Traffic World articles from February 2003

Traffic World archives from February 2003

Balancing act. (Editorial).(discusses recent security proposals for the shipping industry)(Editorial)
February 3, 2003... Last week the U.S. Customs Service scrapped proposals that would have required importers and exporters to file cargo manifests electronically anywhere from four to 24 hours before trucks, railcars and airplane cargo compartments were loaded and...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
February 3, 2003... Security Technology Is Already Here. I appreciated Kathleen Hickey's good piece on FreightDesk ("Out of the Shadows," Jan. 20), but was somewhat taken aback by the comments at the end from her unidentified source -- both because it's hard...

Stopping the clock: customs scraps controversial advance notice proposals, heads back to regulatory drawing board. (Up Front).(shipping industry security proposals)
February 3, 2003... Customs officials say they have listened to the cries of shippers and carriers regarding security proposals that would require importers and exporters to provide cargo manifests well in advance of lading and dropped them. People in all aspects...

Open for business: Cargo Portal Service opens its doors for forwarders booking cargo online. (Up Front).(United Airlines Cargo, Northwest Airlines Cargo, and Air Canada Cargo launch Internet portal for freight forwarders)
February 3, 2003... Cargo Portal Services is open for business. The Internet portal for online air cargo bookings, originally announced in May 2002, officially went live last week, offering freight forwarders a single site for multicarrier bookings and online...

Hello, IPANA: Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America hires transport vet McQuaid as executive director. (Washington).(hires John A. McQuaid as executive director)
February 3, 2003... The board of directors of the newly created Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America has elected four industry executives to serve as interim officers of the organization following the group's recent start-up directors meeting in...

Lifeline logistics: TPG chief applies corporate logistics know-how to deliver food under UN anti-hunger partnership. (Logistics).(TPG N.V. forms partnership with the United Nations World Food Program)
February 3, 2003... Malnutrition helps to kill about 11,000 children a day. Saving these kids is largely a matter of logistics. Peter Bakker, chief executive officer of the $12 billion Dutch mail, express and logistics services provider TPG N.V., put these two...

Ready for growth: realigned UPS Supply Chain Solutions set to support globalization efforts.
February 3, 2003... UPS is hopeful that its realigned Supply Chain Solutions business will help improve its performance in a lackluster U.S. economy and ride the growth in globalization that is preoccupying most major logistics services providers right now. ...

Camarillo, Calif.-based Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (Briefs).(signs deal with Titan Logistics Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Camarillo, Calif.-based Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. is offering logistics services to its customers in North America through a service contract with Titan Logistics Corp. Focused on the needs of original equipment manufacturers, electronic...

Panattoni Development Co. (Briefs).(starts construction of a distribution center in Romeoville, Illinois)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Panattoni Development Co. has broken ground for Windham Industrial Center VII, a 495,000-square-foot distribution center in Romeoville, Ill. The company said the building should be ready for occupancy this spring. The facility includes parking...

Colo.-based 3PL USCO Logistics. (Briefs).(forms Customer Solutions to improve solutions for current customers and to find new business )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Hamden, Colo.-based 3PL USCO Logistics has established a new organization called Customer Solutions to design, build and manage tailored logistics implementations. USCO said its new resource would be used to improve solutions for existing...

Third-party logistics provider TransSource LLC. (Briefs).(plans to use NTE software for automation )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Third-party logistics provider TransSource LLC is automating its transportation tendering and execution processes through NTE's TradeTM solution. The solution will automatically manage the carrier selection and tendering process within...

Cendian Corp. (Briefs).(reaches deal with Houghton International Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Cendian Corp. has been selected to provide logistics services for Houghton International Inc., a designer and manufacturer of specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants for the metalworking and manufacturing industries. Under the multiyear...

Specialty chemical supplier Sartomer Co. (Briefs).(reaches deal with ChemLogix L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Specialty chemical supplier Sartomer Co. has integrated into the Transportation Management Center of ChemLogix LLC. According to Sartomer, the center provides it with shipment visibility and detailed carrier performance reporting to support a...

The recently formed International Foodservice Distributors Association. (Briefs).(announces top priorities )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... The recently formed International Foodservice Distributors Association has outlined its mission. Top priorities include federal-level government relations work, educational programs, strategic and operational research and industry standards for...

