Traffic World articles from May 2002

Traffic World archives from May 2002

More TEA?(Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 6, 2002... The freight industry has a good head start on improving the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century when the legislation comes up for renewal next year. Nearly all members of the Freight Stakeholders Coalition -- the Who's Who in...

Letters.
May 6, 2002... Travel Day from Hell Your editorial in the April 29 issue was very interesting. I was tagged "The Security Alert Passenger" on my return trip from the Air & Expedited Motor Carriers Association conference in March. I experienced the Travel...

Winning a 'war chest': Teamsters OK dues hike that Hoffa claims will show UPS, freight carriers 'we mean business'. (Up Front).
May 6, 2002... Teamsters union President James P. "Jimmy" Hoffa's vision to shore up sagging IBT finances got some juice last week in Las Vegas -- just as contract talks with United Parcel Service hit a critical point with fewer than 90 days remaining on that...

Risk reduction: security bill calls for high-tech vessel tracking, uniform ID system for international seafarers. (Washington).
May 6, 2002... Sen. John Breaux, D-La., has grown used to being greeted by police at the Hart Senate Office Building each morning with a cheery "Good morning, sir. Please open your trunk." He wishes security was as consistent at U.S. ports. On April 25,...

Horse sense. (e-Strategies).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Return on investment is today's corporate Holy Grail but companies "should be asking what is the big strategy' according to David E. Kepler, vice president e-business and chief information officer for the Dow Chemical Co. By that he means...

Weak links: NBC's 'Weakest Link' show provides insights into workings of web-based supply-chain collaboration. (Logistics).
May 6, 2002... For Brad Jones, vice president of IT applications at Nova Chemicals, supply-chain collaboration can be summed up by the immortal words of TV game show host Anne Robinson: "You are the weakest link. Goodbye." Robinson hosts NBC's "The Weakest...

Slump hits 3PLs: Ryder System revenue for 2Q down; CH Robinson is slightly more upbeat. (Logistics).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... The second-quarter performances of two major third-party logistics providers, Miami-based Ryder System and CH Robinson Worldwide based in Minneapolis, reflect the tough economic conditions that still prevail. Ryder's revenue for the three...

Singapore-based Metro Combined Logistics. (Briefs).(new contracts)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Singapore-based Metro Combined Logistics, an affiliate of GAC Cargo Systems, has been awarded new contracts by Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing and 3M Philippines to provide warehouse management and third-party logistics services in the...

The WorldWide Retail Exchange. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The WorldWide Retail Exchange, a business-to-business exchange for retailers, manufacturers and suppliers, has released information about what it claims to be the largest VICS-CPFR global launch ever conducted by a public exchange. VICS is the...

With Electronic Manufacturing Services. (Briefs).(Electronic Manufacturing Services spending)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... With Electronic Manufacturing Services firms accounting for a larger than ever slice of spending on electronic components, major changes in the supply-chain management relationships between OEMs and their EMS providers will be essential in...

Canadian 3PL Progistix-Solutions. (Briefs).(utilizes G-Log software)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Canadian 3PL Progistix-Solutions has selected G-Log's global logistics and transportation software as part of its supply-chain management services. Progistix aims to improve operational efficiency within its own systems and provide customers...

Menlo Park. (Briefs).(Tele Atlas North America partnership with Teletrac Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Menlo Park, Calif.-based Tele Atlas North America, a provider of digital maps, and wireless location system company Teletrac Inc., have partnered to combine product features. Teletrac will utilize Tele Atlas North America's national map data in...

View time: Toshiba using NTE for all domestic nonparcel shipments of industrial division. (Technology).
May 6, 2002... Toshiba International Corp. is curing some of its freight woes with a dose of NTE. Starting this month, all domestic nonparcel shipments for Toshiba's Industrial Division will be tendered through a private trading community developed by NTE....

Transportation security administration. (Destinations).(web site)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... http://www.tsa.dot.gov The new agency's website is up and running. A big chunk of the site is employment opportunities with the administration, which is seeking to fill thousands of security screener and law enforcement positions. Some...

iDEAs. (Destinations).(online warehousing tool)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... http://www.isye.gatech.edu/ideas Interested in benchmarking your warehouse performance? The Keck Virtual Factory Lab and the Logistics Institute at Georgia Tech have teamed up to provide this online self-assessment tool. Best of all, it's...

Bom dia, Vastera: Vastera acquires Brazil's Bergen Informatica, enlarges toehold in Latin American software market. (Technology).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... International trade logistics software company Vastera acquired Bergen Informatica Ltda., a similar software company based in Brazil. Through the acquisition, Vastera will gain import/export compliance, shipment document generation, trade...

