Traffic World articles from May 2006

Traffic World archives from May 2006

Identity crisis: as a group, the 535 elected senators and representatives in Congress don't have a great reputation for taking thoughtful and statesmanlike approach to the nation's transportation and security needs.(transportation security management)(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... Anyone wondering why can take a look at some recent events. We asked in this space a couple of weeks ago what exactly the oddly configured government holding company called the Department of Homeland Security has done to justify' its...

In a new sign.(durable goods shipments statistics)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... In a new sign that the American economy is racing ahead and new shipments are in the pipelines, the Commerce Department said new orders for durable goods surged 6.1 percent in March, the largest increase since May 2005. Shipments of...

The apparent return.(container ports traffic in Los Angeles)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The apparent return of shippers to Southern California ports hit full force in March as container imports into the Port of Los Angeles jumped 33.4 percent over the same month last year. It was the port's largest monthly increase in cargo...

Diesel's rocket.(prices increased)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The trucking industry is pumping a few billion more dollars down fuel tanks as skyrocketing oil prices send diesel to dramatic new highs and promise higher costs to shippers. As the price of oil was topping a record $75 a barrel last week,...

Electronics goods that have supplied huge numbers of shipments are due for a growth slowdown.(consumer electronics industry revenues forecast)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The consumer electronics industry that has supplied a large share of the nation's shipped goods is due for a slowdown, says research firm iSuppli. After three consecutive years of double-digit percentage growth, factory revenue will expand...

Priced to move? After two years of trucking's rapid rate growth, shippers see increases slowing down.(trucking prices and rates forecast)(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... Sluggish freight growth, modest yields lower profits--has the soft underbelly of truck pricing been exposed after several years of carrier pricing leverage for the carriers? It's the question coursing through shipper circles amid...

TWIC's sole-source contract: key part of identity card program directed to operation run by airport executive association.(Transportation Worker Identification Credential program)
May 1, 2006... The Transportation Security Administration, acting on the targeted direction of Congress, is preparing to award a critical part of the sweeping transport identity card program to a single company controlled by an influential aviation industry...

Pallet employees arrested: federal agency charges seven workers at pallet company with hiring illegal immigrants.(United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement, IFCO Pallet Management Services)
May 1, 2006... Seven current and former managers of one of the world's largest pallet companies were arrested last month on charges of transporting, employing and housing illegal immigrants. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed charges against...

Customs would raise fees.(Bureau of Customs and Border Protection with Department of the Treasury)
May 1, 2006... The government is proposing to raise fees for shippers bringing goods into the United States for the first time in more than 20 years. Together with the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security, the...

RILA's gold to customs.(Retail INdustry Leaders Association's Jonathan Gold joins Bureau of Customs and Border Protection)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A key transportation industry official is taking a turn in the government-private sector revolving door. But Jonathan Gold is going in the opposite direction from most people. Gold, the Retail Industry Leaders Association vice president of...

Canada, U.K. sign Open Skies agreement.(Government & Regulation)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Canada and the United Kingdom signed an "Open Skies" air transport agreement last month. The agreement comes as the United States talks with the European Union and the United Kingdom over liberalized transAtlantic air services are at a...

Manugistics downloads deal: supply chain technology pioneer sells to JDA, changed shipper strategies shake software market.(JDA Software Group Inc. to acquire Manugistics Group Inc.)
May 1, 2006... In a dramatic exclamation point to the changes roiling the supply chain software market, Manugistics is throwing in the towel after months of layoffs and declining revenue, agreeing to be purchased for $211 million in cash by JDA Software...

Help wanted: shipper demands for more complex technology shifts employment emphasis to 3PLs.(third party logistics)(logistics services providers hiring supply chain managers)
May 1, 2006... The accelerating trend of shippers outsourcing more critical and even core business operations to third-party providers makes logistics a hot area for hiring, though many potential employers still have a hard time getting what they want. ...

