Traffic World articles from November 2005, page 2

Traffic World archives from November 2005

Closing down broadway: restructuring Northwest shuts JFK cargo business, cites demand, costs in shifting to Los Angeles.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
November 21, 2005... Northwest Airlines Cargo, in the midst of a restructuring through bankruptcy that appears to be affecting the carrier's freight business, is turning its back on the Big Apple. Effective Dec. 18, the airline is going to suspend its freighter...

Brinks sells BAX for $1.1 billion: Deutsche Bahn will pair U.S.--based forwarder with European-based Schenker, Stinnes Logistics.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(Company Profile)
November 21, 2005... It's official: Brinks will sell BAX Global, its $3 billion forwarding and logistics unit, to German railway company Deutsche Bahn. The deal that completes the overhaul of the American integrated air express market closed when Deutsche Bahn...

Swiss WorldCargo adds capacity.(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... A pact between Air Canada and Swiss WorldCargo will boost capacity on Swiss WorldCargo's India routes, the companies said. The code-sharing agreement, which began Nov. 14, will provide Swiss WorldCargo with new access to Delhi, India. ...

Volume, revenue dip for BA World Cargo.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(British Airways World Cargo )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Flown revenue was flat for British Airways World Cargo for the latest six-month period, amid "tough" industry conditions. For the April-to-September period, revenue from air cargo shipments hit $416 million, up about 1.3 percent versus...

Northwest freighters gain altitude.(Northwest Airlines Corp)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... One of three major U.S. carriers operating in Chapter 11, Minneapolis-based Northwest Airlines has seen cargo as a bright spot this year. Cargo revenue was up 18.4 percent in the first nine months of 2005, helped by the Asia exports that find...

Last best chance? Bid for Central Freight could keep troubled regional carrier afloat, Moyes in charge.(Central Freight Lines Inc.)(Jerry Moyes )
November 21, 2005... Trucking industry magnate Jerry Moyes is back making a bid for troubled Central Freight Lines less than a month after stepping down as chairman and CEO of Swift Transportation. Central announced Nov. 10 that Moyes has offered to buy out...

Trincon develops driver recruitment program.(for trucking companies)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Columbus, Ohio-based consulting firm Trincon Group said it has developed a "Comprehensive Hiring and Retention Advisory Program" to help trucking companies address driver recruitment and retention. "Too many trucking companies are making...

Yellow Roadway seeks savings: USF Holland, Bestway 'need to be fixed,' Zollars says as Yellow seeks greater synergies from subsidiaries.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)
November 21, 2005... By year-end, Yellow Roadway will have reaped about 44 percent, or $200 million, of the $450 million in cost savings or synergies it hoped to achieve after buying Roadway Express in 2003 and USF this spring, company executives say. Winning the...

Rearranging Roadway's Network.(Transportation: Air & Expedited)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Making Roadway more like Yellow will involve repositioning truck drivers, according to Yellow Chief Bill Zollars. One of the first changes Michael J. Smid made after being named Roadway president in September was to fine-tune management...

Quality names Enzor president: former Swift CFO built career at Honeywell, Dell, Allied Signal; Detter remains chairman and CEO.(Transportation: Trucking)(Gary R. Enzor)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Five months after joining Quality Distribution as chairman, CEO and president, former Con-Way executive Gerald L. Detter surrendered the latter title to COO Gary R. Enzor. Enzor was promoted to president days after Quality Distribution,...

Food hauler installs Skybitz trailer tracker.(Transportation: Trucking)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Food products carrier Des Moines Transportation will track trailers using a satellite-based global locating system from SkyBitz. The GLS mobile communicator for trailers is easy to install, provides multi-year battery life and can be...

Ruan acquires bulk milk products carrier.(Transportation: Trucking)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Ruan Transportation Management Systems will acquire bulk milk products carrier Kings County Truck Lines, the companies said last month. The value of the transaction was not disclosed. Des Moines, Iowa-based Ruan is a privately owned...

Short lines' last call: line sales like CP's to Indiana Rail Road increasingly rare until next round of Class 1 cost-cutting.(Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)
November 21, 2005... Canadian Pacific Railway's recent line sale to Indiana Rail Road may have been one of the last pieces of quality track up for grabs to short lines as Class 1 railroads have all but pared away the parts of their networks not contributing to...

