Traffic World articles from November 2004

Traffic World archives from November 2004

Inflated expectations.(Editorial)
November 1, 2004... Have you bought a gallon of milk lately? The jug that cost $2.79 not too long ago is up to $3.49 and rising. Transportation carriers and shippers may not be running their operations on milk (not yet, anyway), but the prices of commodities,...

Outsourcing demos to 3PLs.(Commentary)(third party logistics)
November 1, 2004... Onsite demonstrations are an essential component of the decision-making process for buyers of specialized medical, laboratory and electronic equipment. Before investing in capital equipment, potential buyers want to experience the features,...

Rail's Pandora's Box: rerouting hazmat shipments in nation's capital could lead to forced access over competing rails.
November 1, 2004... A conflict between anti-terror efforts and the commercial rights of railroads is heading for a showdown in the nation's capital this month and the results could have national implications for rail carriers and their shippers. The rail...

Slow learning containers: even uniform definition of smart container eludes government and industry experts.(Washington)
November 1, 2004... The top U.S. customs official is frustrated that shippers can't move their cargo in containers that tell them if they have been opened during transit. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner says there are...

Hardly spread around: GAO is critical of security spending focus that emphasizes air over other transport modes.(Washington)(Government Accountability Office)
November 1, 2004... The drive to secure the nation's aviation system is leaving the rest of the transport modes far behind air in funding for security systems against terror, says a new report. The study by the Government Accountability Office report found the...

By any other name ... you gotta know the name, Canada insists; packages to 'Grandma' won't get there.(Washington)(labeling)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Shippers sending goods to Canada are on notice. Due to the Canada Customs Act, shippers sending anything besides postcards to Canada must adhere to strict labeling requirements. Letters, boxes and all other items must be labeled in Roman...

NVOs get contract rights: nonvessel operating common carriers win FMC approval for confidential contracts.(Washington)(Federal Maritime Commission)
November 1, 2004... Shippers hope a Federal Maritime Commission decision granting nonvessel operating common carriers the right to enter into confidential contracts brings them more competitive ocean shipping rates. The change, expected to take effect in the...

Uncustomary C-TPAT mandates: customs considers enforcing voluntary program, prompting "enormous outcries" from shippers.(Washington)
November 1, 2004... Shippers may love C-TPAT but will they embrace a voluntary security program that becomes mandatory? The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is floating a proposal to make the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program,...

Looming RFID deadline: now just weeks away, the first phase of Wal-Mart's RFID tagging mandate is prompting push for profits.(Logistics & Technology)
November 1, 2004... Third-party logistics providers are determined that, if shippers are going to make them pay for RFID, they are going to make RFID pay. With the first phase of Wal-Mart's RFID tagging mandate just weeks away, 3PLs and their partners are...

C.H. Robinson shines in 3Q: trucking, logistics provider reports fastest quarterly truck growth in more than 10 years.(Logistics & Technology)(C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.)
November 1, 2004... C.H. Robinson Worldwide's third-quarter financial results demonstrate that an industry's crisis can be a company's opportunity. The Eden Prairie, Minn.-based trucking and logistics provider posted 32 percent year-over-year truck growth,...

Shrimp's shorter supply chains: trade dispute, new duties seen imperiling American supply chain for imported shrimp.(Logistics & Technology)
November 1, 2004... Perishables experts say huge new duties expected on imported shrimp will wreak havoc on that corner of the food supply chain. The Department of Commerce is to rule this month and next on proposals to raise duties on the United States'...

Dell expands distribution network: computer maker partners with APL Logistics, new DC in Ohio to meet increasing demand.(Logistics & Technology)(distribution center)
November 1, 2004... Dell's branded computer printers have won so much market share since being introduced a year and a half ago that the company is opening a new distribution center in Ohio to meet demand. West Chester, about 30 miles north of Cincinnati, will...

Penn State University.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Penn State University researchers analyzed and made recommendations on wireless technologies and diagnostic systems for ground equipment to be used by U.S. Marines. A 13-month, $554,000 study using lessons learned from combat operations in Iraq...

