Traffic World articles from December 2003

Traffic World archives from December 2003

Secure investment.(paying for cargo security)(Editorial)
December 1, 2003... One of the biggest question marks hanging over the cargo security rules that are coming of Washington--aside from the nature of the guidelines themselves--is who will pay for all of this? Who will pay for an army of screeners at cargo...

Basically RPS.(Letters To TW)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... Regarding your story "UPS Basically Postal" (Nov. 17), your readers may like to know that RPS (now FedEx Ground) was the first private integrated parcel carrier to use the U.S. Postal Service for the "last mile" delivery to rural and...

Owning planning.(Letters to TW)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... I appreciated your Nov. 17 "Owning Solutions" editorial. Shippers and carriers should become more involved with metropolitan planning organizations in order to state their case for infrastructure improvements and become a more visible part of...

Hours-of-service error.(Letters to TW)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... I was looking in the special Inter-modal section of your Sept. 17 issue and noticed an error regarding the new hours-of-service rule. You wrote: "The new rules will cut an hour off the number of consecutive hours a driver will be allowed at the...

Boating.(Letters to TW)(Letter to the Editor)
December 1, 2003... Regarding the Back Page item "Stormy" (Nov. 24), you use the word "boat" and describe it as a transportation mode. Any seafarer of SS line executive cringes when we hear the word boat in relation to cargo transportation. It's a ship--a...

Customs sets border rule: revamp of prior-notice rules sets modal standards, raises new questions of compliance, costs.(Cover Story)
December 1, 2003... The government spelled out its final rules for advance notification of shipments by air, rail and road, raising new questions for shippers and carriers of how to meet the demands and who will pay the costs. The Department of Homeland...

Missiles over Baghdad: DHL suspends Iraq flights after cargo plane is hit; was only freighter operator there.
December 1, 2003... The missile attack on a DHL freighter on takeoff from Baghdad cut short nascent air service that had moved into Iraq and raised new fears across the airline industry of vulnerability to terrorism. The strike, which neither DHL nor the...

TEA for LU in road bill: it's one thing to get support for a highway plan; it's another to win agreement on a financing plan.(Washington)(Transportation Equity Act, Legacy Users)
December 1, 2003... The chief proponent of raising the federal gas tax to pay for more highway spending said he has no plan in place to win over fellow members of Congress or the administration to his side. "The Lord will take care of us one way or another,"...

Private road money: Australian investment firm sees private funding of public infrastructure as solution for U.S.(Washington)(Macquarie Infrastructure Group)
December 1, 2003... An Australian finance official says he has the answer to the gap between the money needed for highway projects and the money available to spend on those projects. Nicholas James of Macquarie Securities is promoting private investment as an...

Carriers join NITL board.(Washington)(Art Lynch, Rich Webb appointed to National Industrial Transportation League board)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The National Industrial Transportation named two carrier executives to its board of directors last week, breaking new ground in aligning the interests of shippers and freight operators in Washington. The appointments of Art Lynch, vice...

Enlarging Europe: expansion of European Union will create logistics opportunities for distributors in Eastern Europe.(Logistics)
December 1, 2003... The European Union will grow by 10 countries, 75 million people and $368 billion of gross domestic product on May 1, adding dramatic new business opportunities but also tremendous business risks. Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,...

IBM and four universities.(to create supply-chain research labs)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... IBM and four universities are pooling resources to create a network of supply-chain research labs. The program will research advanced supply-chain practices and identify supply-chain skills that will be critical in the future. Labs will be set...

Time-critical freight.(Menlo Worldwide Expedite introduces Premium Logistics Management system)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Time-critical freight specialist Menlo Worldwide Expedite! introduced its Premium Logistics Management system for same-day air, ground and charter shipments. The solution determines the most cost-effective mode of transport and transportation...

The Reston, Va.-based.(Healthcare Distribution Management Association sets goal for radio frequency identification tag deployment)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Reston, Va.-based Healthcare Distribution Management Association has set a goal for manufacturer and wholesaler deployment of radio frequency identification tags bearing electronic product cedes at the case level by the end of 2005. The...