Paper barrier to competition?(Class 1)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Class 1 railroads and large short line operating companies have asserted that line sale contracts that include long-term non-compete clauses--known as "paper barriers"--are necessary for the buyer as well as the seller. Without them,...

Amtrak fires Gunn: president of nation's passenger railroad not on board with Bush administration's privatization plans.(David Gunn)
November 21, 2005... Amtrak's board of directors fired President David Gunn, removing a major obstacle to the board's and the Bush administration's plans to begin privatizing the railroad. "David Gunn has helped Amtrak make important operational improvements...

Beers joins sales team at Pacer Stacktrain.(Dan Beers)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Dan Beers, who joined truckload carrier Swift Transportation last year to expand Swift's intermodal presence, joined double-stack intermodal service " company Pacer Stacktrain, part of Concord, Calif.-based Pacer International, as executive...

Mitsui Rail Capital adds management.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)(Barbara Banas, Brian Ottinger, Bob Emanuelson and Tod McCrea)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Rail car leasing company Mitsui Rail Capital added four management positions in Skokie, Ill., and Des Moines, Iowa, to reflect growth in the company's rail fleet management services. Barbara Banas joins MRC as vice president of operations...

Investment skies clear for NS: credit rating service sends positive signal to investors willing to take on raiload's debt.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
November 21, 2005... Norfolk Southern's strong operating and financial performance earned an upgrade from a major credit rating service that could boost the railroad's long-term investment plans. Fitch Ratings recently affirmed its "BBB-" rating for NS and...

Grain blasts rails: Cargill representative says poor rail service, lack of capacity threaten grain industry and economy.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
November 21, 2005... Food and agriculture products company Cargill took the railroads and the transportation industry to task on Capitol Hill, warning that poor service and a lack of capacity are inhibiting the ability of U.S. agriculture to compete in world...

Gulf Coast Ports rebuild: DOT official urges port interests to keep long-term strategy in mind during rebuilding efforts.(Transportation: Maritime)
November 21, 2005... As the Port of New Orleans and other crippled ports in the central Gulf work to return to full capacity, local officials and leaders of the maritime community need to keep an eye on long-term plans, a top government official says. "In...

Can we talk? Customs brokers want dialogue with shipping lines on demurrage, detention fees, customer service.(Transportation: Maritime)
November 21, 2005... Shipping lines and customs brokers communicate with their common customer, the shipper, but they don't talk much to each other, and brokers say that's a problem. Misunderstandings often result from such basic business practices as whom to...

Is India missing the boat?(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... India risks missing out on an additional 1 to 2 percent of annual economic growth unless the country can improve transport connections to meet "just in-time" requirements of complex international supply chains; a report finds. India has...

Maersk, Cosco buying into Shanghai port.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... A.P. Moller-Maersk and Cosco Will take a share in the second phase of a $12 billion port in Shanghai, company execUtives said; The Yangshan deep-water port is scheduled to start up late this month. Shanghai expects the project to lock Up...

Zim plans Gulf Coast-Asia service.(Transportation: Maritime)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Zim Integrated Shipping Services reportedly plans to begin a Gulf-Asia service via the Panama Canal in 2006 or 2007. Igal Dafni, president of Zim Asia Pacific, recently confirmed that Zim spent 2005 consolidating its operations, and now...

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.(People)(Mary-Lou Quinto)(Rick D. Dlasgen)(Edward Huller)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals named new officers for 2005-2006 at its recent annual meeting. Mary-Lou Quinto, director of global logistics at Genentech, is president. Rick D. Dlasgen, supply chain consultant, was...

Pitt Ohio Express.(People)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Pitt Ohio Express, Pittsburgh, named Mary Amrhein corporate controller. Amrhein most recently was with Onyx Waste Services. The company also appointed Justine Russo manager of its Business Intelligence Competency Center. Russo has been with...

NYK Line.(appointments at Nippon Yusen KK)(Paula Nitto)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... NYK Line named its chief financial officer, Paula Nitto, to its board to directors. Nitto, who has more than 20 years experience in public accounting, has been with NYK Line since 1998.