Kuehne & Nagel.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Kuehne & Nagel will use ViaSafe ViaTrade AMS and ACI services to submit declarations to the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency, in compliance with the 24-hour notification rule. Internet and...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism now has over 7,000 members, making it the largest voluntary partnership between government and the private sector in United States history.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner said the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism now has over 7,000 members, making it the largest voluntary partnership between government and the private sector in United...

Ciba Specialty Chemicals.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Ciba Specialty Chemicals is using Dulles, Va.-based Vastera's Tradesphere Importer, Exporter and Customs Manager software, reducing its reliance on third party logistics providers and automating its customs clearance processes. Ciba, based in...

Kuehne & Nagel International.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Kuehne & Nagel International inaugurated its expanded distribution center in Luxembourg. The logistics services provider invested $17 million in the new center, near the airport. The DC provides cross docking and houses all forwarding and...

The world's largest logistics services provider Exel is operating a warehouse for Motorola in Malaysia.(inks a deal with Motorola Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The world's largest logistics services provider Exel is operating a warehouse for Motorola in Malaysia. The 10,000 square-foot warehouse is at Exel's Malaysian Logistics Hub in Penang. Under the three-year contract Exel will store and...

Spinning wheels: manufacturers are churning out trucks, trailers, but driver shortage puts a cap on capacity.(Trucking Suppliers)
November 1, 2004... Truck plants across the nation are shifting into overdrive to meet surging demand for heavy trucks, but that doen't spell relief for capacity-strapped shippers desparately searching for tractor-trailers to haul their freight. Spurred by an...

Win-Win for Arnold, USX: Arnold gets investor with buying power, USX gets share in regional carrier 'at a very cheap price'.(Trucking)(Arnold Transportation Service)
November 1, 2004... U.S. Xpress Enterprises is taking Arnold Transportation for a test drive. When the truckload carrier agreed to buy a minority interest in Arnold, it secured the option of buying the rest of the company within three years. It's an unusual...

Running strong, for now: leading LTL carriers report rising profits in 3Q, but analysts see clouds lurking behind silver lining.(Trucking)
November 1, 2004... The LTL industry reported strong third-quarter earnings, although some analysts said carriers did not perform as well as expected, given the higher rates that usually accompany tight capacity. "Generally what we're seeing from LTL companies...

Hearing from the deaf: court win against UPS allowing deaf delivery drivers prompts call for look at driver restrictions.(Trucking)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)
November 1, 2004... With a court victory in hand against UPS for discriminating against deaf drivers, advocates for the hearing impaired say it is time to look at Department of Transportation regulations that keep deaf drivers out of light delivery trucks. ...

Land O'Lakes Dairy Foods Logistics.(names Williams Trucking 2004 dairy foods carrier of the year)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Land O'Lakes Dairy Foods Logistics named Mike Williams Trucking, a Medford, Wis.-based operator with six trucks and six drivers, its 2004 Dairy Foods Carrier of the Year. Land O'Lakes, a $6 billion dairy products shipper, said the trucker had a...

Railing at gridlock: Southern California dock workers call for more help from railroads to deal with port congestion.(Rail & Intermodal)
November 1, 2004... Already backed up by containers with more coming in, West Coast dockworkers say the freight industry is ignoring a capacity crunch in Southern California that could paralyze the country's supply chains unless immediate steps are taken to break...

Profit hits and busts: third quarter rewards, punishes major rail carriers: UP, BNSF profits plunge; NS, CN, CP reap gains.(Rail & Intermodal)(Union Pacific Railroad)(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway)(Norfolk Southern)(Canadian Pacific Railway)(Canadian National)
November 1, 2004... Differences in service, fuel-cost accounting and special charges resulted in wildly disparate financial results among four railroads during a quarter marked by a drastic uptick in freight volumes. Western rivals Union Pacific Railroad and...

