Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from January 2007

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from January 2007

Opportunity Knocks.
January 1, 2007... By Elizabeth Baatz, Contributing Editor Market forces that favored carriers and buffeted shippers last year are changing. Skilled transportation buyers may find an opening to negotiate more favorable deals Pricing power--wielded by...

Price Trends.
January 1, 2007... By Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions Pricing Across the Transportation Modes Trucking Elizabeth Baatz Falling for the second consecutive month, average prices charged by the U.S. trucking industry dropped 0.1% from...

Unleashing supply chain value in mergers and acquisitions.
January 1, 2007... By Patrick M. Byrne It was the year of the deal: 2006 saw record-breaking highs in the number and size of mergers and acquisitions. That would seem to suggest that business thinks such deals are a good thing. But from a supply chain...

Forward thinking.
January 1, 2007... By Brooks A. Bentz Freight forwarders have become indispensable partners for shippers that do business globally. Here's how to get the most out of your relationship with them. Seven years into the "new century," supply chain...

Cutting the cord.
January 1, 2007... By Bridget McCrea, Contributing Editor Two new studies find that wireless fleet-management technology is gaining ground with shippers. Here's why some like it and others don't. The results are in: Wired truck fleets are slowly making...

New postal legislation may level the parcel playing field.
January 1, 2007... By Jeff Berman, Senior Editor Pricing changes give the USPS more flexibility to compete with private-sector carriers WASHINGTON--Postal-reform legislation signed by President George W. Bush last month may put the United States Postal...

HOS ruling slated to come down in March.
January 1, 2007... By John D. Schulz WASHINGTON--It took more than 65 years for the government to write its first comprehensive change in truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) regulations that had gone largely unchanged since the mid-1930s. It's going to take...

Trucking industry pioneer J.B. Hunt dies at 79.(Obituary)
January 1, 2007... By John D. Schulz LOWELL, Ark.--Johnnie Bryan "J.B." Hunt was an Arkansas grammar-school dropout who parlayed a five-truck operation into one of the nation's largest and most progressive motor carriers. Hunt died on Dec. 7, 2006, after...

Package rate increases may be higher than you think.
January 1, 2007... By Ray Bohman On January 1, the nation's three largest parcel carriers--UPS, FedEx, and DHL--raised their rates as they normally do at that time of the year. According to their press releases, their ground-service rates would be going...

Software uses real-time data to calculate fuel tax.
January 1, 2007... By Staff Telargo, Inc. has introduced fully integrated ProMiles Fuel Tax Software in its mobile-asset management solution. The integration allows customers access to real-time data for a single truck, a group of trucks, or an entire...

New lift truck line is environmentally friendly.
January 1, 2007... By Staff Toyota Material Handling U.S.A. has released its line of 8-Series lift trucks, which includes 3,000-6,500 lb., internal-combustion cushion- and pneumatic-tire models. Toyota's 4Y engine features a closed-loop fuel-system...

Truck-restraint system for loading docks.
January 1, 2007... By Staff GMR Safety Inc.'s Power Chock wheel-based truck-restraint system can restrain all vehicles at the loading dock, including trailers with lift gates. Composed of a large steel chock set at the end of a counterbalanced arm, the chock...

You"re not entitled to anything!
January 1, 2007... By John A. Gentle, DLP Have you noticed that the transportation marketplace has changed? Just six short months ago, shipping activity was on pace with levels of activity we saw in 2005. Since then we've noted that the usual "Fall Surge"...

A Roadmap to China"s Logistics Landscape.
January 1, 2007... By John Kerr China's logistics landscape is a patchwork of astonishing progress and infuriating roadblocks. Smart shippers and logistics providers know what to work with and what to avoid. A new research report helps the rest of us. ...

Should you go Dedicated?
January 1, 2007... By John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor Shippers increasingly are turning to dedicated contract carriage to solve complex problems and minimize service risks. Back in 1987, this magazine ran an article about dedicated contract carriage,...

Management Update.
January 1, 2007... By Staff An Executive Summary of Industry News The Dubai Ports World saga officially comes to an end. After months of backlash over national security, Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. (P&O) agreed to sell management and...

What's behind the door?
January 1, 2007... By Michael A. Levans, Chief Editor The cover of LM 's january issue aims to communicate what shippers will be experiencing in the coming year. Our goal is to validate the gut feelings shippers have about their upcoming transportation...

How to be a lean, mean cross-docking machine.
January 1, 2007... By Maida Napolitano, Contributing Editor Thinking about adding cross docking to your operation? A materials handling engineer explains what changes you'll need to make. Today's "lean" warehousing managers are trimming the fat by...