systems.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Automated Distribution Systems leased 359,950 square feet of space in Edison, N.J. "Automated Distribution Systems required a larger space than its former Edison location for its warehousing needs and also sought a convenient relocation,"...

New World Transportation Services.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... New World Transportation Services purchased Trans-Soft's full suite of TS2000 Plus and TS2000Net freight forwarding software applications to help manage its freight transportation services and increase productivity. The Atlanta-based company...

Blue bayou: after watching logistics-led economic growth elsewhere, New Orleans is eyeing new strategies and new sources of supply chain expansion.(related article: Sea Point's Container plans)(related article: High hopes hit funding hurdles)
August 30, 2004... New Orleans once was the first stop on a mighty conduit that carried imports deep into the American heartland and the last outbound port for cotton, textiles and other exports shipped down the Mississippi River. Its location made the Crescent...

Louisiana: gateway to Mid-America, is ready for the future.(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
August 30, 2004... Ninety percent of Louisiana's Inland Waterway System capacity is available to barge shipping providing excellent import and export growth opportunities. Louisiana's 2,300 miles of navigable inland waterways connect each of the state's six...

Diversify your shipping options.(Paid Advertisement)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
August 30, 2004... Delays in the nation's biggest container ports have reminded shippers of the importance of diversifying their cargo routes. A true cargo diversification plan should consider not only ports on the East or West Coast, but also ports along the...

Forest Lines.(Paid Advertisement)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
August 30, 2004... New Orleans is a major logistics hub for Forest Lines, which has its cargo laden 385-metric-ton capacity LASH barges towed between the 83-barge capacity LASH ocean vessel in New Orleans and an extensive range of interior river and Gulf coast...

Truckload's tight squeeze: fundamentals, attitudes, leadership changing TL capacity, rates, profits.(truck load)
August 30, 2004... This year's truckload capacity squeeze may be a permanent nemesis for shippers because of changing dynamics in the sector that could affect market forces for a long time, industry leaders and analysts say. They add the changes are more...

Red Star closing spurs suit: former Red Star employees sue USF, blast Teamsters over shutdown of Northeastern regional LTL carrier.(Trucking)
August 30, 2004... Three former employees of USF Red Star launched a class action lawsuit against USF over the May closing of Red Star and charged the LTL trucking giant, the Teamsters union and Teamsters Local 107 with unfair labor practices. The lawsuit...

USF promotes Bergmann.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... USF named CFO Thomas E. Bergmann, 38, to the new post of executive vice president. Bergmann will be responsible for the internal management of USF and will report to Richard P. DiStasio, chairman, president and CEO. DiStasio says...

What's a truck? A truck by any other name is still a truck, IRS rules in excise tax collection case.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... It may look like a truck. It may drive like a truck. For tax purposes, however, it isn't a truck unless the Internal Revenue Service says it's a truck. The IRS recently issued a revised revenue ruling clarifying what is a "truck" and...

Software provider Maptuit produced a "working interface" between Maptuit's Fleet-Nav Suite and TMW Systems' fleet management software.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Software provider Maptuit produced a "working interface" between Maptuit's Fleet-Nav Suite and TMW Systems' fleet management software. Trucking companies can now integrate Maptuit's fleet routing software with TMW's dispatch system to gain...

Still dark in the tunnel: Union Pacific, CSX scraping bottom of the service barrel say shippers who are shifting freight to others.(Rail & Intermodal)
August 30, 2004... Rail customers expecting little improvement in rail service are shifting freight among carriers and modes and investing in more equipment to resolve congestion and capacity issues that threaten their peak season shipping plans. According...

CN, behind on the numbers.(Rail & Intermodal)(Canadian National Railway)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Canadian National Railway, known for sticking meticulously to schedules and paring down its operating ratio to an incredible 65.5 percent, is turning in surprisingly low performance numbers lately. Shippers appear to be noticing, with a...

