Traffic World articles from March 2005

Traffic World archives from March 2005

Insecure Ports: there surely must have been a pressing security need at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Okla., just as there must have been in Stockton, Calif. And terrorists must have had Martinsville, W.Va., Manitoe, Wis., and even Martha's Vineyard in their sights.(antiterrorism measures)(Editorial)
March 7, 2005... If al Qaeda did have the United States' inland ports in its targets, the Department of Homeland Security has thrown up the barriers and forced global terrorism to look elsewhere for targets, perhaps at the ports of New York, Los Angeles,...

Diesel prices hit a four-month high last week.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Diesel prices hit a four-month high last week, jumping nearly 10 cents to $2.118 for the week ended Feb. 28, according to the Department of Energy. The 9.8-cent jump was the biggest single week increase since September. Prices have...

The amount of goods moved via surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Mexico and Canada surged 12.6 percent in 2004.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The amount of goods moved via surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Mexico and Canada surged 12.6 percent in 2004, according to the Department of Transportation. More than $633...

Yielding to mergers.(This Week)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The urge to merge that brought Yellow Roadway and USF together last week is sweeping through the business world, reshaping industries. A day after the Yellow Roadway-USF merger, Federated Department Stores agreed to buy rival May Department...

Midsize companies are thinking their traditional relationship with carriers amid rising freight costs.(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better for manufacturing and distribution companies, according to a report from the Aberdeen Group. A survey of large, midsize and small companies finds that mid-size distribution companies can use size to...

Forever young.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 7, 2005... I read through Angela Greiling Keane's interview with House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Don Young (Feb. 14) eagerly looking for a glimpse of Chairman Young's view on how the highway bill might improve our nation's...

Don't raise broker bond.(Letter to the Editor)
March 7, 2005... It's that time again. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has made its seemingly annual pilgrimage to the Department of Transportation seeking a higher broker bond. OOIDA's Jim Johnston describes several ways the "public is...

Driving home the point.(driver shortages and trucking companies' human resource management )
March 7, 2005... Imagine that you are the owner of a manufacturing company that employs 100 people. Seventy-five of these employees work on your assembly line. Your quarterly employee turnover rate is 10 percent. This means that every three months, you lose...

Merging ahead: USF acquisition gives Yellow Roadway enormous pricing power, challenges UPS, DHL, raises bar for regional competitors.(Cover Story)
March 7, 2005... The biggest question raised by the new addition to what one competitor called the "Yellow Roadway empire" is, who's next? Large shippers and small carriers see last week's announcement that Yellow Roadway would buy up USF as a new sign of...

Tolling turmoil: toll-road scandal in Texas highlights nationwide struggle to find funds for transportation projects.(Government & Regulation)
March 7, 2005... A scandal in Texas is drawing national attention to the use of tolls to finance roads as state and local governments struggle to find money to maintain and improve transportation infrastructure. A member of a pro-toll group called the...

Pump up the postal volume.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The U.S. Postal Service will sign an agreement with HSBC North America Holdings to give the financial services firm volume discounts in exchange for meeting mail preparation parameters. "Providing price incentives for readers to encourage...

No new fees, TSA chief says.(Government & Regulation)(Transportation Security Administration)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Freight forwarders and transport operators don't have to worry about new security fees--for now. The nation's top transportation security official said he does not plan to levy security fees on parties other than airline passengers. ...

Senator pushes container security: Legislation would hold shippers accountable for getting cargo documentation right.(Government & Regulation)
March 7, 2005... With lawmakers and industry increasingly frustrated with slow progress at the Department of Homeland Security, one influential senator is pushing for greater responsibilities for shippers and carriers. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas,...

Shhh, mail is being shipped.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The U.S. Postal Service is taking the side of its largest transportation provider in asking that the details of FedEx Express operations for the USPS be kept under wraps. The postal service says its own business would be harmed and mail...