Delphi Corp. (Briefs).(signs three-year deal with the Panalpina Group)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Delphi Corp., Troy, Mich., awarded a three-year contract for intercontinental air and sea transport, as well as brokerage and warehousing to the Panalpina Group, Basel, Switzerland. The agreement, which will total more than 60,000 shipments...

Sinotrans Shipping Agency Inc. (Briefs).(signs deals with Interdom Partners Ltd. and Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Sinotrans Shipping Agency (NA) Inc. signed a tri-party agreement with Interdom Partners Ltd. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to provide intermodal services in North America. Interdom, an intermodal marketing company based in Palos...

Back to the basics: software vendors Manugistics, Manhattan Associates focus on core values, services. (Technology).
February 3, 2003... Supply-chain planning and supply-chain execution: two different types of software, two different markets, but some of the same challenges. Executives from Manugistics Group, one of the top supply-chain planning software vendors, and Manhattan...

Emerson Process Management. (Briefs).(plans to use software from Precision Software)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Emerson Process Management, process automation technology and services provider and a division of Emerson, will use international trade management software from Precision Software to optimize its European logistics operations. Emerson will use...

McLeod Software. (Briefs).(introduces LTL Module software)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... McLeod Software released its new LTL Module, integrated with its LoadMaster Enterprise Version 7. The software is "designed for carriers that do partial-shipment consolidation, rather than carriers dedicated to less-than-truckload," said a...

Rand McNally's Transportation Data Management subsidiary. (Briefs).(offers new truck driver mapping and routing training course )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Rand McNally's Transportation Data Management subsidiary has a new truck driver mapping and routing training course, "Understanding and Interpreting Maps: A Short Course Using the Motor Carriers' Road Atlas and RouteTools Software." The...

Third-party logistics provider TranSource LLC. (Briefs).(plans to use NTE software )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Third-party logistics provider TranSource LLC will use software from NTE to automate its transportation tendering and execution processes. NTE Trade automatically will manage the carrier selection and tendering process within TranSource's...

BridgePoint visibility software provider and subsidiary of CSX Corp. (Briefs).(introduces new version of supply chain software)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... BridgePoint, supply-chain visibility software provider and subsidiary of CSX Corp., released Version 6.0 of its supply-chain solution. New features include simplified connectivity as well as improved data quality management and distribution....

Auditors to review i2: struggling toward profitability, software vendor prepares for reaudit of financial statements. (Technology).(i2 Technologies )
February 3, 2003... As part of an ongoing investigation EAU into its finances, supply-chain software vendor i2 Technologies has engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP to reaudit its financial statements for 2001 and 2000 and its quarterly reports for the periods ended...

Rough ride: software vendors have a tough year ahead, but that's not all bad news for their customers. (Technology Report: Supply-Chain Software).
February 3, 2003... The supply-chain software market faces a rough ride this year due to economic uncertainty. But that's not necessarily bad news for shippers looking to purchase supply-chain software, or those companies that already use it, according to analysts...

Bracing for more pain: after 2 years of industry turmoil, falling rates, security costs and tough competition, it's not over yet for forwarders. (Air Cargo Update: Forwarders).
February 3, 2003... When air forwarders look ahead to the rest of 2003, they see hope but not much light at the end of the tunnel. "Things better improve," said Brandon Fried, chief operating officer of Virginia-based forwarder Adcom Worldwide. "Two years...

International glee: UPS posts 'solid' 4Q and '02 earnings, negotiates final settlement in tax case. (Air & Express).(United Parcel Service )
February 3, 2003... Paced by record international performance, United Parcel Service is reporting solid gains in both revenue and net income for the fourth quarter but flat earnings for the total year, excluding nonrecurring items. The fourth quarter included...

Colography bearish on '03: research group predicts modest growth in air freight, ground parcel markets. (Air & Express).
February 3, 2003... The $30 billion U.S. expedited freight market is poised for modest growth in 2003 with air freight at 1997 shipment levels, the Colography Group is predicting in its annual projections for the U.S. expedited cargo industry. There will be...