Athens, Ga.-based Radical Logistics released Radical Tools. (Briefs).(transportation planning software tool for business and transportation analysts)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Athens, Ga-based Radical Logistics released Radical Tools, a transportation planning software tool for business and transportation analysts. The tool calculates road and route distances and parcel and lessthan-truckload rates.

Golden Gate Capital. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Golden Gate Capital will acquire the process manufacturing software business of SCI Corp. Golden Gate has appointed Jim Schaper CEO of the business, which will be independent from Golden Gate. Previously Schaper was president and CEO of Dun &...

Demantra launched version 5 of its supply-chain software suite. (Briefs).(Demand Fulfillment and Demand Replenisher)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Demantra launched version 5 of its supply-chain software suite. The Demand Fulfillment and Demand Replenisher modules now optimize improving customer service levels against lowering inventory, said a spokesperson. Demantra estimates that...

Consumer products and services seller Nu Skin Enterprisesis using Elogex's transportation management software. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Consumer products and services seller Nu Skin Enterprises is using Elogex's transportation management software. The company implemented the software to "drive real-time decision making," reduce inventory, improve customer service and better...

Logistics and trade management software company Qiva received $17.2 million in its series C funding round. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Logistics and trade management software company Qiva received $17.2 million in its series C funding round. Investors included WaldenVC and Qiva's existing investors. Bessemer Venture partners, JAFCO America Ventures and Symphony Technology...

NiSource, a holding company. (Briefs).(is using PurchasePro's reverse auction software)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... NiSource, a holding company for natural gas distribution and exploration companies, electrical transmission companies and utilities, is using PurchasePro's reverse auction software. The company signed a one-year licensing agreement for...

ICG Commerce. (Briefs).(enhances RealExchange Internet procurement platform)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... ICG Commerce enhanced its Internet procurement platform, RealExchange. The company improved the site's search capabilities, order visibility and supplier services. ICG Commerce integrated an electronic vendor-managed inventory service to the...

Atlanta-based Geocomtms. (Briefs).(released a.Maze 2.0, a web-based fleet route optimization and dispatch software tool)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Atlanta-based Geocomtms released a.Maze 2.0, a web-based fleet route optimization and dispatch software tool.

A FedEx template? Smith stirs up debate over differences between all-cargo and passenger aircraft. (Air & Express).(FedEx Chairman Frederick W. Smith)
May 6, 2002... It's been rather quiet at the Transportation Security Administration and the entire airline industry is wondering what the fledgling agency's next move will be to implement the wide-ranging and vague Aviation Security Act. All the focus to date...

Air cargo volume. (Briefs).(is increasing but still less than a year ago)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Air cargo volume is still lagging behind last year but the gap is narrowing. Air cargo volume fell 7 percent in March, according to the Air Transport Association, the smallest decline in a year. The U.S. recession kicked in last March,...

American Airlines. (Briefs).(faces fine for shipping unmarked oxygen generator on FedEx Express)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... American Airlines is looking at a $247,500 fine from the Federal Aviation Administration for allegedly shipping an unmarked oxygen generator via FedEx Express from New York to Tulsa, Okla. According to the FAA, the package containing the...

UPS Airlines plans. (Briefs).(new regional hub at Vancouver International Airport)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... UPS Airlines plans to build a new regional hub at Vancouver International Airport. The 125,000-foot facility will open in early 2004 to support what UPS calls "one of Canada's fastest growing markets." The new facility will support 400 workers...

Airborne relevant again: stock rises over $2 per share as company reports 4th consecutive Q of operating, net income gains.(Airborne Express)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 6, 2002... Airborne Express surprised Wall Street analysts with better than expected earnings for the tough first quarter with net income of $5.3 million and its fourth consecutive quarter of operating and net income gains. Last year, the company lost $17...

Cargolux Airlines. (Briefs).(2001 earnings report)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Cargolux Airlines made $15.4 million in 2001, thanks to a strong fourth quarter. Operating profit fell 38 percent to $22.3 million for the year while revenue stayed flat at $731.1 million, down just 1.7 percent. Cargolux began and ended 2001...

Korean Air. (Briefs).(adds service to Jinan, Yantai and Xiamen, China)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Korean Air is adding three new China destinations -- Jinan, Yantai and Xiamen -- to its route network beginning May 24. KAL now serves 12 Chinese cities with 82 flights per week, more than any other international airline.

Danzas AEI Intercontinental. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Danzas AEI Intercontinental is distributing a proposal to airlines recommending a uniform way to assess wide-ranging fuel surcharges. Under the Danzas AEI plan, carrier-imposed surcharges would be determined by prices set on the spot market...