Canadian National.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Canadian National opened offices in Shanghai and Beijing to build the railway's share of rising intermodal and bulk freight moving between China and North America. Paul Tonsager will oversee the offices as managing director for Asia and chief...

Kansas City Southern Railway.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Kansas City Southern Railway and the Missouri Department of Transportation signed a three-year agreement to improve safety at 75 public at-grade crossings over some 100 miles of track. MoDOT will invest $800,000 and KCS will invest $200,000...

Shippers trading down? Profits up but domestic volumes down as hurricanes blow holes in figures.(Air & Express)
November 1, 2004... The 20-percent boost in profits UPS reported in the quarter was almost large enough to hide deep changes the parcel giant is seeing in its core business. Surging international volumes, especially in Asia, spurred much of the gain while...

Freight flies higher: American airlines post higher cargo revenue, but quarter deepens industry's troubles.(Air & Express)
November 1, 2004... The belly proved a sanctuary for U.S. airlines in an otherwise bleak third quarter. All of the airlines scored increases in cargo revenue for the quarter and some gains in yield suggested improvements in the market even as the passenger trade...

China's new freighter look: pact will create new carrier Jade Cargo, U.S. airlines set new flights, plan more.(Air & Express)
November 1, 2004... China's growing field of international shippers are not only getting more air freight choices but more options with Chinese flavor. Lufthansa Cargo forged an agreement this month with Shenzhen Airlines to jointly operate a new all-cargo...

Northwest Airlines.(increases fuel surcharge)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Northwest Airlines increased its fuel surcharge to 40 cents per kilogram for international shipments effective Nov. 8. The domestic surcharge will go from 13 cents a pound to 15 cents a pound.

Europe's airports are seeing freighters carry a growing share of the continent's cargo.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Europe's airports are seeing freighters carry a growing share of the continent's cargo. Following trends at airports, such as Frankfurt and Amsterdam, Brussels International Airport said freighter flights at the airport grew 7.2 percent in...

FedEx Express will build California's largest corporate solar electric system atop its hub at Oakland International Airport.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... FedEx Express will build California's largest corporate solar electric system atop its hub at Oakland International Airport. The 904-kilowatt solar array will provide about 80 percent of the peak load demand for the company's Oakland facility,...

Spurred on by an economic recovery in Singapore, Changi Airport registered 10.2 percent more air cargo traffic in September than the same month last year.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Spurred on by an economic recovery in Singapore, Changi Airport registered 10.2 percent more air cargo traffic in September than the same month last year. The airport handled 155,802 tonnes of freight in September and more than 1.3 million...

SAS Cargo will gain main deck space on a freighter between Chicago and Oslo under an agreement with Korean Air Cargo.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... SAS Cargo will gain main deck space on a freighter between Chicago and Oslo under an agreement with Korean Air Cargo. The pact permits the Scandinavian airline to buy cargo capacity on round-the-world 747-400 freighter service KAL is launching...

Clear track ahead: ExpressRail's business is brisk since launch despite startup problems and container backups.(Maritime)
November 1, 2004... When the new ExpressRail intermodal terminal opened at New Jersey's Port Elizabeth in early October after nine years of construction, nothing seemed to go right. Terminal workers who'd been using reach-stacker cranes to load and unload the...

Hanjin boosts Portland: expansion adds Japan service, scale to port, follow Portland's loss of two ocean lines.(Maritime.)(Hanjin Shipping Company Ltd.)
November 1, 2004... On badly-needed good news at the Port of Portland, Hanjin Shipping will expand its service this month by adding the Oregon port and larger container vessels to an Asia-Pacific rotation that will include Japan. Hanjin's expansion at Portland...

Indiana is expanding its capacity.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Indiana is expanding its capacity for international logistics trade. The Ports of Indiana got the go-ahead from U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Board to expand the FTZ at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville to include the entire 1,000-acre port. Also...

Stolt-Nielsen.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Stolt-Nielsen is finding a sharper focus on its core maritime business is proving profitable. The Norwegian ocean-focused chemical transporter saw a $17.5 million net profit in the third quarter and operating revenue of $407.9 million. That...

