Traffic World articles from November 2007

Traffic World archives from November 2007

Panalpina Earnings Rise.(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman The U.S. investigation into its subsidiaries' and customers' activities in Nigeria didn't slow Panalpina's financial results for the first nine months of the year, which saw net earnings rise 33.3 percent, to $136.8...

Consumer Data Stirs Concern.(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd Are the Christmas lights already dimming? A weak report on consumer spending for September raised new concerns that the crucial yearend holiday sales could be a disappointment. The report of tepid 0.3 percent...

Factory Sector Weakens in October.(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd A key measure of factory activity weakened in October to levels not seen since spring, sapping manufacturing momentum even as retailers worry that consumers may not spend their way to a stronger Christmas sales season....

NLM Adds Integrated Services.(National Logistics Management)(www.nlmi.com)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Four nonasset-based third-party logistics providers are creating one integrated transportation, supply chain management and software provider for the automotive, aerospace and other industries. Detroit-based NLM will be comprised of the...

Teamsters Allege CDL Fraud.(International Brotherhood of Teamsters)(commercial driver license)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: John Gallagher Testifying on the effectiveness of port security legislation on Capitol Hill, a Teamsters official said that widespread commercial driver license fraud must be addressed before Transportation Worker Identification...

Genesee Reports Strong 3Q.(Genesee and Wyoming Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... Genesee & Wyoming, an operator of various short line railroads, reported a $16.2 million profit in the third quarter that compared with a $12.1 million loss a year earlier, and came despite a 6.1 percent drop in freight carloads. G&W said...

First Call for Prince Rupert.(China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. developed Antwerp)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: Courtney Tower North America's newest container port on Thursday was completing the loading of its first ship, the 5,400-TEU Antwerp operated by China Ocean Shipping Co. The vessel was scheduled to sail to Vancouver, Seattle...

Freight Carrier Postpones Dulles Service.
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: Robert Moorman Facing mounting debts, lawsuits and a possible ownership change, Ocean Airlines postponed the launch of freighter service to Washington that was supposed to be a centerpiece of the cargo carrier's international...

Strike Looms U.Sat Key .-Canada Bridge.(Public Service Employees' Association of Canada)(Blue Water Bridge Authority)
November 1, 2007... BYLINE: Courtney Tower A strike by Canadian employees could snarl truck traffic at the second-busiest border crossing with the United States after federal mediators failed to reach a contract agreement. The walkout at the Blue Water...

ILA RICO Case Dismissed.(International Longshoremen's Association)(Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act)(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Justice Department's civil racketeering lawsuit that sought to place the International Longshoremen's Association under federal supervision and to oust its top officers for alleged mob influence.  ...

CN and Canadian Pacific Sign Routing Protocol to Streamline Flows of .Interline Traffic.(Canadian National Railway Co.)
November 1, 2007... MONTREAL, QUEBEC AND CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) - Nov 1, 2007  - CN (Toronto:CNR.TO - News)(NYSE:CNI - News) and Canadian Pacific (TSX/NYSE: CP) announced today they have reached agreement on a routing protocol to expedite their...

Oil Soars Past $96.(Brief article)
November 1, 2007... The price of oil reached another record level on Thursday when it reached $96 a barrel, when news about low stockpiles spurred concerns about winter supplies. For the second consecutive week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration...

House Committee Approves Bridge Bill.(House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee)(Minneapolis Bridge Collapse, 2007)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a scaled-back version of a bill that will allocate $2 billion to repair structurally deficient bridges, and will also reform bridge management. Committee Chairman James L....

GAO Dismisses Ryder Protest.(U.S. Government Accountability Office)(Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative.)(Ryder Integrated Logistics)(Menlo Worldwide Government Services)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... The U.S. Government Accountability Office dismissed a protest by Ryder Integrated Logistics against Menlo Worldwide Government Services' contract award for the $1.6 billion Defense Transportation Coordination Initiative. Menlo, a...

Bayonne to Re-Open Bidding for Port Site.(Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority)
November 2, 2007... BYLINE: Joseph Bonney Officials in Bayonne, N.J., plan to reconsider their contract to sell part of a former military base to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and will consider higher offers from other bidders. The...

