Traffic World articles from June 2005

Traffic World archives from June 2005

Rail kudos: the country's Class 1 railroads are all but slapping high-fives over improvements in service and an assessment that a feared failure in overall service was sent off to a sidetrack.(Editorial)
June 27, 2005... Congratulations certainly are due all around for a response to service concerns that had shippers sweating out the weeks leading up to last year's peak season. The kudos for the railroads are prompted by a report from the Congressional...

A California judge.(United Parcel Service cases)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... A California judge ruled last week that a division of UPS should have classified its drivers as employees, not contractors. The case originated in the early 1990s when a driver for SonicAir, purchased by UPS in 1995, was denied disability...

The U.S. Supreme Court.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Michigan can continue to charge truck owners fees that support the state's motor carrier programs. Truckers argued the fees, which reap some $3.6 million annually, hurt the trucking industry and violated the...

Oil geyser.(prices of diesel)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... With crude oil prices skyrocketing to near $60 a barrel, the record diesel prices seen in April may look attractive to trucking companies by July. Last week, oil prices cruised to a new record--topping $59 a barrel in New York--on...

The global semiconductor industry should see 6.1 percent sales growth this year.(This Week)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The slowdown in the global chip-making industry is expected to put the brakes on explosive growth of China's foundry industry, slowing growth to only 8 percent in 2005. California-based research firm iSuppli said this month revenue at...

Trucking goes global: Yellow Roadway, Schneider acquisitions signal greater role for trucking in international supply chains.(take over of JHJ International Transportation)(Schneider Logistics Inc. acquires American Port Services)
June 27, 2005... The country's largest trucking companies are sending a message that trucking no longer stops, or starts, at the border. Within hours of each other, Yellow Roadway and Schneider National announced major investments in the international...

Hardly building bridges: counties and cities decry delays in highway bill, tell Congress local shippers need investment.(Government & Regulation)
June 27, 2005... When the last highway bill was stalled before being passed, local and state officials flew in from around the country to tell Congress why they needed highway money and needed it now. Fast forward from 1997 to 2005, and that same constituency...

Santos in CSI.(container security initiative)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The Container Security Initiative has a second South American port on board. The Port of Santos, Brazil, a major gateway for coffee exports, joined Sag Paolo in signing onto the anti-terror initiative. Brazil's third-largest port,...

Pursuing group NVO contracts.(Non-Vessel Operator )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Shippers expect a federal court decision to pave the way for groups of ocean forwarders to enter confidential service contracts with shippers. The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rules this month that Gosselin World Wide Moving and...

NTSB faults UP in crash with BNSF.(National Transportation Safety Board, Union Pacific Railroad Co., BNSF Railway )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The National Transportation Safety Board faulted Union Pacific Railroad for a 2003 Washington state crash in which the conductor and engineer were seriously injured. The NTSB found that the two UP employees guiding a train that crashed...

HSBC inks USPS delivery deal.(United States Postal Service, HSBC North America)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... HSBC North America Holdings this month became the fourth U.S. Postal Service customer to sign the kind of service contract that used to be barred at the USPS. Although standard in the private sector, negotiated pricing is still new to...

New leader for Airports Council.(Gregory O. Principato joins Airports Council International-North America )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Airports Council International-North America chose a veteran of Washington's transportation scene as its new leader. Gregory O. Principato will take over as ACI-NA president in July, replacing President and CEO David Z. Plavin, who is...

When supply chains shatter: far-flung supply networks are growing more fragile as volumes, distances increase, experts warn.(Logistics & Technology)(analysis)
June 27, 2005... A new study suggests the relentless push to stretch ever-leaner supply chains around the globe is raising the stakes for shippers to unprecedented levels, a message shippers say they are taking to the docks this peak season. The analysis...

Location, location, location: central location leads Goodyear parts division to build distribution facility in tiny Moberly, Mo.(Logistics & Technology)(Missouri, Goodyear Engineered Products)
June 27, 2005... It's 30 miles to the nearest Interstate highway, about 150 miles to the closest major airport and seemingly a world away from most global supply chains. But, little Moberly, Mo., (pop. 11,945) had the most important qualification Goodyear...