The Amsterdam Port Authority.(Overslag Bedrijf Amsterdam, Amsterdam Coal Processing)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Amsterdam Port Authority is boosting its port coal storage and transshipment capacity to support the expanded operations of coal transshipment companies OBA (Overslag Bedrijf Amsterdam) and ACP (Amsterdam Coal Processing). OBA will be...

Samuel Shapiro & Company.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Samuel Shapiro & Company, Baltimore, hired Amy Schultz as a corporate insurance specialist. The company says she will be the main contact for customers focused on insuring cargo during transit.

U-Freight.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... U-Freight, a Hong Kong-based 3PL, named Frank Wang regional manager--Northern China, with overall responsibility for the company's hubs in Beijing and Tianjin and other areas. Wang had been with Air China for 22 years and had held management...

Hellman Worldwide Logistics.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Hellman Worldwide Logistics named Anthony M. Gordon and Gerry R. Scott directors of business development, based in Newark and Miami, respectively. Gordon has over 15 years' in logistics, most recently as manager of business development at...

Alaska Airlines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Alaska Airlines promoted William L. MacKay to senior vice president/Alaska, based in Anchorage. A 28-year veteran of the company, MacKay most recently was vice president of public and government affairs in Seattle. He will continue to be...

VanNess Feldman.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... VanNess Feldman a Washington, DC-based law firm announced that L. John Iani, former regional administrator for Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency, joined the firm as a member.

Saia.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Saia, Duluth, Ga. promoted Dan Giesen to director of operations services. He formerly served as manager of operations services. Robert Fletcher joined as terminal manager at its San Jose, Calif., facility. He has more than 15 years' of...

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Stevens Worldwide Van Lines promoted Al Wenzel to vice president of moving and storage. Wenzel formerly was vice president of business development. Before that he served 14 years in various positions with Bekins Moving and Storage.

Exel.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Exel announced a series of appointments. Dan Avramovich, chief executive of Exel's network services business in North America, will serve in the same capacity for the company's transportation service business. Jim Damman was named president and...

Logistics Management Solutions.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Logistics Management Solutions, a 3PL provider, named Tracy Meetre director of technology solutions and integration. Meetre joined LMS in 1998 and most recently was director of information technology. She also played a key role in the launch of...

TranSystems.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... TranSystems, the Kansas City, Mo.-based transportation consultants, said William M. Lackey joined the company's board of directors. Lackey is a former assistant secretary and state transportation engineer at the Kansas Department of...

AIT Worldwide Logistics.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... AIT Worldwide Logistics said independent contractors Sue and Bob Scully of Hartford, Conn., were given awards by the New England Air Museum as business partners of the museum.

The Port of Tacoma Commission.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Port of Tacoma Commission promoted Timothy J. Farrell to executive director of the Pacific Northwest's largest container port, effective Jan. 1, 2005. Farrell, the port's deputy executive director since 2000, has been acting executive...

Bureau of Aviation and Ports.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Connecticut Department of Transportation's Bureau of Aviation and Ports named Kiran Jain director of marketing and development. She will focus on marketing airline and cargo services at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn. Jain...

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Truck Renting and Leasing Association elected Tom Thayer, president and CEO of International Truck Sales/Idealease of Richmond, Va., to its board of directors. Thayer was a TRALA director in the 1990s when he was director of North America...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... NOVEMBER 2-3. 2004 Purchasing Conference (Conference Board), New York. (212) 339-0345 or www.conference-board.org/purchasing.htm 2-4. 20th Annual Intermodal Transport & Logistics 2004 Conference and Exhibition (Informa Maritime &...

Logistics seminars and courses.(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... NOVEMBER 1-2. Motor Carrier and LSP Assessment, Selection and Management (CASM) (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Madison, Wis. (800) 292-8964 or www.uwexeced.com/transportation. 2-4. Packaging Fundamentals (Clemson University),...