Denver-based mobile.(TrenStar Inc. introduces automated keg distribution system with Franke, MicroMatic, KHS Till)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Denver-based mobile asset management systems specialist TrenStar Inc., along with Franke, MicroMatic and KHS Till, have introduced an automated keg distribution system for the soft drink industry. The system can be used for both pre- and...

Learning to read: customs issues electronic clearance rules but can't accept trucking manifests electronically.(Technology)
December 1, 2003... Government security agencies will require trucking companies to electronically submit information on all imports and exports even though the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection cannot electronically accept that information. The system...

ALK Technologies.(PC*Miler/ FuelTax 9.0 released)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... ALK Technologies released PC*Miler/ FuelTax 9.0. Enhanced features include the ability to import unit, trips and equipment information from mobile communications and transportation management systems as well as directly from fuel management...

DHL.(Trade Automation Service released)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... DHL released an online Trade Automation Service to speed global trade and customs clearance information to its customers. The solution is powered by Open Harbor and is available worldwide. Jeffrey Bass, DHL's TAS program director, said, "TAS...

Logistics and tranportation.(Ryder System to use software from V3 Systems)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Logistics and transportation company Ryder System is using supply-chain execution software from V3 Systems to upgrade its services. Ryder and its customers will access the applications over the Internet to manage inbound raw materials,...

Maptuit Corp.(FleetNav released)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Maptuit Corp. released its transportation optimization software suite, called FleetNav. The suite combines FleetNav Fuel, FleetNav Alert and FleetNav Directions. "Drivers will receive optimized routes on demand, as well as real-time fuel...

B2eMarkets.(SupplyManagement XE released)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... B2eMarkets released SupplyManagement XE (Extended Enterprise) software. The application helps companies create a supply-chain strategy and measure performance and compliance against that strategy. The suite includes SpendManager XE,...

Embarcadero Systems Corp.(smartGATE released)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Embarcadero Systems Corp. released smartGATE, a terminal access solution using ESC's Intelligent Camera technology. The system improves terminal operational efficiency and speeds truck turn times. Closed circuit television at the gate combined...

Rand McNally's.(Transportation Data Management releases new version of IntelliRoute routing software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Rand McNally's Transportation Data Management subsidiary released an enhanced version of its IntelliRoute routing software. The new version features more than 200,000 updates to the national highway network, an additional 800,000 Canadian...

Edwards Lifesciences.(software from Precision Software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Edwards Lifesciences, a cardiovascular disease treatment technology and products provider, says it is running Precision Software's TRA/X International Trade Logistics software to streamline exporting and compliance processes. The company...

Imaging supplies.(Katun Corp. uses Logility software)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Imaging supplies provider Katun Corp., Minneapolis, expanded its use of Logility software, adding Logility Voyager Solutions to its suite of applications. Voyager Solutions will support a collaborative sales and operations planning process,...

Ports in the storm: preparing for business on the East Coast means preparing for the unexpected.(Special report: East Coast Ports)
December 1, 2003... Stretchers were lined up with the injured waiting for treatment. Other victims lay scattered where they were killed after toxic gas released by an exploding cargo container spread over the Newark waterfront. While firefighters and hazmat...

Web-based logistics: web-based software tools become more common, driving down technology costs for shippers.
December 1, 2003... The growing delivery and use of software online means shippers need to spend less time, money and effort to become technology-savvy, and demand for web-based programs is changing the logistics software industry. "Within the next five years...

Teamsters make the cut: Central States trustees slash pension bennies; TDU calls union leaders 'morons' for obliging.(Trucking)(Teamsters for a Democratic Union)
December 1, 2003... In the hottest internal issue within the 1.4 million-member Teamsters union, the other shoe finally dropped. The Central States Pension and Health and Welfare Fund trustees are making deep cuts that union dissidents say will hurt retirees...