World Airways was profitable in the first quarter thanks to a significant increase in military flying. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... World Airways was profitable in the first quarter thanks to a significant increase in military flying. World ended the first quarter with a $4.9 million profit, compared with a $1 0.1 million loss last year. Revenue grew 19.3 percent to $88...

Made in China: UPS say its China service was profitable after only six months of service. Four UPS customers tell why. (Special Report: Air Cargo Update).
May 6, 2002... China is transforming itself from a mass maker of simple, low-cost items such as toys and clothing to a manufacturing hotbed for high technology. Foreign investment has been flooding China for the last decade and with its long awaited accession...

How did they do it? 'Midget' Overnite earns more in 1Q than all Big Four LTL carriers combined. (Trucking).
May 6, 2002... When is one greater than four? Welcome to trucking's version of the new math. There is one bright financial spot in the beleaguered LTL sector and it is Overnite Transportation Co., Richmond, Va., the nation's fifth-largest stand-alone LTL...

Early rate hike: Pitt Ohio cites rising wages, operating expenses insurance costs, customer awareness of timing.(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express, a leading eastern regional LTL carrier, is taking a general rate increase averaging 5 percent, effective April 29. The increase applies to LTL and minimum charge shipments. For the past four years Pitt...

Swift Transportation. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Swift Transportation's financial results for the three months ended March 31 showed net income of $9.4 million on a 6.6 percent decline in revenue to $475.8 million, compared with $259,000 earnings on $509.6 million revenue in the year-ago...

Jevic Transportation. (Briefs).(contributes to Ronald McDonald House)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Jevic Transportation, Delanco, N.J., has delivered a truckload of support to the Ronald McDonald House of southern New Jersey. The "day of caring" kicked off with a $10,000 check presented by Jevic. "The Ronald McDonald House provides an...

Road block: NS, CSX customers say lack of cooperation keeps shared assets from being competitive. (Rail & Intermodal).
May 6, 2002... When Norfolk Southern and CSX received approval from the Surface Transportation Board to split up Conrail in 1998, the STB and the railroads claimed that the head-to-head competition brought about by the creation of shared-asset areas would...

Promoting unity: there are still problems but shortlines and Class I railroads are closer than they've ever been before. (Rail & Intermodal).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Oralando, Fla. Representatives of Class I railroads were out in force last week at the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association's annual meeting with a single message: we need to work together more closely to grow the...

Rails expand service: BNSF, NS offer guaranteed intermodal service; marketing alliance formed by BNSF and KCS.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.; Norfolk Southern; Kansas City Southern Railway)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Kansas City Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern recently expanded marketing and service partnerships among their systems. BNSF and KCS formed a marketing alliance to "promote cooperation, revenue...

SAIA announced the promotions. (People Watch).(Saia Motor Freight Line Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... SAIA announced the following promotions: Phil Jennings, director of process and development and safety and training; Brian Brown, terminal manager for the Twin Falls and Boise, Idaho, terminals; Scott Mager, Spokane, Wash., terminal manager;...

Atlas Van Lines named Richard (Rick) Olson chief financial officer for the company and its holding company Atlas World Group. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Atlas Van Lines named Richard (Rick) Olson chief financial officer for the company and its holding company Atlas World Group. Monica Weiss was named vice president of revenue accounting.

Cargo 2000 elected Roger Gibson, vice president of cargo at United Airlines. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Cargo 2000 elected Roger Gibson, vice president of cargo at United Airlines, chairman, and Patrick Moebel, vice president of air freight at Schenker, vice chairman. Additional board members include: Michael Vorwerk of Lufthansa Cargo; Guenter...

Bombardier Capital appointed James Tilley. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Bombardier Capital appointed James Tilley vice president of sales and marketing for its railcar services business unit.

Traci R. Campbell joined the American Trucking Associations. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Traci R. Campbell joined the American Trucking Associations as director of strategic initiatives and intergovernmental affairs.

The Federal Highway Administration appointed William (Bill) N. Outlaw. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The Federal Highway Administration appointed William (Bill) N. Outlaw director of public affairs.

F.S. Mackenzie, a U.K. freight forwarder, appointed Justin Keable general manager. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... F.S. Mackenzie, a U.K. freight forwarder, appointed Justin Keable general manager at its Basildon, England, headquarters.

WTS Agencies named Milo Prado. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... WTS Agencies named Milo Prado a partner and chief information officer.

Ted E. Stewart, a mechanical systems engineer with CSX Transportation in Jacksonville. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Ted E. Stewart, a mechanical systems engineer with CSX Transportation in Jacksonville, was honored with the John H. Chafee environmental award from the Association of American Railroads.