China feeds ERP.(enterprise resource planning software industry forecast)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... China's push to upgrade factory production and its supply chains should prove a boon to the enterprise resource planning software industry, says the ARC Advisory Group. The research group says in a new report that the ERP market will grow...

ODU seeks bachelors: school launches undergrad logistics program, says transport needs call for specialization.(Old Dominion University launches courses in supply chain management)
May 1, 2006... Logistics education, usually thought of as a specialty to be pursued after more general studies are completed, is stepping into the undergraduate mainstream at Old Dominion University. The Norfolk, Va.-based institution, a few miles from...

ProLogis sews up shipper.(contract from Meyer and Meyer International Spedition)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Extending its advance in Europe, ProLogis will develop a 300,000-square-foot facility in Northern Germany for Meyer & Meyer International Spedition, an international provider of logistics services to the fashion and textile industries. ...

SAP taking share.(software company's sales and earnings)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Strong sales growth in the Americas helped push enterprise planning software maker SAP's total revenue up 18 percent in first quarter 2006, to $2.5 billion, and software revenue up 22 percent, to $650.2 million. Sales of SAP business...

Traffic World's regional LTL leaders.(less than truckload carriers rankings)(Table)
May 1, 2006... Top 20 Regional LTL Carriers by Revenue 2005 ANNUAL REVENUE (In $ RANK CARRIER NAME Millions) ...

Rethinking the region: smaller carriers adapt to compete against LTL giants as shifts in distribution, shipper demand redefine 'regions'.
May 1, 2006... Multibillion-dollar global companies may increasingly dominate the LTL industry, but there's still life beyond the super-carriers, smaller, regional LTL players say. There probably are hundreds of smaller carriers focused on regional...

Shipping 'out of whack': as inventory turns, YRC profit slips 14 percent; carrier says costs and yields under adjustment.(YRC Worldwide)
May 1, 2006... When big boxes sneeze, trucking companies shiver. That was the case during the first quarter when large retailers including Wal-Mart and Home Depot carried out inventor}, adjustments that pulled freight out of logistics channels. The shift,...

Con-way's firmer stance: LTL carrier presses yield improvement plan, effort includes 'line in the sand' on negotiations.(Con-Way Air Express)
May 1, 2006... Now operating under a singular brand in trucking, Con-way officials say they're also operating with a singular focus on improving profitability, even if it means dropping big-revenue accounts. Con-way says it lost a major LTL customer in...

UP, CSX gain steam: while profits, revenue improve, Wall Street questions whether the railroads' service has turned the corner.(Union Pacific Railroad Co.)
May 1, 2006... The railroad industry's most operationally challenged carriers hit big profits in the first quarter, but it is less certain whether they are delivering the service to match. CSX and Union Pacific Railroad, which have been struggling for...

More coal, less service: study says shippers need to help compensate for lagging rail service by upgrading equipment.
May 1, 2006... Coal shippers must pick up some of the slack in the supply chain created by slow rail service to meet increasing demand by consumers, according to a new survey of the troubled coal shipping business. The survey, conducted by management...

CN profits in first quarter.(Canadian National Railway Co.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Canadian National Railway's profits grew 21 percent while its operating ratio hit an industry-leading 66.2 in the first quarter as the railroad focused on boosting operating efficiency and containing costs. CN's revenue improved 8 percent...

Hub profits grow.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Gaining from a strong market for imports, intermodal marketer Hub Group reported record quarterly operating profits of $8.5 million in the first quarter, an 80 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Hub's revenue grew 8.3 percent...

Morgan nominated to CP board: former STB chairman is lobbyist for UP, says conflicts accounted for in move.(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., Linda Morgan)
May 1, 2006... That a major railroad would tap a former chairman of the Surface Transportation Board for its board of directors shouldn't surprise anyone in the railroad industry. But in this case the railroad is Canadian Pacific Railway and the choice of...

NS revises surcharge program.(Norfolk Southern Corp.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Norfolk Southern said it is revising its fuel surcharge program as an indication that fuel prices have reached higher levels that will likely be sustained for the long term. The new fuel surcharge for will be 0.3 percent of the line-haul...

