Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) articles from July 2004

Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, CO) archives from July 2004

When will freight rates return to normal?(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
July 1, 2004... When will freight rates return to normal? Not anytime soon, predicts TranzAct Technologies CEO Mike Regan. The transportation software executive says shippers should factor in increases of 5 to 7 percent for the rest of this year and on into...

Two of importers' long-cherished dreams are about to come true.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
July 1, 2004... Two of importers' long-cherished dreams are about to come true. Last month, the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a pilot program to test a monthly account statement, which will allow participants to consolidate duty...

DHL will pump $1.2 billion into its North American operations.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
July 1, 2004... DHL will pump $1.2 billion into its North American operations to better compete with rivals UPS and FedEx. DHL said the money will be used to upgrade its services and build seven new regional sort centers this year and five more after 2005....

TNT Logistics will gain some forwarding muscle now that its parent company has acquired Wilson Logistics Group.(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
July 1, 2004... TNT Logistics will gain some forwarding muscle now that its parent company has acquired Wilson Logistics Group. The purchase of Wilson from Nordic Capital for about $311 million by TPG N.V. represents the Dutch mail and transportation...

Cutting through contract "legalese".(Management update: an executive summary of industry news)
July 1, 2004... Cutting through contract "legalese": The National Industrial Transportation League and the American Trucking Associations have developed a new model truckload contract that takes some of the complex legal language out of that type of agreement....

Gaining a global perspective.(Viewpoint)
July 1, 2004... LIKE YOU, I'VE BEEN TO MANAGEMENT SEMINARS that stress the importance of grasping the "big picture" if you are to have any chance at all of being successful. As a wise logistics manager recently told me, "To know what you should be...

Recent price trends in transportation services.(Price Trends)
July 1, 2004... TRUCKING Our new trucking price index is set to equal 100 in 2001. Each chart point indicates rising or failing price trends relative to the 2001 base period. In May 2004 the index stood at 106.8; in other words, prices were up 6.8% from...

Focus on packaging costs.(Price trends: recent price trends in transportation services)
July 1, 2004... Average prices for corrugated boxes nationwide rose by 2.3% in May, the largest one-month gain since April 2000. Part of that was to offset a 0.4% rise in box manufacturing costs that was fueled by higher paperboard costs. The rest of...

Let Mexican trucks cross the border, Supreme Court says: shippers hope Mexican carriers can alleviate the growing driver and capacity shortage, but they have a long wait ahead of them.(News & Analysis)
July 1, 2004... A U.S. Supreme Court decision that paves the way for Mexican trucks to operate in the United States could help alleviate the truck-capacity shortage that continues to plague U.S. shippers. But that's not likely to happen anytime soon: Several...

Which state has the most trucks?(News Capsule)
July 1, 2004... California led the union with the largest number of commercial trucks registered, with 2,613,000 in 2001. State Commercial Truck Registrations (in thousands) California 2,613 Texas 1,779 Florida ...

Exel, Tibbett & Britten tie the knot.(Third-Party Logistics)
July 1, 2004... Third-party logistics (3PL) company Exel made an offer last month for British rivalTibbett & Britten (T&B) for approximately $598 million. The two companies will have combined global revenues of more than $12 billion. "It's logical for...

USPS switches to FedEx for international service.(Transportation)
July 1, 2004... The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has contracted with FedEx Express to provide international transportation and delivery services for Global Express Guaranteed (GXG), its premier international product. FedEx replaced DHL on July 1 as the...

Congress to consider rail security bill.(Government)
July 1, 2004... Key Congressmen last month filed a bill that would require federal transportation officials to formulate a plan to protect the nation's rail system and provide funding for security technology. HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee...

Nippon Express.(Services)
July 1, 2004... Nippon Express has introduced its East CoastTime Advantage Service (ETA) for cargo imported through JFK International Airport in NewYork. ETA offers midnight warehouse operation, bar-coded manifest operation, pre-filed customs brokerage, and...

Henningsen Cold Storage Co.(Services)
July 1, 2004... Henningsen Cold Storage Co. has launched Henningsen Transportation Services, which will offer multi-temperature transportation services in the lower 48 states and Canada. The division provides dry, refrigerated, frozen, and flatbed services for...

Matson Navigation Company.(Services)
July 1, 2004... Matson Navigation Company's new "Paniolo Express" service connects the Big Island of Hawaii and Maui directly to the West Coast. The service will offer specially designed "cowtainers" for the transportation of cattle to the ports of Long Beach...

