Traffic World articles from June 2006

Traffic World archives from June 2006

Long haul.(Editorial)(Watkins)
June 5, 2006... Everything you thought you knew about the less-than-truckload industry is wrong. That certainly was one message from the FedEx purchase last month of Watkins motor lines, a trucker seemingly at the other end of the LTL spectrum from FedEx...

New Orleans fights uphill battle.(influence of Hurricane Katrina )
June 5, 2006... Since Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast roughly nine months ago, we see many signs of progress, but also vast tracts of inaction and ineptitude. A simple comparison illustrates this point. Traveling to the Mississippi Gulf...

Trucking tonnage volume rebounded in April.(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Trucking tonnage volume rebounded in April, but the spike was still not enough to compensate for the softer volume this year. The American Trucking Associations said its for-hire truck tonnage index jumped 2 percent to 112.6 in April, the...

Truckers enjoyed a little diesel price relief for the second week in a row last week.(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Truckers enjoyed a little diesel price relief for the second week in a row last week, when the national average eased to $2.882 gallon. Diesel prices are still hardly a bargain, but they've cooled about 4 cents from the $2.92 a gallon seen...

LTL records.(less than truck load, industry revenues)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... A "resilient global economy" boosted revenue and tonnage for the LTL market last year, but traffic still hasn't returned to the all-time highs set in 2000, according to a new Colography Group report. LTL shipments rose to 131.1 million...

This week at traffic world online.(services)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Web-only extras available at www.trafficworld.com/extra * A detailed map of U.S. coal transportation routes News updates on events throughout the industry available at www.trafficworld.com * Senate Confirms Basham * High...

"An efficient supply chain minimizes our impact on the environment.".(Tesco PLC planning and developing green supply chain)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Apparently, it's not easy to have a "green" supply chain. Tesco said last month it will become the first British retailer to move significant volume from road to rail when it introduces purpose-built "green" trains. But fellow U.K....

FedEx goes long: Watkins acquisition gives FedEx Freight long-haul capability, challenges top unionized LTL carriers.(Watkins Motor Lines Inc.)(Cover story)
June 5, 2006... Even as competitors reconfigure networks to deliver ever faster service, FedEx Freight is suggesting that sheer speed isn't everything. Its acquisition of long-haul LTL carrier Watkins Motor Lines shows there's still a place for four-day...

Hazmat changes moving: bill would revamp troublesome HME rule, remove the nail polish and restore CDL tie.(hazardous materials transportation regulation)
June 5, 2006... Hazardous materials shippers and carriers may get the major changes in regulations they've been fighting for since much-maligned rules on trucking hazmat goods took effect last year. The House Homeland Security Committee is working on...

Senate OKs DOT nominees.(Thomas Barrett and Nicole Nason's nominations confirmed at Department of Transportation)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... The Senate approved new administrators for agencies in the Department of Transportation. Lawmakers confirmed Thomas Barrett as the new chief of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration and Nicole Nason as the new leader of the...

Infrastructure panel debuts: Fuel tax hike for highway is on the table but first action is to seek deadline extension.(Government & Regulation)
June 5, 2006... A new commission began its highs takes study of the future of transportation infrastructure investment with tax hikes and open questions, even though the Bush administration has pointedly ruled out raising fuel taxes. Transportation...

E-filing gets system error.(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection postpones enforcement of electronic manifest filing)
June 5, 2006... The Customs and Border Protection agency is postponing enforcement of electronic manifest filing for truckers crossing into the United States from Mexico and Canada because of what it called computer glitches. In a notice to trade...

Warehouses stack up: forecast sees double-digit growth for dynamic U.S. warehouse industry as consolidation builds out.
June 5, 2006... Warehouse operators are scrambling to expand services and extend their geographical reach as industry consolidation and shipper demands push them into new relationships with customers and former competitors. The dynamic warehousing market,...

Descartes rebounds: new business model boosts logistics software firm as shippers shift to 'subscription-based' software.(Descartes Systems Group Inc.)
June 5, 2006... Descartes Systems Group's first quarter financials prove there is life after the licensed software business model. The Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics software maker was almost written off two years ago. The company fired more than a...