CN to upgrade Memphis, Tenn., Yard.(Canadian National Railway Co.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Canadian National Railway is investing $100 million to rebuild and upgrade its Johnston Yard in Memphis, Tenn. The reconfigured yard will have a capacity of more than 3,100 rail cars. It will have 45 tracks in the classification yard, three...

CP, BNSF profits rise.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... BNSF Railway profits increased 28 percent in the first quarter as freight revenue grew to a record $3.37 billion, while Canadian Pacific Railway profits rose 38 percent to $98 million as revenues grew 10 percent to $980.5 million. Both...

UPS seeing red: forwarding unit falters on large integration, as overall profits, domestic packages soar.(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
May 1, 2006... UPS showed in its earnings report for the first quarter what can go right when a company builds on its specialty and what can go wrong when it integrates a new line of business. On solid performance for its main package business and surging...

Surcharges filling up: airline add-on fees hit 60 cents in new runup, indices suggest more surcharge hikes coming.
May 1, 2006... Air freight fuel surcharges moved higher last week, and some suggested another hike could soon follow as jet fuel prices moved ever higher. If so, it would mark the sharpest increases in the add-on fuel fee since Hurricane Katrina struck...

FedEx boosts fuel charge.(FedEx Corp.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... With fuel costs again moving higher, FedEx Express will hike its fuel surcharge on air package shipments to 13.5 percent effective May 1 from 12 percent during April. FedEx also said it was pushing its ground surcharge to 3.75 percent from...

Polar parks older 747s: operating costs undercutting freighter economics, airlines moving to newer, more efficient aircraft.(Polar Air Cargo Inc. sells Boeing 747-200 aircrafts)
May 1, 2006... Paring down and cutting operating costs, Polar Air Cargo will stop using six older-model "classic" 747 freighters by July 1, focusing on its fleet of more efficient 747-400s. Alan Caminiti, spokesman for parent Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings...

FAA lifts Venezuela rating.(Federal Aviation Administration)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The U.S. Federal Aviation Authority raised the safety rating of Venezuela in a move that could end the dispute that threatened air traffic between the United States and the South American country. FAA said it raised the safety rating of...

Kitty Hawk forms ground subsidiary.(Kitty Hawk Ground)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Kitty Hawk, the company that operates domestic air freighters and recently launched an airport-to-airport trucking service, formed a new subsidiary called Kitty Hawk Ground to manage that less-than-truckload business. The Dallas-based...

Back to California: Southern California ports see discretionary cargo returning from Pacific Northwest, East Coast ports.(Transportation: Maritime)
May 1, 2006... The cargo is returning to Southern California and the ports are ready. When port and rail congestion crippled the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in 2004, importers immediately diverted large blocks of cargo to the Pacific Northwest...

Great Lakes depths inadequate.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Dredging of Great Lakes ports is falling so far behind schedule because of funding problems that dry bulk carriers are loading as much as 4,500 tons per transit less than they could, the Cleveland-based Lake Carriers' Association said last...

Crowley adds Bahamas calls.(Crowley Maritime Corp.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Crowley Maritime's liner services group said last month it will add a second weekly, fixed-day sailing from Port Everglades to Nassau effective May 2. The new schedule will serve the Bahamas twice a week from Port Everglades, sailing on...

Seattle container volume dips: port officials say carrier, alliance services changes cut into first quarter volume.
May 1, 2006... Recent carrier and alliance service changes and rerouting dented container volume at the Port of Seattle through the first quarter, port officials said. First-quarter container volume through the Port of Seattle declined 8.4 percent to...

Vancouver tops Northwest volume.(Vancouver Airport Services leads all Pacific Northwest ports )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Vancouver, Canada's largest import gateway, led all Pacific Northwest ports in container volume and also posted the largest across-the-board TEU percentage gains for the region in the first quarter, muscling its way into the traditional rivalry...

Panama Canal to double capacity.(Panama Canal Commission)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Panama proposed a $5.25 billion expansion that will add a third lane and double capacity of the inter-ocean canal by 2014. The project will add a third set of locks to the canal, which opened in 1914, to be paid for by users tolls. The...

