Traffic World articles from March 2006

Traffic World archives from March 2006

Securing security: moments before Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, injected some badly needed common sense last week into the debate over supply chain security, there was a strong suggestion in the room of the challenges that industrial America faces in ensuring both commercial and physical security.(transportation security)
March 27, 2006... As the head of the Senate Homeland Security Committee prepared to address the American Association of Port Authorities, the head of one large ocean port waved to a port official from a decidedly landlocked state and muttered, "We're still...

The Panama Canal Authority.(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Panama Canal Authority had a record-breaking week, a result of ongoing modernization to meet changing trade patterns and the use of larger containerships. The canal saw new records in total Panama Canal/Universal Measurement System...

Australia's largest trucking company.(Toll Holdings Ltd. bids to acquire Patrick Corp.)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Australia's largest trucking company Toll Holdings raised its hostile takeover bid for port cargo handler Patrick to $3.9 billion, taking a confrontation over transport consolidation to a new level. The new bid, 20 percent higher than an...

Diesel prices jump.(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Fuel prices gained new strength in March, with diesel prices spiking to their highest level in nearly four months after going through weeks of relative stability. The Energy Information Administration said the national average diesel...

Starbucks Coffee would like a double-shot of security with its beans.(installing sensors from General Electric Co.)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Starbucks Coffee would like a double-shot of security with its beans. The ubiquitous coffee retailer took a step toward the leading edge of supply chain security to guard its coffee containers against tampering while in transit. The world's...

Package collapse: abrupt demise of parcel consolidator APX Logistics sends shippers, carriers scrambling.
March 27, 2006... Just a few weeks ago, APX Logistics was touting itself as one of the largest third-party logistics providers in the United States, a sprawling enterprise that handled 250 million shipments a year for catalog shippers and other retailers. This...

Security on fast track: house panel moving rapidly on port bill, shipper groups address legislative efforts.(GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act bill on fast track)
March 27, 2006... A bill that would radically alter congressional involvement in supply chain security is in a congressional committee's fast lane this week. The GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act is on the fast track and is attracting the attention of...

Indiana oks plan, California slips Indiana measure includes toll road lease deal; shippers in California disappointed with defeat.(Indiana governor Mitch Daniels' bill to lease toll road approved, Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte, Macquarie Infrastructure Group Ltd. contracted)(California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's transportation infrastructure expansion plan halted)
March 27, 2006... Just hours after the governor of Indiana signed into law a massive transportation plan for his state, California lawmakers killed a similarly ambitious transportation roadmap in their state. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' success came as...

Kerry puts hold on Capka.(senator John Kerry blocks Richard Capka's nomination to head Federal Highway Administration)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Richard Capka is ricing a roadblock in his path to confirmation to head the Federal Highway Administration. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., said this month he placed a hold on Capka's nomination citing Capka's background managing Boston's...

Brokers seek safeguards.(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Customs brokers are concerned the federal government might remove some of its safeguards for confidential trade data. The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association expressed those fears in a letter this month to Commerce...

C-TPAT sets new criteria.(Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)(standards for highway carriers )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... New Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism standards for highway carriers took effect this month. As of March 13, highway carriers joining the program must meet a new bar. Existing highway carrier C-TPAT members must also adhere to...

ATA appeals fee case: association, trucking companies ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear case on Oregon truck fees.(American Trucking Associations)
March 27, 2006... The American Trucking Associations is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision from a lower court that gave the go-ahead for Oregon to continue charging trucks fees to use its roads. ATA and several trucking companies this month...

When RFID goes bad: reports of a 'proof-of-concept' virus that infects RFID tags rattles suppliers, raises security concerns.(self-replicating virus causes havoc in radio frequency identification technology)
March 27, 2006... To the long list of security concerns shippers must address in their supply chains add one no one expected: radio frequency identification technology. Computer researchers say they have created a self-replicating, proof-of-concept virus...

Post-merger indigestion: Deutsche Post's trouble with DHL, Airborne points to integration hazards of mega-mergers.(cost of integrating DHL Airways Inc. and Airborne Inc.)
March 27, 2006... The pace of logistics industry mega-mergers may be slowing as the integration of giant global competitors becomes increasingly problematic. "Mega-mergers are often like perfumes" said Ben Gordon, managing director at BG Strategic Advisors....