Equipment surge: Greenbrier hits record freight car backlog numbers as economy, intermodal continues to drive growth.(Rail & Intermodal)
August 30, 2004... A new order from TTX pushed the backlog at railcar manufacturer Greenbrier beyond a record 14,000 orders, the latest sign that the rail industry is preparing for strong long-term growth. "It shows that the transportation industry is...

Airlines narrowly surviving: U.S. airlines' losses have some talking liquidation but forwarders already see alternate bookings.(Air & Express)
August 30, 2004... Comments from US Airways Chairman David Bronner that the airline may face another filling for bankruptcy protection or even liquidation in the next month are sending shock waves through the airline industry but so far is causing only a mild...

ABX mailing in profits: major USPS terminal handling contract boosts already growing profits for ABX Air.(Air & Express)
August 30, 2004... ABX Air is getting some help from the competition as the cargo airline branches out from its main service flying for DHL. The airline's ground handling subsidiary, ABX Cargo Services, won a two-year contract from the U.S. Postal Service...

The Federal Aviation Administration.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... The Federal Aviation Administration approved the 767-200 passenger-to-freighter conversion program of Israel Aircraft Industries, bolstering all-cargo possibilities for the mid-sized Boeing widebody. The FAA's supplemental type certificate is...

AMB Property.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... AMB Property, the property developer and manager focused on expedited distribution centers, will develop a 309,000-square-foot air cargo center at Chicago 0'Hare International Airport. AMB said Panalpina is an anchor customer at the site,...

Southwest Florida International Airport.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Southwest Florida International Airport completed a $1.1 million rehabilitation of the cargo ramp that is part of a larger construction effort to add capacity at the Fort Myers, Fla., airport. The airport, which hosts FedEx Express, UPS and...

A Penalty for daylight: LA-Long Beach terminal operators to charge $20 per TEU extra for daytime cargo movements.(Port of Los Angeles)
August 30, 2004... For years terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been talking about handling more containers during off-peak hours. On Nov. 1, they'll begin charging a fee of $20 per TEU to shippers who move their cargo during...

Seeking rail ties: new policy at Port of LA sees rail infrastructure solving cargo congestion at busiest U.S. port.(Port of Los Angeles)
August 30, 2004... The Port of Los Angeles will build more rail facilities in an effort to get more traffic moving more swiftly through the nation's busiest port. But the "Port of Los Angeles Rail Policy" agreed to by Southern California's Board of Harbor...

ILO wins ID gold: biometric identification cards may arrive at U.S. ports as early as February 2005 under ILO approved plan.(International Lobour organization)(identification )(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Seafarers arriving at U.S. ports may carry biometric identification cards as early as February 2005 under a plan approved by the International Labour Organization. The plan to introduce a fingerprint-based ID card for 1.2 million...

The Port of Vancouver.(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... The Port of Vancouver says dramatic growth in cargo calls for dramatic investment in facilities. The British Columbia port saw tonnage swell 16 percent in the first half of this year, including an 81 percent surge in grain shipping. The...

John Armstrong, railroad author.(People Watch)(Obituary)
August 30, 2004... John H. Armstrong, a writer who combined his expertise as a mechanical engineer with prose as smooth as new-set track to teach railroading basics to generations of shippers and rookie railroaders, died July 28 of pulmonary disease. He was 83....

Material Management International.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Material Management International, a third-party contract logistics provider, named Atoinette Natale office manager. Natale has worked for the last 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry in customer service, human resources and operations.

Oshkosh Truck.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Oshkosh Truck appointed Harvey N. Medvin to its board of directors. Medvin, who was the former executive vice president and CFO of Aon, also serves on the board of directors for Schwartz, Evanston/Northwestern Health Care, and LaSalle...

Averitt Express.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Averitt Express, a freight transportation and supply chain management provider, named three service center directors, Scott Booker, Tyler, Texas, Chris Franzen, Houston, and John Beauchamp, Richmond, Va.

Con-Way Transportation Services.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Con-Way Transportation Services, a CNF company, named Clayton T. Halla president of Con-Way Truckload, based in Memphis, Tenn. Halla joined Con-Way from Southern Cal Transport where he most recently served as vice president of operations.

