Traffic World articles from February 2005

Traffic World archives from February 2005

Hours restart.(Editorial)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
February 7, 2005... Does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration get a restart provision in its rulemaking on hours of service? From a shipping perspective, an optimistic reading of a federal court's evisceration of trucking hours of service rules last...

The logistics world pushed into the field of corporate mega-mergers with rumors spreading from the United Kingdom that Exel was the target of a takeover and that either UPS or Deutsche Post World Net was the likely buyer.(Weekly Perspectives)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... The logistics world pushed into the field of corporate mega-mergers with rumors spreading from the United Kingdom that Exel was the target of a takeover and that either UPS or Deutsche Post World Net was the likely buyer. With more than $12.6...

Stephens Inc.'s stock.(Weekly Perspectives)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Stephens Inc.'s stock among transportation investors shot up when the investment firm lured analysts Thomas S. Albrecht and Alexander V. Brand away from BB&T Capital Markets last week. The duo, who specialize in trucking, rail, air freight...

Parking auto parts.(This Week)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Economic numbers are looking strong, but no one should expect much help from the automotive sector. Big automakers are reporting production cutbacks are filtering down to parts suppliers that are some of the industry's major shippers. On...

"I hope a lot of old trucks can't meet new standards because we're going to have a lot of new trucks.".(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Truckers are adding new equipment in record numbers and one economist is wondering if there will be enough economic activity this year to fill the incoming trucks. Speaking at the annual winter meeting of the [SMC.sup.3] trucking industry...

Highways.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 7, 2005... The editorial "Whose Highways?" (Traffic World, Jan. 17) is the most concise and articulate piece I've seen on the need for, and value of, federal investment in transportation infrastructure. Kudos on an outstanding editorial. It should be...

Hazardous impact.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 7, 2005... Your article about the rail accident in Graniteville, S.C., ("Rails See Hazardous Impact," Traffic World, Jan. 17) rightly highlights the human tragedy of the incident, but pays little attention to answering this important question: what is the...

Founding Inter-Jet.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 7, 2005... Regarding your article "Hartong Eyes Air Expansion" (Traffic World, Jan. 24), in which you identified Jerry Trimboli, the president and CEO of Inter-Jet Systems, as the founder of the company, I was the original founder of Inter-Jet Systems....

Supply chain's ripple effect: impact of river accident spreads across Midwest, highlighting costs, fragility of tight infrastructure.
February 7, 2005... The tug pushing a cluster of barges laden with coal down the Ohio River on Jan. 6 wasn't moving much of the nation's GDP and the commodities on board were important to only a handful of utilities. But when some of those barges slammed into the...

Highway builders urge action: ARTBA allied with shippers' 'Herculean' task, foresees five-year highway bill in Congress.(Government & Regulation)(American Road and Transportation Builders Association)
February 7, 2005... Shippers may be helping the transportation industry lobby for a new highway bill, a top transportation association chief said, but they could do more. American Road and Transportation Builders Association President and CEO Peter Ruane said...

Hazmat ban riles rails: D.C. mayor expected to sign hazmat rerouting measure, but railroads say it will not survive court challenge.(Government & Regulation)
February 7, 2005... The nation's first ban on shipping hazardous materials through a major city is on the books. The rail industry, led by CSX, is mulling a challenge to an action by the Washington, D.C., city council that the industry fears could spark...

Pilots, integrators keep talking: National Mediation Board keeps IPA and UPS on schedule for contract negotiations.(Government & Regulation)(Independent Pilots Association and United Parcel Service of America Inc. are negotioating for a new labor contract)
February 7, 2005... UPS management and its airline pilots are optimistic they will meet a deadline set by a federal mediator for negotiating a new labor contract. After more than a year of talks failed to win an agreement, the National Mediation Board now is...

Hardly confidential shipper battle.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Two shipper groups are at odds with two others over the new federal rule allowing nonvessel operating common carriers to enter confidential service contracts with shippers. The Federal Maritime Commission approved the change last year at...

Spending priorities: internal benefits, efficiency gains may outweigh customer demands when 3PLs shop for technology.(Logistics & Technology)
February 7, 2005... Logistics operators increasingly are asking what new technology can do for them, not just what it can do for their customers. Although more shippers are leaning on third-party logistics providers to offer services and technology they once...