Ready ... or not?(Trucking)(freight may move to railroads when hours-of-service driver rules go into effect)
December 1, 2003... The rail industry's intermodal specialists insist they are ready to handle the freight that may rush to the railroads when new hours-of-service driver rules hit motor carriers. "Bring it on" said John Lanigan, executive vice president and...

G.I. Trucking, Brea, Calif.(is launching a driver training program)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... G.I. Trucking, Brea, Calif., is launching a driver training program to meet the challenge of having enough drivers. Currently G.I. has approximately 800 drivers. It already has put 65 driver trainees through its fledgling driver-training...

Three New York.(Access Van Lines, Regal Van Lines Ltd. and U.S. Movers fined for multiple violations of commercial regulations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Three New York for-hire motor carriers hauling primarily household goods were fined for multiple violations of commercial regulations, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced. Access Van Lines, Regal Van Lines Ltd. and U.S....

Schneider Logistics.(hosted its first annual Carrier Recognition Conference)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Schneider Logistics hosted its first annual Carrier Recognition Conference recently at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis. The awards presentation was part of a day-long conference designed to facilitate carrier discussion about factors influencing...

A new start: CSX tightens screws on cost controls, refocuses on service and bottom line.(Rail & Intermodal)(Company Profile)
December 1, 2003... It's been a rocky 2003 and railroads still are trying to smooth out service problems. The challenge for CSX will be to squeeze out costs as well. CSX posted a third-quarter per-share loss of 48 cents. Excluding after-tax charges, earnings...

Employee relations 101: Union Pacific Railroad overhauls law department to better address management-employee relations.(Rail & Intermodal)
December 1, 2003... Union Pacific Railroad is trying to transform millions of dollars in employee claims from a balance-sheet cost item into labor-management gold. That was a challenge that UP Chairman, President and CEO Richard Davidson put to UP Vice...

Theory of rate relativity: UPS announces slender 1.9 percent rate hike; expedited competition seen holding down prices.(Air & Express)
December 1, 2003... Ground shippers got an early Christmas present from UPS when in announced its lowest rate increase in seven years. The Atlanta based company will increase its domestic ground rates an average of 1.9 percent on Jan. 5. That "gift" comes a...

CNF's postal hangover: CNF discloses potential suit by government for allegedly falsifying records in postal contract.(Air & Express)
December 1, 2003... A long-running and acrimonious dispute between CNF Inc. and the U.S. Postal Service may rear its ugly head again. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia is considering suing CNF for allegedly falsifying records related to a...

FedEx Express.(transported 88,000 pounds of concert goods from London to Cape Town, South Africa, for an AIDS awareness concert)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... FedEx Express transported 88,000 pounds of concert goods from London to Cape Town, South Africa, for an AIDS awareness concert hosted by Nelson Mandela. The concert was titled "46664" for Mandela's prison number during his 18-year...

WWPC Group.(General Transport AG chartered shipment of nearly 250 animals moving from Switzerland to North Korea)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... WWPC Group company General Transport AG chartered a shipment of nearly 250 animals moving from Switzerland to North Korea. General Transport moved the animals on an Air Koryo IL-76 aircraft for the North Korean embassy in Switzerland from...

HSN.(signed multiyear agreement with UPS for order fulfillment and supply-chain operations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... HSN, otherwise known as the Home Shopping Network, signed a multiyear agreement with UPS for its order fulfillment and supply-chain operations. HSN estimates its packages will arrive two days faster than normal by changing to Atlanta-based UPS....

Kuehne & Nagel.(is acquiring WM-Group's terminals in Chemnitz and Leipzig, Germany)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Kuehne & Nagel is partnering with the WM-Group, a midsize logistics company based in Bocholt, Germany. Kuehne & Nagel is acquiring WM-Group's terminals in Chemnitz and Leipzig and will merge the two companies' operations at those locations.

Pacer International.(repriced its senior credit facilities)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Pacer International repriced its senior credit facilities, a change that is expected to reduce interest for the company by $1.1 million annually. The Concord, Calif.-based company negotiated the change with a syndicate of financial institutions...