Panalpina has public plan: Swiss forwarder enters renewed IPO market, will meet peers with new expansion strategy.(Logistics & Technology)
March 7, 2005... Once perhaps the world's largest forwarder and logistics company, Switzerland's Panalpina is turning to the public equity markets with what appears to be an attempt to catch up to the competition. The Ernst Goehner Foundation, owner of 100...

Metro Group restructures logistics.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Europe's Metro Group, the world's third-largest retailing and trading conglomerate, will, intensify the "internationalization" of its logistics arm through a restructuring of its logistics companies. MGL Metro Group Logistics will...

UTi manages for Wal-Mart.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Wal-Mart's plan to spread some of its huge import distribution in the United States is giving a new boost to logistics companies operating in the Houston area. The world's largest retailer will open its multi-million square foot...

Logisco opens California warehouse.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Third-party logistics provider Logisco signed a multi-year lease on a 100,000-square-foot facility in Compton, Calif., in part to support a national chemical warehouse logistics contract. The facility should be fully operational in the first...

New IFCO pallet facilities in Midwest.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... IFCO Systems opened new pallet service facilities in Akron, Ohio, and Detroit, bringing the company's total number of pallet operations to 57. The Ohio operation, situated on three acres in Rittman, Ohio, just outside Akron, opened in...

Target breaks ground on Chicagoland DC.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Minneapolis-based retailer Target broke ground on a $100 million distribution center in DeKalb, III., slated to open this fall. The 1.5 million square foot facility is at the 465-acre Park 88, billed as the largest industrial park in the...

J&J picks GAC for Philippines ops.(Logistics & Technology)(Johnson & Johnson)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Johnson & Johnson selected GAC Logistics to manage the health products manufacturer's distribution center activities in the Philippines. GAC will buy Johnson & Johnson's warehouse assets in the country, and add 50 workers to the existing...

Rolling the dice: what's shipped there stays there, and whether that's a problem or an opportunity depends on the gamble shippers are willing to make on Las Vegas.(Logistics hubs: Las Vegas)
March 7, 2005... When computer parts and services company CDW was looking to serve the sprawling and lucrative electronics market in California, the company decided to place its inventory in an unusual place: Nevada. The Vernon Hills, Ill., company broke...

Pitt Ohio turns to truckload: regional LTL carrier hopes to balance lanes, cut costs, capture more business through partnership with ECM.(Pitt Ohio Express acquires majority stakes in ECM Transport)(less than truckload)
March 7, 2005... Pitt Ohio Express is taking a page from the playbook of one of its largest competitors and buying capacity. The Pittsburgh-based regional LTL carrier acquired a majority stake in ECM Transport, a truckload carrier based in New Kensington,...

TCA pressed for drivers.(Trucking)(Transport Corporation of America )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The trucking boom had an impact on the Transport Corporation of America last year, but the industry's driver shortage made a bigger impression. The Eagan, Minn.-based truckload and logistics operator reported a $2 million net profit last...

Celadon CEO sees peak shortage.(Trucking)(Chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The trucking industry could again find itself short of capacity during the peak-shipping season this year, the CEO of a leading truckload carrier warns. The severe capacity problems seen in 2004 could resurface as early as this spring,...

Broker to bring technology.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Trucking broker SPI International Transportation is offering new technology as an incentive to carriers who join SPI's brokerage program. Under a partnership with Vancouver, Canada-based Tailwind Management Systems, carders who sign up as...

Saia expands guarantee.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Saying its initial rollout of guaranteed service in the southeast was successful, LTL carrier Said began offering three choices of guaranteed delivery across its 30-state regional coverage. The subsidiary of SCS Transportation said the...

Ryder dedicated to Owens Corning.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Ryder System expanded its relationship with building materials manufacturer Owens Corning to include dedicated contract carriage in addition to full-service leasing. Ryder will provide Toledo-Ohio-based Owens Coming with drivers, fleet...