TSA Plans Cost Hikes.(Transportation Security Administration)(freight rate)( Transpacific Stabilization Agreement )(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... Saying its members need to address rising operating costs, including fuel, Transpacific Stabilization Agreement members have adopted a revenue/cost recovery program for the 2008-09 contract season that will mean increased freight rates and...

Jobs, Orders Top Estimates.(United States, Department of Labor)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd New government reports on employment for October and orders from U.S. manufacturers in September were stronger than expected, signaling the economy still had momentum into autumn. Still, both reports included...

ABX Pilots Vote Down Contract.(ABX Air Inc.)(National Mediation Board)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... ABX Air flight crewmembers rejected the company's most recent contract proposal by a 98.8 percent margin. The dispute will now go to mediation. One of the main sticking points has been what the union views as inadequate staffing, and the...

Weekly Rail Traffic Mixed.(traffic statistics)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd U.S. bulk rail traffic managed a mild gain in the latest week - the fourth complete week in October - but intermodal continued its firm downtrend, said the Association of American Railroads. Freight carloadings...

STB Urges Quick Comment.(Surface Transportation Board)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... Technically, says a Nov. 2 notice in the Federal Register, anyone who wants to comment on Surface Transportation Board plans to open a door for challenges to so-called "paper barriers" to freight shipments from short lines, has until Jan. 2....

Lufthansa Regains Russia Overfly Rights.(Russian Ministry of Transport)(Deutsche Lufthansa AG)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard Russia on Friday granted permission to Lufthansa Cargo to resume flights over its airspace for two weeks but continued to pressure the German carrier to move its Asian hub from Kazakhstan to Siberia. The Russian...

British Airways Cargo Revenue Slides.(Financial report)
November 2, 2007... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard British Airways, Europe's third-largest airline, on Friday reported record first-half profits despite cargo revenue that fell sharply on tougher competition and slimmer margins. Overall earnings totaled 556...

ABX Buys Cargo Holdings International.(Capital Cargo International Airlines)(ABX Air Inc.)(Brief article)
November 2, 2007... Freight airline ABX Air, one of the two main air operators for DHL in the United States, announced Friday it will acquire for about $350 million charter and leasing specialist Cargo Holdings International. The deal sharply scales up ABX...

IATA Launches E-freight Projects.(International Air Transport Association)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The air freight industry expects to save up to $1.2 billion every year when paper documents are completely replaced by electronic information. The first stage in developing an international system is a set of...

Diesel Skyrockets 14.6 Cents to $3.303.(diesel fuels)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The average retail price for a gallon of diesel fuel in the United States left last week's record in the dust with a double-digit surge in every region this week. Diesel soared 14.6 cents to a national average...

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Congress Slates Votes on Water Bill Veto.(Water Resources Development Act since 2000)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: R.G. Edmonson WASHINGTON -- The House and Senate have scheduled votes to override President Bush's veto of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007. The Senate may take up the bill as early as Monday afternoon; the House...

i2 Eyes Sale.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman i2 Technologies, one of the original supply chain management software companies founded in the 1980s, said its board of directors is considering a sale of the Dallas-based company. i2 hired J.P. Morgan...

STB Sets Lengthy DM&E Review.(U.S. Surface Transportation Board)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd Forget any idea of a fast-track review of your merger plan, the U.S. Surface Transportation Board told Canadian Pacific Railway as it tries to secure regulatory blessings for its purchase last month of the regional...

UBM Senior Management Change.(Steve Weitzner)(United Business Media Plc )(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Steve Weitzner, Chief Executive Officer of CMP Technology since September 2005, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect and a search for his successor has been initiated. Steve will take on a new role leading CMP Technology's...

DP World Prices IPO Shares.(Dubai Ports World)(initial public offerings)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard Terminal operator DP World on Sunday began the sale of 17 percent of its stock that could raise up to $4.32 billion in what is likely to be the Middle East's biggest initial public offering. The Dubai company...

Congdon Steps Down at Old Dominion.(Earl E. Congdon)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Old Dominion Chairman and CEO Earl E. Congdon on Oct. 29 told his board of directors that he would resign as chief executive, effective Dec. 31. Congdon said he will continue his active involvement as...

