Traffic World articles from October 2004

Traffic World archives from October 2004

Highway alert.(highway bill)(Editorial)
October 4, 2004... Do highway users feel safer this election season? The question comes amid a final push in Congress to get a highway bill out this year, a push that involved the back-and-forth tradeoffs of billions of dollars and, to the dismay of many, a...

Investment impasse: logistics technology is advancing visibility, flexibility, but industry's taste for spending hits limits.(Cover Story)
October 4, 2004... Cell phones help Chris Doiron keep food fresh and drinks cold. The distribution manager at ice shipper Arctic Glacier of Chatham, Ontario, is using a combination of mobile phone technology and sophisticated supply chain tracking systems to...

NS names Moorman president.(Norfolk Southern)(Charles Moorman)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Norfolk Southern elected Charles W. "Wick" Moorman president of the company and promoted six senior executives to top positions. Moorman, 52, was senior vice president of corporate planning and services. He is considered next in line to...

Olver's border blocker: house amendment to DOT appropriations bill would ban some Mexican trucks; Bush threatens veto.(Washington)(Department of Transportation)
October 4, 2004... The Bush administration's attempt to open U.S. roads to Mexican trucks stalled again after the House voted to partially block the proposed rules for entry. When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that the administration could open the...

3PLs face lawsuits: OrderPro Logistics battles former CEO; Stonepath restates 2003, 2004 earnings, shareholders sue.(Logistics & Technology)(logistics providers)(Windorski)
October 4, 2004... Bitter lawsuits erupted last week within two logistics providers as the shakeout in the third-party sector got ugly. OrderPro Logistics is enmeshed in what appears to be a mudslinging match between its current CEO and his predecessor. Two...

Manugistics shifts gears: supply chain software leader to stress consulting services over loss-plagued enterprise software.(Logistics & Technology)(Manugistics Group Inc.)
October 4, 2004... Dramatic changes are ahead for a major software vendor as shippers appear to remain wary of the battered technology market. In an extension of bad news in the troubled world of logistics technology, Manugistics doubled its losses in its...

New era trucking: regional LTLs push into new markets, expand services to compete with 3PLs, forwarders, national carriers.(Special report: regional trucking)(local transmission line)
October 4, 2004... The regional trucking industry isn't what it used to be. Carriers once limited to hauling general freight within a few hundred miles are lengthening their lanes and offering expedited delivery, warehousing and logistics services. In the...

Selling capacity: surging truck sales may foretell capacity gains for shippers as motor carriers chase increasing volume.(Trucking)(International Truck Sales)
October 4, 2004... If this is a good time to be a trucker, it's an even better time to be a truck salesman. Tom Thayer of International Truck Sales of Richmond recently closed the biggest deal of his career, a two-year contract for 1,500 trucks with Estes...

Transport broker InterMark Transport will expand freight consolidation operations by moving from Libertyville to Mundelein, Ill.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Transport broker InterMark Transport will expand freight consolidation operations by moving from Libertyville to Mundelein, Ill. "The move is in response to requests from our shipping clients that we take a more active role in consolidating...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is issuing a "Total Recall.".(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is issuing a "Total Recall." To lure businesses back to California, he's offering to pay their moving costs. Total Transportation Logistics, an Ontario, Calif.-based agent of Mayflower Transit, is...

ATA's Truck Tonnage Index.(American Trucking Associations)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.3 percent to 157.9 in August, the second consecutive decrease and the third decrease in the last four months. "Truck tonnage data for July and...

Infrastructure blueprint: with demand running high, Canadian railroads seek clarity on federal transportation policy.(Rail & Intermodal)
October 4, 2004... Canada's biggest railroads will be looking for signals from the government on whether to increase investments in their overburdened infrastructure or whether they can expect legislation which the rails say would pull that infrastructure out...

Flying over bottlenecks: BNSF line separation project expected to help railroad handle burgeoning intermodal volumes.(Rail Intermodal)(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway)
October 4, 2004... Long-term relief from escalating freight volumes that threaten to outstrip rail capacity got a boost with the recent opening of a new bridge separating three major rail routes in Kansas City Mo. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's...

