Traffic World articles from August 2005

Traffic World archives from August 2005

After hours: shippers and carriers hoping for resolution of the dispute over trucking's hours-of-service regulations probably should pull up a chair--this will be a long wait.(United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
August 29, 2005... Whatever the merits of the transportation industry's much-anticipated work rule, the regulation that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued Aug. 19 is all but certain to end up back in court, keeping open a door of uncertainty...

The parent of Hapag-Lloyd Container Line says it won't be drawn into a bidding war.(mergers and acquisitions)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The parent of Hapag-Lloyd Container Line says it won't be drawn into a bidding war after offering $2.1 billion for CP Ships. TUI, the German container shipping group which plans to merge CP Ships with Hapag-Lloyd, expressed confidence its...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta approved $80 million in emergency relief funds.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta approved $80 million in emergency relief funds for 18 states and U.S. territories to repair roads and bridges damaged by flooding, storms and other catastrophic events. The Federal...

No durable gains.(decline in sales of durable goods)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The economic recovery was dealt a setback this month with the big drop-off in durable goods orders for July, the biggest such drop in 18 months. The Commerce Department said new orders of durable goods slipped 4.9 percent from June to...

Much of China's new logistics business is going to global operators.(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Is it time for China to let a hundred distribution centers bloom? The Chinese government is looking to step up its efforts to modernize its logistics industry, welcome news for the many U.S. carriers looking to expand their supply chains into...

Long-term transport planning needed.(Commentary)
August 29, 2005... President Bush recently signed the six-year $286.4 billion transportation bill into law, providing federal funds to maintain and improve our nation's multi-modal commuter, passenger and freight system. The congressional process to reach...

Down to the last hour.(United States. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Cover Story)
August 29, 2005... Those jubilant over the revised final truck driver hours of service rules released Aug. 19 be warned: the HOS battle likely will not be over until the last judge sings. The revised 2003 rules largely satisfied truckers and shippers,...

Bordering on security: U.S.-Canada border crossings are critical for trade, but shippers are pressed to find a FAST lane.(Government & Regulation)
August 29, 2005... When then-Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge unveiled the Free and Secure Trade Lanes Program with great fanfare in Detroit in June 2002, the program was heralded as a way to speed freight across U.S. borders. But three years later,...

TechSurvivor.com: Freightquote.com builds on 'technologically underserved' shippers, foresees $130 million revenue.(Logistics & Technology)
August 29, 2005... Freightquote.com is a rarity; an Internet-based transportation start-up that survived years of logistics technology upheavals and challenges to emerge profitable and prepared for shipper demands of the future. It doesn't have a lot of...

Timken retools logistics Demerling, Hill promoted as parts maker restructures automotive group, reexamines global supply chain.(Timken Co.)(Michael J. Hill)
August 29, 2005... Industrial parts manufacturer Timken is handing 31-year company veteran Michael J. Hill the task of retooling the company's increasingly global supply chain. Canton, Ohio-based Timken, which makes ball bearings and other steel products...

Supply chain boosts appliance merger.(Maytag Corp.)(Whirlpool Corp. Clyde Div.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Whirlpool expects its proposed $1.68 billion bid for appliance maker Maytag will produce efficiencies in the companies' distribution platform, trade management, procurement and supply chain expertise. Jeff Fettig, Whirlpool chairman,...

EMI selects Provia technology.(Logistics & Technology)(Provia Software)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Having the rioht product is often only half of the logistics sales equation. Having accessible service staff and executives sometimes seals the deal. That combination sold EMI Music North America--home of the Capitol Records, Virgin...

DLA goes with PWC.(Logistics & Technology)(United States. Defense Logistics Agency contracts PWC Logistics)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The United States Defense Logistics Agency awarded PWC Logistics, the Middle East-based 3PL that recently bought forwarder GeoLogistics, its third major supply chain management contract in as many months. The warehousing and distribution...