National & regional averages: Oct. 25.(Update)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... DOE Diesel Price Index National & Regional Averages: Oct. 25 United States $2.212 East Coast $2.213 Midwest $2.185 Gulf Coast $2.144 Rocky Mountain ...

Consignee's right to inspect goods.(Q & A)
November 1, 2004... Q: We are a third party logistics provider that contracts with carriers for their services. A consignee of one of our customers has requested that they be allowed to open most or all of the cartons of their inbound shipments to ensure that...

Campaign.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... It was practically homecoming for week for ex-Clinton administration officials in Ohio as the presidential campaign wound down. First, our sources spotted Jolene Molitoris, former head of the Federal Railroad Administration, out on the...

Choo choo.(The Back Page)(Dick Cheney choses the National Railroad Museum)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... We were happy to see that Vice President Dick Cheney chose the National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon, Wis., for a campaign appearance last month. We guess he didn't want John Kerry to be the only candidate appearing in front of transport...

Robbed.(The Back Page)(government officials)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... U.S. Customs Commissioner Robert C. Bonner notes that the decisions he had to make when he started his job at Customs were tougher than those he had to make when he started his old job as a federal judge. As a judge, he had to decide on matters...

Big bunny.(The Back Page)(robbers steal chocolate easter eggs)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... Robbers in Britain heisted six trailers stuffed with chocolate Easter eggs. Police say five trailers were recovered but four were already empty. The joke's on the thieves, however, because chocolate Easter eggs are notoriously high in carbs.

Clocked.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2004... The Department of Transportation helpfully put out a press release informing Americans that daylight saving time was about to end. Still no word, however, on what we hear is FedEx founder Fred Smith's top regulatory concern--taking the number...

Politics, locally.(Editorial)
November 8, 2004... The country's political priorities shifted into another lane with last week's election results, but whether transport interests will find themselves in the fast lane is another matter. Shippers and carriers are hoping a White House that won...

Paying capacity's price: with all signs pointing to higher transport costs next year, shippers are rethinking logistics options.
November 8, 2004... The higher rail rates go, the more Tom Bigbie considers getting into the trucking business. Bigbie, traffic manager for Commercial Metals, an industrial scrap metal producer and distributor in Dallas, has watched rates and add-ons like...

Election steadies transport: Bush re-election brings transportation stability, highway bill loses advocates in Senate election.(George W. Bush)
November 8, 2004... Even with the face of transportation changing somewhat on Capitol Hill, transport industry observers see important messages of stability in the national elections. The maritime world will lose familiar figures with the retirement of Democratic...

C-TPAT returns: upgrading the C-TPAT program makes sense, importers say, but first they want some ROI.(Washington)(Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)(Reurn of Investments)
November 8, 2004... Shippers and others in the trade community say they want to see measurable results from their participation in the C-TPAT program, especially in light of proposed changes that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection is considering. ...

Markey links security, Iraq: lawmaker says missing explosives show need for universal inspections of belly cargo.(Washington)(Edward Markey)
November 8, 2004... One lawmaker sees a short distance between the chaos of Iraq and security in the nation's air cargo industry. Citing allegations that more than 300 tons of explosives were missing from an Iraqi military facility, Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass.,...

Small-scale survivors: family-owned warehouses offer specialized services, keen customer focus to compete with bigger 3PLs.(Logistics & Technology)(Third Party Logistics )
November 8, 2004... Despite ongoing consolidation and intense competition from the big 3PLs, family-owned businesses cling proudly, even stubbornly, to their corner of America's $78 billion warehouse industry. "Family-owned warehouses have never been...

China's great logistics wall: despite rapid manufacturing growth, shipping goods from China remains a daunting prospect.(Logistics & Technology)
November 8, 2004... Two new studies highlight both the promise and the peril of China's burgeoning and burdened logistics market. "China trade management strategy will dictate the overall financial success of many enterprises," according to Aberdeen Group's...