Beyond Atlantic freighters: a market saturated with belly capacity is getting freighters thanks to traffic beyond the gateways.(Air & Express)
October 4, 2004... European airlines with freighters have found an unlikely new operating theater for their planes: the North Atlantic. On Sept. 19, British Airways launched weekly all-cargo service with a leased 747-200 freighter from Chicago to London...

Overall air cargo traffic to triple: Boeing says air shipping is recovering this year, Asia expansion will lead 20-year expansion.(Air Express)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... World air cargo growth will expand at an average annual rate of 6.2 percent during the next two decades with overall traffic tripling from current levels, according to Boeing's World Air Cargo Forecast 2004/2005. "This year is shaping up...

Security's price tag: transport officials say ports need federal guidelines, standards and more money to fight terror threats.(Maritime)
October 4, 2004... The federal government is doling out port security grants, but port officials say they need more money and more guidance to adequately protect their facilities against terrorist attacks. The North Carolina State Ports Authority received...

Asian growth: Panalpina and Pacific Basin Shipping report strong half-year financials' growth.(Maritime)
October 4, 2004... Freight forwarders and carriers operating in the Pacific Rim are seeing expanded trade. Both global freight forwarder Panalpina and Hong Kong-based Pacific Basin Shipping saw strong growth for the first six months of the year. Panalpina, a...

Reducing at Portland: Northwest port will cut work force 10 percent, seeks auto imports to restore maritime trade.(Maritime)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... With shippers and container lines leaving the Port of Portland, jobs are the next to go at the troubled Oregon port. In a bid to cut $9 million in costs, Portland said it would lay off 50 workers and eliminate another 30 jobs, reducing its...

There is some good news for shippers in the marathon delays at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... There is some good news for shippers in the marathon delays at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The ports say they will put off enforcing a new fee for daytime handling of containers because of shortage of labor and long delays at the...

Are highways an impediment to agriculture shippers?(agriculture transportation)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Are highways an impediment to agriculture shippers? A study by the Oregon Department of Agriculture says the state's farmers are depending too much on trucks and that the existing system of inland waterways leading to Pacific ports would be...

Stevens Worldwide Van Lines.(appointment of Mark Gaston as national account sales representative)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Stevens Worldwide Van Lines hired Mark Gaston as a national account sales representative, based in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Gaston most recently was a mortgage loan officer with Mortgage Consulting Services. He was named "Loan Officer of the...

CombineNet.(People Watch)(Supply chain management software)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... CombineNet, a Web-based supply chain management software company, said Richard Earnest joined its executive board. An established technology entrepreneur, Earnest was CEO of several companies, including Data Critical Corporation and Tudor...

Logistics Management Solutions.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Logistics Management Solutions, a third-party logistics provider, hired Peter Zdrodowski as director of technology development. Zdrodowski will oversee LMS' technology department and have a pivotal role in designing new applications for the...

Old Dominion Freight Line.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Old Dominion Freight Line, Thomasville, N.C., named three people to its OD Solutions Center, a separate unit that serves shippers with special supply chain management needs. Joining OD Solutions are: Pamela Denniston, who has several years of...

American Road and Transportation Builders Association.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Tom Hill, chief executive of Washington, D.C.-based Oldcastle Materials, received the American Road and Transportation Builders Association's 2004 ARTBA Award. Hill was recognized for his leadership to the U.S. transportation construction...

Lowes.(People Watch)(Lowe's Companies Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Lowe's named Mike Mabry executive vice president of logistics and distribution, overseeing the company's distribution network and logistics operations. Mabry joined Lowe's as senior vice president of distribution in 2003 after a 12-year career...

MESCA Freight Services.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... MESCA Freight Services, Augusta, Maine, promoted Lisa Shelton to rates and logistics analyst handling LTL and small parcel shipper needs. She had been in MESCA Transport, a division focused on truckload services.

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 4, 2004... OCTOBER 3-6. 2004 CLM Annual Conference (Council of Logistics Management), Philadelphia. www.clm1.org. 3-6. Chemical Logistics & SCM Middle East 2004 (Terrapinn), Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (65) 6322 2700 or (65) 6222 8550 or...