Vector to reshape Diebold supply chain.(Vector SCM, contract)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Hoping to pare its order to cash cycle, financial services equipment manufacturer Diebold hired Vector SCM to reengineer its supply chain. "This is an excellent opportunity to take best practices and methodologies we have used to deliver...

Toying with logistics.(Toys "R" Us Inc. partners with GSI Commerce Inc. and Exel Global Logistics Inc.)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Toys "R" Us will partner with e-commerce provider GSI Commerce and third-party logistics provider Exel to support a new platform for the retailer's online business after a New Jersey court severed its previous relationship with Amazon.com. ...

Kansas City's upbeat tempo: city sees intermodal projects, trade initiatives boosting Kansas City's status as logistics hub.
June 5, 2006... Logistics sites in the United States don't get much more inland than Kansas City. That's why the city s new push for logistics trade is something of a surprise, turning Kansas City's usual role in distribution patterns on its side as the...

FFEX's hot water: Frozen Foods Express probes billing practices, CFO departs amidst reefer carrier's troubles.(sales and earnings)
June 5, 2006... One of the country's top refrigerated carriers insists it is coming off the ropes after an internal investigation of "questionable billing practices" an overhaul of senior management and the aftershocks from restating two years' of financial...

Dan Sullivan retiring: FedEx Ground founder, CEO to retire in 2007, be succeeded by FedEx Express EVP Rebholz.(chief executive officer, David Rebholz appointed)(executive vice president)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Dan Sullivan, whose launch of Roadway Package System in 1983 created the first serious private competitor to UPS for parcel ground delivery, will retire at the start of next year as head of RPS's successor company FedEx Ground. FedEx said...

Schneider National: Next U.S. railroad?(offering new services through a partnership with CSX Intermodal Inc.)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Schneider National is partnering with CSX Intermodal, Kansas City Southern and the Marion, Ohio Industrial Center to offer dedicated intermodal service for shippers in the Ohio Valley. The new service, slated to start June 5, is expected to...

Updated hazmat software released.(ALK Technologies launches PC Miler software for carriers)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... ALK Technologies, Princeton, N.J., released updated PC Miler software with applications for carriers and shippers of hazardous materials. The software adds routing for "caustic" and "flammable" categories to "general," "explosives,"...

Knight opens Oklahoma center.(Knight Transportation Inc.)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Truckload carrier Knight Transportation opened a new service center in Tulsa, Okla., providing dry van service, the company's 30th center. Knight's network now includes 23 dry van service centers, three Knight Refrigerated and four Knight...

Dedicated trucking group formed.(PHH Group Inc. launches consulting service for truck and equipment investments called PHH First-Fleet)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... PHH, Mount Laurel, NJ.-based provider of residential mortgage and vehicle management services, formed a dedicated truck group to serve companies operating private fleets of light, medium and heavy trucks. The new group, named PHH...

Coal shippers' slow burn: railroads hold power companies accountable for coal shortages while shippers warn of transportation crisis.(Transportation: Rain & Intermodal)
June 5, 2006... Railroads are shifting some of the blame for slow service and coal shortfalls to an electric utility industry that they argue has favored natural gas over coal for years. The complaint was made public at a May 25 Senate Energy and Natural...

New coalition for DM&E: capacity for ethanol transportation touted as reason to support billion-dollar upgrade.(Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Rail)
June 5, 2006... A new group of supporters for the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Rail,, road s multi-billion dollar railroad upgrade and expansion project say the new capacity will be needed to help meet the needs of the emerging ethanol industry. "It's...

Incentives for incentives.(tax credits for railrods and shipping industry)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Coal shippers anxious to improve service say it's hardly a given they would support tax incentives for railroads to improve infrastructure, but they could hack the plan with some incentives of their own. Testifying at the May 25 Senate...

UP to serve logistics park.(Union Pacific Railroad Co. to offer services to a planned industrial park)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Construction began last month on the East Kelly Railport, an inland logistics facility near San Antonio that will feature a Union Pacific Railroad-served industrial park. Titan Industrial Development, a real estate operating company,...