Korean Air and IBM.(signed a 10-year, $120 million contract)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Korean Air and IBM signed a 10-year, $120 million contract to move the airline's international IT networks to new and more efficient technologies. The Seoul-based airline also signed a 10-year, $90 million contract with Hanjin Information...

Exel.(to use software from Syntegra)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Exel is using Syntegra's Route Management System to meet the second of three accreditation phases for Cargo 2000. The second phase applies Cargo 2000's management system to freight forwarder processes for door-to-door management of...

Air Canada and Gulf Air.(signed three-year cargo handling contracts with Menzies Aviation Group)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Air Canada and Gulf Air signed three-year cargo handling contracts with Menzies Aviation Group in Australia. Menzies got the contracts after upgrading its freight center at Sydney's Kingsford Smith Airport. For Air Canada, Menzies will service...

Cargolux Airlines.(opened an office in Basel, Switzerland)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Cargolux Airlines opened an office in Basel, Switzerland. The Luxembourg-based cargo carrier said it will use a road feeder service to link its base in Luxembourg to the Swiss industrial city.

DHL Danzas Air & Ocean.(French wine shipped)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... DHL Danzas Air & Ocean carried close to a million bottles of Beaujolais Noveau wine from France to Australia and several Asian countries as part of the annual rush of the wine to markets around the world. Brussels-based DHL chartered eight 747...

FedEx.(landed exclusive shipping contract with Neiman Marcus)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... FedEx landed an exclusive shipping contract with Dallas-based Neiman Marcus. The retailer plans to use Memphis-based FedEx Express, Ground and Freight for shipping for all its divisions. The contract is for three years and applies to domestic...

Polar Air Cargo.(added 747 frequencies between Liege, Belgium; Taipei and Seoul)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Polar Air Cargo added 747 frequencies between Liege, Belgium; Taipei and Seoul. The Purchase, N.Y.-based airline now has daily departures Monday through Saturday on those routes, up from three flights per week, on 747-400 freighters.

Fairchild Controls.(contract with Airbus)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Fairchild Controls, an EADS North America subsidiary, got the contract to supply the supplemental cooling system for the new Airbus A380 planes. Fairchild is leading the SCS development and is working with Italy-based Microtecnica. Fairchild...

Standard & Poor's.(Allegheny County Airport Authority removed from CreditWatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services removed the Allegheny County Airport Authority from its CreditWatch, where the operator of the Pittsburgh International Airport had been since July 17 due to a poor economic outlook. US Airways' wavering on...

DHL Express.(freighter service added between Hong Kong, Singapore)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... 2DHL Express added A300-600 freighter service between Hong Kong and Singapore through the use of an Air Hong Kong aircraft with 40 tons of capacity. The flight operates five days a week. DHL's central Asia hub is in Hong Kong. Air Hong Kong and...

China Southern Airlines.(plans to own and operate its own terminal at Beijing Capital Airport; signed contract with Beijing Ground Service Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... China Southern Airlines plans to own and operate its own terminal at Beijing Capital Airport. The Beijing-based carrier signed a contract with Beijing Ground Service Co. Ltd., a holding company of the airport. The renovated terminal is expected...

'No' to port reform: defeat of plan to ease rules on port operators leaves EU ports in regulatory, legal quagmire.(Maritime)
December 1, 2003... It is "a missed opportunity," said Alfons Guinier, secretary of the European Community Shipowners Association. "A great setback," said the European Shippers Council. "A triumph," said David Cockroft, secretary general of the International...

Matson Navigation Co.(raising rates for Hawaii service)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Matson Navigation Co. is raising its rates and terminal handling charges for its Hawaii service. Effective Jan. 11, 2004, westbound ocean container rates will increase by $125 per container and $00 per eastbound container, while terminal...

CSX World Terminal.(agreement with Jacksonville Port Authority)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... CSX World Terminals, a wholly owned unit of the railroad giant CSX Corp., struck an agreement with the Jacksonville Port Authority in which CSXWT will market and operate 35 acres of JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal.