DOE diesl price index.(Department of Energy)
October 4, 2004... National & Regional Averages: Sept. 27 United States $2.012 East Coast $201.9 Midwest $1.982 Gulf Coast $1.971 Rocky Mountain $1.999 West Coast $2.169 Note: Table made from bar graph. ...

Carrier lacks required coverage.(Q&A)(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)
October 4, 2004... Q: I just finished reading your July 26 column about a shipper who complained that a now-bankrupt motor carrier did not appear to have cargo insurance "for the protection of the public" as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety...

Regulated.(The Back Page)(sea reptile)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Word in China is that scientists have discovered a hideous, long-necked sea reptile that lived millions of years ago that used its stiff neck to sneak up on prey and stick them in and devour them. Fossils suggest the creature was an early...

Suspected.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Toronto airport officials recently gave awards to eight employees tinder a security program called "Suspicious Sam." It's a program where the airport sets up test activities around the facility to see how workers will perform. Of course, if...

Petting.(The Back Page)(airlines)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... One airport in the United Kingdom started a program to help airlines ferry pets for trips abroad and calls the deal "Pets on Jets." This reminds us of our favorite name for a service that airlines haven't yet used, "Pains on Planes."

Hit.(The Back Page)(railroad accidents)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Our condolences to Pawel Banszek, a 19-year-old Polish man who was hit by a train in August 2003 and paralyzed. He's been ordered to pay the state railway PKP for delays caused by the accident. The railway says it lost $580 because of the...

Paid.(The Back Page)(compensation by the transport department)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... Banszek might have fared better if he lived in Australia. A commuter who slipped and fell at a Glenelg, Australia, train station was paid $30,000 in compensation by the transport department. Payments of $22,500, $20,000, and $10,000 also were...

Hours.(The Back Page)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... No matter where you go, there's hours of service. Australian truckers are being hit with heavy fines. LC Bonner Transport of Perth, Australia, was fined $10,000 for failing to follow the Aussie HOS rules, introduced in July 2003. After 14...

Road failure.(Editorial)
October 11, 2004... This has turned out to be such an exciting year for transportation regulation that everyone should be prepared to do it all over again next year. That's the bad news out of Washington, where Congress managed to move with the speed of an...

Swift's long-term trends.(Letter to the Editor)
October 11, 2004... As a professor in transportation and logistics for the past 25 years and someone with more than 40 years of experience in the industry, I found the article on Swift Transportation ("Swift Sweats Recovery," Traffic World, Sept. 27), raised some...

Experience needed.(Letter to the Editor)
October 11, 2004... In reading both submissions to your Sept. 13 letters column, I find myself nodding in agreement with the writers. In "Supply Chain Security;' many shippers used to take the position that security was about loss prevention. You handled it by...

LTL's new flavors.(Low Traffic Load )
October 11, 2004... Years ago, I attended a sales presentation that the district manager for one of the nation's largest long-haul LTL carriers gave for a prominent shipper. The carrier was handling about one-third of the available business from this shipper at...

Building brown bigger: UPS buy of Menlo Worldwide builds logistics operation, solves CNF's problems with struggling forwarding unit.(Menlo Worldwide Forwarding)(United Parcel Service of America Inc.)(Cover Story)
October 11, 2004... Showing the kind of force it exerts on the logistics market, UPS bought up one of North America's largest freight operators and raised new questions about how far consolidation of service providers will go and what the parcel giant's...

Highways hit road block: sixth extension for highway bill has backers fearing anti-deficit moves will slash spending plan next year.
October 11, 2004... Backers of highway spending fear that starting over will make it harder than ever to get funding to improve the nation's roads. After a year of trying, members of Congress all but gave up on a highway bill as they headed home this month....

Roadability finds liability agreement.(Uniform Intermodal Interchange and Facilities Access Agreement)
October 11, 2004... Intermodal operators hope an agreement setting out liability for the safety of container chassis breaks a critical supply chain bottleneck at the point where shipments switch modes. The Intermodal Association of North America last week...