OTS buy boosts China profile.(Logistics & Technology)(OTS Logistics Group acquires Ocean World Shipping)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... OTS Logistics Group took a big step into China with its acquisition of Ocean World Shipping. The ocean freight services consolidator brings eight locations and access to its network in China to OTS, a logistics provider with 177 offices...

BDP builds global network.(Logistics & Technology)(BDP International Inc. acquires Elite Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... BDP International, pressing a two-year expansion binge to bring in more global shipping business, acquired Elite Group and its subsidiaries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but executives of both companies extolled the...

Teaching by the tag: courses at DeVry University to be aimed at RFID; Wal-Mart seeks its own training aisle.(Logistics & Technology)(radio frequency identification)
June 27, 2005... Ann Grackin saw a prime example of the need for greater education about radio frequency identification technology on a recent shopping trip to a store that uses the tags. After speedily and correctly scanning her purchase, a clerk forgot...

UTi's MacFarlane sees 'Challenging' 2005.(Logistics & Technology)(beliefs of Roger I. MacFarlane of UTi Worldwide Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Despite double-digit growth in the first quarter, a "dynamic" operating environment could make life difficult for UTi Worldwide in 2005, the company's CEO said. In a recent conference call with analysts, CEO Roger I. MacFarlane said 2005...

PWC wins big military contract.(PWC Logistics)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Fast-growing Kuwait-based PWC Logistics won what it claims is the largest ever heavy lift transportation contract awarded by the U.S. military, worth up to $1.5 billion over five years. The contract involves mobilizing more than 5,000...

CTSI opens in England.(Logistics & Technology)(foreign operations of CTSI Logistics Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Freight bill audit and payment provider CTSI wants to join the move toward global trade. The company opened an office in Birmingham, England, that will be "the first of what we expect to be an international network," President and CEO...

Pacific's peak problems: waves of change are washing up at West Coast ports as shippers and carriers seek congestion relief.(Special Report: MARITIME: TRANS-PACIFIC)
June 27, 2005... Southern California ports cut routes, hired longshoremen and are keeping gales open longer. But the burning question remains: Will the congestion that crippled the shipping industry last year return in the coming months? Although a sure...

PierPass: avoid last-minute rush.(PierPass program)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Marine terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach are encouraging importers and exporters to sign up soon for the PierPass extended-gates program in order to avoid a last-minute rush when the program is launched next month. Importers...

New corridor at Tacoma.(port of tacoma heavy-haul industrial corridor construction)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Officials at Washington's Port of Tacoma hope the completion of a new heavy-haul industrial corridor will help the port efficiently handle increasing freight volume. In May, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire signed a bill to allow the...

Six ways to expedite peak season freight through L.A. gateway.(Special Report: MARITIME: TRANS-PACIFIC)
June 27, 2005... Transportation officials do not yet know if peak season 2005 will be as challenging as 2004. Many factors are at play. Most, like last year's longshore labor shortages and harbor terminal congestion, are beyond the control of any single...

Portland box slide continues.(Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee)(Columbia River Channel improvement project)
June 27, 2005... Container volume at the Port of Portland dropped more than 49 percent through the first five months of the year as the port continues to struggle after the loss of two of its trans-Pacific container lines last year. Through May, the...

USF Dugan's rapid close: Yellow Roadway shuts USF unit, shifts business to Bestway and Holland in new regional LTL group.(Transportation: Trucking)
June 27, 2005... Yellow Roadway is wasting no time in restructuring USE Less than a month after completing the USF purchase, Yellow's new regional LTL division shut down USF Dugan. Yellow said Wichita, Kan.-based USF Dugan, which serves 22 states, Quebec...

TSA speeds hazmat checks: A. Duie Pyle offers hazmat 'subsidy' to drivers as TSA fingerprinting program kicks into high gear.(Transportation: Trucking)(Transportation Security Administration)
June 27, 2005... The Transportation Security Administration says it is expediting truck driver fingerprinting and background checks as its hazardous materials threat assessment program enters its final phase. Beginning this month, truck drivers renewing...