Earl Kivett was elected to the Crowley Maritime Corp. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Earl Kivett was elected to the Crowley Maritime Corp. board of directors.

New Breed promoted Roger Caroway to executive vice president and chief financial officer. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... New Breed promoted Roger Caroway to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Alex Miller was named senior vice president of operations.

The American Maritime Congress announced the appointments. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... The American Maritime Congress announced the following appointments: Cory P. Wilson, director of public affairs; Judd Crapa, director of government relations; and George Clements, labor liaison and special projects advisor.

Vitran Corp. named Dave Kimack. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Vitran Corp. named Dave Kimack president of the company's Indianapolis based LTL unit Vitran Express.

Old Dominion Freight Line announced the appointments. (People Watch).(New vice president of corporate services)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Old Dominion Freight Line announced the following appointments: David N. Heaton, vice president of corporate services, North Carolina; William Barrons, manager of sales and services, Buffalo, N.Y.; Jody D. Gregory, district sales...

Giles F. Giovinazzi assistant counsel of the Democratic staff of the Aviation Subcommittee. (People Watch).(Aviation Subcommittee, new assistant counsel)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., ranking democratic member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, appointed Giles F. Giovinazzi assistant counsel of the Democratic staff of the Aviation Subcommittee.

Kuehne & Nagel International AG named John Lebowitz. (People Watch).(New v-p for global business development)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Kuehne & Nagel International AG named John Lebowitz vice president of global business development for high-tech, and Volker Schulz vice president of global business development for healthcare. Lebowitz and Schulz are based in the United States...

KWLogistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu World Express. (People Watch).(New chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... KWLogistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kintetsu World Express, appointed Mike Much executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Benjamin M. Massa joined the Jacksonville Port Authority. (People Watch).(New director of northeast marketing and sales)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Benjamin M. Massa joined the Jacksonville Port Authority in the newly created position of director of northeast marketing and sales.

Sheila Hewitt joined the Descartes Systems Group. (People Watch).(New business development executive)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Sheila Hewitt joined the Descartes Systems Group to lead business development for the company's ocean team.

Four Soft International announced the appointment of Carsten S. Anderson. (People Watch).(Carsten S. Anderson, new chairman)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Four Soft International announced the appointment of Carsten S. Anderson to chairman of its North American executive board. Anderson is the president and chief executive officer of H.H. Capital Group.

Watkins Motor Lines announced the appointments. (People Watch).(New account executives)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Watkins Motor Lines announced the following appointments: Tern Hoffman, account executive, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Bruce Silberstorf, account executive, Schaumburg, Ill., and Dennis Ball, terminal manager, Ft. Wayne, Ind.

Douglas B. Stevenson, director of the Center for Seafarers' Rights. (People Watch).(Merchant marine safety award)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Douglas B. Stevenson, director of the Center for Seafarers' Rights, was the recipient of the Chamber of Shipping of America's 2001 Halert C. Shepheard award for merchant marine safety.

Nancy Shevell Blakeman, vice president of administration of New England Motor Freight and the Shevell Group of Transportation Companies. (People Watch).(Transportation industry award)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Nancy Shevell Blakeman, vice president of administration of New England Motor Freight and the Shevell Group of Transportation Companies, was inducted into the Edison, N.J., JP Stevens High School Hall of Honor for her achievements in the...

Reweighs twice, different results. (Q & A).(Rules on weighing outgoing shipments)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Q: Your article on a carrier reweighing a shipment twice on different scales and getting different weights (Feb. 25) struck a chord. I've challenged a couple of national carriers on scale weights without significant success. My bone of...

The back page.(Erik Lindbergh recreate historic New York to Paris flight)(Brief Article)
May 6, 2002... Lucky Lindy II. Charles Lindbergh would be 100 if he were still alive today. To commemorate the Lindbergh centenary, grandson Erik Lindbergh took off in a single-prop plane May 1 to recreate his grandfather's New York to Paris flight. Charles...

Computrex, continued. (Editorial).(Computrex Inc. bankruptcy proceedings)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 13, 2002... The president of Computrex International, which does business as Computrex Logistics, proclaimed recently that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court has given his company a dean bill of health and cleared it of any liability for its bankrupt spin-off,...

Winning personal touch: Tiny Benton Express aces the competition with 'perfection' in complex bank merger move. (Up Front).(trucking company handles First Union, Wachovia merger documents)
May 13, 2002... Sometimes smaller is better. Sometimes a family-owned carrier can ace out the United Parcel Services of the world. Sometimes a phone call from the owner is worth all the computerized gizmos in the world. And sometimes the personal touch just...