Location, location and more: survey finds wide differences in DC costs; firm expects new hubs in smaller markets.(Logistics & Technology)
February 7, 2005... Shippers choosing U.S. distribution center sites will find the nuts-and-bolts costs vary up to 50 percent depending on location, according to a new report that describes widely varying expenses that complicate site selection decisions. ...

Dynamic investment.(Logistics & Technology)(Management Dynamics aquried BridgePoint and the funding from venture capital firm Updata Partners)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Technology company Management Dynamics has new financial backing, and some new oversight, as it seeks to expand its reach and development of international transportation management software. The East Rutherford, N.J.-based company recently...

PBB acquires Unicity.(Logistics & Technology)(PBB Global Logistics Income Fund, Unicity Integrated Logistics, Unicity Customs Services)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... PBB Global Logistics Income Fund will acquire Unicity Integrated Logistics and Unicity Customs Services for $42 million and up to $3 million a year in performance-based consideration over two years. Unicity Integrated provides international...

Testing the top providers: shippers need 'performance indicators' to hold logistics providers to their promises, enable best practices.(Top Logistics Providers)
February 7, 2005... For a company with more than $1 billion in annual sales, $500,000 may not seem like a lot of money. But when one of the warehouses in Kimberly-Clark's health care sector began bundling its shipments, reducing per-shipment costs from $7 to $4...

Logistics leaders: 2004 Statistics.(Top Logistics Providers)(Illustration)
February 7, 2005... Logistics Leaders: 2004 Statistics Top companies by market segment when ranked by revenue ($ millions) Value-Added Warehouse Exel Americas 3,460 Ingram Micro Logistics 2,250 ...

Seven mega-trends that will reshape logistics.(Top Logistics Providers)
February 7, 2005... It's a good time to be a third-party logistics company. The mood of the logistics industry has improved considerably since early last year. First and foremost, growth is back--the 3PL market in 2004 grew 6 percent to an estimated $76...

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.(Advertisement)
February 7, 2005... Nashville-headquartered Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (www.ohlogistics.com) was founded in 1951 to provide warehousing services to the printing and manufacturing industries and has evolved into a full service 3PL providing supply chain solutions to...

LTL's capacity for profits: Yellow Roadway touts success in huge 2004, LTL truckers forecast tight capacity this year.(Trucking)
February 7, 2005... With big profit growth already under their belts, the nation's top LTL carriers are predicting likely rate increases for 2005 as capacity remains in high demand in an expanding economy. "I think it will be a little tighter, depending on how...

Gathering hourly support: FMCSA seeks backup to keep current HOS.(Trucking)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
February 7, 2005... With a highly unusual rules proposal from regulators in hand, the trucking industry is gearing up for a data-driven and information-packed bid to keep in place the driver work rules that a federal court last year ordered thrown out. From...

Correction.(Trucking)(Correction Notice)
February 7, 2005... USF Red Star, not USF Corp., is suing the Teamsters over the strike it claims led to the regional carrier's shutdown ("USF Sues Teamsters over Red Star Strike," Jan. 24, 2004).

UP up a notch: plan to meter volume means shippers will be paying more or fending for themselves.(Rail & Intermodal)(Union Pacific Railroad)
February 7, 2005... Union Pacific Railroad is moving fast to increase prices and turn away business so it can better manage freight demand. The plan to speed up trains could amount to a major hit for shippers that don't fit the plan. From the railroad's...

NS, CP hit records in '04: revenue, increases in almost all segments driving strong year for both railroads.(Rail & Intermodal)(annual sales report of Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway)
February 7, 2005... The record amounts of freight and significant shortfalls in capacity that rocked railroads last year didn't keep Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific Railway from finishing 2004 with solid results. NS's net income in 2004 was a record...

Planning for growth: international surge lifts UPS to record profits, sales; cost cuts planned to bolster domestic growth.(Air & Expedited)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
February 7, 2005... UPS is cutting costs and bolstering marketing efforts to strengthen its domestic business even as it adds capacity to support dramatic international growth. The fourth quarter was the most profitable in the company's history with net...