Starting up outsourcing: new logistics firm has Memphis base, India plan for gaining outsourced logistics business.(Logistics & Technology)
August 29, 2005... Backed by a large private equity group ill India, newly formed Aegis InterWorld is opening a logistics operation out of Memphis, Tenn., aimed at staking a claim to India's infant logistics outsourcing market. "This is an area that has...

Penske logistics eyes Brazil: logistics operator sees outsourcing advancing as South American trade gets more global.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Penske Logistics wants to be wherever its big shipping customers need them. But the company also hopes a recent deal to acquire its Brazilian joint venture partner will win some new customers in South America's largest economy. ...

Building inventory's crystal ball: forecasting is the new frontier in supply chain management as companies find visibility can no longer wait until goods come into pipelines.(managing the inventory)
August 29, 2005... With supply chains extending these days as fast as the economy is growing and more inventory on the move even as transportation costs are soaring, it's no longer enough for shippers to manage the inventory they have. The big question now...

Owens Corning's fuel fix: switch to new basis for fuel surcharge payments to diverse carrier base will help shipper manage costs.(Transportation: Trucking)
August 29, 2005... Building materials manufacturer Owens Corning is in the process of converting its methodology for calculating fuel surcharges, with the aim of better forecasting its transport costs. The challenge now is to sell the accounting change to its...

California prices put truckers in park.(hike in diesel prices)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Diesel prices hitting $3.15 per gallon in San Francisco are forcing California truckers off the highway because they cannot compete with out-of-state truckers using less expensive fuel, according to the California Trucking Association ...

Allied drops off Amex: voluntary delisting from stock exchange follows bankruptcy filing by debt-laden car hauler.(Transportation: Trucking)(Allied Holdings inc.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... In another sign of its ongoing troubles, bankrupt car hauler Allied Holdings dropped off the American Stock Exchange. The Amex exchange halted trading of the company's common stock Aug. 1, after the bankruptcy filing in U.S. Bankruptcy...

New flap on truck advertising.(Transportation: Trucking)(Benton Express Inc.)(Boyle Brothers)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Benton Express of Atlanta and Boyle Brothers of Marlton, N.J., are among trucking companies that have discovered a novel way to boost revenue: providing advertising space on their mud flaps. In partnership with outdoor advertising firm...

Yellow's Herbert named top driver.(Rick Herbert of Yellow Transportation )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Rick Herbert, a Chicago-area Yellow Transportation driver, is the new national truck driving grand champion. Herbert, a driver at Yellow's service center in Chicago Ridge, III., had the highest score among 363 truck drivers competing in...

Rails' System immunity: rail market power studied, but whether action would cut rates, boost service is matter of trust.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
August 29, 2005... Shippers and legislators are trying to reduce railroad market power by pushing for changes in federal antitrust laws, but it's i hardly clear that the changes will translate into Lower rates and better service. In July, the Antitrust...

Tallying fuel's price hit: short-term fuel price surges are hitting intermodal, carload freight at different speeds.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
August 29, 2005... Skyrocketing fuel prices so far have not pushed significant freight off the highways and onto the more fuel-efficient railroads, but they are taking a bite out of shippers' budgets. The near-record oil prices have also doubled the railroads'...

Early success for PierPass.(a non profit company surpasses the expectations)
August 29, 2005... A new container fee program designed to encourage freight to move during off-peak hours at Southern California ports has surpassed expectations. PierPass, a not-for-profit company created by marine terminal operators to reduce congestion...

NS resolves chemical spill claims.(cases of Norfolk Southern Corp.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Norfolk Southern resolved a class action lawsuit resulting from the Jan. 6 derailment in Graniteville, S.C. The accident, which involved overturned chemical cars that leaked deadly chlorine gas, required more than 5,000 people to evacuate...

CN Boosts intermodal: more trains dedicated to intermodal freight will help CN keep up with shippers' demand--and CP.(Canadian National Railway co.)
August 29, 2005... Canadian National Railway is adding more intermodal trains to keep up with surging demand for international and domestic freight. By adding an eastbound and westbound train to its transcontinental network, CN says it will increase train...