Weber opens California DC.(Weber Distribution, distribution center)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Weber Distribution opened a new 302,622-square-foot facility to take advantage of rapidly growing demand for distribution and storage services in California's Inland Empire. "Our new Fontana (Calif.) facility complements our other...

Panalpina profits climb: bucking consolidation trend, Swiss forwarder sees revenue, profit jump through organic growth.(Panalpina World Transport Ltd.)
March 27, 2006... Strong results in 2005 and organic growth justify Swiss forwarder Panalpina's decision to stay out of the logistics industry's ongoing global consolidation, the company's chairman said. "With our strategy of primarily organic growth, we...

Ryder wins Nestle deal.(Nestle Chile S.A. contracts Ryder System Inc.)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Nestle Chile, the South American subsidiary of Nestle, the world's largest food and beverage company, outsourced its transportation and distribution management to Ryder System. "We selected Ryder to consolidate our distribution network...

Greatwide opens facility.(Greatwide Logistics Services )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Irving, Texas-based third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services opened a 238,000-square-foot distribution facility in Ontario, Calif., less than one hour from southern California ports and shippers gasping for more open space....

Logistics on credit: bartering excess inventory, assets for trade credits can help shippers cut logistics costs, cash output.(LOGISTICS: 3PLs--ADDING VALUE: Special Report)
March 27, 2006... Excess inventory is the bane of the supply chain. It accumulates in distribution centers and drives up costs while producing no revenue. Companies often sell it at a loss just to get it off their books and clear the warehouse floor. But...

Shifting into reverse: as supply chains grow more complex, shippers realize need for a separate returns process for speed, cost savings.(American consumers attitudes makes shipping logistics service a tough one)
March 27, 2006... American consumers, whose demands for ever-faster delivery of cheaper products helped stretch supply chains halfway around the world, are further complicating shippers' logistics with the increasingly heard refrain: Take it back, I wanted it...

Courting capacity owners: carriers sweeten pay, support for owner-operators as tight capacity gives contractors more leverage.(Transportation: Trucking)
March 27, 2006... Owner-operators may be their own bosses, but their livelihood depends on the freight and payment terms offered by carriers or brokers. Yet the balance of power may be shifting as the ongoing driver shortage and rising labor and equipment...

Owner-ops opting for authority.(motor carrier authority )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... More and more owner-operators are acquiring their own motor carrier authority and, where possible, managing multiple trucks and dealing directly with shippers, said Jim Johnston president of the Owner-Operator Independent Dryers Association....

USF Red Star's drain: YRC says shuttered trucker still faces big liability to multi-employer pension plan.(Employers pension costs)
March 27, 2006... Two years after its abrupt shutdown, SF Red Star is casting a long shadow. Trucking conglomerate YRC Worldwide, which acquired USF in May 2005, estimates Red Star, a former Northeastern regional carrier, owes up to $85 million to the...

Saia relocates terminal, Pitt Ohio adds one.(Saia Motor Freight Line Inc., Pitt Ohio Express opens new terminal)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Saia Motor Freight Line said its Richmond, Va., terminal moved to a larger facility March 10. The new terminal has 40 doors and expanded dock and office space. "The move to enhanced facilities is due to growth in the region and the need...

Allied, Honda renew.(Allied Systems Ltd. signs contract with American Honda Motor Company Inc. )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Bankrupt carhauler Allied Holdings nailed down another contract renewal, with rate increases, from an automaker customer. The carrier said March 16 its Allied Systems subsidiary renewed its vehicle delivery contract with American Honda...

TMW unveils Web portals.(TMW Systems Inc. launches DriverSeat portal software)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Introducing a product it says will address the driver turnover problem, software firm TMW Systems introduced "DriverSeat," a Web-based system to keep drivers connected with both their employers and families. DriverSeat provides carriers...

ODFL hikes rates 4.5 percent: regional carrier's GRI sets pace in LTL pricing; YRC sees blurring between base rates, fuel surcharges.(less than truck load, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.)(YRC Worldwide)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Leading the way for expected rate hikes within the LTL industry, Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., announced a general rate increase of 4.5 percent, effective April 17. The $1.06 billion carrier said actual rates paid by...