Profits down, cargo revenues up.(Air & Expedited)
February 7, 2005... As the losses pile up, the struggle of United Airlines and US Airways to emerge from bankruptcy protection is getting more difficult. In the fourth quarter, both airlines posted losses that were significantly greater than the same period...

DOJ investigates ABX contract labor.(Air & Expedited)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... ABX Air said it is cooperating with a Justice Department investigation that grew out of a Transportation Security Administration inspection of an ABX cargo facility last month. The investigation is focused on Garcia Labor Co., which supplies...

India-U.S. ink open skies pact.(Air & Expedited)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... The United States inked an open skies aviation agreement with India, giving U.S. carriers greater access to one of the fastest growing markets in the world. For cargo carriers, the agreement opens up a market that some observers have...

Throttle set too low crashed plane: Canadian safety board blames throttle setting for MK Airlines crash that killed seven in Halifax.(Air & Expedited)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... An MK Airlines 747 freighter that crashed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, last fall had its throttle improperly set, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said. The flight, which originated in Hartford, Conn., and was loaded with seafood,...

Alpine mails in cancellation.(Air & Expedited)(Alpine Air Express)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Winning a postal contract turned out to be bad news for regional cargo operator Alpine Air Express. Saying mail volume was far off the U.S. Postal Service projections, the Utah-based airline gave the 90 days' notice that it will drop its...

Acuity selects DHL.(Air & Expedited)(Acuity Specialty Productssigned deal with DHL Airways Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Acuity Specialty Products tapped DHL to manage the nationwide delivery of its specialty chemical products. Under a two-year contract, the company, a division of Acuity Brands, will use DHL's ground delivery network and services to handle...

Kitty Hawk saves fuel.(Air & Expedited)(Kitty Hawk Air Cargo and AvAero signed a contract to boost fuel efficiency )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Facing steadily rising operating costs, Kitty Hawk Air Cargo is taking steps to boost fuel efficiency of its new freighter aircraft. The all-cargo carrier signed a contract with Safety Harbor, Fla.-based AvAero to add its FuelMizer...

Steel-reinforced shipping: demand for steel in China fuels expansion on St. Lawrence Seaway, Ports of Indiana.(Maritime)
February 7, 2005... China's seemingly insatiable appetite for raw materials is sending more steel down the St. Lawrence Seaway and creating more jobs in the United States. The St. Lawrence Seaway saw traffic grow about 5.3 percent in 2004, with China's...

Handling 10,000 TEUs.(Maritime)(China Ocean Shipping Company's order for vessels from Hyundai Heavy Industries)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... A maritime world still adjusting to the addition of container ships with more than 8,000 TEUs of capacity can begin getting ready for super-sized container ships capable of carrying 10,000 TEUs. China Ocean Shipping Company ordered four of...

Houston adds security charge.(Maritime)(Port of Houston)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... It was a record year for the Port of Houston, but 2004 wasn't strong enough to pay for the port's security improvements. The Port of Houston Authority joined other ports in the United States and around the world that are seeking to pass on...

Portland's traffic slipping.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... The Port of Portland counted 12.6 million tons of maritime goods in 2004 but the trends are hardly cause for celebration at the Oregon port. Abandoned by shipping lines K-Line and Hyundai and lacking the deep water draft to lure vessels...

TACA flexes muscle.(Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement)
February 7, 2005... Ocean rates on trans-Atlantic lines are going up beyond what was announced last October and the rate-setting Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement is planning further price hikes this year. Citing rising costs, wide imbalances in trade, the...

Manhattan Associates.(appointed Steve Norton as senior vice president)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Manhattan Associates, Atlanta, appointed Steve Norton senior vice president and chief financial officer as part of a larger management restructuring aimed at expanding executive leadership at the supply chain technology company. Norton had been...

National Maritime Security Advisory Committee.(appointment of Charles G. Raymond and Lisa B. Himber)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Charles G. Raymond, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Horizon Lines, and Lisa B. Himber, vice president of the Maritime Exchange for the Delaware River and Bay, were appointed to a five-year term on the National Maritime...