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection.(People Watch)(Keith Thomson appointed director of the Office of Trade Relations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Customs and Border Protection appointed Keith Thomson director of the Office of Trade Relations. Thomson previously was a principal of the Sterling Group and chief executive officer of Sterling...

The Robart Cos.(People Watch)(Sharon Burton wins award)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Robart Cos., a Georgia-based third-party logistics provider, said President and Chief Executive Officer Sharon Burton was named a 2004 Business Star by the Georgia Women's Business Council.

UPM-Kymmene.(People Watch)(named Angelo LaMantia director of logistics for its North American operations)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... UPM-Kymmene, a paper and forestry company, named Angelo LaMantia director of logistics for its North American operations.

Menlo Worldwide.(People Watch)(made several changes to senior management at Menlo Worldwide and its forwarding unit)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Menlo Worldwide, a subsidiary of CNF, made several changes to senior management at Menlo Worldwide and its forwarding unit. Eric Kirchner was promoted from executive vice president for North American operations to chief operating officer of...

New England Motor Freight.(People Watch)(Bob Moser and Marjorie Champlin join staff as account executives)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Bob Moser and Marjorie Champlin joined Northeastern LTL carrier New England Motor Freight, a member of the Shevell Group, as account executives. Moser will be based at the company's Philadelphia terminal and Champlin at its Rochester, N.Y.,...

Contract Freighters.(People Watch)(named Alex Heaton regional sales manager)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Contract Freighters, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., named Alex Heaton regional sales manager. Heaton, a 10-year veteran in truckload transportation, will cover the Maryland, Delaware and Virginia areas along with...

Forward Air.(People Watch)(Scott Niswonger has announced his retirement as chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Scott Niswonger, founder of Forward Air, announced his retirement as chief executive officer of the air freight trucking giant. He will be replaced by Bruce Campbell, president and chief operating officer. Campbell has been with the Greenville,...

The Stevens Group.(People Watch)(promoted John Flanagan to manager of quality, safety and fleet services)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Stevens Group, a transportation management company, promoted John Flanagan to manager of quality, safety and fleet services. Flanagan had been manager of quality and customer services. He joined Stevens in 1994, is a licensed commercial...

Cargo Network Services.(People Watch)(Juergen Siebenrock and Mick Fountain have joined company's board)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Cargo Network Services, the International Air Transport Association company overseeing cargo industry affairs, named two board members to replace two departing members of the board of directors. Joining the CNS board are Juergen Siebenrock,...

Truck Co.(People Watch)(appointed Lisa Marie Cook a logistics service group representative)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Truck Co., a freight management brokerage firm, appointed Lisa Marie Cook a logistics service group representative. Cook, whose responsibilities include inside sales and business development, has over 20 years' experience in the freight...

Calendar.(listing of various transportation industry events)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
December 1, 2003... DECEMBER 2-4. TOC2003 Americas Conference & Exhibition (Panama Ports Co.), Panama City. +44 20 7553 1565 of www.toc-events.com. 3-4. Air&Port Security Expo Europe 2003 (Simply Group Ltd.), Wiesbaden, Germany. +44 208 542 9090 or...

DOE diesel price index.(Up date)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
December 1, 2003... DOE Diesel Price Index (cents per gallon) Regional Prices for Monday, November 24 National Average--147.6 November 10, 2003 REGION 1 149.5 REGION 2 146.9 REGION 3 144.4 REGION 4 154.1...

Wrong Bill Doozy.(Q&A)
December 1, 2003... Q: We have been purchasing product from a vendor in the City 1. That is served by Rail Carriers A and B. Since all previous empty rail cars designated for our loading from this facility for our account were furnished by Carrier A, we assumed...

Secure.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... It was quite a sight recently watching Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta chatting with several former DOT chiefs at the opening of the Smithsonian's "America on the Move" exhibit. We're not sure why his two burly security guys had to hover...