Jet Fuel Hits New Record.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Jet fuel prices soared to their highest levels ever on major world spot markets at the end the week of Oct. 22, pushing past $2.50 a gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The price peaked at $2.565 in Los Angeles...

Raising the Floor.(FedEx Express increase prices)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Michael Fabey While shippers, forwarders and analysts watched for how much UPS would increase its rates as a result of its tentative Teamsters contract, FedEx pulled the trigger on its own price hike - its largest of the decade....

November 5, 2007.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Logged. The debate over truck driver hours of service at ATA's management conference spilled over to the hotel bar in Orlando, where a bartender offered her own view on how truck drivers should deal with the rules. "They keep two log books,"...

Who's Liable for Misdelivered Load?(Interview)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Colin Barrett Q: We hired a broker to pick up and deliver a two-stop load. The stops were first at a point in Illinois and second in Washington state. The carrier delivered the first stop to a wrong consignee at another...

A Role for Public-Private Partnerships.(financing transportation infrastructure projects)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Mortimer Downey and Ray Chambers There is a growing discussion among elected officials, transportation interests and communities concerning the appropriate role for public-private partnerships in financing transportation...

Collaborative.(Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual meetings)(Conference notes)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Paul Page The annual meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is a great place to catch up on longtime industry contacts and learn what the leading logistics and supply chain managers in the corporate world...

Contract on Trucking.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John Gallagher and William B. Cassidy Related Story: * Constructing a Downturn To everything there is a season, and this appears to be the season of the shipper.   When it comes to negotiating transportation contracts,...

Questioning Motives.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Ari Natter When an Oregon short line railroad suddenly shut down and sent shippers scrambling, some members of Congress became suspicious of the reasons behind the closure. The Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad was in the...

Transport Up, Logistics Down.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman Rising transportation costs over the past year were more than offset by lower expenses in other areas, cutting total logistics costs 3.4 percent compared to the year before, according to an annual survey of...

Clean Truck Plan Stalls.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Bill Mongelluzzo Political pressure, the threat of lawsuits and an urgent need for port expansion combined to scuttle a plan to require harbor trucking companies at Los Angeles and Long Beach to use employee drivers instead of...

No Christmas for Rails.(Railroads traffic and profit)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd The railroads are still making money but there are growing signs that weakness in some rail-related shipping is spreading down the line and could cut more deeply into rail returns for the rest of the year. Weekly...

Separate Flight Paths.(air freight business )
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Michael Fabey Related Story: * Industry Reflects in UPS' Mirror For U.S. shippers and forwarders, the air freight business increasingly looks like two separate industries. International air cargo is taking wing as imports...

Feeling the Heat.(Transport Express Company sales and earnings)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John Gallagher The country's largest LTL carriers struggled to maintain traction during the third quarter as withering demand and cutthroat pricing ate into profits and operating efficiency. The biggest player, $10 billion YRC...

Contract on Trucking.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Shippers wielding market power keep lid on rates; carriers cry foul as profits fall, operating costs rise To everything there is a season, and this appears to be the season of the shipper. When it comes to negotiating...

Constructing a Downturn.(single-family home construction)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Carriers building their recovery hopes on a rebound in the construction industry next year should think again. A key construction industry forecast projects a 2 percent decline in construction spending next year after an 8 percent drop this...

Rails Targeted on Safety.
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Ari Natter After being struck in the head by a piece of steel while working in a Kansas City switching yard in 2001, Gregory Haskins, a former Union Pacific conductor, lay bleeding in the bed of a company pickup truck for hours,...

Tagged for Success?(radiofrequency identification technology used by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman Despite high implementation costs, supplier resistance and a dearth of useful information about its efforts and their results, Wal-Mart''s five-year experiment with radio frequency identification is inspiring...

RedPrairie Replaces CEO.(appointment of R. Michael Mayoras )(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... John Jazwiec resigned as CEO of RedPrairie logistics software company amid a controversy involving allegations of a burglary at his home. The Brookfield, Wis.-based company named R. Michael Mayoras as CEO in his place and said Mayoras will...

Industry Reflects in UPS'' Mirror.(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The prognosis for UPS in the wake of its third quarter financial reports in many ways mirrored the rest of the air cargo industry. The company struggled on the domestic side, fighting against the undertow of a slow economy, but took off...