Pittsburgh Logistics Systems.(appointed Laurence Cox as director )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Pittsburgh, appointed Laurence Cox director of logistics support. He has more than 25 years of metals industry experience and was an independent metals industry consultant.

Saia.(promoted Juan Barroso to national account executive )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... LTL carrier Saia promoted Juan Barroso to national account executive for Florida and Georgia. Barroso, a 12-year Saia veteran, had previously worked in a regional sales position.

Panalpina.(appointed H. Peter Merath as regional head of operations and Daniel Trefzer as regional head of finance )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Panalpina made a series of senior appointments in its California-based North America division. H. Peter Merath was named regional head of operations and Daniel Trefzer regional head of finance for North America. Merath has been with Panalpina...

Crowley Maritime.(appointed John Calvin to senior vice president )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Crowley Maritime, Jacksonville, Fla., promoted John Calvin to senior vice president and controller. Calvin, who had been vice president and controller, has been at Crowley for 17 years in positions including vice president of Caribbean islands...

Amerijet International.(appointed Lou Montella)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Amerijet International, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., hired cargo veteran Lou Montella as vice president of cargo services. Montella will be responsible for the airline's cargo operations at its Miami hub facility. He previously worked for FedEx, and...

FedEx Custom Critical.(appointed Darin Ayers as manager)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... FedEx Custom Critical named Darin Ayers manager of government sales. Avers has more than 10 years of experience in the transportation industry, having served in sales and management positions for carriers that served the U.S. government and the...

Dayton Freight Lines.(People)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... Dayton Freight Lines made several appointments led by the promotion of Nelson Arrowsmith to service center manager at its Salem, Ill., facility. Nelson has more than 12 years of LTL industry experience and most recently served as operations...

House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.(appointed Stephanie J. Manning )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure appointed Stephanie J. Manning to the Democratic staff of the Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines. A specialist in highway safety issues, Manning spent the last four years...

CMA CGM.(appointed Graham Fraser as chief operating officer )(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... French ocean shipping company CMA CGM named Graham Fraser chief operating officer of its British operations, CMA CGM (UK). Fraser is a 22-year industry veteran who started with Bibby Line and US Lines and later worked at Canada Maritime,...

British Airways World Cargo.(appoinments)(Brief Article)
February 7, 2005... British Airways World Cargo made a series of personnel changes around the world. At its London headquarters, Steve Gunning replaced Mark Harrison as financial Controller. Warren Tempest moved from vice president-commercial in the United States...

TW calendar.(Calendar)
February 7, 2005... FEBRUARY 8. Steamship/International Freight Forwarders Night (Raritan Traffic Club), Edison, NJ. (732) 735-8681 or www.raritantraffic.org. 8. Annual Business Meeting (St. Louis Regional Employee Relocation Council), Clayton, Mo....

Logistics seminars & courses.(Calendar)
February 7, 2005... FEBRUARY 8. Export Documentation/Procedures (Global Training Center), Long Island, N.Y. (800) 860-5030 or www.globaltrainingcenter.com. 8-9. NASSTRAC's Logistics 101 (National Small Shipments Traffic Conference), Chicago. (952)...

National & regional averages: January 31.(DOE Diesel Price Index)(Illustration)
February 7, 2005... National & Regional Averages: January 31 United States $1.992 East Coast $2.048 Midwest $1.954 Gulf Coast $1.94 Rocky Mountain $1.946...

Shipper seeks to disallow salvage.(Q & A)
February 7, 2005... Q: A shipper has incorporated the following language in its contract with a broker: "In the event that the cargo to be transported is lost or damaged while in carrier possession, custody, or control, carrier acknowledges that the cargo...

Super Bowl.(The Backpage)
February 7, 2005... We're glad the Super Bowl coverage included the real, true news that one of the many nicknames of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell is "FedEx." A subtle suggestion, perhaps, that the Eagles offense would move from air to...

Identity.(The Backpage)
February 7, 2005... Poor Fred Smith. He may have founded FedEx and virtually created the air express industry as we know it, but the Times of India says he is "probably still best known this side of the Atlantic for his bit part in 'Castaway,' the Hollywood...