NVOs reach accord: World Shipping Council backs NVO petition for confidential contracts; linked to reform of rules.(Washington)(Non-Vessel Operator)
October 11, 2004... All the planets are in alignment, everybody is on the same page, and all the ducks are in a row. Non-vessel-operating common carriers that bombarded the Federal Maritime Commission with petitions for relief from tariff-filing requirements...

A delicate balance: WMS system helps logistics chief juggle orders for multiple brands of crystal, china, glassware.(Logistics & Technology)(Warehouse Management System)
October 11, 2004... The challenges facing Harry J. Wamboldt are similar in many ways to those confronting other logistics executives. First, he has to make sure he has enough product on hand while keeping inventory costs down, and then he has to get it to...

Double the trouble: Shippers must retool RFID strategies to meet both commercial and military mandates.(Logistics & Technology)(Radio Frequency Identification )
October 11, 2004... Emerging and sometimes conflicting applications for radio frequency identification technology will lead shippers to once again reconsider strategies for using RFID in their supply chains. The conflict is a need to balance the commercial...

Chicago's money bottleneck: backers say massive project to improve freight flow through Chicago is bottled up in Washington.(Special report: rail update)
October 11, 2004... Considering the vast, congested history of rail movement through Chicago, salvation for shippers seems practically a heartbeat away--just six years and $1.5 billion to start speeding rail cars and intermodal containers through the country's...

Fueling intermodal shift: high diesel prices pushing freight from highways, shippers now driving change in modal choices.(Rail & Intermodal)
October 11, 2004... Shippers are seeking some relief from soaring diesel fuel prices by moving freight from trucks to more fuel-efficient railroads even as the rails are struggling with record-setting freight volumes. "There are two things going on: an economy...

Intermodal sticker shock: BNSF's new container storage fees forcing customers to pass costs down the supply chain.(Rail & Intermodal)(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway)
October 11, 2004... Storing containers on the West Coast just got more expensive if you're shipping over Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Beginning Oct. 8, the country's biggest intermodal rail carrier began charging customers $150 per day--including...

Okemos, Mich.-based RSI logistics.(RSI Logistics Inc.)(Michigan)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Okemos, Mich.-based RSI Logistics launched a rail management application called RSInet, which integrates various aspects of rail management activities into a Web-based system. Key elements of the application include shipment management,...

Burlington Northern Santa Fe.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Burlington Northern Santa Fe subsidiary BNSF Logistics and Autolog, which transports privately owned vehicles, expanded their car-rail service to include several Midwest cities. The service caters to "snow-birds"--people who reside in Arizona...

CSX Transportation.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Francis J. Chinnici was named vice president of purchasing for CSX Transportation. He will lead CSX's purchasing, product quality, material management, supply chain and inventory control programs. Chinnici has held numerous management positions...

Uncertain times: shippers fear tighter restrictions on driving time could increase trucking costs, reduce productivity.(Trucking)
October 11, 2004... The debate over truck driver hours of service is far from over. Despite an order from Congress keeping new rules on the books, shippers face a year of uncertainty as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration writes revisions to satisfy...

Averitt Express adds Canada: partnership with fast-growing Transforce extends Averitt's reach, complements international build out.(Trucking)
October 11, 2004... Averitt Express will use a partnership with one of Canada's largest trucking and logistics operators to cut transit times between the southeastern United States and Canada by up to two days. The agreement announced last week gives Averitt...

Swift stock probe now formal: SEC, DOJ investigating stock trades by truckload giant's chairman; earnings are pressured.(Trucking)(Securities and Exchange Commission)(Swift Transportation Company Inc.)(Department of Justice)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Swift Transportation is the target of a formal Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into stock trades made by the carrier's chairman and CEO, Jerry Moyes. The Justice Department has also contacted the Phoenix-based carrier...

To litigate or arbitrate. U.S. court ruling supports owner-operator claim to class-action suit against carrier in contract dispute.(Trucking)
October 11, 2004... An owner-operator group plans to take automotive logistics provider Allied Holdings to court to settle a dispute over compensation for independent truckers. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh District recently ruled that Allied's...