Short lines moving freight.(railroad services)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Freight moving on U.S. short line railroads increased 9.2 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period last year, an indication that the nation's smaller railroads are providing strong service. "Our data underlines the fact...

Fuel on a rocket: airlines boost cargo surcharges as prices soar, industry sees costs shift shipments to ground.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
August 29, 2005... Jet fuel prices are surging to new records, racing up even faster than gasoline prices and triggering a new round of fuel surcharge increases just as the air cargo business is looking more fragile. Lufthansa Cargo, Northwest Airlines and...

Northwest flies through strike: freighters 'running smoothly' despite walkout, forwarders keep close watch on services.(airline employees call a strike but Northwest Airlines unaffected)
August 29, 2005... Northwest Airlines was maintaining its freighter flights on schedule alongside its passenger operations as the carrier's wary customers watched the airline cope with a walkout by striking mechanics. Freight forwarders were readying their...

No weeping for Airlines' fuel woes.(jet fuel prices grow faster than crude oil prices)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Airlines say skyrocketing oil prices are hitting them especially hard because jet fuel prices are growing faster than other oil-based products, such as gasoline and diesel. The differing growth rates are captured in "the crack spread,"...

FedEx pilots move forward.(talks between FedEx Corp. and Independent Pilots Association)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... With the Northwest Airlines mechanics strike dominating the headlines, the pilots and the nation's largest all-cargo airlines quietly pushed forward with their own contract negotiations. After concluding a round of talks this month, FedEx...

Pilot Air grows globally: domestic weaker but shipments expand as international leads freight forwarder gains.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Forwarder Pilot Air Freight is projecting strong growth in the second half of 2005 after gross revenue jumped 7.8 percent to $72.9 million in the second quarter. Lima, Pa.-based Pilot, one of the country's largest domestic freight...

Domestic air rebounds, finally.(U.S. domestic air freight and express industry trends)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The U.S. domestic air freight and express industry generated record revenue in 2004 signaling the end of three-year downturn, according to a recent study. The revenue for the U.S. air freight and express market totaled $29.9 revenue last...

World expands freighters.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(World Airways Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... World Airways is looking more like a full-time freight carrier with its decision to convert an MD-11 to all-cargo configuration next year. With the new freighter, the airline will have a fleet of six MD-11 freighters and two BC-10-30...

TNT Deploys first 757.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(TNT Express Worldwide)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... TNT Express bolstered its freighter operations with the launch its first 757 freighter on its service to Spain. The aircraft was wet-leased from Icelandair and deployed last month on a flight from TNT hub Liege, Belgium, to three Spanish...

Waterways running aground: drought takes toll on troubled barge shippers, Ohio River closed for dredging as tows anchored.(Transportation: Maritime)
August 29, 2005... Shippers and inland waterways operators left high and dry in the Midwest may have only one solution for the region's worst drought in nearly two decades. "Pray for rain," said R. Barry Palmer, president and CEO of the Waterways Council....

Low water doesn't stop Osprey lines.(Osprey Maritime Ltd.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Despite the worst drought in 17 years, Osprey Lines set a record last month for the largest single-unit container tow on the Mississippi River, carrying 375 containers of cotton in 15 barges from Memphis to New Orleans. The 375...

IBM sounds shipping alarm: consultants urge shipping lines to tighten loose links in supply chain, focus on customer service.(International Business Machines reports)
August 29, 2005... Ten years from now, will the big names in container shipping be UPS, DHL and TNT? That's the future container lines face unless they take steps to improve reliability and service and focus on customers, a report from IBM warns. "The...

Maersk to drop 'Sealand' name.(A.P. Moller-Maersk Line)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... A.P. Moller-Maersk has decided it will no longer use the name "Sealand" or "P&O Nedlloyd" beginning next February, as it reverts to the name "Maersk Line" for its container shipping business. Maersk Logistics will absorb the activities of...