FKI Logistex.(appointments)(Ken Thouvenot)(Brett Felton)(Matt Wicks)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... FKI Logistex, a manufacturer of material handling services, promoted three managers at its North American manufacturing unit. Ken Thouvenot was named vice president of project management and engineering. Matt Wicks, who has been with FKI...

Con-Way Transportation Services.(appointment of Gary Crull )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Con-Way Transportation Services, An n Arbor, Mich., named Gary Crull director of real estate, design and construction. Crull was most recently director of construction/facility administration for KMart. Con-Way also appointed James T. "Terry"...

The Transportation Marketing & Communications Association.(appointment of Holly Wolfe)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... The Transportation Marketing & Communications Association named Holly Wolfe as the association's media relations' committee chairperson. Wolfe is an account supervisor, public relations for KempGoldberg, a marketing firm based in Portland,...

SanDisk.(appointment of Barry Kasarda)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... SanDisk, a flash data storage card manufacturer, named Barry Kasarda to the new position of vice president of supply chain planning. A 25-year veteran of supply chain and materials management, he has worked at Luminent, Thyssen Krupp,...

U-Freight.(appointment of Minoru Saito, Hiroshi Aodai, Yuji Shuto )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... U-Freight, Hong Kong, bolstered its Japan operation by naming Minoru Saito chief of sales in Tokyo and Hiroshi Aodai chief of sales and customer service. U-Freight also promoted Yuji Shuto from the company's Osaka office to assistant general...

FIATA.(International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations)(appointment of Daniel Bloch)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... FIATA, the international freight forwarding association, named Daniel Bloch to a position overseeing the Air Freight Institute, the Customs Affairs Institute, and the Advisory Body Information Technology at the FIATA Secretariat. Bloch will...

Cargo Connection Logistics.(appointment of David Quach)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Cargo Connection Logistics, Inwood, N.Y., named David Quach vice president of business development for the Pacific Rim and said it would open an office in California to expand its reach beyond its New York base. Quach has been involved in...

Pilot Air Freight.(Wanda Opdyke, Tony Fabiano appointed)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Pilot Air Freight, Lima, Pa., named Wanda Opdyke a national account manager for the Mid-Atlantic region, based in Newark, N.J. A 17-year express industry veteran, Opdyke was most recently at DHL's Global Customer Solutions business. She...

NASSTRAC.(elects its new officers for 2005-2007 )(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... NASSTRAC elected its new officers for 2005-2007 at the association's recent fall conference in Baltimore. The newly elected officers are: Chairperson Randy Schaeffer, manager for rail fleet procurement, Air Products & Chemicals; President...

TW calendar.(Calendar)
November 21, 2005... NOVEMBER 24-25. 3rd Thai Ports & Shipping 2005 Exhibition and Conference. Bangkok, Thailand. 60 3 8023 5352 or www.transportevents.com. 28-30. Annual North American Logistics Conference Defense Logistics 2005 (Worldwide Business...

National & regional averages: November 14, 2005.(DOE Diesel Price Index)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
November 21, 2005... National & Regional Averages: November 14, 2005 United States $2.602 East Coast $2.565 Midwest $2.575 Gulf Coast $2.585 Rocky Mountain $2.766 West Coast $2.738 Note: Table made from bar graph.

Carrier seeks to divide responsibility.(Q & A)
November 21, 2005... Q: I am a third-party agent. One of my customers sent a shipment consisting of four control panels that were fully crated. The consignee signed for a clear delivery (no visible damage to the crate). Upon opening, it was discovered that one...

Branded.(Traffic Improvement Association , conference)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Looking for synchronized branding synergy at the annual NITL/ IANA/TIA meeting, we're expecting the three groups to start calling the event by the acronym NITLIANATIA (Nit-LEE-Ah-Na-TEE-a). It's long, says a shipper, but easier to say than...

Rearranged.(The BackPage)
November 21, 2005... Fans of anagrams will discover that NITLIANATIA gives us "ITALIAN TINA." A sign of globalization?

Pirated.(Walt Disney Co. collects surcharge for gunpowder)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... Disneyland made some changes to one of its most famous rides to coincide with the nearby NITLIANATIA meeting. All shippers who buy tickets to ride "The Pirates of the Caribbean" must pay a gunpowder surcharge or face permanent detention...