Teamsters gain port toehold: union organizes 10-truck Maritech Leasing at ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles.(Transportation: Trucking)(company formation)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... After working for three years to organize truck drivers at U.S. container ports, the Teamsters union can claim a victory. The union organized a new harbor trucking company, Maritech Leasing, in Long Beach, Calif. "This is the initial...

Jevic expands in California.(Jevic Transportation Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Jevic Transportation is using a larger facility in Ontario, Calif., to increase service in the increasingly important Inland Empire region. The New Jersey-based regional LTL operator, a unit of SCS Transportation, moved into a new...

Troubled XRG gains new financing.(Transportation: Trucking)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Struggling truckload operator XRG has $1.6 million to cope with financial troubles that have piled up far more rapidly than freight traffic. Pittsburgh-based XRG says the money from Barron Partners completes a restructuring the company...

MTS buys Molerway as FedEx moves in.(Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage, Molerway Freight Lines)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The wave of consolidation reshaping trucking reached Billings, Mont. MTS Freight, an LTL carrier in Helena, Mont., bought Billings-based Molerway Freight Lines in a bid to better compete against FedEx Freight. The purchase replaced...

Biden seeks hazmat override: Bill would route hazmat decisions to homeland security department, away from states, cities.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(environmental policy of Joseph Biden)
June 27, 2005... Federal lawmakers are turning up the heat on rail carriers, shippers and the Department of Homeland Security with new legislation designed to shift the burden of rerouting hazardous materials from city councils to the federal government. ...

STB wants peak plans: railroads expected to have more room to manage this year's shipping surge, despite rising volume.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Board of Surface Transportation)
June 27, 2005... Surface Transportation Board Chairman Roger Nober asked the seven largest railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association to submit their plans for handling peak season shipping to the STB by mid-July. Nober...

Lighting hub's tunnel.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(management of Hub International Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Hub Group's slack financial track record of late isn't an indication of the 3PL's ability to take advantage of the strong intermodal freight market in the near future, according to one Wall Street analyst. Last year, the $1.4 billion...

EGL cuts workforce: layoff will total 350, two stations to close, forwarder says Europe business is faltering.(EGL Eagle Global Logistics)
June 27, 2005... EGL Eagle Global Logistics will layoff some 350 workers and may close two stations in an effort to cut costs in the face of slipping profits and struggling European operations. The actions come after Houston-based EGL, which had recovered...

Shipper downloads response: CitiFinancial will shift to electronic transmission, plan pre-dates UPS loss of detailed financial data.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(United Parcel Service)
June 27, 2005... Still reeling from the loss of high-value financial information during shipment, CitiFinancial plans to take the goods entirely out of air express networks next month by sending data electronically. In a move that was planned before a...

Cool box ok'd.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(product development by Envirotainer AB)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The European Aviation Safety Agency certified Envirotainer's newest temperature controlled container for use on aircraft, extending the equipment maker's products in the healthcare shipping market. Designed to meet the product integrity...

Europe takes spring break.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(traffic of air transportation industry)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Air cargo shipping in Europe shifted into slow gear in the spring as operators saw a weakening U.S. dollar cut into trans-Atlantic exports. Several airports and airlines reported a sharp slowdown in May, including a 7.5 percent drop in...

Air Canada's unlucky 777s: airline cancels Boeing order after pilots veto operations with new planes.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Air Canada's big splash in the freighter market fizzled out in a dispute with its pilots and the carrier is facing new challenges to its plans to ramp up trans-Pacific cargo services. Because its pilots' union vetoed operations with the...

UPS, pilots extend talks.(UPS Airlines)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The mediated talks between UPS and the Independent Pilots Association stretched into a second week. The two sides were set to take up pension issues in the talks at the National Mediation Board headquarters in Washington. The talks,...