Rotterdam revises TEU forecast.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The Port of Rotterdam expects annual container traffic to reach 12 million TEUs by 2009 or 2010, sharply revising a previous forecast following double-digit growth in box volumes in the past two years that has consolidated its top ranking in...

The First Coast Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The First Coast Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals announced its officers for 2005-06. Terry Haber of TNT Logistics North America is president; Lewis Hunt of TRANSFLO is vice president and program chair; Rone...

Landstar System.(appointments)(Kevin Fletcher)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Landstar System, Jacksonville, Fla., named Kevin Fletcher vice president of operations at its Landstar Logistics division. Fletcher, who has more than 20 years of industry experience, was most recently director of transportation at Menlo...

i2 Technologies.(John Cummings appointed as vice president and chief marketing officer)
August 29, 2005... Supply chain software provider i2 Technologies named John Cummings senior vice president and chief marketing officer. Cummings most recently was managing director of BearingPoint's global supply chain practice. He also held positions at...

UniGroup.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... UniGroup, parent of United Van Lines and Mayflower Transit, named John Lograsso executive vice president of sales and marketing. He had been executive vice president for business development. UniGroup also promoted Steven J. Dawkins to senior...

Dayton Freight Lines.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Dayton Freight Lines, Dayton, Ohio, named Rich Komorowski regional account manager at its Des Plaines, Ill., service center. Komorowski has more than 20 years experience in the transportation industry sales.

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Stevens Worldwide Van Lines, Saginaw, Mich., appointed Terry Harsh national account sales representative. Harsh was previously a sales manager at Daniel Moving Systems.

Kenneth E. Reiser.(People)(appointments)(C.H. Robinson Worldwide)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Kenneth E. Reiser was elected to the board of directors at C.H. Robinson Worldwide. Keiser is president and chief operating officer of PepsiAmericas, the second largest Pepsi bottler.

BJ's Restaurants.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... BJ's Restaurants, Huntington Beach, Calif., named John Allegretto chief supply chain officer. Allegretto has more than 18 years of experience in supply chain managment, including jobs at Disney, Pick Up Stix and Harvard University.

Jim Beam Brands Worldwide.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Jim Beam Brands Worldwide appointed Ian Gourlay head of its international operations and supply chain function. Gourlay joins Jim Beam Brands from Allied Domecq where he held several positions, most recently senior vice president of global...

Wako Logistics Group.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Wako Logistics Group, New York, appointed David Koontz chief financial officer. Koontz had held a senior position with an international accounting firm and positions with multinational companies before that.

Seko.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Seko, Itasca, Ill., appointed Richard Flanders director of the forwarder's strategic client program in the western United States. The 18-year industry veteran worked at Exel and was at Pilot Mr Freight and at Emery Worldwide before that.

APX Logistics.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... APX Logistics, Santa Fe Springs, Calif., hired Lanny Michael, a former senior executive at Airborne Express, as president of corporate services and chief financial officer. A 25-year express industry veteran, Michael was the No. 2 executive...

Sainsbnry.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Sainsbnry, the No. 3 U.K. supermarket chain, named Roger Burnley supply chain director, replacing Lawrence Christensen. Burnley had been at clothing retailer Matalan and earlier worked for companies including Kingfisher and Wal-Mart....

The Tucker Co.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The Tucker Co., Cherry Hill, N.J., named Stephanie McEIroy a national accounts representative. She had held sales and management positions with Robert Half International.

Greystone Logistics.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Greystoue Logistics, Tulsa, Okla., named Bobby L. Moore president and CEO of the pallet maker. Moore, a former senior executive at PepsiCo, had been president of CHEP International and was president and CEO of CHEP Americas before that.

The NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association.(People)(Lothar Klestadt Memorial Scholarship )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The NY/NJ Foreign Freight Forwarders & Brokers Association awarded its Lothar Klestadt Memorial Scholarship to Sean Williams, a freshman at Montclair State University. Williams, from Little Falls, N.J., is the son of freight forwarder Wayne...