A new combination: trailer maker Wabash hooks itself to ATA driver recruitment effort as turnover rate rises.(Wabash National Corp. finances American Trucking Associations' driver recruitment campaign)
March 27, 2006... When a trailer maker chips in to fund a program aimed at improving driver recruitment and retention, you don't need driver turnover statistics to tell you there's a problem. The American Trucking Associations released numbers last week...

ATA forms bird flu task force.(American Trucking Associations establishes Avian Flu Task Force )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations formed an Avian Flu Task Force to help prepare the trucking industry for the possibility of an influenza pandemic. "A bird flu outbreak by any measure...

TransCore scores tracking system certification.(Department of Defense accreditation)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Satellite tracking provider TransCore, Harrisburg, Pa., obtained U.S. Department of Defense accreditation to offer tracking products for fleets transporting explosive ordnance. TransCore's MT 2000 GlobalWave data communications terminal...

Small shippers eye rails: parcel shippers say possible price fixing keeps small railroads from offering transport options.(rail road services)
March 27, 2006... Small-package shippers more familiar with moving freight over paved roads than iron highways fare striking an unlikely alliance with large coal, agricultural and chemical shippers to call for more competition in the rail industry. ...

UP's better quarter: railroad's volume, revenue growth fuel higher-than-expected earnings, raise transport index.(Union Pacific Railroad Co., sales and earnings)
March 27, 2006... Union Pacific Railroad revised its earnings outlook for the first quarter, helping lift the Dow Jones transportation average to a record high and instilling confidence on Wall Street that the nation's largest railroad can keep up with heavy...

Safe year for rails.(railroad accidents reduces)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Railroads reduced the number of grade crossing accidents and fatalities in 2005 while moving record freight. Last year was also the safest year in history for U.S. railroad employees as measured by employee injuries and injury rates. ...

TIA taps intermodal chief.(Transportation Intermediaries Association appoints Jeffrey Brashares )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Transportation Intermediaries Association appointed Jeffrey Brashares to its board of directors and said he will serve as its intermodal conference chairman. Brashares, who is vice chairman for commercial sales at Pacer...

STB to review surcharges: hearing responds to shippers claim that railroads recoup more than their fuel costs.(Surface Transportation Board)
March 27, 2006... The Surface Transportation Board will hold a long-anticipated hearing on fuel surcharges May 11 in response to growing concern by Shippers that the railroads use the extra charges to pad their income statements. "The cost of fuel is a...

Rails say capital on track: AAR estimates railroads spending record $8 billion to expand capacity in 2006.(railroads capital spendings forecast)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The nation's biggest rail carriers will expand their capital spending 21 percent this year, investing $8 billion on rail cars, track and facilities to keep up record volume growth and improve service. The Association of American Railroads...

ABX looks past DHL: cargo airline sees profits, DHL use slide says added 767 freighters in high demand.(ABX Air Inc. plans to offer more non-DHL based services)(DHL Airways Inc.)
March 27, 2006... ABX Air believes the best way to fatten its bottom line is to quickly build more business away from the DHL business that makes up 98 percent of its revenue. Reporting that its fourth-quarter profit was about half what it had been a year...

EGL appeals suspension: forwarder says talks with U.S. Army aimed at resolving federal contract suspension.(Eagle Global Logistics)
March 27, 2006... The United States suspended EGL Eagle Global Logistics from eligibility for new government contracts in the wake of an overcharge conviction of a former employee, a potentially sharp blow to a forwarder with a long history of government...

World bigger, later.(World Air Holdings sales and earnings)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Even with its many problems over the past year, the parent of World Airways estimates that its operating profit grew around 50 percent in 2005. Although it is delaying its full financial report, World Air Holdings estimated its 2005...

FedEx gains on ground: strong performance at package, LTL units, demand for international service boost revenue, profits.(less than truck load)
March 27, 2006... Strong growth on the ground gave FedEx extra lift in the last quarter, pushing its net income up 35 percent. A pickup in business at FedEx Ground and solid growth at LTL carrier FedEx Freight as well as FedEx Express helped FedEx hit $8...