BAX still sings in miner key.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Any buyer of BAX Global, rumored or real, might get more than they bargain for. The integrated heavy freight and logistics operator became the target of new takeover speculation this month when/he Wall Street Journal reported that the...

Looking past rate-setting: study says abolishing conferences would produce 'net economic benefits' but they wouldn't be uniform.
June 27, 2005... With rate-setting conferences for liner shipping apparently on the way out, a study commissioned by the European Union suggests the change will produce more winners than losers--but that there could be some of each, at least temporarily. ...

TACA fuel charge extended.(Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement will keep its fuel surcharge for member ocean carriers through at least mid-August The TACA charge will remain at 9 percent through Aug. 15 and the conference will announce the week before whether...

Barging to Bridgeport: New York-Connecticut container service would bypass Big Apple, take trucks off congested I-95.(Bridgeport Barge Service, Pace Motor Lines, David D'Addario & Associates )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... If you can't beat 'em, barge 'em. A Connecticut trucking company hopes to play a key role in a coastal barge service that could remove thousands of trucks from congested highways threading through New York City and Connecticut. The...

STB turns down DHX.(Surface Transportation Board, Dependable Hawaiian Express)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... A six-year-old rate dispute between Matson Navigation and Horizon Lines against one of their biggest customers and competitors, freight forwarder DHX, appears headed to the federal courts now that the Surface Transportation Board has had its...

Panama sees larger ships.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The number of new Panamax-sized container vessels moving through the Panama Canal grew 6.4 percent in the canal's October-May reporting period, including a record 117 transits by larger vessels in May. The Panama Canal authority says the...

Zidell to build large tanker barge.(Zidell Marine Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Barge maker Zidell Marine says an order for the largest vessel the company has ever contracted is a sign of improvement in the market for inland waterways transport. The Portland, Ore.-based company announced an order this month for...

Averitt Express.(People)(appointed Carl Kastner service center director)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Averitt Express named Carl Kastner service center director in Columbus, S.C. Kastner has more than 11 years experience in the freight transportation industry.

NASSTRAC.(People)(appointed Gail Rutkowski as director of transportation services)(National Small Shipment Traffic Conference)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... NASSTRAC, a shippers' association focused on essential transportation and supply chain activities, named Gail Rutkowski, director of transportation services for AIMS Logistics, its 2005 NASSTRAC Member of the Year. Additionally, George...

CV International.(People)(appointed Ron Reighter as vice president)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... CV International, a global logistics services provider, hired Ron Reighter as vice president, in charge of its Charlotte, N.C., office. Reighter, a 30-year industry veteran in international logistics, previously worked for Sea-Land Service,...

Transaver.(People)(appointed John D. Fleming as vice president of sales)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Transaver, a Syracuse, N.Y.-based transportation consulting company, named John D. Fleming vice president of sales. Fleming has nearly 20 years in the transportation industry with more than 15 years with Roadway Express.

NYK Line (North America).(People)(appointed Greg Tuthill vice president of sales)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... NYK Line (North America) announced a series of changes in sales. Greg Tuthill was appointed vice president of sales for the Southern and Western regions, including global accounts. Tom Nurre was named vice president of sales for the Eastern...

Crowley Maritime.(People)(appointed Dan Warner vice president and treasurer)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Crowley Maritime, Jacksonville, Fla., named Dan Warner vice president and treasurer. A former vice president of finance at Citigroup, Warner started at Crowley in 2001 as a senior analyst in corporate planning and has been director of finance...

Eastman Kodak.(People)(appointed Michael P. Ducey as vice president )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Eastman Kodak, Rochester, N.Y., moved Michael P. Ducey to the headquarters as vice president of global logistics and director of logistics for the Americas. Ducey had been president and chairman of the board of Kodak Canada.

Gateway.(People)(appointed Neal West as principal accounting officer)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Gateway, the computer maker, appointed former APL Logistics executive Neal West principal accounting officer. West joined Gateway after 18 years at APL, the last four years a vice president and controller.