Showing Off Trailers.(GE Equipment Services)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John Gallagher There may more than enough trailers to go around right now - many of them empty and idle. GE Equipment Services sees that as an opportunity. The Chicago-based equipment lessor and logistics operator is opening...

Estes Opens More Terminals.(Estes Express Lines Inc.)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Estes Express Lines opened new terminals in Detroit and Pennsauken, N.J., to boost market coverage and speed transit times. The Richmond, Va.-based regional LTL now has four terminals in both New Jersey and Michigan, and 187 terminals...

BlackBerry Your Freight.(Jevic Transportation Inc.)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Shippers addicted to their BlackBerries won''t necessariliy have to sign off while they check on their goods. Jevic Transportation launched a service this month to allow customers to track freight, get transit times, and determine mileage...

YRC Downgraded.
November 5, 2007... Standard & Poor''s put credit ratings for YRC Worldwide on a negative credit watch, saying the trucking giant''s financial picture is deteriorating amid a deepening downturn in domestic shipping demand. "YRC has experienced meaningful...

Seeking DM&E''s Brakes.(Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corp.)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd The Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., and BNSF Railway both are urging the Surface Transportation Board to go slowly in giving the OK for Canadian Pacific Railway to absorb the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad -...

Hub ''Soul Searching'' After Purchase Collapses.(Hub Group)(Comtrak Logistics Inc.)(DNJ Transportation Inc.)(Interdom Partners Ltd.)
November 5, 2007... When Hub Group said in September its Comtrak Logistics unit was buying the assets of small drayage trucker DNJ Transportation for $12.1 million partly to expand its international box business, the intermodal marketing company hoped the second...

Railcar Market Down Again.(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... The freight railcar industry shrank further in the third quarter, as equipment makers booked their lowest level of new car orders in four years, according to data from the Railway Supply Institute. The decline also includes deliveries on...

Forward''s 3Q Profit Pinched.(Forward Air Inc.)(Financial report)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Michael Fabey To the thirsty, the glass always seems half full, and in a domestic cargo drought, Forward Air will drink from whatever well it can find. After mixed third-quarter results - Forward''s profit declined 15 percent...

Kitty Hawk Grounded.(Kitty Hawk Aircargo Inc.)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Michael Fabey Clipped by a poor economy and wounded by rising fuel prices and shifting market demands, domestic air cargo carrier Kitty Hawk ceased moving shipments shortly after noon Oct. 29. While forwarders had hoped the...

Slower Growth for PNW.(Pacific Northwest)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Bill DiBenedetto The lackluster container results for the Pacific Northwest''s three main container ports continued through the third quarter, although the Port of Tacoma posted its best box total of the year in September. ...

Matson Boost Surcharge.(Matson Navigation Company Inc.)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Matson Navigation Co. will increase the fuel surcharge on its service to Hawaii, Guam and Micronesia from 24 percent to 26 percent, on Dec. 2. The Oakland-based company said the increase is the first adjustment it has made to its surcharge...

Hanjin to Build at Jaxport.(Hanjin Shipping Company Ltd.)(Jacksonville, Florida. Port Authority)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Hanjin Shipping Co. and the Jacksonville Port Authority signed a memorandum of understanding calling for the Korean-based company to build a $360 million container terminal at the port. The 170-acre terminal is expected to be completed by...

People.(briefs)(Port San Antonio)
November 5, 2007... Caterpillar, Peoria, Ill., named Stephen P. Larson to replace Mary Bell as vice president of logistics in a larger restructuring of the executive leadership prompted by the retirement of Group President Gerry Shaheen. Bell, a former global...

Who''s Liable for Misdelivered Load?(Column)
November 5, 2007... BYLINE: Colin Barrett Q: We hired a broker to pick up and deliver a two-stop load. The stops were first at a point in Illinois and second in Washington state. The carrier delivered the first stop to a wrong consignee at another...

The Back Page.(briefs)(Brief article)
November 5, 2007... Logged. The debate over truck driver hours of service at ATA''s management conference spilled over to the hotel bar in Orlando, where a bartender offered her own view on how truck drivers should deal with the rules. "They keep two log books,"...