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.(People)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, Nashville, Tenn., named Tom Donovan director of integrated solutions. He has worked in logistics for nearly 30 years for companies including APL Logistics, Air-Road Express, Keystone and P&O Nedlloyd Containers.

BAX Global India.(People)(appointments)(K.B. Nagaraju )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... BAX Global India named K.B. Nagaraju corporate director of the company's logistics business in India. A 20-years logistics veteran, he most recently was country manager for Hewlett-Packard India.

TW calendar.(Calendar)
August 29, 2005... SEPTEMBER 1. Cargo Facilities Tour for Logan Airport and the Seaport of Boston, (CONECT), Boston. (508) 481-0424 or www.conect.org. 7-9. Breakbulk Transportation Conference & Exhibition (The Journal of Commerce), New Orleans. (760)...

National & regional averages: August 22, 2005: update.(diesel price index)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
August 29, 2005... DOE Diesel Price Index National & Regional Averages: August 22, 2005 United States $2.588 East Coast $2.504 Midwest $2.540 Gulf Coast $2.512 Rocky Mountain $2.679 West Coast $2.897

Carrier shuts down, shipment en route.(Q & A)(Column)
August 29, 2005... Q: A month ago a vendor shipped an order to us from an origin to our facility according to our routing guide, using Carrier A. This carrier provided direct service to both points. While the shipment was en route, the carrier announced it...

Safety Last.(United States. Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The Transportation Security Administration is still fine-tuning its watch list for suspected terrorists. Screeners at Washington Dulles International last month nabbed an 11-month-old baby who turned up on the "no-fly" list. Turns out the...

Left Out.(The BackPage)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration press conference )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Security was tight but selective at the FMCSA press conference unveiling revised hours of service rules. The agency's public relations staff limited the conference to "credentialed press," turning away some industry association officials at...

Organized.(The BackPage)(Teamsters union split from the AFL-CIO)(United States Postal Service grabs contract from United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... The fracture in the labor world brought a new customer to the U.S. Postal Service. According to the Waterloo (Iowa) Courier, after the Teamsters union split from the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers told its offices to stop using...

Coiled.(The BackPage)(Brian Adams helps a Burmese python )(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Congratulations to UPS driver Brian Adams of St. Louis. According to the Teamsters union, Adams found a little friend in his package van while out on deliveries Aug. 3. It was a nine-foot Burmese python that apparently slipped out of its...

Books/Booze.(The BackPage)(a university's logistics department is offering study pub)(Brief Article)
August 29, 2005... Alongside its state-of-art research facilities and classrooms, one university's logistics department is touting an education center that boasts a "study pub." Good news for students pursuing their MI--Master's of Intoxication.

What tiger? An airline industry strategist once told us about a unique operational problem he faced in his early years.
August 22, 2005... Working at San Francisco International Airport one night, he opened the cargo door on a freighter making a run from Seattle to San Francisco to Los Angeles to find, from the loud roar and hot breath coming from the inside, that a live tiger...

Diesel prices surged.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Diesel prices surged 16 cents last week, hitting a record $2.567 a gallon for the week ending Aug. 15. U.S. diesel prices are now more than 74 cents above last year. Diesel prices could rise even further in the near term, experts say....

The National Mediation Board.(Weekly Perspective)
August 22, 2005... The National Mediation Board last week released Polar Air Cargo and the Air Line Pilots Association, International, which represents the carrier's pilots in contract negotiation, into a 30-day cooling off period. The action opens the...

Inflating inflation.(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Record oil prices are taking the steam out of the rebounding economy, boosting inflation and hitting pocketbooks of everyone from American consumers to retail behemoth Wal-Mart. Oil prices have been hovering near record levels for months,...