Rebranding Menlo Forwarding: closing Dayton air hub starts global integration, UPS will fold Menlo name into logistics division.(UPS Airlines merges Menlo Worldwide Forwarding with UPS Supply Chain Solutions )
March 7, 2005... UPS's decision to close the Menlo Worldwide Forwarding Dayton, Ohio, hub is the first major step in a rapid integration effort that will see one of the world's largest freight forwarding businesses folded up into the UPS Supply Chain Solutions...

Current cargo carriers add China: DOT picks existing carriers, passenger airlines ahead of three new freighter applicants.(United States' Department of Trade rejects bids from cargo airlines)
March 7, 2005... With its latest award of United States-China service rights, the Department of Transportation upped the cargo capacity but not the number of all-cargo airlines operating in the world's hottest market. Under the tentative decision, each of...

Finding the service track: Canadian railroads speed ahead of U.S. rivals in first quarter, but rail shippers want more.(Rail & Intermodal)
March 7, 2005... The biggest challenge for Canadian an National Railway and rival Canadian Pacific Railway this year may not be proving they can run an efficient, fluid operation but showing shippers they can provide top-notch service. In 2005, Canada's...

Pittsburgh eyes Hazmat Ban: copycat measure rerouting trains likely if court upholds Washington's ban on hazmat shipments. (Rail & Intermodal.
March 7, 2005... As Washington's attempt to block hazardous materials shipments speeds toward court, another city is considering legislation that would reroute hazmat trains, raising concern among shippers and railroads that hazmat bans could gain favor in...

CN takes a short cut.(Rail & Intermodal)(Canadian National)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Canadian National and the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission signed a two-year haulage agreement aimed at eliminating hundreds of miles from current rail routes and saving hours in transit limes. The agreement is the latest...

Baltimore seeks port director: 'Philosophical differences' lead White to resign, top carrier MSC, shippers dismayed at departure.(Maritime)(James J. White)
March 7, 2005... Amid complaints from shippers and carriers of political meddling in port business, the Port of Baltimore is conducting a nationwide search for a new executive director after the sudden resignation of James J. White. Former Maryland...

Trans-Pacific rate hikes likely.(Maritime)
March 7, 2005... Trans-Pacific container shipping lines, citing mounting pressure on operating costs, say further rate increases and/or fees are possible later this year. The carriers, members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, said investment in...

McAndrews seeks intra-Europe perishables.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Maritime operator McAndrews is trying to convince Europe's buyers and sellers of produce to use a door-to-door delivery built around ocean linehaul for goods now moving in trucks. The British company says it successfully demonstrated the...

NOL forecasts strong growth.(Maritime)(Neptune Orient Lines )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Singapore-based liner company Neptune Orient Lines is projecting a strong 2005 after more than doubling its earnings last year to record levels. With a big finish to the year, NOL's net profit hit $943 million in 2004 on a 19 percent...

Carriers expand, contract Gulf service.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Maersk Sealand is cutting back on one Gulf service, while NYK is adding capacity to another. Maersk Sealand has announced plans to curtail its direct eastbound sailing on its MedGulf service in May. Maersk plans to provide a transshipment...

Pacer International.(appointed Andrew C. Clarke )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Pacer International appointed Andrew C. Clarke chief financial officer and senior vice president of Forward Air Corporation, to its board of directors and also as chairman of Pacer's Audit Committee, succeeding John Tague, executive vice...

Dayton Freight Lines.(People)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Dayton Freiqht Lines made several appointments: 18-year transportation veteran Gil Ranz becomes corporate account manager at its Kansas City service center; Ben Davis, Jason Dragos and Scott Graham joined as account managers at Dayton Freight's...

VHI Transport.(appointed Andrew Meighan )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... VHI Transport hired Andrew Meighan as flatbed manager. The 13-year industry veteran recently was on the management team of the logistics division of Wal-Mart Stores.

The Port of Vancouver.(appointed Kenneth Mishler )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The Port of Vancouver, Wash., named longtime "K" Line America official Kenneth Mishler manager of its marine operations at terminals 2 and 3. Mishler had been at the liner company for 15 years, most recently as general manager of marine...