Lynden International.(Mark Rowe, Beth Durkin, Michael Rose appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Lynden International, Seattle, named Mark Rowe director of international operations. Rowe has 20 years of freight forwarding experience, most recently as director, strategic accounts at ShipLogix. Beth Durkin was appointed regional business...

Boeing.(Laurette T. Koellner replaces Thomas R. Pickering)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Boeing named Laurette T. Koellner president of Boeing International Relations, replacing Thomas R. Pickering, who is retiring. Koellner has been president of the Connexion, a Boeing subsidiary. Picketing is a former U.S. ambassador who joined...

BNSF Railway.(Rose, Matthew K., Alan L. Boeckmann, Donald G. Cook among new board of directors)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... BNSF Railway elected 11 new directors to its board, including Chairman, President and CEO Matthew K. Rose. Also elected were: Alan L. Boeckmann, chairman and CEO of Fluor; Donald G. Cook, retired commander (general) of U.S. Air Force; Vilma S....

Alpine Air Express.(Don Squire appointed )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Alpine Air Express, Provo, Utah, a regional cargo airline and logistics provider, promoted Don Squire, Jr. to CFO. Squire had been director of accounting. He previously consulted on the restructuring of Sheaffer Pen, and has held jobs as...

SEKO.(Steven Goldberg appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... SEK0, an Itasca, Ill.-based freight forwarder and logistics provider, named Steven Goldberg chief operating officer. Goldberg has more than 20 years of transportation and logistics experience. Goldberg owned and operated the SEKO Louisville,...

American Waterways Operators.(Dale Sause and Royce Wilken appointed)
May 1, 2006... The American Waterways Operators named Dale Sause chairman and Royce Wilken vice chairman. Sause is president of Sause Bros., headquartered in Coos Bay, Oregon, and served as vice chairman for the past year. Wilken is President of American...

CFI.(Sig Cruz appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... CFI, Joplin, Mo., a truckload carrier, named Sig Cruz regional sales manager for North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, based in North Carolina. Cruz has more than 25 years of experience in the transportation and...

Transportation Intermediaries Association.(Dan Yoest, Doug Clark and Chip Smith among new board of directors)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The Transportation Intermediaries Association elected its board of directors for 2006. Officers elected to a second term are: Dan Yoest, CrossRoad Carriers Inter-Modal, chairman; Doug Clark, Cargo-Masters, vice chairman; and Chip Smith, Twin...

Alaska Airlines.(Paul McElroy appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Alaska Airlines named Paul McElroy director of internal communications. Prior to Alaska Airlines, McElroy spent 16 years in various editor positions at newspapers in Seattle and Chicago.

Con-way Transportation Services.(Craig Jackson appointed )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Con-way Transportation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich., promoted Craig Jackson vice president of sales for its LTL carrier, Con-way Central Express. Jackson, a 33-year transportation industry veteran, has been with the Conway organization since...

SKF Group.(BoInge stensson appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Swedish bearing and seals maker SKF Group named Bo-Inge Stensson senior vice president for the SKF Group Demand Chain, which includes supply chain and purchasing management. Previously, he was group supply chain director at packaging and...

Liberty Hardware Manufacturing.(LaMonte Power, Ian McPherson and David Longman appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Liberty Hardware Manufacturing, Winston-Salem, N.C., promoted LaMonte Power and Ian McPherson to supply chain project managers. The manufacturer also hired David Longman as a supply chain project manager.

Movie Gallery.(Jeff Klemp appointed)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Movie Gallery named Jeff Klemp senior vice president of logistics and distribution as part of a larger shakeup at the Dothan, Ala.-based home entertainment retailer. Klemp previously was senior director of supply chain.

Logistics seminars & courses.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY 1-2. Transportation: Import/Export Documentation and Traffic (University of Wisconsin-Madison, Executive Education, School of Business), Madison, Wis. (608) 441-7317 or www.uwexeced.com. 1-5. Preparing Hazardous Materials for...