Wanted: higher profile; DPWN seeks name recognition, influence in U.S. to maintain DHL's flying rights. (Air Express).(Deutsche Post World Net)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Germany's Deutsche Post World Net will work to increase its visibility in the United States in 2003, particularly in Washington, D.C., Wolfgang Pordzik, president and CEO of Deutsche Post World Net USA Inc., said at a Capitol Hill luncheon last...

S&P lowers Atlas rating: failure to make lease payment on 747 leads to lower corporate credit ratings for carrier. (Air & Express).(Atlas Air )(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Standard & Poor's Ratings Services lowered its credit rating for Atlas Air late last month. The Purchase, N.Y.-based international cargo carrier defaulted on a payment on an operating lease obligation. S&P lowered the corporate credit...

Seattle-based forwarder Lynden Air Freight and Continental Cargo have entered a global alliance agreement for 2003. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Seattle-based forwarder Lynden Air Freight and Continental Cargo have entered a global alliance agreement for 2003. To benefit Lynden, the agreement provides protected space allocations and favored pricing, priority boarding and a new corporate...

Trinidad-based BWIA West Indies Airways. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Trinidad-based BWIA West Indies Airways purchased its seventh Boeing 737-800 in January. The new plane replaced BWIA's last MD-83, resulting in a narrowbody fleet of seven Boeing 737-800s. With the new plane, BWIA plans to introduce new routes...

Air cargo traffic. (Briefs).(at Frankfurt Airport in Germany)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Air cargo traffic at Germany's Frankfurt Airport, the busiest in Europe. was up 1.4 percent in 2002. The airport handled more than 1.5 million metric tons during the year. Cargo carried to Asia and across the Atlantic increased most during the...

The U.S. Postal Service. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... The U.S. Postal Service has changed the look of its website, on which customers can do many things, including send Priority Mail, Express Mail, Global Express Guaranteed and Global Express Mail. During the last three months of 2002, there were...

Is it an illusion? Thanks to CF's demise, LTL carriers reporting solid 4Q, improving yields. (Trucking).
February 3, 2003... Truckers are reporting rosier earnings but there are caution flags rising behind all the glowing numbers, analysts are saying. All the major publicly held companies are reporting strong fourth-quarter and improving full-year earnings. But...

Living in captivity: basell looks to BNSF's Rose, Washington for answers to railroad monopoly power. (Rail & Intermodal).
February 3, 2003... Last year at a Senate hearing' on railroad competition issues, Chuck Platz, president of plastics and chemical manufacturer Basell North America and CSX Corp. Chairman John Snow agreed to develop an alternative complaint resolution process to...

The paper barrier: STB handling of access issue in Minnesota was most anticipated decision in voting conference. (Rail & Intermodal).
February 3, 2003... With an open voting conference scheduled for Jan. 31, the freight railroad industry was to be given its first glimpse last week of how new Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober would set the STB agenda in the age-old struggle...

Union Pacific Railroad. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern are expanding their "Blue Streak" intermodal service to link Northern California with the northeastern United States. The service was launched in 2001, connecting Los Angeles with the Southeast as...

CSX Transportation. (Briefs).(has deal with Naviera del Odiel SA)(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... CSX Transportation and Naviera del Odiel S.A. have entered into an agreement to jointly market CSXT services to shippers in Spain and Portugal. Under terms of the agreement, Naviera del Odiel will promote CSXT's range of rail-based services,...

Douglasville Ga.-based Demurrage Management Solutions Inc. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Douglasville, Ga.-based Demurrage Management Solutions Inc., a provider of web-based logistics software for rail shippers, has released Version 3 of DMS Tracker. The software allows shippers to manage the day-to-day demurrage process, calculate...

Canadian National Railway. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Canadian National Railway's Midwest Division now includes the former Wisconsin Central, all CN operations in the states of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, trackage in northern Minnesota, and those parts of CN's Illinois operations north of Chicago...

Canadian Pacific Railway. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... Canadian Pacific Railway sold a low-density railway spur line in northern New Brunswick to Canadian National Railway. The 7.8-mile Edmunston Spur runs between Grand Falls and Cyr Junction, near St. Leonard. Financial details of the sale were...

Left out: European Commission wants U.S. Customs to negotiate Europe-wide security agreement. (Maritime).
February 3, 2003... European Union officials would like all international agreements affecting EU nations to go through Brussels. The EU's European Commission recently sued to block bilateral air-transport agreements that the United States has negotiated with...