False alarm.(The Backpage)
February 7, 2005... We read with interest a notice that Customs discovered "radioactive Cobalt 60 during a routine boarding inspection of a container ship at Los Angeles seaport." Turns out, however, the dangerous isotope was in a gauge used to test the ship's...

Highways.(The Backpage)
February 7, 2005... There finally is unanimity in Congress on TEA-21, the long delayed highway bill. All legislators released their top 10 legislative priorities for the year and all lists placed the highway bill tied for 11th place as "all other bills." What was...

The front burner.(Editorial)
February 14, 2005... While Rep. Don Young was talking to Traffic World about transportation issues last week, the White House was doing its part by proving Young's points. Of course, that's not all the Bush administration was trying to do in releasing its...

CSX is stressing its concern for others and not its own operations in asking the Surface Transportation Board.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... CSX is stressing its concern for others and not its own operations in asking the Surface Transportation Board to override a local law in Washington that would ban hazardous material shipments through the city. Federal law preempts the D.C....

C.H. Robinson didn't miss a beat during the downturn and the logistics operator is finding a capacity-strained.(Weekly Perspective)(C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... C.H. Robinson didn't miss a beat during the downturn and the logistics operator is finding a capacity-strained economy even more lucrative. The company posted a best-ever $4.3 billion in gross revenue in 2004, some 20 percent better than...

Outlook clouds retail.(This Week)(industry sales were down)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Retail sales were up and inventories were down in January, but what looks to be good news for transport and logistics operators may not turn out that way. The National Retail Federation said a key component of the industry--the demand...

Once aimed at building up new systems and capabilities, corporate technology investment is increasingly focused on getting operations within companies.(This Week)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Once aimed at building up new systems and capabilities, corporate technology investment is increasingly focused on getting operations within companies working together, according to a new survey of technology chiefs. The survey by the...

A federal responsibility.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
February 14, 2005... Customers of railroads have often clashed with railroads over economic issues, but on one issue, at least, there is unanimity, so far as I am aware: states and local governments should not be allowed to regulate transportation by railroad (and...

Young's call to shippers: rep. Don Young has a highway bill, homeland security, commerce and room for help from U.S. industry on his agenda.(Don Young )(Interview)(Cover Story)
February 14, 2005... Rep. Don Young has been close to transportation for his entire virtually career, starting as a riverboat captain in Alaska. But the 32-year Republican congressman's real impact has come as chairman for the past five years of the House...

Laying down the law: White House budget emphasizes transport security, boosting DHS while cutting DOT, derailing Amtrak.(Government & Regulation)(Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation)
February 14, 2005... The $2.57 trillion White House budget proposal puts a twist on the classic guns or butter debate, pitting the Department of Homeland Security against the Department of Transportation. The winner is homeland security. DOT would get 3.5...

TSA shakes up staff: shippers, carriers fear loss of freight influence; agency promises 'one-stop shop' for industry.(Government & Regulation)(Transportation Security Administration)
February 14, 2005... Transport providers fear a staff shakeup at the Transportation Security Administration that began last week will diminish the agency's freight expertise as it designs rules that could have a sweeping impact on supply chains. The...

The value of a handshake.(Government & Regulation)(Landstar Logistics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
February 14, 2005... Landstar Logistics is built on solid long-term relationships, so we recognize the value of a handshake. If you're a recently retired, or soon to be retiring, transportation sales professional who has strong relationships with top decision...

Next logistics buy? Rumors of UPS interest in Exel foreshadow next wave of logistics buyouts, consolidation.(Logistics & Technology)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
February 14, 2005... Reports logistics giant Exel might be swallowed up by UPS set off a new round of speculation this month about how consolidation will reshape the logistics industry. Analysts and logistics executives are trying to determine who's next on...

G-Log improves GC3 platform.(Logistics & Technology)
February 14, 2005... Web-based logistics software provider G-Log added transportation procurement software to its flagship Global Command and Control Center platform. The new software will help shippers renegotiate carrier rates and streamline costs while...

Savi's DOD RFID offering.(Logistics & Technology)(radio-frequency identification)(Department of Defense)(Savi Technology Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Savi Technology last week unveiled an RFID system for shippers working to meet the Department of Defense RFID mandate. Savi RFID-ACT combines Savi software with components from Symbol Technologies and Zebra Technologies to help shippers...