TW calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY 3-4, 14th Annual Mission to Washington, To Promote Free and Fair Trade (CONECT), Washington. (508) 481-0424 or www.conect.org. 7-9. 39th Annual Legal Symposium (International Franchise Association), Washington. (202) 628-8000 or...

Traffic World's transportation table.
May 1, 2006... Upcoming Speakers: May 12--Douglas Buttrey, chairman of the Surface Transportation Board. June 23--Kurt Nagle, president and CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities. Listen Online: Charles "Wick" Moorman,...

DOE diesel price index.(Department of energy)(Statistical table)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... [GRAPHICS OMITTED] National & Regional Averages: April 24, 2006 United States $2.876 East Coast $2.888 Midwest $2.847 Gulf Coast $2.817 Rocky Mountain $2.903 West Coast $3.026 Note: Table...

Protect from freezing.(Q & A)
May 1, 2006... Q: We shipped out a shipment to our customer freight collect that needed to be protected from freezing, and all of the pails and the bill of lading were marked "Keep From Freezing." The customer refused the shipment stating the shipment was...

Gone.(Annette Sandberg leaves Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... GONE. Note to the DOT webmaster: Annette Sandberg is no longer at the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. We know denial and then anger are part of this process, but it's time to accept that she is gone and move on. Perhaps having...

Conflicted.( port security still on Congress's mind )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... CONFLICTED. Back in session after a spring recess, Congress still had port security on its mind. So much so that lawmakers--including some from the same side of the aisle--scheduled simultaneous press conferences on the same topic of port...

Domain.(Major Moves transportation plan)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... DOMAIN. Opponents of Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' Major Moves transportation plan were surprised to discover his office hadn't snapped up all the "majormoves" Internet domains. Supporters only took www.majormoves.in.gov, leaving. Opponents...

Heard.(Senate Homeland Security Committee on Rhode Island )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... HEARD. The Senate Homeland Security Committee went to Rhode Island for a hearing on the its preparedness. While they can't spend more on, say, port security, the world will be safer if Rhode Island is safe.

No vote.(Estes Express Lines Inc. anniversary celebrations)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... NO VOTE. There was nearly a quorum of Virginia's legislative assembly on hand to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Estes Express Lines in Richmond. If a few more had shown up, they could have passed a state highway funding bill.

Outnumbered.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... OUTNUMBERED. J. Harwood Cochrane, the 93-year-old founder of Overnite Transportation, said family-run Estes was a tough competitor. "I told nay people don't pick a fight with Estes--there's just too many of them."

Sledding.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... SLEDDING. Wal-Mart led journalists on a tour of its famously spare home office the other day and we liked this observation from ABC News' Charles Herman: "If Wal-Mart ran his logistics, Kane would never have misplaced Rosebud."

Long recovery: a lot has been said about the speed with which CSX rebuilt its Gulf Coast rail line after Hurricane Katrina. But a few steps from the track is a landscape unlike anything seen since the Indonesian tsunami.(Editorial)
May 8, 2006... It's almost nine months since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, sending a storm surge punching through homes and businesses as far as three miles inland, and the region is still struggling to recover. In Pass Christian, Miss.--pre-storm...

PFT provides UPS a $1 billion payback.(Commentary)(United Parcel Service of America Inc. uses package flow technology)
May 8, 2006... When UPS announced its package flow technology investment in 2003, it justified the $600 million capital expenditure largely from operational cost savings. The $600 million projected annual savings would come from operational areas such as...

Truckload pricing.(JP Morgan North American Equity Research report)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Truckload pricing grew an average of 3.8 percent in the first quarter, the slowest rate of growth for major truckload operators in three years, according to a new report. JP Morgan North American Equity Research said the rate of growth in...

Diesel prices.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Diesel prices marched higher last week, but the rise was slight compared to the dramatic increases in recent weeks. The Energy Information Administration said the average price climbed 2 cents to $2.896 a gallon, more than 63 cents higher...