SmartPost's pricing problem.(FedEx Ground's profits decline)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... FedEx Ground's SmartPost program failed to deliver profits in the last quarter, but the demise of competitor APX Logistics may lift its fortunes. Through SmartPost, FedEx Ground consolidates and reroutes through the U.S. Postal Service...

Stirring red ink.(Kitty Hawk Inc. reports loss)(sales and earnings)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Domestic heavy freight airline Kitty Hawk lost $4.1 million in the fourth quarter and expects a larger loss this quarter as it absorbs the costs of quickly building a trucking network to augment its air services. The Dallas-based...

PierPass fees to increase: program to hike fees on containers during peak hours, crack down on delinquent exporters.(traffic mitigation fees for shippers)
March 27, 2006... PierPass, which operates the extended gates program at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, will raise the fees it charges shippers to move containers during peak hours. The program also will clamp down on exporters who have not been...

Trans-Pacific reefer rates to climb.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Trans-Pacific container rates may decline this year, but shippers of refrigerated cargoes shouldn't expect to see similar decreases. In fact, reefer rates could climb. This month, Hanjin Shipping announced a general rate increase on all...

Horizon lines to charter new ships.(Horizon Lines L.L.C. to use ships build by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Horizon Lines will charter five U.S.-flag, foreign-built ships for operation on its TP1 service linking the U.S. West Coast with Guam and Asia. The five ships are being built at the Hyundai-Mipo shipyard in South Korea. They will be...

Zim to begin Portland Service: Oregon port hopes to some of the volume lost in recent years with new trans-Pacific service.(shipping service )
March 27, 2006... The Port of Portland, Ore., finally has the new trans-Pacific container service it has sought for more than a year after signing up Zim Integrated Shipping Services to use its Terminal 6 container facility. The official announcement from...

DOE diesel price index.(Department of Energy)(Table)
March 27, 2006... DOE Diesel Price Index National & Regional Averages: March 20, 2006 United States $2.581 East Coast $2.606 Midwest $2.533 Gulf Coast $2.552 Rocky Mountain $2.608 West Coast $2.716 ...

Keystone Dedicated Logistics.(Mike Wroblewski and Jim Page appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Keystone Dedicated Logistics, Carnegie, Pa., added Mike Wroblewski and Jim Page to its sales team. Wrobelwski has more than eight years experience in LTL, TL, international, warehousing and parcel sectors. Page has more than 15 years...

Truckload Carders Association.(appointments)(Barry Pottle appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Barry Pottle, CEO of Pottle's Transportation, has been elected chairman of the Truckload Carders Association. Pottle has held a variety of leadership positions in the trucking industry. Pottle is a past chairman of the Maine Motor Transport...

Active Aera Group.(David S. Quin appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Active Aera Group named David S. Quin vice president of sales and marketing--Premium Transportation Management, the company's transportation logistics company. Prior to joining Active Aero, Quin was president and CEO, UPS Expedite (formerly...

Pacer International said Joshua Harris, a founding partner of Apollo Management, retired from Pacer's board of directors.(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Pacer International said Joshua Harris, a founding partner of Apollo Management, retired from Pacer's board of directors. Harris is leaving to devote more time to other business commitments.

Tom Teofilo is retiring as managing director of maritime services at California's Port of Long Beach after more than 35 years in the maritime industry.(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Tom Teofilo is retiring as managing director of maritime services at California's Port of Long Beach after more than 35 years in the maritime industry. Before joining the port in 2004, Teofilo was the Southern California vice president of the...

Lynden International.(appointments)(Nick Karmos, Michael Goldsmith, Simon Harris)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Lynden International, Seattle, hired Nick Karmos as senior account executive in Anchorage, Alaska. Karmos most recently served as an account manager for Northern Air Cargo. Michael Goldsmith joined as regional business development manager,...

New Century Transportation.(Rich Luhrs appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... New Century Transportation, Westampton, N.J., appointed Rich Luhrs senior vice president of corporate development. Luhrs most recently was senior vice president at the Shevell Group of Companies. Prior to that he served as CEO/partner at...