Ranked.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ranks eight in Supply Chain Top 25)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... We're surprised Wal-Mart only came in eighth in AMR Research's "Supply Chain Top 25," In compensation, we'd like to name Wal-Mart President and CEO H. Lee Scott, Jr., "Former Logistics Executive of the Year." He's also our choice for "Most...

Try again.(Bill Graves's seat belt laws.)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... It's not every day the head of a major Washington industry association admits to being a failure--especially in front of an audience. So kudos to American Trucking Associations President and CEO and former Kansas Governor Bill Graves. "I'm...

Un-bowed.(The BackPage)( rail industry)(Brief Article)
November 21, 2005... The rail industry may be moving into a new era of financial self-sufficiency but a man in California went back to another era, using a bow and arrow to try to take over a Union Pacific Railroad train. Police shot and wounded the man, whose...

Big, bigger ... Shippers, carriers and logistics providers searching for common ground in Anaheim this week at their annual three-sided meeting can find it in an overriding trend that is reshaping business just as it is redefining relationships in transportation and loqistics.(Editorial)
November 14, 2005... It's a trend that cuts across business sectors and across the varying segments of the supply chain and preoccupies companies in their own industries and in the ways they interact with vendors and their competitors. It's consolidation,...

CP Ships.(profits of the year is discussed)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... CP Ships is finding its last few months under its own name profitable. Soon to be folded into the Hapag-Lloyd container shipping business, CP Ships saw net profit hit $55 million, up from $31 million last year, boosted by an 11 percent...

UPS and its unionized pilots.(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... UPS and its unionized pilots scheduled new talks for the week before Christmas after a brief round under National Mediation Board supervision ended without a new contract. Compensation and retirement issues remained open in the...

Declining diesel.(diesel fuels price decline)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Those sighs of relief echoing across supply chains are coming from shippers and carriers who watched diesel fuel prices tumble to three-month lows last week. Crude oil at $59 a barrel is hardly a bargain, of course, but it's far cry from...

"In less than 72 hours, we must move 750 metric tons of wine from France to Japan.".(This Week)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Once a year, huge numbers of transport and logistics professionals become oenophiles of sorts. That's because a marketing blitz bottled up in France is turned into an unlikely worldwide obsession with cheap table wine that turns a dense and...

Billion dollar bet: DM&E's plan to tap federal coffers could be last chance to build the country's biggest new railroad.(Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad )(Cover Story)
November 14, 2005... Kevin Schieffer is gambling that a $2.5 billion federal loan will break a financial bottleneck and allow him to build the first Class 1 railroad in more than a century, reversing a 50-year trend of line rationalization that has left railroads...

Highway trust fund pothole: study sees deficit spending, eyes tax hike, suggests new ideas for raising highway funds.(Government & Regulation)
November 14, 2005... A new study warns the highway trust fund could go broke as soon as 2008. Cambridge Systematics Senior Associate and study author Gary Maring said if no changes are made in revenue collections or spending, the trust fund will need to...

HOS north of the border: Canadian trucking rules approach with little contention; no court challenges expected.(Hours Of Service )
November 14, 2005... Canadian truck drivers will soon see a cut in the number of hours they can spend on the road each day. And, unlike Americans, who have grappled over new HOS rules in and out of federal court, Canadians are publicly pleased with the...

Rails see reflected costs.(Association of American Railroads)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... A new federal rule requiring reflective materials on rail cars and locomotives may cost the railroad industry millions of dollars. The final tab is up for debate but rail officials say companies are moving to comply in any case. The...

New truck lanes to speed peace bridge traffic.(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Canada and the Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority completed a construction project intended to speed trucks across the Peace Bridge between Fort Erie, Ontario, and Buffalo, N.Y. The reconstruction of the U.S. plaza increased truck...

Wanted: foreign airline capital: proposed DOT rule would allow for more influence from foreign investors on U.S. airline operations.(Government & Regulation)
November 14, 2005... Labor unions are criticizing a proposed change in U.S. regulations that would allow financially troubled U.S. airlines to seek more investment from abroad. Introduced this month by the Department of Transportation, the proposal would not...

Customs sets C-TPAT changes.(Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)
November 14, 2005... Customs and Border Protection is adding some teeth to its security standards for the trucking and air cargo industries, as it already has for importers. On the heels of congressional and Government Accountability Office criticism of its...