ServiceCraft Logistics.(People)(appointed Rick Moradian as president and Chief Executive Officers)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... ServiceCraft Logistics, Buena Park, Calif., named former APL Logistics executive Rick Moradian president and CEO. A 20-year industry veteran, Moradian was president of Asia and Middle East for APL Logistics. He also worked at Convey, Condor...

Whirlpool.(People)(appointed Brian D. Hancock as vice president)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Whirlpool, the Michigan-based appliance manufacturer, named former Schneider Logistics executive Brian D. Hancock vice president in charge of supply chain, North America. Hancock was vice president and general manager responsible for the...

BACK Aviation Solutions.(People)(appointed Marty Graham )(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... BACK Aviation Solutions, a data and consulting subsidiary of Commonwealth Business Media focused on the aviation industry, named Marty Graham to its expanding airline industry consulting practice. Graham is a cargo and international trade...

Kitty Hawk Aircargo.(People)(promoted Robert Barron to vice president and chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Kitty Hawk Aircargo, Dallas, promoted Robert Barron to vice president and chief operating officer. He joined the airline in May 2004 as vice president of maintenance and engineering and earlier was chief inspector for US Airways, director of...

The Port of Tacoma.(People)(appointed John Wolfe deputy executive director)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... The Port of Tacoma, Wash., named John Wolfe deputy executive director. Wolfe had been with the Port of Olympia since 2000, serving as its executive director since December 2003. Before that, he spent 10 years in operations with Maersk...

Coleman American Cos.(People)(appointed Joyce Farish chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Coleman American Cos., Dothan, Ala., named Joyce Farish chief financial officer. She joined the moving company in 1997 as an accounting supervisor and was recently vice president of accounting.

TW calendar.(Traffic World)(Calendar)
June 27, 2005... JUNE 26-28. 2005 Annual Management Conference & Exhibit Forum (American Trucking Associations' National Accounting and Finance Council), Nashville, Tenn. (703) 838-1986 or http://nafc.truckline.com. 28-29. Indian Ocean Ports,...

Logistics seminars & courses.(TW Calendar)(Calendar)
June 27, 2005... JUNE 27. National Motor Freight Classification Training Seminar (National Motor Freight Traffic Association), Chicago. (703) 838-1810 or www.nmfta.org. 28. Port Security Review and C-TPAT Update Seminar (Rescheduled) (NEXCO), New...

National & regional averages: June 20, 2005.(DOE Diesel Price Index)(Illustration)
June 27, 2005... National & Regional Averages: June 20, 2005 United States $2.313 East Coast $2.348 Midwest $2.294 Gulf Coast $2.274 Rocky Mountain $2.236 West Coast $2.391 Note: Table made from bar graph....

Carrier delay in picking up staged loads.(Q&A)
June 27, 2005... Q: Your Nov. 8, 2004 column on carrier delays in picking up freight was of particular interest to us. The writer was concerned about situations in which a sale was made in one calendar month but the carrier failed to pick up until the...

Tricky.(television producer calls for rigs in his reality program)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... TRICKY. A TV producer is appealing to trucking's owner-operators to bring in ugly rigs for a makeover reality series on Country Music Television called "Trick My Truck." One shipper tells us the best-looking rig he knows is the one with his...

Marked.(The BackPage)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... MARKED. The air cargo industry is breathing a sigh of relief. Rep. Ed Markey's latest press release calls for enhanced safety in the amusement park industry. Look again: Markey is demanding that unscreened cargo containers not be allowed on...

Super.(Mike Russell of American Trucking Associations)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... SUPER. Best Use of Supererogatory in a Sentence goes to Mike Russell of the American Trucking Associations. "Responding to supererogatory questions on the use of amphetamines or other stimulants by truck drivers, ATA gave PARADE the most...

Chao down.(Elaine Chao commissions 'Pride of America')(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... CHAO DOWN. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao has a strong maritime background so she was proud to christen a Norwegian Cruise Line ship called the Pride of America. The ship showcases the "best of America," says the department, and the country's...