Total Quality Logistics.(promotions)(Anthony Kulhanek, Shirley Spain, Drew Keene )(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Total Quality Logistics, Cincinnati, a third-party logistics provider, made staff changes. Anthony Kulhanek was named training specialist. Brad Baker and Shirley Spain are logistics account executive trainees. Drew Keene was named logistics...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.(Michael O'Malley appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration named Michael O'Malley chief of staff. O'Malley has been deputy assistant secretary for transportation policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation. He also worked for the Canadian Consulate in...

SATO America.(Gary Krause appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... SATO America, Charlotte, N.C., appointed Gary Krause director of marketing. Krause, an industry veteran, has extensive experience in the auto identification industry. He joined SATO in 2003 as a distribution sales manager.

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.(Morrison M. Stevens, Jr. promoted)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Stevens Worldwide Van Lines, Saginaw, Mich., promoted Morrison M. Stevens, Jr., to vice president of the commercial agency division. Stevens, who is a fifth generation of the family owned business, had been for the last two and a half years...

Con-Way Supply Chain Services.(Mark Boyer promoted)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Con-Way Supply Chain Services, Ann Arbor, Mich., a subsidiary of CNF, promoted Mark Boyer to director of operations for its expedite company, Con-Way NOW, and Con-Way Full Load, its truckload brokerage operation. Boyer joined the company in...

UniGroup.(Mark J. Derheimer appointed)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... UniGroup, St. Louis, the parent company of United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit and other transportation-related companies, named Mark J. Derheimer vice president of finance of the UniGroup. Derheimer, who has more than 30 years of financial...

TW calendar.
March 27, 2006... MARCH 27-30. NA06 The Material Handling & Logistics Show & Conference, Cleveland. www.NA2006.org. 28. Gaining Global Perspective: Secrets of Offshore Sourcing (NEXCO), New York. (877) 291-4901 or www.nexco.org. 28-29. Logistics...

Traffic World's transportation table.(National Surface Transportation Policy)(Calendar)
March 27, 2006... Upcoming Speakers: April 28--Frank Busalacchi, Wisconsin transportation secretary and a newly appointed member of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. May 12--Douglas Buttrey, chairman of the...

Logistics seminars & courses.
March 27, 2006... MARCH 28. Gaining Global Perspective: Secrets of Offshore Sourcing (NEXCO), New York. (877) 291-4901 or www.nexco.org. 29. Export Controls--Is Big Brother Watching? (Sandier, Travis & Rosenberg), Miami. (305) 267-9200 or...

Taking advantage of errors.(freight transportation charges annoys customers)
March 27, 2006... Q: We are a brokerage. A few weeks ago we contracted with a carrier we have used many times to move one pallet weighing 664 pounds from an airport to a destination about 113 miles away. We were quoted an original total cost of $97.33 ($85...

Running.(AFMS Transportation Management Group's Mike Erickson runs for congressional elections)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Mike Erickson, who founded parcel industry consultancy AFMS, is running for Congress from Salem, Ore. He's filed as a Republican to challenge Rep. Darlene Hooley, a Democrat. Since Erickson is a former Airborne Express employee who's worked...

Cookie monster.(Motor Transport Association of Connecticut fights over Toll House cookie)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut is fighting an effort in its state legislature to adopt the Toll House cookie as the state's official cookie. Why? The truckers simply don't want anything out there that hints at support for...

Button down.(Yellow Transportation Services Co.'s new driver uniforms)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Yellow Transportation's new driver uniforms are out and the design is getting rave reviews from shippers. They're especially impressed that the buttons are in the shape of small Bill Zollars heads.

Speedy.(using speed governors to keep truck speed below 70 miles per hour)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... After considerable study, trucking associations have come out in favor of using speed governors to keep big trucks below 70 miles per hour. But Jim Johnston, head of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, has only a two-word...

LCV.(Mack Trucks Inc. to develop longest truck trailers)(Brief article)
March 27, 2006... Mack Trucks is touting the new world's record for what it calls the longest "road train." This was a series of 113 connected and loaded trailers, hooked up to an 18-speed engine that pulled the load of nearly 2.9 million pounds for 328 feet...