CSX hires Brown from NS.(CSX Corp. appointed David Brown, Norfolk Southern )(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... CSX named David Brown vice president and chief transportation officer and will assume operational responsibility for the 21,000-mile railroad. Brown, 47, comes to CSX from Norfolk Southern where he most recently served as vice president...

Air Canada fights headwinds: cargo unit sees business growing, but fuel prices, intense competition slow freighter expansion.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
June 5, 2006... Air Canada Cargo is expanding its reach overseas and pushing high-value services as its freight business grows. But strong head-winds from high fuel costs and intense competition are slowing its freighter plans. "We're in the midst of...

Correction.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(Correction notice)
June 5, 2006... A story titled "UPS Hikes Fuel Charge" (Traffic World, May 22) should have said the company raised its air package fuel surcharge to a record 16 percent starting June 5, the first change since December. It also raised its trucking fuel...

Clarke goes to Panther II: Forward Air CFO to run expedited trucker, Rodney Bell promoted to replace him.(chief financial officer)(Andrew Clarke resigns, Rodney Bell promoted )
June 5, 2006... Forward Air, operator of the largest national airport-to-airport trucking network for domestic air freight, promoted Rodney Bell to chief financial officer after Andrew Clarke resigned that job to become president of Panther II Transportation....

DHL hikes fuel surcharge.(DHL Express)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... HL Express will raise the fuel surcharge on its air and international package shipments to 18 percent for June 4 to July 1, topping the 16 percent fuel fee planned by U.S. rivals FedEx Express and UPS. DHL's surcharge for May is 14.5...

DHL readies disaster response.(DHL Airways Inc. creates disaster planning logistics unit)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Express package firm DHL unveiled its "Disaster Response Team Americas" logistics unit, just in time for the start of the 2006 hurricane season. The mission of the group, which will be based in South Florida, is to move relief goods...

Cathay Cargo lightens up.(Cathay Pacific Cargo's cost cutting strategy)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Cathay Pacific Cargo is stripping down to cut down on fuel costs. The Hung Kong-based carrier in May began flying the first of what will be a J fleet of "silver bullet" freighters, so-called because the 747 was stripped of most of its paint to...

Longshore warning: Union official says two-tier wage system discourages workers, could lead to longshore labor shortage.(Transportation: Maritime)
June 5, 2006... The leader of a dissident faction of the International Longshoremen s Association wants to renegotiate provisions of the ILA's contract with waterfront management. Without change, he warns, East Coast ports could face a shortage of...

'We're all struggling': Intermodal executive, state senator Boasso sees tough times but better days ahead for New Orleans.(Transportation: Maritime)
June 5, 2006... Walter Boasso may be a Louisiana state senator and founder and CEO of a successful intermodal company, but these days he calls a trailer home while he rebuilds a house and business damaged by Hurricane Katrina. "After eight months we're...

TACA raises surcharges.(Transportation: Maritime)(Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... The Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement is raising its bunker surcharge for cargo moving to and from Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports to $467 per 20-foot container and $933 per 40- and 45-foot container, up from $423 and $846. The rate for...

CMA CGM in deal with Virginia ports.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... CMA CGM finalized a 10-year contract with Virginia International Terminals, the operating company of the Virginia Port Authority. The agency said the contract, valued at more than $125 million, guarantees the French carrier will have annual...

Benchmark Electronics.(People)
June 5, 2006... FedEx Freight President and CEO Douglas G. Duncan was named an independent director on the board of Benchmark Electronics, a Texas-based electronics manufacturer.

Lynden International.(new appointments)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Freight forwarder Lynden International, Seattle, named Michael Baekboel district manager in San Francisco. Baekboel has more than 25 years experience in international freight forwarding, Customs brokerage, logistics and warehousing. Marcus...

RailAmerica.(elects board of directors)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... William G. Pagonis and Harold R. Curtis were elected to the board of directors of RailAmerica, Boca Raton, Fla. Pagonis has been chairman of the board since 2004 and director of RailAmerica since 2000. Curtis is the former executive vice...