Associate Global Systems.(appointed Ed Ramon and James Rogers )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Associate Global Systems, New Hyde Park, N.Y., named Ed Ramon director of national accounts for the Southwest. Ramon started his career with Continental Airlines and worked for Consolidators International, Expeditors International and Amerex...

Paradigm Global Logistics.(appointed John M. Dauernheim )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Paradigm Global Logistics, Los Angeles, named John M. Dauernheim president and said he will also be chief operating officer of the parent company, logistics provider Pacific CMA. Dauernheim was COO of OIA Global Logistics and before that was...

The Seafarers House.(appointed Nicola Arena)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... The Seafarers House in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., named Nicola Arena, president and CEO Mediterranean Shipping Company (USA), this year's recipient of the International Golden Compass Award. Rev. David Mesonbring, executive director of Seafarers,...

Allied Holdings.(appointed Thomas H. King )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Allied Holdings named Thomas H. King executive vice president and chief financial officer. King had been an accounting consultant for Allied since August 2004. He most recently worked for the consulting group Tatum Partner and earlier worked at...

Ahold USA.(appointed Daniel E. Currie)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Ahold USA, parent of Landover, Md.-based Giant Food promoted Daniel E. Currie to executive vice president-supply chain logistics at the food store. Currie, a 34-year veteran of the grocery-transport business, joined Giant Food in 1999 as senior...

Johanson Transportation Service.(appointed George Muha )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Johanson Transportation Service, Fresno, California-based 3PL company, hired George Muha as its Eastern regional sales manager. Muha is based in Johanson's Denville, NJ office.

John Allan, CBE.(People)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... John Allan's 20-year career in logistics earned royal recognition Feb. 23, when Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain named the CEO of Exel--the world's largest contract logistics provider and a leading freight forwarder--a commander in the Order...

National & regional averages: February 28, 2005.(DOE Diesel Price Index)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... National Price 2004-205 (Price per gallon) National & Regional Averages: February 28, 2005 United States $2.118 East Coast $2.117 Midwest $2.064 Gulf Coast $2.035 Rocky...

TW Calendar.(Calendar)
March 7, 2005... MARCH 7-8. Transportation Executive Summit 2005 (Siebel Systems and IBM), Dallas. (800) 273-9913. 8. Annual Motor Carrier Night with David Risley, EPA Regional Representative (Radtan Traffic Club), Edison, N.J. (201) 770-1143 or...

Logistics seminars & courses.
March 7, 2005... MARCH 7-8. Preparing Hazardous Materials for Transportation by Multiple Modes (recurrent training) (Dangerous Goods Advisory Council), Research Triangle Park, N.C. (800) 634-1598 or www.dgac.org. 8. Sarbanes-Oxley Seminar (CONECT),...

Bugs from shipment invade production.(Q & A)
March 7, 2005... Q: We had a boxcar of wood pulp arrive at our customer's factory. When it was unloaded, it was discovered to be infested with millions of ladybugs, obviously from a hatch inside the car. The car had been loaded and held in transit storage...

Competing.(competitive transportation options ahead)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... One shipper has a realistic take on transportation in the country. Said he, "We will only have competitive transportation options in this country when Wal-Mart decides to build a railroad."

Idle comment.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration addresses truck engine idling)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... There's controversy gathering over rules around the country on how long parked trucks can have their engines idling. Are you thinking what we're thinking, that this could be a great thing for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to...

ATA.(evaluation of American Trucking Associations' facilities)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... There's good news and bad news in the American Trucking Associations' impending move to a burgeoning suburban office and residential neighborhood in Arlington, Va. There is better access for trucks wishing to pay a visit. The bad news is, there...

Buddies.(St. John the Baptist Schoo's have a truck driver friend )(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Second-graders at St. John the Baptist School have a "trucker buddy" who visits the school in his tanker truck and they came up with a top 10 list of reasons they like him. It included things like, "he shows us love and care, he sends us a lot...