King coal: coal may not be the driver of railroad revenue it once was, but it may figure more prominently in the future of the rail industry than anyone at the railroads would like to admit.(markets)(Editorial)
March 20, 2006... While much of the country and the cargo community are focused on the big boxes pouring out of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the sophisticated supply chains associated with logistics operations, coal dust is piling up at the feet of shippers...

Union Pacific.(Union Pacific Railroad Co.)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Union Pacific raised it first quarter and full year earnings forecasts last week on stronger-than-expected revenue growth in its commodity shipments and improved margins. UP said it expected commodity revenue to grow by 17 percent in the...

Roger Nober, the former chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, ended his brief period out of work by joining Steptoe & Johnson.(Weekly Perspective)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Roger Nober, the former chairman of the Surface Transportation Board, ended his brief period out of work by joining Steptoe & Johnson, one of the most prominent law firms in Washington, B.C. The firm's board was to vote on Nober's...

The troubled relationship between the railroads and shippers is growing even more strained.(market share)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The troubled relationship between the railroads and shippers is growing even more strained with shippers increasing their complaints about escalating rates without the corresponding escalation in service. The growing chorus of disgruntled...

Retail sales slide.(markets)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The retail industry is shrugging off a series of reports showing sluggish store sales in February, saying the industry, and the economy, is still strong and poised for growth. After a strong January, the Commerce Department said this...

Just when proponents of radio frequency identification technology thought they had most of the bugs worked out, along comes a big one.(research)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Just when proponents of radio frequency identification technology thought they had most of the bugs worked out, along comes a big one. European computer researchers presented a paper last week showing they could insert a virus in an RFID chip...

Uncommon ground: railroad-shipper relationships are being tested by escalating rates, tight capacity and inadequate service.(markets)
March 20, 2006... Record railroad profits are prompting shippers to pound their drums louder than ever against shoddy service they say will cost them--and eventually consumers--billions of dollars. In return, railroads are pounding shipper-backed legislative...

Sitting on the sidelines? Observers say shippers need to explain how security measures would effect commerce, supply chains.(shipping)
March 20, 2006... Shippers fear legislation that would require all containers be scanned before entering the United States could bring commerce to a grinding halt. They're just not prepared to do much about it. Shippers insist they are mobilizing...

Cargo theft is counted: provision in Patriot Act establishes cargo crime category, boosts punishments for theft convictions.(Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001)
March 20, 2006... A provision in the Patriot Act establishes a new cargo theft category for federal crime reporting purposes, a move shippers and law enforcement officials hope will curb increasing thievery of goods in transit. The Patriot Act, which...

No more Mo: TSA's cargo point person McGowan resigns reportedly to take higher position at agency.(Morris McGowan promoted at Transportation Security Administration)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Cargo industry officials say they were dismayed to hear that the cargo point person at the Transportation Security Administration was leaving after only a few months on the job, adding to business world frustration over continual upheaval at...

Corley to lead ICSC.(International Cargo Security Council hired William Corley)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The International Cargo Security Council, a trade association working to raise its profile on supply chain security issues, has a new leader. ICSC hired William Corley, who has worked in the federal government and the private sector on...

Canada gets tough on wood packaging.(packaging standard)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The Canadian government is joining the United States and Mexico in implementing a North American standard for wood packaging in an effort to thwart the spread of invasive species. The Canada Border Services Agency this month warned...

Washington state OKs biodiesel.(trucking)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Washington state is following Minnesota's lead by requiring the use of biodiesel fuel. Despite efforts against the requirement by truckers and railroads, lawmakers agreed to make 2 percent of Washington diesel purchases biodiesel with an...

Meet the beetles.(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... Customs and Border Protection found an invasive beetle in a shipment of granite countertops from China, the first time the potentially damaging insect was discovered in an imported shipment. The beetle is a serious threat to trees that...

ATA appeals fee case.(American Trucking Associations)(Brief article)
March 20, 2006... The American Trucking Associations is taking its challenge to Oregon's weight-distance tax system to the U.S. Supreme Court. ATA last week filed a petition with the Supreme Court after the Oregon Supreme Court rejected its challenge. ...