Oberstar Recovers from Surgery.(James L. Oberstar)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James L. Oberstar, D.-Minn., underwent a neck operation early Monday morning. His office reported that the operation was successful and the Representative is recovering. Doctors...

Bayport Suits to be Dropped.(Port of Houston Authority)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... The Port of Houston Authority has reached agreement with the neighboring city of Seabrook for the continued development of the Bayport container terminal. The authority and the city signed a memorandum of settlement agreement on Monday...

Import Safety Bill Threatens Brokers.(National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America )(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: R. G. Edmonson WASHINGTON -- Members of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America have mounted a grassroots effort to eliminate language in an import safety bill that would revoke brokers' licenses for...

Tacoma Begins TWIC Sign-Up.(Transportation Worker Identification Credential)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Bill DiBenedetto Port of Tacoma employees, longshore workers, port truckers and other port workers this week will be among the first in the Pacific Northwest to enroll in the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program....

Europe Ports Face Rail Strike.(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard French and German railway workers are threatening a strike that would disrupt container traffic across the Le Havre-Hamburg port range. Germany's GDL train drivers' union said it will strike freight services,...

Pay-As-You-Go Ecology.(ShipGreen)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman A company in Denver is offering online retailers and customers a new way to calculate and offset the carbon emissions of their shipping consignments. ShipGreen offers a software module that can be integrated...

Greenbrier Profits Grow.(Financial report)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher The Greenbrier Companies showed significant improvement in earnings in the quarter ending Aug. 31. At the end of a fiscal year that included the closing of a factory in Canada and the acquisition of a parts...

Port Box Traffic Falls.(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: John D. Boyd Major U.S. container ports saw traffic drop in September for the second straight month compared with 2006, said the latest Port Tracker survey from the National Retail Federation and Global Insight. "The low...

UPS Freight to Guarantee Shipments.(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... UPS Freight will guarantee at no extra cost on-time performance for its less-than-truckload customers in 2008. Enhancements to the carrier's visibility technology are putting the former Overnite Transportation in a position that it could only...

LA-Long Beach OK Truck Plans.
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Bill Mongelluzzo LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Having approved plans to replace more than 16,000 old, polluting trucks with low-emission vehicles by 2012, the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles will now figure out how to pay...

FedEx Settles NLRB Charges.(National Labor Relations )(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher FedEx Ground agreed Tuesday to settle a series of charges brought by the National Labor Relations Board.   Five drivers who worked in the Northboro Home Delivery terminal near Worcester, Mass.,...

AMB Buys Paris Acreage.(AMB Property Corp.)(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: William Hoffman San Francisco-based commercial property developer AMB Property bought 128 acres for a new logistics park in a market its prime competitor called "the nucleus of a pan-European logistics revolution." AMB's...

Expeditors Earnings Surge.
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Expeditors International earned $74.3 million in the third quarter on revenue of $1.4 billion. The 16 percent gain in profit outpaced a 15 percent increase in revenue, primarily due to tough controls on labor...

Pacer Transport Names President.(appointment of J. Michael Driggers )(Brief article)
November 6, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Pacer International appointed J. Michael Driggers president of Pacer Transport. The former president of LinkAmerica and of its subsidiary Lane Freight comes to Pacer to provide strategic direction for profitable...

Roehl Transport honored as the nation's safest trucking company.
November 7, 2007... Marshfield, WI - Roehl Transport's safety record regularly makes it one of the safest carriers in the nation, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), but this year the Marshfield, WI-based trucking company earned a special...

House Overrides Water Bill Veto.(Brief article)
November 7, 2007... BYLINE: Ari Natter A $23 billion bill that would authorize funds for 900 Army Corps of Engineers water projects and other maritime trade endeavors is on its way to becoming law after the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday to...

FMCSA Adds Cross-border Tracking.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief article)
November 7, 2007... BYLINE: Thomas L. Gallagher Trucks participating in the Transportation Department's cross-border trucking demonstration project will get brand new satellite tracking devices well before Christmas. The early holiday present is part of a...

Nordbank Profits Beat Credit Crunch.
November 7, 2007... BYLINE: Bruce Barnard The world's biggest financier of container ships, HSH Nordbank, shrugged off the international credit crunch with record earnings for the first nine months of the year as charter ship-owners went on a spending spree...