AMR Research.(new appointments)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... AMR Research named new member to its research team. Steve Hochman was named research director focusing on trends in supply globalization and supply chain networks. Michael Barrett was named research director responsible for researching...

Old Dominion Freight Line.(People)(new appointments)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., named service center managers, city sales manager, air freight manager, national accounts support group manager and district sales representatives. The managers are: Chris Barnett, Mobile, Ala.;...

John S. Connor, Glen Burnie, Md., a third-party logistics firm, hired two logistics industry veterans to its new Shanghai, China, office.(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... John S. Connor, Glen Burnie, Md., a third-party logistics firm, hired two logistics industry veterans to its new Shanghai, China, office. Hillary Ye joined as China business development manager. She has 10 years of logistics industry...

ABX Air.(Brady Templeton promoted)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... ABX Air, Wilmington, Ohio, promoted Brady Templeton to vice president of ground operations. Templeton joined ABX in 1992 and has served in various management positions, most recently as senior director of planning and technology services.

Unified Carrier Registration.(Rick Craig appointed)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Rick Craig, director of regulatory affairs for the Owner-Operator Independent Driver's Association, Grain Valley, Mo., was appointed to the Unified Carrier Registration's board of directors. The UCR board, established by the Secretary of...

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics.(Dieter Kasprzyk retires, Julian M. Riches appointed)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Miami, appointed Julian M. Riches chief financial officer of Hellmann USA. He succeeds Dieter Kasprzyk who is retiring. Riches has held various positions within the international transportation and technology...

Colorado Railcar Manufacturing.(Norman Forde promoted)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Colorado Railcar Manufacturing, Fort Lupton, Colo., realigned responsibilities to its sales team. Norman Forde, vice president of program management, will take on the additional responsibility of its sales team. He replaces Tom Janaky who...

CFI.(Pete Montano appointed)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... International truckload carrier CFI, based in Joplin, MD., named Pete Montano executive vice president of sales. Montano has more than 24 years or experience in the transportation industry, 16 of which with CFI. He mostly recently served as...

DOE diesel price index.(United States Department of Energy)(Table)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... DOE Diesel Price Index National & Regional Averages: May 29, 2006 United States $2.882 East Coast $2.873 Midwest $2.824 Gulf Coast $2.798 Rocky Mountain $3.044 West Coast $3.161 Note: Table...

TW calendar.
June 5, 2006... JUNE 5-7. Apparel Conference of the Americas (ProNicaragua, AAFA, AAPNetwork, CCA, SPESA, [TC]), Managua, Nicaragua. 011 505 270 6400 or www.pmnicaragua.org. 5-7. 26th Annual International Operating Conference & Trade Show...

Traffic world's transportation table.(trafficworld.com to host an online speech by Kurt Nagle)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Upcoming Speakers: June 23--Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities. Listen Online: Douglas Buttrey, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board discussed "Facing Reality in Transportation."...

Logistics seminars & courses.
June 5, 2006... JUNE 5-6. Export Operations (Unz&Co), Long Beach, Calif. (800) 031-3098 or www.unzo.com. 5-6. Dangerous Goods Transportation Seminar (Unz&Co.), Saddlebrook, N.J. (800) 631-3098 or www.unzco.com. 5-9. Intermodal Freight...

Benchmarking claims procedures.(Q&A)
June 5, 2006... Q: We are currently reviewing the process in place for filling of our freight loss and damage claims. The question has been raised regarding our effectiveness versus industry averages (i.e., the dollar amount of claims to total carrier...

Impressive.(Washington Post dissed Norman Mineta)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Transportation Secretary Mineta was dissed in the Washington Post recently along with most of the Bush cabinet for the low profile they maintain. But elsewhere, the transportation secretary is a big deal. A worker at the Bueno Foods facility...

Delayed.(traffic congestion )(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Sacramento, Calif., residents took a dim view of a freight train that stopped at a downtown crossing for 45 minutes, blocking traffic the whole time. The railroad's explanation that it was its touring train museum just didn't fly.