Honored.(Exel PLC's John Allan receives Commander of the Order of the British Empire award)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... Congratulations to Exel CEO John Allan for getting a CBE. He didn't have to sing to get his Commander of the Order of the British Empire honor from the Queen. He just had to promise to handle the logistics for Charles and Camilla's wedding. We...

Labeled.(labeling blood donations)(Brief Article)
March 7, 2005... From the ever-interesting Food and Drug Administration comes a notice on a rule: "Communicable disease donor screening tests using cadaveric blood specimens from donors of human cells, etc.; recommendations for obtaining labeling claim."...

Scaling up: most of the questions coming from Wall Street about the Yellow Roadway purchase of USF come down to a single number: $150 million.(Editorial)
March 14, 2005... That is the cost savings that Yellow Roadway is promising as its brings USF into the fold. But Yellow Roadway Chairman, President and CEO Bill Zollars is focused on a far larger figure: $10 billion. That's the annual revenue the combined...

Oil prices are nearing.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Oil prices are nearing record levels amid stronger-than-predicted demand, prompting some analysts to predict gasoline and diesel prices will average $2 or more in the coming months. Average U.S. diesel prices climbed another 5 cents to...

Container ship owners and carriers.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Container ship owners and carriers, gambling that the boom in trade will last until at least 2008, ordered more than 100 ships in the first six weeks of the year. Thirty-one ships were ordered the week of Feb. 14 alone, taking the total...

Manufacturers upbeat.(survey by National Association of Manufacturers)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Exports are becoming a more important part of manufacturers' business and companies are becoming more bullish on their shipping plans for 2005. According to a new survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, "an astonishing 65...

St. Patrick's Day may only be a day-long celebration.(This Week)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... St. Patrick's Day may only be a day-long celebration, but the maker of Jameson Irish whiskey, and its logistics provider, have been planning for this day for months. In advance of their busiest month of the year, Pernod Ricard USA, the...

Partnership and cargo security.(international security)
March 14, 2005... Some 30 years ago, it took 24 hours to achieve $10 billion in international trade transactions. Today, the same amount of trade occurs around the world in a single second. This globalization explosion is supported and enhanced with more...

Amtrak reform.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
March 14, 2005... It may be time to rethink (or rationalize) Amtrak and by that I mean implement a rationalization plan that is viable and doable. Because Amtrak is an entity operating largely on the government dole, this may not be in the carrier's best...

Derailing the economy: rail service shortfalls, high rates are hindering shippers' ability to expand reach, scope of products, businesses.(Cover Story)
March 14, 2005... The inability of the North American rail system to meet the demands of a growing number of customers is nearing a critical point, threatening to put the brakes on an economic engine hungry for more fuel and limit growth. With rail capacity...

Highway bill gains speed: House legislation would give FMCSA more enforcement power, but doesn't include HOS.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
March 14, 2005... The highway bill being considered in Congress seeks to give sharper teeth to the government's truck safety watchdog. The bill, which moved quickly on the House side of Capitol Hill, would give the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration...

DHS Identifies TWIC priority: Jackson says supply chain security should focus more on information, not more inspections.(Government & Regulation)(Department of Homeland Security)(Transportation Worker Identification Credential)
March 14, 2005... The nominee to serve as the Department of Homeland Security's number two leader said he is frustrated with the slow progress on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program. At his Senate confirmation hearing last week,...

DHS, DOT officials land jobs.(resignations)(Department of Homeland Security)(Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The top-ranking officials who bolted from the Homeland Security and Transportation departments earlier this year are landing comfortably. Former DHS Undersecretary of Border and Transportation Security Asa Hutchinson joined Washington-based...

Merging highway lane.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Trying to bring more fund-raising clout to a state deep in the debate over local commitment to highway construction, two road building lobbying groups are merging in Virginia. The Virginia Road and Transportation Builders Association and...