Making vs. shipping.(Institute of Supply Management report)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... The manufacturing sector is moving at a good clip, experts say, but getting those products to the customers is becoming more of a challenge as fuel costs soar. The Institute of Supply Management's PMI index hit 57.3, the highest since...

As far as DHL is concerned.(This Week)(DHL Airways Inc. handles charter flight for Mission: Impossible III)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... As far as DHL is concerned, the high-wire stunts in the "Mission Impossible" movie franchise are nothing compared to the logistics that goes on when the cameras stop rolling. The express carrier said it had a behind-the-scenes role from the...

Railroads seek incentives: rails want credit for building up capacity but shippers say their patience is overtaxed.(Cover story)
May 8, 2006... Shippers say railroads should invest more of their record profits in tracks, ties and rail cars and less time looking for tax incentives. "There should be no free lunch here," Glenn English, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative...

Toll road lawsuits: trucking groups, Public Citizen sue Indiana over major moves plan, say higher tolls are unfair.(Government & Regulation)
May 8, 2006... Foreign ownership or not, the tolls on the Indiana Toll Road are all but certain to rise for truckers. Two lawsuits are challenging a $3.8 billion, 75-year lease that would put operation of the toll road in the hands of a foreign...

Calling for a crackdown: FMCSA needs to improve truck safety enforcement by targeting, fining more repeat offenders, says report.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
May 8, 2006... As the search for a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator becomes more urgent, trucking s chief regulatory agency is being urged to do more to keep unsafe trucks off the roads and collect more data from carriers. A report prepared...

Scratching the surface: transport commission will start this month, with report on highways due next year.
May 8, 2006... The National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, one of two new commissions created to look at the future of surface transportation in the United States, set its first meeting for May 24 in Washington. That gives...

Stop-and-go rulemaking.(railroad grade crossing safety rules)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has one fewer outstanding rule now that it has withdrawn an old proposed rule aimed at addressing railroad grade crossing safety. In late April, the agency pulled a 1998 proposed rule issued...

Modernizing CDLs.(commercial drivers license system)(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is revamping the commercial drivers license system, in a $28 million move to modernize the system and improve oversight of drivers. FMCSA will work through the American Association of Motor...

Reshaping postal increases: USPS rate plan would overhaul structure, hike Priority Mail average rates 13.8 percent.(Government & Regulation)(United States. Postal Service)
May 8, 2006... The U.S. Postal Service is trying to shape the very way it charges its shippers, proposing a sweeping overhaul of its rate structure that could trigger higher prices across the parcel industry. The plan handed to the Postal Rate Commission...

Port security bill faces battle.(Brief article)
May 8, 2006... Committees in the House and Senate approved port security bills, but Congress is still months away from sending a compromise bill to the White House. Shippers and others in the freight transportation community are watching the bills...

Logistics' paper cuts: companies eye new ways to move paperwork as fast as its freight, move closer to paperless operations.(Logistics & Technology)
May 8, 2006... One of the few things expanding as fast as international trade is the paperwork that supports and documents the shipping. From purchase orders to contracts, cargo bills to preferential trade agreement certifications, shippers are seeking...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 8, 2006... A story titled "Distribution's New Strategies" in the April 24 issue of Traffic World misidentified Randall Coleman, senior vice president at Ozburn-Hessey Logistics, He oversees a voice picking system used across 18 multi-client campuses that...

Higher profits for CHRW: aggressive growth strategy, higher volume lifts profits for logistics provider in quarter.(C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.)
May 8, 2006... Tight truck capacity isn't slowing own the profitable growth at C.H. Robinson Worldwide. The logistics operator built on a core business of truck brokerage credited a strong outsourcing environment with a 27.9 percent gain in gross profit,...

China feeds ERP.(enterprise resource planning)(Brief article)(Market overview)
May 8, 2006... China's push to upgrade factory production and its supply chains should prove a boon to the enterprise resource planning software industry, says the ARC Advisory Group. The research group says in a new report that the ERP market will grow...