DF Young.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... DF Young, a New Jersey-based global logistics provider, hired Richard Kenyon as national sales director. Kenyon most recently was regional sales manager in New Jersey for the North American division of British logistics firm DFDS Transport....

Smithway Motor Xpress.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Smithway Motor Xpress, Fort Dodge, Iowa, elected Labh S. Hira to the board of directors of the truckload carrier. Hira is dean of the College of Business at Iowa State University, and he specializes in taxation of retirement and insurance...

P&O Nedlloyd North America.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... P&O Nedlloyd North America announced several changes in the senior management at its trade and logistics organizations. The North American division of the container shipping giant named Chris Dombalis senior vice president for the Pacific....

DHL.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... DHL named Mariano Dall'Orso head of its Caribbean, Central and South American sales and marketing group. Dall'Orso joined DHL Express Latin America in January 2003 as vice president of business planning. Before that, he was vice president of...

Mediterranean Shipping.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Mediterranean Shipping (USA) promoted Giancarlo Morgera to vice president of liner services, at its New York office. Morgera joined MCS in 1984 as a deck officer and most recently served as vice president of sales, West Coast. Robert A. Magna...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 30, 2004... SEPTEMBER 8-15. International Manufacturers Technology Expo, Chicago. (800) 733-4763 or www.imtsnet.org 9-10. Information Technology Conference (IWLA--Association for Logistics Outsourcing), Chicago. www.iwla.com 12-14. NASSTRAC...

Logistics seminars and courses.(Calendar)(Calendar)
August 30, 2004... SEPTEMBER 7-Dec. 4. Global Logistics Specialist, Module Two, Transportation/Logistics Management, (13-evenings and 3-Saturdays) (California State University), Long Beach, Calif. (562) 296-1170 or kphipps@uces.csulb.edu. 8-10....

DOE diesel price index.(Up date)(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
August 30, 2004... (Price per gallon) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] National & Regional Averages: Aug. 23 United States $1.874 East Coast $1.861 Midwest $1.846 Gulf Coast $1.833 Rocky Mountain $1.896 West Coast ...

10 largest U.S. trading partners.(Up date)
August 30, 2004... Source for U.S. imports in June 2004. ($millions) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Market for U.S. exports in June 2004. ($millions) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Source: Department of Commerce

Weekly traffic of major U.S. railroads: for the week ending August 23, 2004.(Up date)(Illustration)
August 30, 2004... Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads for the week ending August 23, 2004 Traffic Originated Week 32 ...

Damaged shipper-leased cars.(Q & A)
August 30, 2004... Q: I read with interest your column on responsibility for damage to hopper cars caused by a track obstruction (June 21, 2004). AAR Interchange Rule 96, Owner's Responsibility, states: "This rule covers loss, damage, or defects as listed...

On track.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Although Schneider National President and CEO Chris Lofgren denies any interest in running "orange cargo ships" or "orange planes," we noticed he said nothing about "orange locomotives." Hey, BNSF locomotives are orange already--think of the...

Lost baggage.(Stanley Cup(Hockey))(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Congratulations to Canada for recovering the Stanley Cup. No, not during the National Hockey League finals. The storied Cup survived an encounter with airline service when the custodian of hockey's symbol of supremacy checked the oversized...

Lost weekend.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... Congratulations to Rory Macarty of Connexion World Cargo, a general sales agent at London's Heathrow Airport. He won 365 bottles of Foster's beer in a promotion by Mideast airline Gulf Air. The carrier calls that "a year's supply" of the...

Ship-shape.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... The United Kingdom's Department for Transport is out with its new alcohol limits for professional mariners. We don't question the need for the rules, but they didn't really have to headline the announcement this way: "What do you do with a...

Speaking.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
August 30, 2004... There's trouble in the maritime trade in Europe. The Times in London reports that European Commission Minister of Transport Jacques Barrot "has yet to master" English after weeks of intensive study. Since when is that part of the job?