Con-Way Transportation.(Services)
July 1, 2004... Con-Way Transportation will set up a separate division called Con-WayTruckload to move truckloads in transcontinental lanes for three of its regional LTL companies: Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express, and Con-Way Western Express....

U-Freight.(Services)
July 1, 2004... U-Freight has established a Stock ShipmentTeam to provide sales support for shipments of time-sensitive retail merchandise. The team initially will focus on traffic from Asia to the United States, including apparel, sundries, toys, and games....

Watkins Associated Industries WAI.(Services)
July 1, 2004... Watkins Associated Industries (WAI) has acquired Toronto-based Fairway Canadian Express, which will change its name to Watkins Canada Express Inc. (www.watkins.com)

Datebook.(Logistics Briefing)(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... August 2-3. "Preparing Hazardous Materials for Transportation by Multiple Modes, Recurrent Training." Orlando, Fla. Dangerous Goods Advisory Council. 800-634-1598 or www.dgac.org. August 3-6. "World-Class Transportation and Distribution."...

Discounts still a major factor in LTL pricing.(Bohman on Pricing)
July 1, 2004... For well over two decades now, discounting off of less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier class rates has been a major factor in pricing in this sector of the trucking industry, and that continues to be the case to this day. In fact, it's...

Shippers, unite!(Byrne on Excellence)
July 1, 2004... In the transportation business, it's been several decades since strong profits were commonplace. Now an already difficult situation is getting uglier. Fuel prices are rising dramatically, giving carriers no choice but to raise prices. As a...

The two faces of globalization: globalization may be keeping consumer prices low, but it's creating new challenges for logistics managers.(Annual Report)(Cover Story)
July 1, 2004... They say there are always two sides to every story. If the findings of the 15th Annual State of Logistics Report are any indication, that's certainly true about globalization. One side tells of the astonishing boom in world trade, fueled by...

Business booms, carriers respond.(LTL)
July 1, 2004... The LTL industry rolled out of 2003 in an exceptionally solid state thanks to the mid-year upswing in the U.S. economy, continued low inventories, growth in regional manufacturing, shrinking capacity due to the loss of carriers, and shippers'...

Drivers wanted.(Truckload)
July 1, 2004... The economy may have begun to rebound in mid-2003, but that recovery has created more pain than pleasure for truckload (TL) shippers. Concerns over hours-of-service (HOS) restrictions, market consolidation, rising fuel prices, and increasing...

Surcharges rattle rail shippers.(Railroads)
July 1, 2004... Surcharges for higher energy costs have rattled U.S. rail shippers over the past year. "There's a groundswell developing as to just how reasonable some of these surcharges are," says railroad industry analyst Jay Roman, whose research firm,...

Will the good times last?(Ocean Shipping)
July 1, 2004... It might come as a surprise, but ocean carriers had a pretty good year in 2003. Although many maritime industry stakeholders had feared the worst when it came time to implement new federal security rules, by most accounts things went...

Profits can't get off the ground.(Air Freight)
July 1, 2004... What were the hot topics in the airfreight industry last year? That's an easy question to answer, says David Wirsing, executive director of the Airforwarders Association. "Any time in the last year someone's asked me what have been the major...

Return of the private fleet: private fleets make a comeback as shippers look to better control shipments and comply with hours-of-service rules.
July 1, 2004... It's been six years since Walgreen Co. last used a common motor carrier to ship merchandise to one of its stores. Instead, the Deerfield, Ill.-based drugstore chain relies on its private fleet of 420 leased power units and 850 leased trailers...

How to read between the lines: many ocean carriers are collaborating with competitors, making it harder to tell them apart. Here's how to pick the right one out of the lineup.
July 1, 2004... Much as air travelers can buy tickets from one airline but fly on a partner carrier, so can ocean cargo booked with one steamship line travel on vessels owned by another. That's what can happen when ocean carriers belong to "alliances"...

Better strong than smart? "Smart" electronics security seals are now on the market, but most shippers still favor traditonal mechanical versions. Here's why.(Security Seals)
July 1, 2004... Electronic seals can guard, identify, and attest to the tamper-proof integrity of containers as they depart from factories overseas, roll over inland roadways, and then cross the ocean by ship to North America. The seals' diverse functionality...