Weekly traffic of major U.S. railroads. (Update).(Illustration)
February 3, 2003... Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads for the week ending January 18, 2003 Traffic Originated Week 3 Ending January 18, 2003 ...

Calendar.(Calendar)
February 3, 2003... FEBRUARY 3-4. Transportation Claims Management and Prevention Program (University of Wisconsin-Madison Executive Education and TranSolutions Inc.), Scottsdale, Ariz. (800) 292-8864 or uwexeced.com/transportation. 3-4. FinListics:...

Late penalties in bankruptcy. (Q&A).
February 3, 2003... Q: We have recently received a demand from Trans Tech Solutions in Madison, Tenn., for about $2,500 in late-payment penalties on a freight bills of Midland Transportation, a bankrupt carrier. We paid these bills two and a half years ago or...

Neatness. (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... There's more from the Texas travel agency that specializes in "clothing-optional vacations" and is charterimg a 172-seat Boeing 727 for a flight from Miami to Cancun in May. Once the plane reaches its cruising altitude passengers will be...

No go. (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... We see Roto-Rooter Inc., the largest provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America, has equipped its "field technicians" with a wireless solution to further improve quality. This is the only supply chain where the goal is no...

Ave, Aperum! (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... In yet another example of inane company name switching, Atlanta-based Software Solutions is changing its name to Aperum, which is derived from "aperio," the Latin for "to make clear." The Aperumites say the new name will help improve the...

Darling, you're boring. (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
February 3, 2003... British Transport Secretary Alistair Darling has been voted the most boring politician in Britain. He was chosen by almost one in four of the 12,000 voters who took part in a CyberBritain.com poll. Darling, who was tapped by Prime Minister Tony...

Waiting for Oprah. (Editorial).(Editorial)
February 10, 2003... My wife Tracy; who never gambles and had been steering me away from the casino ever since we arrived at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, is at the roulette table. She turns to Sidney Poitier and asks him to stick around. He is good luck for...

Defusing a crisis: regulatory threat to the flow of explosives from Canada spiked, permanent solution sought. (Up Front).
February 10, 2003... A regulatory dilemma that threatened to stop shipments of commercial explosives at the U.S. border was defused last week when several U.S. agencies and Transport Canada agreed to a temporary solution to the problem. At issue is the Safe...

Missing link: Surface Transportation Board approves DM&E control of IC&E, but denies access to unused UP line. (Washington).(Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad)(Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad)(Union Pacific Railroad)
February 10, 2003... A recent decision by the Surface Transportation Board denying the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad terminal trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad may indicate that under the new STB regime Class 1 railroads continue to hold sway...

Bush seeks $14.4B for safety: prooposed budget would increase transport spending by 6 percent with safety focus for all modes. (Washington).
February 10, 2003... President Bush last week proposed a 6 percent increase in transportation spending for next year. The president's proposal, which serves as a blueprint for Congress as it drafts next year's budget, proposed $53.3 billion for the Department of...

Post rate increase: a 2004 rate rise looms unless congress acts to limit USPS payments to retirement program. (Washington).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... The prospect of a U.S. Postal Service rate hike in 2004 looms if Congress does not take action to limit Postal Service payments to a federal retirement program. A recent General Accounting Office report has set the stage for Congress to...

Expanding horizons: problems caused by disjointed applications software expected to create swing to process spending. (Logistics).
February 10, 2003... The quick technology fix is giving way to a more holistic approach to supply chains, as companies face the task of stringing together fragmented applications and shifting their internal focus toward people and processes. "People went into...

Con-Way Logistics. (Briefs).(to provide gift marketer First & Main with warehousing, transportation management and order fulfillment services)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Con-Way Logistics, the Ann Arbor-based business unit of Con-Way Transportation Services, will provide gift marketer First & Main with warehousing, transportation management and order fulfillment services. First & Main is a privately owned...

UPS Supply Chain Solutions. (Briefs).(to supply global logistics services for customers of Sanmina-SCI Corp.)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... UPS Supply Chain Solutions will supply global logistics services for customers of the Sanmina-SCI Corp. The electronics contract manufacturer will work with UPS to reduce inventory levels, improve order delivery and cut fixed expenses such as...