Mail run.(The Backpage)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... Like most of you, we coordinate our GPS transponders with the 1920 United States Mr Mail Service Pilots' Directions guide. We were a little lost at Mile 130 on the Cleveland-to-Chicago run, however, where the guide says: "Detroit, Toledo &...

Queens.(traffic congestion from trucks)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... New York's study of truck traffic in Queens is out. It took the Transportation Department four years and $1.5 million to find out the borough's truck routes are congested. They could have just gone to Rocco Cardali, who told the Queens...

Value-add.(logistics provider establishes operations in Mexico)(Brief article)
June 5, 2006... One logistics provider we know is going the extra mile for a shipper. The manufacturer was tired of the "Made in China" label on the goods so the 3PL found a operation in Mexico that scratches the label off and writes in "Made in USA."

Not the same.(International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UPS Freight)
June 12, 2006... After fighting bitterly for decades to organize Overnite Transportation, now UPS Freight, the Teamsters finally scent the possibility of success. They see the acquisition of Overnite last year by UPS--the largest Teamster employer--as breathing...

Rail 'incentives'.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2006... I have a message for Glenn English (Traffic World, Feb. 20, "Demand Fuels Coal Rates"). One should watch what one asks for, because one just might get it. Electric utilities hesitate not to file for approval to recover capital investment in new...

Private fleets.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2006... I am writing on behalf of the private truck fleet industry to express protest and outrage at Schneider National s advertisement in Traffic World on April 17. This advertisement depicts a false and dishonest picture of private fleets and...

Congestion.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
June 12, 2006... Did I miss something or has Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta? I did not see anything in his commentary (Traffic World, May 22, "A National Strategy to Reduce Congestion") regarding the congestion on our nation's railroads. Larry W....

Trucking giant YRC Worldwide.(Weekly Perspective)(increase in second quarter earnings)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Trucking giant YRC Worldwide raised its second-quarter earnings outlook, on a healthier economic outlook and stronger pricing. The Overland, Kan.-based company said it expects per-share earnings of $1.53 to $1.58, from earlier expectations...

Fuel prices.(Weekly Perspective)(UTi Worldwide affect earnings of UTi Worldwide Inc.)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Fuel prices and weakening air freight demand dented the first-quarter profits of UTi Worldwide, which saw net income dip 7 percent. The Rancho Dominguez, Calif.-based logistics company said profit dropped to $16.6 million from $17.8...

Preparing for peak.(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... The peak shipping season is right around the corner, and analysts say the ports are ready to handle the flood. The National Retail Federation and Global Insight, in their "Port Tracker" report, said monthly container volume is building and...

Bankruptcies up and down the automobile supply chain are more than just concerning to automakers.(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Bankruptcies up and down the automobile supply chain are more than just concerning to automakers. "We're scared," said Tony Minyon, national logistics manager for the Toyota Motor Sales North American parts operation. Minyon was asked...

Drawing battle lines: with UPS contract talks looming, Teamsters are eyeing nonunion UPS Freight; anger erupts over company video.(International Brotherhood of Teamsters)(Cover story)
June 12, 2006... Two titans of the trucking industry are sizing up each other for a potential showdown that may have wider implications for both the transportation industry and organized labor. UPS Freight, formerly Overnite Transportation, is bracing for a...

Shippers' screening alarm: latest attempt to push air cargo screening leaves shippers worried about renewed efforts.(Transportation Security Administration)
June 12, 2006... The idea of physically screening all cargo flying in passenger planes hasn't gotten off the ground despite three years of pushing by proponents in Congress. But that hasn't stopped Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., from trying--or shippers and...

Bill to cap HME costs: Missouri's Carnahan seeks $50 ceiling for hazmat driver background check expenses.(Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association of America)(hazardous materials endorsements)(Russ Carnahan)
June 12, 2006... Trucking industry and driver associations are praising a move by a Missouri congressman to cap costs for hazardous materials endorsements. Rep. Russ Carnahan, D-Mo., is expected to introduce a bill that would set a $50 ceiling for costs...