Tabling chairs.(Government & Regulation)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... There's a pothole in the path of an agreement on the long-delayed highway bill reauthorization and it's right in front of the committee chair. House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, is spreading word...

DOT paves funding path.(Department of Transportation)(highway construction)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The Department of Transportation is sending $66 million to Texas to jumpstart a toll road project aimed at easing highway congestion near Austin. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority will put the money toward the design and...

Driving production changes: auto downturn has manufacturers eyeing logistics, providers see move toward supply chain flexibility.(Logistics & Technology)
March 14, 2005... American automakers are trying to get creative with their supply chains as they cope with the slumping sales and eroding market shares that are roiling the business from parts suppliers to car sellers. "We're seeing a drastic movement...

Logistics providing relief: tsunami aid moving as logistics clears hurdles, prepares for long-term supply to battered region.(Logistics & Technology)
March 14, 2005... A little more than two months after a natural disaster of almost unimaginable scale ravaged regions around the Indian Ocean, aid organizations that feared logistics hurdles would add to the death toll say the relief system forged in the first...

PBB buys Unicity.(Logistics & Technology)(PBB Global Logistics acquires Unicity Integrated Logistics and Unicity Customs Services)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Third-party logistics provider PBB Global Logistics strengthened its hand in cross-border warehousing and customs brokerage with its $42 million acquisition of Unicity Integrated Logistics and Unicity Customs Services. "We have a strong...

The ROI on RFID: shippers are being promised that RFID tags will bring them huge volumes of information, but the data doesn't tell them whether the expense will pay off.(Special report: logistics report: RFID)
March 14, 2005... Inventory managers at British clothier Marks & Spencer got some pleasant surprises from their recent nine-store RFID pilot project. Besides anticipated improvements in customer service, managers cut their stock replenishment time for each store...

Unisys fortifies FDA plans.(Special report: logistics report: RFID)
March 14, 2005... After the Persian Gulf War, Unisys signed a deal with with the United States Department of Defense to create the world's largest RFID network. The goal was to keep track of the enormous amounts of ordnance, medical supplies and blood moving...

Laboring toward merger: USF, Yellow Roadway merger may create more Teamster jobs, but shape of new network unclear.(Trucking)
March 14, 2005... Amid all the talk of synergy and opportunity, there was a hint of the tough questions Yellow Roadway faces in integrating USF when company executives were asked about how they would smooth over USF's troubled labor relations once the companies...

Unrestful debate on hours: Coalition backs plan to 'tweak' HOS rule, critics see 'Wal-Mart Amendment' harming safety.(Trucking)
March 14, 2005... A group of companies using daily route truck drivers wants to bend the hours of service rule. The Corporate Transportation Coalition is backing a proposed amendment to the HOS rule that would allow truckers to take breaks that would not...

Fuel pumped up.(Trucking)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The brief pause in fuel price volatility is over. Diesel fuel prices were within a tank's topping oft of the record high last week as government forecasters and rising oil prices signaled that still higher fuel costs were on the way. The...

Keeping Porter.(Trucking)(TransForce Income Fund acquired Porter Trucking )(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... Montreal-based TransForce Income Fund will maintain Porter Trucking operations in western Canada after acquiring the company, including its linehaul links to TST Overland Express and its "ExpressLink" service between the United States and...

Shipper's toxic shock: new rail hazmat incident forces evacuation, brings new look at shipper's transport role.(Rail & Intermodal)
March 14, 2005... The railroad didn't know what was inside the tanker car it was pulling and the shipper didn't know how its leaking shipment of acidic wastes ended up outside Salt Lake City. But the result was a potentially damaging incident that forced 6,000...

Statistically safer.(Rail & Intermodal)(Brief Article)
March 14, 2005... The Association of American Railroads says statistics show that rail is the safest method of shipping hazmats. Railroads say 99.9998 percent of hazardous materials carloads arrive at their destination without a release caused by a train...