A new firm, Audit Logistics. (Briefs).(manages freight for hotel construction and renovations business)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... A new firm, Audit Logistics, based in Boulder, Colo., manages freight for the hotel construction and renovations business. Freight typically accounts for 6 to 10 percent of the total cost of furniture, fixtures and equipment, according to the...

In a joint services agreement. (Briefs).(APL Logistics reaches deal with Carmichael International Service )(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... In a joint services agreement, Oakland, Calif.-based APL Logistics has appointed Carmichael International Service to provide its clients with fully integrated customs brokerage services. The joint services agreement will be billed as APL...

A number of logistics services. (Briefs).(logistics service providers take part in the U.S. Customs Sea Automated Manifest System program )(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... A number of logistics services providers have become part of the U.S. Customs Sea Automated Manifest System program. Philadelphia-based BDP International's ocean transportation subsidiary, BDP Transport, has been recognized as a full...

Brokers Logistics. (Briefs).(has purchased seven acres and added fifth location)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Brokers Logistics has purchased seven acres and added its fifth location in downtown El Paso, Texas. The 40-year-old family-owned warehousing, logistics and transportation operation will handle 15 to 20 rail cars per day and offer multiple...

Fort Wayne, Ind. (Briefs).(nAL adds offers transportation management services )(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Fort Wayne, Ind.-based logistics services organization nAL, formerly northAmerican Logistics, is adding transportation management to its portfolio of integrated supply-chain services. The 3PL's menu of carrier-neutral transportation management...

Tag lines. (E-Strategies).(radio frequency identification tagging)
February 10, 2003... The precise tracking of units from product items to trailers is within the grasp of supply-chain managers. Leading the way is radio frequency identification tagging. The technology is crossing the line -- generally regarded as a per-tag cost of...

On language. (Career Advancement).(Column)
February 10, 2003... Say what you mean and mean what you say. It sounds simple but isn't. We are in a world where anyone and everyone seems to be involved in paradigm shifts and thinking outside the box. Buzzwords such as win-win situations, strategic advantages,...

Streamlining: EXE focuses on core products, customers, moves to shore up its financial performance. (Technology).(EXE Technologies )
February 10, 2003... Supply-chain execution software provider EXE Technologies is getting back to basics -- strengthening its three core product suites for its main markets, retail and third-party logistics providers. Joe Cowan, president and CEO, outlined the...

Still strong: software giant SAP holds forth even in economic downturn.(SAP AG)
February 10, 2003... It takes a lot to kill a giant. Enterprise and supply-chain software provider SAP AG was affected by the economic slowdown but nevertheless still is going strong. The company recently reported its fourth-quarter and year-end financial results,...

Accenture will develop the Surface Transportation Management System for Military Traffic Management Command. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Accenture will develop the Surface Transportation Management System for Military Traffic Management Command. Accenture will develop an integrated domestic and international distribution system using commercially available products for MTMC...

Dean Specialty Foods Group. (Briefs).(to use LeanLogistics' web-native transportation management system)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Dean Specialty Foods Group, of Green Bay, Wis., will use LeanLogistics' web-native transportation management system for all its inbound, interplant and outbound transportation requirements. Dean Foods Specialty Group operates 11 processing...

LIS, a warehouse management. (Briefs).(forms alliance with Vocollect)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... LIS, a warehouse management and supply-chain visibility solutions provider, has teamed up with the voice technology provider Vocollect to offer a lower-cost voice-operated picking system in the warehouse. LIS eliminated the need for middleware...

Data quality software provider Melissa Data added AddressDoctor. (Briefs).(adds product from Platon Media Solutions GmbH and Deutsche Post Global Mail)
February 10, 2003... Data quality software provider Melissa Data added AddressDoctor, a product of Platon Media Solutions GmbH and Deutsche Post Global Mail, to its international address verification services. "AddressDoctor is the world's most complete reference...

RedPrairie Corp. (Briefs).(released version 2.0 of DLx Integrator)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... RedPrairie Corp. released version 2.0 of DLx Integrator, its enterprise applications integration framework for logistics, with a graphical network monitor and embedded event management tools, said a spokesperson. The new capabilities will give...