Unplanned disasters.(Editorial)(logistics)(Editorial)
August 23, 2004... Forecasting and planning are hallmarks of a good logistics operation but what happens when your plans are thrown out the window by hurricane winds? Transport and logistics companies found themselves in a chaotic, troubling and often...

Legendary follow through: 'analytical' Lofgren thriving in profit mode in wake of Schneider transition to diversification.(Cover Story)
August 23, 2004... It's never easy to follow a legend. Few remember Phil Bengston's accomplishments as he succeeded legendary football coach Vince Lombardi with the Green Bay Packers. The fellows who followed John Wooden at UCLA and Casey Stengel with the New...

Congress presses security: DHS says comprehensive study is underway, senators say supply chain terror gaps too wide.(Washington)(Department of Homeland Security)
August 23, 2004... With some members of Congress increasingly anxious to enact new laws on supply chain security, the Transportation Security Administration says it soon will complete a comprehensive look at the nation's transport systems and potential openings...

Vastera on top? Expeditors loses suit over Ford contract, logistics software firm faces growing losses.(Logistics & Technology)
August 23, 2004... International trade logistics software firm Vastera got better news from a federal court than it has gotten in the supply chain marketplace lately. A federal judge in Michigan this month ruled in Vastera's favor, throwing out a lawsuit...

Tweaking TWIC: prototype testing of transport worker ID to begin soon; truckers hope program will lead to national ID.
August 23, 2004... Trucking officials hope a transport worker identity card soon to be tested not only will reduce the terrorist threat to key transport facilities but eliminate the need for multiple identity cards demanded by federal agencies, facilities and...

Building a knowledge base: in the age of outsourcing, extended supply chains, skilled logistics professionals are critical.(Special report: logistics education)
August 23, 2004... As globalization extends supply chains and transport capacity gets tighter, logistics is becoming more critical than ever to U.S. businesses. That means those planning a career in logistics will have plenty of opportunities for employment,...

Sharpening the focus: demand for focused supply chain courses increases as market forces transform logistics professionals' role.(Commentary)
August 23, 2004... The traditional practice of including logistics as an elective concentration area within a braoder, more general two-year MBA degree has served the industry's needs for several years. However, recent business trends have raised the need for a...

Logistics education directory.(Special report: logistics education)(Directory)
August 23, 2004... Many universities and colleges now offer programs in supply chain management, transportation and logistics--from major universities that offer master's degrees, doctoral-level programs and research facilities to community colleges offering...

Employees or contractors? FedEx Ground set to 'vigorously' defend contractor model despite adverse ruling in California case.(Trucking)(FedEx Ground )
August 23, 2004... The differences distinguishing independent contractors from employees came under scrutiny in California when a Los Angeles Superior Court found that FedEx Ground misclassified workers as employees rather than independents. That decision...

Watkins expands regional service: carrier adds Shreveport, Tulsa hubs, raising number of regional express locations to six.(Trucking)(Watkins Motor Lines)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... National LTL carrier Watkins Motor Lines, Lakeland, Fla., added two hubs to its regional express network. The first is Shreveport, La., offering next day service between east Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and portions of Tennessee. The...

Firing on all cylinders: Kansas City Southern delivers on Tex-Mex purchase, sets stage for trans-border NAFTA Rail network.(Rail & Intermodal)(Free Trade Agreement, 1992, United States-Canada-Mexico)
August 23, 2004... Kansas City Southern's $32.7 million purchase of a controlling stake in the Texas Mexican Railway is the most visible sign yet that the nation's smallest Class 1 railroad is outperforming its much larger competitors. While giants Like...

Shippers see service, mergers linked: survey finds unease at more rail ties, but many see inevitable consolidation.(Rail & Intermodal)
August 23, 2004... Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway president and CEO Matt Rose recently said shippers will dictate the timing and players in the next rail merger. If that's true, don't expect rail consolidation to kick in again while the industry staggers...