Matson buys Aquitaine.(Logistics & Technology)(Matson Integrated Logistics)(Aquitaine Assets Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Matson Integrated Logistics will boost its transportation services and its presence in the Midwest, especially in Texas, with the purchase of Houston-based Aquitaine Assets. Matson will retain the four founding partners and nine-member...

India adds logistics venture.(Logistics & Technology)(Seaways Group of India)(RHENUS AG)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... India's growing role in international trade and manufacturing is attracting logistics providers interested in shoring up the country's weak transportation infrastructure. German logistics provider Rhenus struck a joint venture with Indian...

Hunting for logistics scale: Huntsville has used its industrial manufacturing base to become a logistics pearl, but can the city attract even more?(Special report: logistics hubs: Huntsville)
February 14, 2005... Huntsville doesn't figure on many passenger itineraries and, in the larger scheme of freight shipping, the Alabama industrial city is overshadowed by larger logistics hubs. Yet, with its spacious, innovative and service-oriented freight...

Trucking on track: intermodal profits outpace strong trucking earnings as driver shortage shifts truckload freight to rail.(Trucking)
February 14, 2005... Where are truckers adding capacity? Try the rail yard. Truckload carriers strapped by the driver shortage are shifting more freight to intermodal, and intermodal profits are pushing carriers toward a more mixed business model. Companies...

Surviving in the Northeast: regional LTL claims staying power due to fiscal responsibility and flexible work force.(Trucking)(Less Than Truck Load )
February 14, 2005... A. Duie Pyle didn't have many of its original competitors around to invite to its 80th birthday party last year. The West Chester, Pa.-based company is one of the few surviving regional less-than-truckload carriers in the Northeast, a region...

Illinois wins USF facility tax credits, job training draw key terminal across Mississippi.(Trucking)(USF Holland Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... USF Holland is scaling up its capacity at a key Midwestern point with the help of $3 million in tax credits and job training funds from the state of Illinois. The regional unit of USF broke ground this month on a terminal in Edwardsville,...

NMFTA gets classification copyright.(Trucking)(National Motor Freight Traffic Association)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... The National Motor Freight Traffic Association acquired ownership of the copyright on the National Motor Freight Classification--the trucking industry's standard for freight classification--from the American Trucking Associations. NMFTA...

Rail bridge for growth: resurrected line in West Texas could serve as model for future government investment.(Rail & Intermodal)
February 14, 2005... The state of Texas is betting that investing in an old railroad will generate new revenue while boosting capacity in a state with overburdened railroad and highway systems. The former South Orient Railroad, a 400-mile regional line from...

Tracking new growth: new contracts, intermodal gains, purchases could give KCS Railway a revenue boost in 2005.(Rail & Intermodal)(Kansas City Southern)
February 14, 2005... A new coal transportation contract and the potential for expanding intermodal business could translate into a strong 2005 and beyond for Kansas City Southern. Record rail revenue, continued operational strength and growth potential have...

UP's Evans to retire.(Rail & Intermodal)(Union Pacific Railroad)(Ike Evans)(Brief Article)
February 14, 2005... Union Pacific Railroad Vice Chairman Ike Evans will retire from the railroad Feb. 28. Evans, 62, who joined UP as president and chief operating officer in September 1998, became vice chairman in February 2004 at the same time the railroad...

Pacer keeping pace: strong quarter, year for the 3PL despite exposure to UP, CSX service problems.(Rail & Intermodal)(Pacer International Inc., Union Pacific Railroad )
February 14, 2005... Pacer International's Stacktrain division was the force behind a strong earnings quarter at the $1.8 billion 3PL giant despite sluggish service on Union Pacific Railroad and CSX, Stacktrain's rail carriers. Net income in the fourth quarter...

Booking gets Continental: online backers hope added airline pushes reluctant air forwarders toward Internet platforms.(Air & Expedited)
February 14, 2005... The effort to boost Web-based cargo booking gained some critical momentum with the addition of Continental Airlines to the roster of Cargo Portal Services. The first carrier to sign onto the Unisys-designed and managed CPS since 2003,...