Means to an end: shippers are split on whether new rail competition bill is first step or misstep. (Washington).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... New rail legislation that promises to give certain captive rail shippers limited access to competing rail lines has met mixed reaction from shippers. The Railroad Competition, Arbitration and Service Act of 2002, recently introduced by...

Private or Public? (e-Strategies).(Internet exchanges)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... In the grand scheme of things, the debate over whether to use private or public Internet exchanges will not cause any new government departments to be created, but for companies trying to pick their way through an e-business strategy it is an...

Change Management: Far-flung sourcing options, heightened security concerns complicate global trading. (Logistics).(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Logistics plans change in response to trade spats and other supply-chain disruptions. But rapidly expanding global sourcing options and the fallout from Sept. 11 mean that companies have to be more nimble than ever in the global arena. ...

Designer logistics: specialty furniture company's fresh look at logistics practices pays off. (Logistics).(Arhaus Furniture)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... On the corporate world logistics may be more strategically important than ever, but on the ground it often gets noticed "when it's time to put a budget together or when the budget is blown' said John Roddy, vice president of distribution and...

Water under the bridge: Descartes settles lawsuit against Celarix for undisclosed amount, no admission of guilt. (Technology).(Descartes Systems Group)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... It's water under the bridge but we don't know what color it was. Supply-chain software company Descartes Systems Group recently settled a lawsuit against competitor Celarix that claimed "misappropriation of trade secrets, unfair trade...

Manugistics acquires WDS: Aerospace-defense industry software company will strengthen optimization solutions for parent. (Technology).(Western Data Systems)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Supply-chain and profit-optimization software provider Manugistics Group announced its acquisition of Western Data Systems, a provider of software and services for the aerospace and defense industry, at its annual users conference, enVision, in...

Provia Software. (Briefs).(FourSite 4.1 released)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Provia Software released FourSite 4.1, the latest version of its third-party logistics software. FourSite 4.1 is now available for Unix, Windows 2000 and SQL server platforms with Oracle or Informix support. The software also has other...

Coming soon: Mexican trucks given court OK as feds prepare for summer opening of border. (Trucking).(environmental impact cited by opposition)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... The last remaining legal roadblocks to Mexican truckers operating in this country are ending. It looks as if the Bush administration will win its battle against organized labor, safety advocates and environmentalists and be allowed to open...

Clinton diesel regs upheld. (Trucking).(sulfur-free diesel fuel)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Environmentalists are cheering a unanimous ruling by a three-judge federal court of appeals panel that paves the way for virtually sulfur-free diesel fuel beginning in 2006. The 3-0 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of...

Liquid Transport Corp. (Briefs).(award from Great West Casualty Co.)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Liquid Transport Corp., West Indianapolis, Ind., was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Co. as part of the 2001 National Fleet Safety Awards Program. The awards program drew over 400 entries from across the country. Carriers were...

Indianapolis-based Celadon Group. (Briefs).(net income data)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... Indianapolis-based Celadon Group reported third-quarter net income increased to $278,000, compared with a loss of $1.6 million in the prior year's comparable period. Consolidated revenue for the three months ended March 31 was $78.7 million, a...

Associated Global Systems. (Briefs).(offers AGS Ground service)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Associated Global Systems, New Hyde Park, N.Y., is now offering AGS Ground, an alternative to more expensive LTL service, it says. AGS Ground is available to every ZIP code in the country, provides an Freight All Kinds tariff and maintains an...

United Way of America. (Briefs).(awards given to FedEx Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... United Way of America recognized FedEx Corp. and its subsidiaries as part of its annual Spirit of America awards program. FedEx was the only company to receive Summit Awards in all four categories: employee campaign, major gifts, volunteer...

Technical Transportation. (Briefs).(services information)(Brief Article)
May 13, 2002... Technical Transportation, Southlake, Texas, a provider of specialized transportation, logistics and tracking services, has launched an online waybill program for its customers. Accessed through TechTrans website, the program allows customers to...

Eye on the prize: smaller independent logistics firms will be the target of Europeans looking to expand in North America. (Special Report: Logistics Europe).(Industry Overview)
May 13, 2002... Acquisitive European logistics organizations still have the North American market in their sights despite tough economic conditions and the challenges of finding suitable targets. As economic conditions improve, analysts expect merger and...

TNT goes for growth: North American unit of Dutch giant fuels expansion with technology, operations expertise. (Special Report: Logistics Europe).(TNT Logistics North America)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 13, 2002... Logistics is the growth engine for the $10 billion Dutch mail, express and logistics services group TPG NV, and its North America business unit is fueling that growth with expertise in technology and operations. That know-how is being deployed...