Stonepath's rocky road: 3PL shakes up leadership after restating finances, brings in industry veteran Arovas as president.(Logistics & Technology)
November 8, 2004... Stonepath Group is shaking up its management in the midst of a review of the Philadelphia-based logistics company's finances. Stonepath will split the chairman and CEO positions that had been held by Dennis Pelino, promoting Jason Torah to...

Landstar chief gets academic honors: leadership at Landstar and top posts at U.S. chamber, defense group, cited in award.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Accepting the "Person of the Year" award from the Logistics, Transportation and Supply Chain Management Society at the University of Maryland Oct. 28, Landstar System Chairman Jeffrey Crowe told more than 100 assembled faculty and students that...

Georgia-Pacific.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Georgia-Pacific's North American Commercial Business is shipping product in new PerfectSize product cases, in response to supply chain challenges resulting from trucking's hours of service regulations. The new cases ease mechanical loading and...

TNT Logistics.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... TNT Logistics North America employees raised more than $216,000 for the United Nations' World Food Program in the first three quarters of 2004. The money is earmarked for the WFP's Global School Feeding Program, which ties nutrition to...

FurnitureFIND.com.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... FurnitureFIND.com, an online furniture vendor, is using Exel Direct for home delivery service throughout the United States, as well as Toronto and Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada. Exel anticipates making more than 14,000 direct...

Irish freight forwarder EFL.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Irish freight forwarder EFL International Distribution revamped its Web site with an eye toward people with visual disabilities. A high-contrast, text-only page at www.efl.ie, developed in compliance with the Web Accessibility Initiative, is...

USF Logistics Services.(Web-based returns reporting and analysis package)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... USF Logistics Services, an operating company of $2.3 billion USF, introduced a Web-based returns reporting and analysis package, USF Net. The tool eliminates paper reports and makes historical records available online. Three different service...

Ferroviasped.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Ferroviasped, a European rail forwarding subsidiary of Kuehne + Nagel, has been fully integrated into the third-party logistics provider, expanding the company's European overland operations. "The integration of the Ferroviasped Group ensures...

Printer wraps parcel sale.(Logistics & Technology)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... RR Donnelley & Sons Co. completed the sale of its package logistics business to Boston-based equity firm Heritage Partners, the principal owner of American Package Express, Nov. 1. RR Donnelley kept its print logistics, fulfillment and...

The new money managers: freight payment companies still have a role to play for shippers trying to manage runaway transportation costs.(Special report: freight payment)
November 8, 2004... SHIPPERS BATTLING to contain costs in a new era of carrier "revenue restitution" are turning to the same companies that expedite their carrier payments. With fuel prices hitting all-time highs and rates poised to rise as 2005 approaches,...

A lesser LTL region: guaranteed overnight delivery closes LTL operations; New Penn takes over customer list but not equipment.(Trucking)(Local Transmission Line )
November 8, 2004... Shippers scrambling for tight capacity in the Northeast have even more to worry about in the troubled region. Guaranteed Overnight Delivery became the second major carrier to close LTL operations in the region this year, handing its customers...

USF boots DiStasio: board member Liska, senior executive Bergmann take reins as search for CEO, president begins.(Trucking)
November 8, 2004... Regional LTL giant USF is on its second search for a chief executive in two years after firing Chairman, President and CEO Richard DiStasio Nov. 2. DiStasio's dismissal came as the $2.3 billion USF struggles with financial repercussions...

Raising the roof: brown sets 2.9 percent hike, ground fuel surcharge for 2005, caps air fuel surcharge at 9.5 percent.(Trucking)
November 8, 2004... UPS is first out of the gate in the race to raise transport rates next year, announcing it will increase rates for ground and air service in 2005 to recoup higher operating costs. The UPS rate announcement is widely seen as a signal for...

Missouri's Department of Transportation.(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Missouri's Department of Transportation is considering adding tolls to 1-70 between St. Louis and Kansas City, one of the busiest trucking corridors in the country. According to local reports, the state nearly has completed the second phase of...