Intermodal's asset shift: rail shipping's fastest-growing business is raising questions of whether running a network must mean owning the equipment.
August 22, 2005... When BNSF Railway drops at Swift Intermodal's doorstep the 3,800 53-foot containers the carrier just sold, the impact will echo across the railroad industry and its fast-growing intermodal business. It may be a single sale of a small...

Dropping the bond: shippers oppose FMCSA plan to eliminate bond required of motor carrier brokers, forwarders.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration )
August 22, 2005... The federal government is poised to let go of one of the last vestiges of motor carrier regulation. A provision buried in the highway bill signed into law this month would allow the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to discard...

Vicariously yours: Congress wipes out liability for leased trucks, industry expects savings, greater demand.
August 22, 2005... Shippers may have scored a vicarious victory in the new highway bill. As part of the bill that passed Congress this month, the Truck Renting and Leasing Association won a long-sought abolition of what is known as "vicarious liability,"...

Securing security doors: report says TSA has lax standards in holding, securing sensitive transportation information.(Government & Regulation)(Transportation Security Administration )
August 22, 2005... Those querying the Transportation Security Administration will have to get used to the phrase, "Sorry, that's SSI." That's sensitive security information. Under fire from the Government Accountability Office, the TSA is defending its...

Tolling's inexact change: bill creates 'demo projects' for road tolls, but trucking promises spirited state opposition.
August 22, 2005... Proponents of tolling on highways say they have new authority for pay-as-you-go roads and lanes in the new highway bill but whether that will translate into tolls is another matter. Truckers say the economic realities of transport should...

Inspecting new roadside checks.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking the trucking industry how to improve safety inspections. The FMCSA said new technology, including sensors, on-board diagnostics and wireless communications, may be available to...

Getting freight's number.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is creating a better ton-mile. The Department of Transportation agency is changing the way it estimates ton-miles to get a better idea of how domestic freight moves the economy. "It provides a...

Lowe's reroutes logistics: rapid replenishment routes freight through DCs, cuts a day from cycle, reducing store inventories.(Logistics & Technology)
August 22, 2005... A plan to consolidate inbound shipments and reduce retail store inventories is cutting a day from replenishment cycles for home improvement giant Lowe's. The nation's second-largest home improvement retailer says its Rapid Response...

Manhattan buys Evant: company says supply chain software purchase will bridge wide gap between planning, execution.(Logistics & Technology)
August 22, 2005... Manhattan Associates thinks its latest acquisition finally will wed shippers' disparate demand chains and supply networks. The company is paying $50 million for planning and replenishment software provider Evant, expanding its reach in a...

Schenker to extend security upgrade.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... German logistics provider Schenker completed a two-year security upgrade that it says establishes Europe's largest network certified by the Technology Asset Protection Association. The third-party logistics provider says the security...

Stony path to recovery: restructuring, new contracts power 15.7 percent jump in revenue, reduced losses at Stonepath.(Logistics & Technology)
August 22, 2005... Troubled Stonepath Group says a restructuring completed this summer has the company in position to benefit from increased supply chain outsourcing and strong international shipping demand. "I am very happy to report that Stonepath has...

Wrong customer.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
August 22, 2005... Strategic Distribution is finding that choosing customers can be as important as having customers cheese Strategic Distribution. The company fell more deeply into the red in the second quarter as it set aside $7110,000 for doubtful...

No profits in plastics: pallet maker Greystone names new president, says sales of wood alternative are growing.(Logistics & Technology)
August 22, 2005... The new president of Greystone Logistics says he sees a paradigm shift coming in the pallet industry but what he really wants to see is a shift in the company's finances. The Oklahoma-based company once known as PalWeb hired Bobby L....

Truckload's new recruiting routes: drivers are in short supply but truckload carriers say new methods are helping some get drivers in jobs and keep them there.(Special Report: TRUCKING REPORT: TRUCKLOAD)
August 22, 2005... The widening chasm between the supply of drivers and the demand for freight threatens to rein in trucking capacity, diminish revenue and stagnate supply chains. But truckload carriers aren't taking the situation sitting down. With the...