USPS's happy returns.(Postal Service)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... The Postal Service wants to make permanent a popular reverse shipping product aimed at catalog and Internet retailers. The USPS has tested its "parcel return service" for two years in its Parcel Select program, which is heavily used by...

E-manifests in low gear.(electronic manifests for trucking)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... With only about 200 truckers signed up for electronic manifests so far, The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection sent a message to truckers that they had better get in the fast lane to comply with requirements set to take effect next year....

Shippers still reject RFID: even 'believers' say costly technology still offers no ROI, despite Wal-Mart's positive report.(radio frequency identification)(return on investment)
November 14, 2005... Shippers without mandate from Wal-Mart or the Department of Defense to adopt radio frequency identification have long complained RFID offers no obvious return on investment. So Wal-Mart could be forgiven for thinking a University of Arkansas...

Inside-out logistics: global supply chains push new inbound logistics strategies, tools offer greater planning potential.(Logistics & Technology)
November 14, 2005... Trying to get a better grip on shipping costs in an import-driven economy, more shippers are turning supply chain planning inside out. It's a strategy that cuts against the grain of most logistics practices that have put more focus on the...

Fire's logistics lessons: logistics provider TNT helps U.K. retailer Primark regroup after blaze destroys London-area center.(Logistics & Technology)
November 14, 2005... U.K. fashion retailer Primark's response to a Nov. 2 fire that gutted its London-area distribution center illustrates the value of supply chain resiliency. Primark's logistics service provider, TNT, stepped in and within hours had...

Schenker to use Descartes Haulage Service.(Descartes Systems Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Schenker's carrier network plans to use Descartes Systems Group's Local Haulage Service to optimize freight shipments, streamline procurement, track delivery status and automate carrier billings. "Descartes' Local Haulage Service will...

Oneida, Ikea lease space at California Complex.(IKEA Holdings U.S. Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Tablewear producer Oneida and furniture retailer Ikea leased 651,909 square feet of warehouse space at Tejon Industrial Complex's western location, bringing the new industrial facility to full occupancy. Oneida took 244,141 square feet...

Jacksonville lures logistics developer.(Majestic Realty Co.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Majestic Realty, a California developer of industrial and business parks, broke ground for a 318,000-square-foot distribution center at its 47-acre site at the Jacksonville International Tradeport in North Florida. The company said it...

Lyondell to close Lake Charles plant.(Lyondell Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Lyondell Chemical will permanently close its plant at Lake Charles, La., citing damages and higher energy costs from Hurricane Rita. The Houston-based chemical manufacturer acquired the plant as part of its 1998 purchase of Arco. A...

EGL covets logistics growth: forwarder eyes acquisition possibilities as competitors scale up contract logistics.(Logistics & Technology)
November 14, 2005... EGL Eagle Global Logistics is looking at acquisitions to take the company beyond its forwarding foundation into the contract logistics market. "We will only buy what we do not have," said EGL CEO Jim Crane during the Houston-based...

'Won't play with others': frustrated logistics managers say C-level resistance to collaboration hobbles supply chains, increases costs.(Special Report: NITL/IANA SPECIAL)
November 14, 2005... For more than a decade, analysts and logistics experts have hailed collaboration as the best way to wring costs from supply chains and increase productivity. If only they could convince CEOs or CFOs. Calls for collaboration are...

Finding the energy for logistics flexibility: when energy drink giant Red Bull set up its new supply chain network in the United States with Ozburn-Hessey Logistics as its provider and partner, the effort included a new "dynamic order routing" feature to help meet Red Bull's needs for flexibility in distribution.(Special Report: NITL/IANA SPECIAL)
November 14, 2005... That came in handy even as the two companies were talking at the recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals meeting about their efforts to build a flexible network. As it turned out, the presentation in San Diego came right...

Logistics: the inside job: Johnson & Johnson's transport group competes with outside 3PLs, carriers for 'inside' business.(Special Report: NITL/IANA SPECIAL)
November 14, 2005... As a college basketball referee, George Harry makes split second calls that may provoke catcalls from hostile crowds, nasty glares from players and some choice words from coaches. As director of Johnson & Johnson's Global Transportation...