Huntington Beach, Calif. (Briefs).(Freight-gate introduces FMC-Trek! solution)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Freight-gate, a provider of Internet applications for the freight and logistics industry, added FMC-Trek!, an FMC publishing system, to its PLTX Suite of Solutions for the nonvesseloperating community. The...

Balancing act: major truckload carriers are doing well despite higher fuel, insurance costs. (Trucking Report Truckload Update).
February 10, 2003... It's always a balancing act in the truckload sector. Freight demand has to be steady enough to create lane density and priced right to cover rising costs of fuel, insurance, health care and, for a few daring carriers, taking a chance on buying...

Countering terrorist threats. (Commentary).(protection of the trucking industry from terrorism )
February 10, 2003... A plan is necessary to make America's trucking industry safe from the threat of terrorism, to enhance security while improving the industry's operational efficiency. There are hundreds of thousands of hazardous cargo loads hauled on U.S....

Best by comparison: overnite's $55 million earnings in '02 dwarfs Roadway, Yellow net incomes. (Trucking).(Overnite Transportation Co.)
February 10, 2003... Overnite Transportation Co., Richmond, Va., the nation's fifth-largest LTL carrier and biggest nonunion LTL carrier, reported its best finish in eight years, reflecting its hawk's eye for cost controls and what company officials credit as its...

Teamsters, TMI resume talks. (Trucking).(negotiations for a new National Master Freight Agreement)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Negotiations between management and Teamsters negotiators on a new National Master Freight Agreement were scheduled to resume last week in Chicago. The Teamsters broke off talks Jan. 21 over the carriers' desire to include a health care...

Saia, a regional carrier unit of Kansas City, Mo.-based SCS Transportation, and Toronto-based Vitran Corp. (Briefs).(companies to enhance partnership)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Saia, a regional carrier unit of Kansas City, Mo.-based SCS Transportation, and Toronto-based Vitran Corp., a North American group of transportation companies, are enhancing their partnership to all direct points in the United States and...

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express. (Briefs).(has been recognized by Belden Wire and Cable Co. as a quality carrier)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express, a leading Eastern regional LTL carrier, has been recognized by Belden Wire and Cable Co. as a quality carrier with what Pitt Ohio says is a 5.18 Sigma rating for last year. Belden has a 5.0 Sigma performance...

Getting the right formula: 'Cost is king,' say chemical shippers in new, heightened security environment. (Trucking).
February 10, 2003... Chemical shippers are under increased scrutiny for enhanced security in the post Sept. 11 environment. Nevertheless, they say transportation providers must not bust their budgets to meet increasingly tough service standards in their industry....

N.Y. mover hit with $302G fine. (Trucking).(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration assessed civil penalty of $302,000 against USA Van Lines)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has assessed a civil penalty of $302,000 against USA Van Lines, Brooklyn, N.Y., for multiple violations of federal motor carrier safety regulations. USA Van Lines has operated in the past...

Competing for parcels: study of parcel market shows UPS dominant overall but competition growing more heated. (Air & Express).(United Parcel Service)
February 10, 2003... A recent study on the U.S. parcel delivery market found that competition for customers is fierce and growing more intense all the time. The study, by Direct Communications Group President Alan Robinson, found that United Parcel Service...

Airlines still bleeding: but 4Q cargo revenue at major airlines is up, thanks partly to the West Coast port dispute, war threat. (Air & Express).
February 10, 2003... Fourth-quarter earnings reports for major airlines show that most of the carriers still are bleeding money. But the same carriers' cargo divisions reported improvements in the fourth quarter of 2002 as well as for the full year. The U.S....

Strong on the ground: Airborne increases 2002 and 4Q earnings, net but remains cautious about 2003 1Q outlook. (Air & Express).(Airborne Inc.)
February 10, 2003... Led by its burgeoning ground delivery service and increased income from its international segment, Airborne Inc., the holding company for Airborne Express, posted strong 2002 and fourth-quarter earnings. The company reported increased revenue...

UPS has introduced a new international shipping option called UPS World Ease that is designed to speed service to international destinations. (Briefs).(United Pacel Service)(Brief Article)
February 10, 2003... UPS has introduced a new international shipping option called UPS World Ease that is designed to speed service to international destinations. UPS World Ease allows shippers to take advantage of consolidated customs clearance, in which packages...