Just because you're big doesn't mean you can't be agile.(ABF Freight System Inc., the nation's 11th largest trucking operation, was cited by CIO magazine as one of the world's most agile companies)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Just because you're big doesn't mean you can't be agile. ABF Freight System, the nation's 11th largest trucking operation, was cited by CIO magazine as one of the world's most agile companies. The magazine's "Agile 100" awards honor companies...

Customers shipping to and from Hawaii boosted revenue and volume for Brea, Calif.-based G.I.(G.I. Trucking Co.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Customers shipping to and from Hawaii boosted revenue and volume for Brea, Calif.-based G.I. Trucking for two years in a row. Last year the company reported a 40 percent increase in the number of shipments and a 60 percent increase in revenue...

The National Small Shipments Traffic Conference.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... The National Small Shipments Traffic Conference announced the recipients of its "2004 Carrier of the Year" award. The carriers are: Roadway Express in the national category, FedEx Freight in the multi-regional category, Oak Harbor Freight Lines...

J.J. Keller & Associates.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... J.J. Keller & Associates released CMV Driver Basics, a video-based training program to help trucking companies comply with entry-level driver training regulations. Topics covered include qualifications, hours of service, driver health, driver's...

Greyhound Package Xpress.(4SameDay Couriers)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Greyhound Package Xpress, a division of passenger bus giant Greyhound Lines, is expanding its expedited delivery service through a partnership with a courier network. 4SameDay Couriers, a division of Sidewinder N.A., will resell GPX services...

Schneider National.(Schneider National Inc. recieved truckload carrier and intermodal carrier of the year awards from Wal-Mart Stores)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Schneider National, Green Bay, Wis, the nation's second-largest truckload carrier, received truckload carrier and intermodal carrier of the year awards from Wal-Mart Stores, the nation's largest retailer.

Fanelli Brothers Trucking.(Fanelli Brothers Trucking is utilizing a new software to control rising fuel costs)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Fanelli Brothers Trucking is turning to optimization software to better control rising fuel costs. The Pottsville, Pa.-based truckload carrier installed Integrated Decision Support Corp.'s Expert Fuel software to help dispatchers generate route...

Con-Way Transportation Services'.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Con-Way Transportation Services' Central Express unit was a Ryder Carrier Quality award winner. Con-Way Western Express unit won carrier of the year honors from Jostens, the Minneapolis-based nationwide jewelry shipper.

Remaking FedEx's market: results of express carrier show market shift as ground, LTL grow ahead of air shipping.(Air & Express)(Low Traffic Load )
October 11, 2004... FedEx appears to be on a roll whether or not shippers speed Up the movement of their goods. The numbers from the world's largest express operator suggest the company and its market are undergoing dramatic change. Demand for international...

Delta's Darnell to run cargo: promotion puts customer service chief in charge as airline cargo business signals recovery.(Air & Express)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Delta Air Lines named Ben Darnell, a 20-year veteran in the passenger business, as managing director of its cargo division, Delta Air Logistics. Darnell replaces Tony Charaf, who had been vice president at the fourth-largest cargo...

With the three other global express giants already providing flights and service in China, TNT Express staked its claim to a piece of the market by opening an office in Shanghai.(TNT Express )(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... With the three other global express giants already providing flights and service in China, TNT Express staked its claim to a piece of the market by opening an office in Shanghai. Peter Bakker, CEO of TNT's parent company, TPG, said China is...

Airport workers may be behind the making of an explosive device found in the cargo bay of a passenger jet in Sydney, Australia.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Airport workers may be behind the making of an explosive device found in the cargo bay of a passenger jet in Sydney, Australia. Baggage handlers found the bomb Sept. 23, in the belly of a Virgin Blue 737. According to local news reports, police...

Working waterfronts: Baltimore moves to protect shipping trade, make room for port expansion with new maritime district.(Maritime)
October 11, 2004... Port operators battling to expand their operations and shippers looking for more capacity can celebrate a victory for containers over condos in Baltimore. The city that set a standard for harbor redevelopment, turning its decaying Inner...