Mortimer leaves Chamber.(Edward Mortimer joins Washington Group International)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's top transportation official has left his post. Edward Mortimer, who worked at the Chamber for five years, began work at the Washington Group International. The company, based in Virginia, does engineering...

Open skies, open talks?(Department of Transportation, European Union)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Congressional discord about a federal rule change that would give foreigners more say in U.S. airline operations may derail the open skies talks that large cargo airlines are counting on. In late May, the House's top transportation...

Burns to grill Nottingham: Montana senator wants STB nominee to address competition, shipper reforms.(Conrad Burns on Board of Surface Transportation's Charles Nottingham)
June 12, 2006... Gen. Conrad Burns, R-Mont., is going to do his part to make sure Surface Transportation Board candidate Charles "Chip" Nottingham's nomination hearing is not considered a formality. "The STB is a vitally important, independent agency that...

NTSB faults pilot.(National Transportation Safety Board investigates Air Tahoma crash )(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Federal investigators said a pilot with a spotty flying record was in charge of a small cargo plane that crashed when one of its engines ran out of fuel, killing the other pilot on board. The National Transportation Safety Board found the...

C-TPAT standards set.(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's security standards )(Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Customs and Border Protection laid out more detailed security standards for its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism for rail and air carriers. The agency this spring issued "security guidelines" for rail and air carriers and other...

U.S., Chad open skies.(open skies agreement)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Air transport between the United States and Chad was liberalized under an open skies agreement signed May 31. The agreement is the first air services agreement between the two countries. Open skies agreements allow commercial airlines to...

Shippers stew over SKUs: SKU proliferation can wreak havoc with lean supply chains as consumers demand more products.
June 12, 2006... Booming international trade means more items to be catalogued and tracked, and that's creating headaches for some shippers and logistics providers. "SKU proliferation" is not a new phenomenon, but it's a vexing one for shippers as they...

Seeking Latin leverage: SAP, Miami-based Neoris set sights on market for logistics software, technology in Latin America.
June 12, 2006... A new partnership between enterprise resource software maker SAP and consulting specialist Neoris will probe the growth potential for logistics technology in burgeoning Latin American markets. "Companies in Latin America are realizing that...

SAP taking market share.(SAP America Inc.)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Strong sales growth in the Americas helped push enterprise planning software maker SAP's total revenue up 18 percent in first quarter to $2.5 billion, and software revenue up 22 percent to $650.2 million. Sales of SAP business products for...

Supply chain planning set to grow.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Stabilized and poised for "conservative growth" the supply chain planning market should grow 2.4 percent a year to $1.18 billion by 2010, according to a new study by ARC Advisory Group. The market for supply chain planning systems contracted...

DPWN to Invest in Russia.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief article)
June 12, 2006... Deutsche Post World Net will invest $250 million over four years expanding its operations in Russia. "Russia is an important part of our global growth strategy," said CEO Klaus Zumwinkel. "The planned investments demonstrate our confidence...

Singular logistics: shippers partner with fewer 3PLs, seek single-source regional suppliers to speed global supply chains.(Redback Networks Inc.)
June 12, 2006... Ebrahim Abbasi asked just one question of supply chain managers at his broadband networking equipment company when deciding which operations to outsource. "By handling and doing that function, do we impact or change the buying behavior of...

Pushing the envelope: Landstar adds warehousing to growing list of non-trucking services, sticking to non-asset model.(Landstar System Inc. plans to launch warehousing services)
June 12, 2006... A company that has built itself into one of the nation's largest trucking concerns without owning trucks plans to bring the same business model to the warehousing industry. Landstar System, the $2.5 billion trucking and logistics concern,...

Brokers offer model contract: TIA contract requires broker to pay trucker whether shipper paid or not, protects brokers from 'flipping'.(Transportation Intermediaries Association)
June 12, 2006... Freight brokers are promoting a new model broker-carrier contract designed to resolve long-standing issues between the two camps. However, although individual truckers helped write the contract, trucking's largest trade group did not. ...