Is maglev the answer?(Special Report: NITL/IANA SPECIAL)
November 14, 2005... Their was a renewed interest in transportation as an integral part of the supply chain at this year's recent annual conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. I listened to many trucking company executives lament...

CRST: from chicken coop to 10th-largest truckload carrier.(Advertisement)
November 14, 2005... It's hard to imagine that a company the size of CRST--the 10th-largest truckload carrier in the nation--could once have been headquartered out of a chicken coop, and could once have been run by one man. For the first five years, "I was the...

CRST Van Expedited is the leader in team expedited freight.
November 14, 2005... The goal of each company in the CRST Carrier Group--which consists of CRST Van Expedited, CRST Malone and CRST Premier Transport--is to be one of the top transportation providers in each of their respective market niches. And in the case of...

CRST Malone protects precious commodities.(Advertisement)
November 14, 2005... Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., CRST Malone is an industry-leading provider in its area of expertise--the management of flatbed freight. Since being acquired by CRST International in 1984, Malone Freight Lines has made a name for itself as...

CRST Premier meets demand for short and medium haul.
November 14, 2005... In June 2005, CRST Premier was launched under the direction of Dave Rusch, president, CRST Carrier Group, with Dave Shatto appointed as vice president and general manager. Established to meet growing customer demand for regional short-to...

CRST Logistics 'delivers as promised'.(Advertisement)
November 14, 2005... Imagine you are a shipper receiving more than 1,000 invoices per month, from the carriers who deliver your products In today's fast-paced marketplace, reducing paperwork and administration while ensuring error-free delivery of products to the...

Wal-Mart's trucking mandate: retailer wants to double fuel economy of fleet, demand greater efficiency from carriers, shippers.(Transportation: Trucking)
November 14, 2005... Faced with rising fuel and labor costs and slower sales, Wal-Mart Stores wants to wring savings from its private fleet by doubling the fuel efficiency of its trucks within 10 years. Improving its fuel mileage by one mile per gallon would...

Driving lessons: ATRI's 'performance-based' model uses truck driving history to predict future habits.(Transportation: Trucking)
November 14, 2005... A new "performance-based" driving model could help trucking companies train driver recruits and prevent large truck crashes. The model, developed by the American Trucking Research Institute, uses prior driving history to predict future...

Quality downshifts in 3Q: 'deceleration' in third quarter blamed on hurricane, lower than expected demand, late seasonal recovery.(Transportation: Trucking)(Quality Distribution Inc.)
November 14, 2005... Weak demand in August, disruptions caused by Hurricane Katrina and unanticipated insurance costs took a toll on Quality Distribution. The bulk carrier led by former ConWay chief Gerald L. Detter said third-quarter earnings plummeted from $2.8...

Defending disaster relief: Landstar delivered more than 8,100 shipments for Katrina victims, Gerkens tells committee.(Transportation: Trucking)(Henry Gerkens )
November 14, 2005... A congressional committee investigating the response to Hurricane Katrina grilled government procurement officers but was kinder to relief contractors, including Landstar System. Landstar President and CEO Henry Gerkens described his...

Truckers feel Wilma's sting.(Transportation: Trucking)
November 14, 2005... Southeastern businesses that dodged Katrina and Rita were walloped when Hurricane Wilma lashed Florida Oct. 24. Almost three weeks later, trucking companies and shippers are still digging out from under the damage as businesses across the...

Breaking through the peak: report says congestion at intermodal terminals across the United States signals heavy volume.(Transportation: Rail & Intermodal)
November 14, 2005... Relative quiet at Western ports may be masking service problems at inland intermodal terminals, with heavy peak volume hitting as railroads adjust operations to make better use of limited capacity. Large Class 1 railroads, which move most...

Tracking service at FRA: more input from shippers could help push agency policy that frees up more capacity.(Federal Railroad Administrator )
November 14, 2005... The nation's enforcer of railroad safety believes technology can help mitigate the impact of escalating rail rates and sluggish service that have brought howls of protest from rail shippers. Such improvement is needed, Federal Railroad...

Green to Head CP railway.(Fred Green, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Canadian Pacific Railway named Fred Green, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, president of the company, a shift suggesting a possible succession plan at the railroad. Industry observers believe the move is a...