Montreal's box backup: shippers blame railroads for peak-season congestion at Port of Montreal, but rails point to labor shortage.(Maritime)
October 11, 2004... Unprecedcnted container growth is building a box backlog in Montreal, and fingers are being pointed at both the port and the railroads for the delays. Canadian Pacific Railway spokesperson Michel Spenard insists problems at the Port of...

Bechtel picks Charleston: South Carolina port will handle exports for massive Romanian roadway construction project.(Maritime)(Port of Charleston)(Bechtel Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Bechtel selected American Roll-on, Roll-off Carrier and the Port of Charleston as partners in moving cargo from the U.S. to Romania for a $2.5 billion road-construction project in Romania. The cargo will include earthmovers, pavers, water...

Regional ocean forwarder DHX.(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Regional ocean forwarder DHX is pushing enough beyond its foundation Hawaii business to require a business structure. The California-based intermediary set up a new corporation, Dependable Global Express, for its international operations. DHX...

CSX.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... CSX promoted Francis J. Chinnici to vice president of purchasing for CSX Transportation. Chinnici will oversee CSXT's purchasing, product quality, material management, supply chain and inventory control. He has 15 years of purchasing experience...

Seabury Group.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... The Seabury Group, an investment banking and advisory services company, said Eric H. Schless joined the company as a managing director. Schless most recently was managing director of Lighthouse Strategic Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Previously he...

Watkins Motor Lines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Watkins Motor Lines announced the following promotions to managers: Frank Edens, Jeff Johnson and Keith Olson, at its Dallas, Louisville, Ky., and Toledo, Ohio, facilities, respectively. Edens, a 33-year transportation veteran, had been the...

FedEx Freight.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... FedEx Freight, the LTL division of FedEx, named Patrick L. Reed to the new position of executive vice president and chief operating officer. Reed, previously president and CEO of FedEx Freight East, was replaced in that post by Larry C. Miller,...

Saia.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Saia, the Duluth, Ga.-based LTL carrier, made several recent appointments: Ed Chilcott, a 15-year industry veteran, was named regional sales manager based in Portland, Ore.; Dan DeSouza moved from terminal manager in Des Moines to become...

Watkins Motor Lines.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Watkins Motor Lines promoted Tom Popovich to national account executive for a national territory in Chicago. Popovich joined Watkins in 2002 as an account executive. Don Dreibelbis, an 18-year transportation veteran, joined as an account...

NEMF.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... NEMF, Elizabeth, N.J., named Jeffrey Cooper a regional weights and inspection manager, based at the LTL carrier's Harrisburg, Pa. Office. Cooper spent four years in weights and inspections with New Penn Motor Express in Harrisburg.

Schneider National.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Schneider National promoted Wesley Reeves to regional sales manager for the Western region. Reeves will serve as a single point of contact for customers along the west coast, including northern California and the Pacific Northwest. He joined...

Kitty Hawk Aircargo.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... Kitty Hawk Aircargo, the Dallas-based operator of common carriage freighter capacity, named Danny K. Clifton vice president of flight operations. Clifton joins Kitty Hawk from ABX Air, where he was assistant chief pilot for DC-9 aircraft for...

TT Club.(People Watch)(Brief Article)
October 11, 2004... TT Club, the transport insurance mutual association, appointed Niels H. Aaskov to lead the continental Europe underwriting and claims team as the business expands its presence in the European market and in logistics. As part of the strategy...

Atlas founder O.H. Frisbie, 98.(People Watch)(Obituary)
October 11, 2004... O.H. Frisbie, whose frustration at losing customers for his coal and ice deliveries led him to help create one of the world s largest moving companies in Atlas Van Lines, died Sept. 21 at his home in Pembroke Pines, Fla. He was 98. Frisbie...

Calendar.(Calendar)
October 11, 2004... OCTOBER 10-13. 2004 APICS International Conference and Exposition (Educational Society for Resource Management), San Diego. www.apics.org. 12. 3PL Outsourcing: Why It's Right in Today's Marketplace (Traffic Club of Philadelphia and...