Dining.(Frederick Smith)(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 27, 2005... DINING. Frederick Smith sat with USA Today for an interesting q-and-a about the FedEx founder's views on what he calls the enduring lessons of history. We're not surprised to see that the Tennessee native would rather have lunch with Robert...

Highway lines.(Editorial)
June 20, 2005... The lines in the sand in Congress over the highway bill have grown a bit hard to read given how often they have been stepped on and stepped over since the nation's infrastructure spending plan expired back in 2003. The latest, seventh...

Diesel prices climbed for the third straight week last week.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Diesel prices climbed for the third straight week last week, hitting $2.276 a gallon, the Department of Energy said. Amid rising oil prices, diesel prices are more than 56 cents higher last year and prices could climb higher, say...

Retail sales caught the country by surprise in May.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Retail sales caught the country by surprise in May, falling 0.5 percent, the first decline in nine months. Declining energy prices contributed to the decline, the Commerce Department said. Analysts forecasted a more moderate 0.2 percent...

Hardly balanced out.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... With peak shipping season rapidly approaching, imports already are breaking records and widening the U.S. trade deficit. The U.S. Commerce Department said the April trade deficit hit $57 billion, from a revised $53.6 billion in March. ...

Improved inventory practices and a maturing industry are moderating the boom-bust cycles.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... The semiconductor field is learning its lesson from the production surge and subsequent supply glut of recent years. The anchor industry for high-volume, high-value shipping is putting more emphasis on asset and inventory management to better...

Securing the drug pipeline: shippers seek technology, new methods to protect nation's pharmaceutical supply chains.
June 20, 2005... The proliferation of counterfeit drugs has pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors and retailers looking for methods from technology to a wholesale overhaul of traditional supply chains in the face of a crackdown from regulators. The...

Carey joins Traffic World.(William Carey appointments)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... William Carey, an award-winning veteran of 20 years in reporting for daily newspapers and magazines, joined Traffic World as associate editor in charge of trucking. Carey comes to the newsweekly from the Berkshire Eagle, where he was...

Lighting up shippers: congressman would bar cigarettes from mail, effort highlights expanse of online availability.(Government & Regulation)
June 20, 2005... A new effort to restrict some cigarette shipping may leave online buyers smoking mad. Rep. John McHugh, R-N.Y., introduced legislation this month that would bar the U.S. Postal Service from delivering cigarettes and chewing tobacco. The...

CSX rerouting through D.C.(CSX Corp)(District of Columbia)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... CSX voluntarily agreed to reroute hazardous materials shipments on its north-south line through Washington while regulation of the shipments is resolved in the courts. Last month, an appeals court overturned a lower court's decision to...

Congress' $11 billion gap: veto threat looms in House, Senate debate, seventh highway bill deadline is real, leaders say.(Government & Regulation)
June 20, 2005... What very, very little difference a year makes. Members of the House and Senate were preparing to begin work this week on a highway bill that everybody wants by a June 30 deadline but with many of the problems that blocked the bill last...

Shippers fight California fee.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Already facing higher costs from congestion at California's ports, shippers are fighting a new bid by the state legislature to add a $30 charge per container to fund security improvements and other spending at the ports. Approved...

TSA names acting chief.(Transportation Security Administration)(Kenneth S. Kasprisin)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... The rudderless Transportation Security Administration installed temporary leadership while Congress examines the nominee to be the agency's new head. A retired Army colonel and veteran of the agency overseeing the anti-terror efforts in...

Shippers' China syndrome: fast-paced development in China raises stakes for U.S. importers sweating higher logistics costs.(Logistics & Technology)
June 20, 2005... Procter & Gamble has no trouble finding trucks in Cincinnati. Shanghai is another story. "In the U.S., we can go to Schneider National and ask for more trucks, and usually we'll get them," said Mick Barr, associate director of global...

Whirlpool hires Hancock from Schneider.(Logistics & Technology)(Whirlpool Corp.)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Appliance manufacturing giant Whirlpool lured Brian D. Hancock away from Schneider Logistics, naming the industry veteran to oversee the company's supply chain in North America. Hancock was vice president and general manager at the...