Tired.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... Kudos to Par O'Brien of the National Tire Safety Coalition. While a scrum of high-paid lobbyists and low-paid reporters were trying to catch Mineta's attention at the Smithsonian event, O'Brien got at least 10 minutes of quality time with the...

Song.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... We've never agreed with those who complain that the Federal Aviation Administration lines up too closely with the airline industry. But with major air carriers setting up subsidiaries to ape Southwest Airlines' model, we have to wonder about...

Deficit.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... Deficit cutting starts here. U.S. Customs hosted a lunchtime meeting for the press to meet Secretary of Homeland Security "Tommie" Ridge and Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Robert C. Bonner. But instead of lunch, reporters were...

Jobs.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... TSA has been sending e-mails frequently to the press noting the agency is hiring screeners at airports. Didn't TSA just axe a bunch of screeners? A subtle recruiting bid, perhaps? At least most of the people the press deals with keep their...

Animals.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... The Dutch company General Transport AG proudly says it handled an air charter of 214 goats, three sheep and 26 rabbits from Zurich to North Korea. They say each live animal was kept in a box with sawdust, straw and a container of water and that...

Timing.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... In touting the House's new highway bill, ARTBA (it stands for Absent Roads, Try Building Anything) chief Pete Ruane said it is "not a Siegfried & Roy approach to public policy making." Given what happened to the Vegas tiger tamers, this strikes...

Molson move.(The Back Page)
December 1, 2003... Transport consultant and longtime Traffic World friend--you knew we had one, didn't you?--Wally Weart has decamped to Ottawa from Denver. Word has it he's in a language immersion program right now to learn Canadian.

Logistics seminars.(Calendar)
December 1, 2003... DECEMBER 8-9. Import/Export Documentation and Traffic (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Madison, Wis. (800) 348-8964 of uwexeced.com/transportation. 10-11. Transportation Claims Management and Prevention (University of...

Trading free.(Free Trade Agreement of the Americas)(Editorial)
December 8, 2003... Is the era of free trade over before it really started? Transport operators who may have been planning for a flowering of new trade growing out of global and even regional trade pacts should probably work that thought into their forecasts. ...

Girding for the worst: truckers using array of lures to keep drivers in tough environment; shortage will affect capacity, rates.(Cover Story)
December 8, 2003... It's b-a-a-a-a-c k. The driver shortage, in hibernation during the freight decline of the last three years, is returning and could be a major factor in a possible trucking capacity crunch next year. The combination of surging freight...

Schneider ups the ante.(increased pay)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2003... This month Schneider National said it is increasing pay for company drivers between $1,500 and $2,500 per year for solo drivers and between $3,500 and $4,500 per year for team drivers, depending on experience levels, effective Feb. 1....

Aviation refueled, others wait: while Congress spared with other segments of the transport industry, it gave a plum to aviation.(Washington)
December 8, 2003... Congress bypassed the roads and went straight to the air as it finished work heading into the holidays. Congress approved the four-year, $60 billion Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization. That was good news for the aviation...

Holiday mail rerouted: small carriers' loss is FedEx's gain as USPS awards fewer C-Net contracts, shifts more to LTL ground.(Washington)
December 8, 2003... The U.S. Postal Service is shifting much of its Christmas Network holiday traffic to LTL truckers and FedEx, leaving smaller cargo operators that were hoping for a share of 20 billion pieces of holiday mail holding empty stockings. The...

Military's supply owner: looking for some 'quick kills,' U.S. TRANSCOM takes ownership of military distribution processes.(Logistics)(U.S. Transportation Command)
December 8, 2003... The buzz phrase is "factory to foxhole," but the basic concept is straightforward: to improve the delivery of military supplies to American soldiers through a streamlined, end-to-end supply chain. The armed forces have launched various...

Measuring up.(Logistics)(Defense Logistics Agency introduces performance-based agreements)
December 8, 2003... As part of its effort to improve supply delivery services, the Defense Logistics Agency is introducing performance-based agreements that commit the agency, its customers and suppliers to more rigid contract goals. The DLA is a $25...