China's Ministry of Railways.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... China's Ministry of Railways selected Chicago-based Highroad Consulting to study intermodal transportation options for the capital city of Beijing. Highroad and contractor Tera International will determine the feasibility of locating a...

CSX will delist.(Securities)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... CSX will delist its common shares from the London Stock Exchange at the close of business Sept. 8, 2004. The decision was based on the low trading volumes and the costs associated with maintaining the listings, CSX said. The decision will not...

The 2004 edition.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... The 2004 edition of the Railroad Equipment Report is available from the Association of American Railroads. The report contains detailed freight car and locomotive information from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Included is...

Twenty-six 181-ton locomotives.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... Twenty-six 181-ton locomotives will be shipped from the Jacksonville Port Authority's Blount Island Marine Terminal to Brazilian railroad MRS Logistica using specially designed heavy-lift cranes operated by ocean carrier Industrial Maritime...

The Association of American Railroads.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... The Association of American Railroads wants to change its interchange rules that give freight car owners advance warning when freight car wheels are deteriorating. New trackside technology used with the AAR's Advanced Technology Safety...

BAX adding freighters: growing wholesale freight means added planes; BAX Global says forwarder network will expand.(Air & Express)
August 23, 2004... BAX Global did something this month it hasn't done for quite some time. The company leased three 727-200 freighters to shore tip its fleet on routes in the United States running into the fall peak shipping season. That this once...

Herding cats, or booking cargo? Expeditors' Rose skeptical of online booking platforms, despite growth of Global Freight Exchange, others.(Air & Express)(Expeditors International of Washington)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... Peter Rose, chairman of forwarder Expeditors International of Washington, isn't exactly ruling out joining an electronic booking platform but he won't rule out force-feeding a porcupine either. In a jab at Global Freight Exchange and...

AirNet's cash costly: specialty cargo carrier boosts top line 15 percent but sales, service expenses drop net into red ink.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... Shipper revenue is getting more expensive for AirNet Systems but that won't stop the carrier from diversifying from its fading bank check business. The Columbus, Ohio-based specialty cargo carrier boosted its top line 15.2 percent in the...

To Brazil and back: Wallenius Wilhelmsen revamps service connecting Brazil, U.S. Gulf Coast through Port of Galveston.(Maritime)
August 23, 2004... Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines has replaced its existing single-loop service from the United States to South America with two new rotations aimed at tapping Brazil's export boom. The new services enable Wallenius Wilhelmsen to offer two...

Battered, but afloat: CP Ships mans the pumps after restating profits; hopes rate increases will counter rising costs.(Maritime)
August 23, 2004... CP Ships blames accounting errors uncovered by a new computer system for inflated statements that led it to erase $41 million in profits from its books. The saving grace in a financial storm that has buffeted the container shipping...

The Port of Baltimore.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... The Port of Baltimore, already the nation's top port for roll-on, roll-off cargo, expects 30 percent growth in ro-ro traffic this year thanks to increased imports and exports of automobiles and growing volumes of farm and construction...

British maritime operator.(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... British maritime operator MacAndrews is looking less like a European regional specialist since CMA CGM bought the company last year. In its latest venture, MacAndrews is using entry into the Indamex consortium to expand into trade lanes...

Tanker and barge operator.(Company sales and earnings)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... Tanker and barge operator Maritrans shows little evidence of an improving economy and tight capacity. The Tampa, Fla.-based company's revenue grew only slightly to $36.7 million in the second quarter and net profits fell 18 percent as...

F.S. Mackenzie.(NVOCC International Liner Agencies)(Alliances and partnerships)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... F.S. Mackenzie, branching out from high-growth economic regions, is using a partnership with fellow NVOCC International Liner Agencies to offer weekly LCL service between the United Kingdom and South Africa. The southbound leg of the service...

European Commission.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
August 23, 2004... The incoming head of the European Commission selected Jacques Barrot as the next European commissioner for transport. Barrot, currently the EC's commissioner for regional and cohesion policy, will take on the transport portfolio in November...