To RFID, or not to RFID? That's the question shippers need to ponder before implementing an RFID system in their warehouse.(Warehouse & DC: insights for today's distribution professional)
July 1, 2004... On April 30, trucks from eight Wal-Mart suppliers pulled up to the retail giant's Sanger, Texas, distribution center and unloaded their first shipments of pallets and cases tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. Their...

From the publishing director.(View From The Top)
July 1, 2004... Dear Logistics Management Reader, Because the logistics market is constantly changing, Logistics Management has one goal in mind: to provide you with the latest information and analysis of the trends, practices, products, and innovations...

Solutions for today, visions for tomorrow.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Future orientation is growth orientation--those who fall behind are left behind. Those prepared to take on the challenges of the future with courage and skill will succeed. That's why the combination of pioneering spirit and market orientation...

Hyster Company continues heritage of innovation and durability.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Hyster Company was founded in 1929 to supply lift trucks to the quickly expanding logging and timber industry in the northwestern United States. Seventy-five years later, we are reinforcing our commitment to providing our customers with...

FedEx[R] Freight.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... At FedEx Freight, we're committed to meeting the needs of both you and your customers by providing the all-around best LTL service in the industry. That's what makes us easy to do business with. Reliable, On-Time Service FedEx Freight...

AIT[R] Worldwide Logistics.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Life is consumed with busy agendas and challenging schedules Organizing a constant inflow of paperwork, meetings, and email correspondences at work, while keeping up with our home and family life probably sounds familiar to many of you. My...

Matson[R].(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... When it comes to logistics, Matson's service spans the Pacific and the U.S. mainland. Matson Navigation Company's service to Hawaii, Guam and the Mid-Pacific is designed specifically to meet the unique requirements of island economies....

Saddle Creek Corporation[R].(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Efficiency. Accuracy. Speed. Seamless integration. These are critical variables needed for your product distribution strategies to be successful. You'll find them in Saddle Creek Corporation, as we provide you solutions in three core service...

Con-Way ... supply chain solutions for business.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... At Con-Way we have created a fully integrated set of supply-chain services that provide single-source convenience for our customers. We started in 1983 as a small, less-than-truckload provider in ten states. Today, with annual revenues of...

Landstar: the capacity to meet your needs what you need, when you need it.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... It's true. With Landstar, you get what you need, when you need it--just ask our customers, many are trucking companies and logistics providers. They know they can trust us to do what we say we'll do, when we say we'll do it. We provide the...

RUAN.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... A Business Fueled By Ideas In 1931, on his first run as a coal truck driver, John Ruan realized he could haul more coal by reducing the time it takes to complete a delivery cycle. Within a year, he had three trucks hauling 42 tons of coal...

Toyota Indusrial Equipment.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Our intense focus on customer service has earned Material Handling U.S.A., Inc. the title of the nation's number one lift truck for the last two consecutive years. Our ability to listen to our customers and provide solutions to improve their...

Some things shouldn't change.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Everyone has trucks, everyone has rapid transit times, everyone has specialized services. So what sets Watkins Motor Lines apart? The answer is our commitment to never stop doing two things: building solid relationships with our customers, and...

Customer service drives our success.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... We're serious about providing total customer satisfaction. Customer Service Indicators[R] form the foundation upon which we build efficient, cost-effective processes. As part of our company's philosophy and mission statement, they drive our...

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Consolidation is quickening the evolution of the 3PL. While it is unlikely that any one 3PL will dominate the market, those that do consolidate must offer significantly more value by increasing the cross-sector expertise within their...

ABF[R].(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... At ABF, we're optimistic about the North American economy for the rest of 2004 and beyond. Now, if the word "optimistic" looks odd, that's probably because you're not used to seeing it alone. Most economic reports coupled "cautiously" with...

Pilot[R] Air Freight.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... For the past ten years, Richard G. Phillips has been the driving force behind the surge of Pilot Air Freight. As chairman, president, and CEO, Phillips has taken the firm from $73 million in 1994 to $250 million in revenue last year. With his...

Printronix[R]: global printing ... enabled.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Printronix has been a global leader in providing industrial and back-office enterprise printing solutions for 30 years. We offer the world's best-selling line matrix products and have earned an outstanding reputation for our high-performance...

BAX Global: transportation and logistics worldwide.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Today, global companies employ a variety of supply chain strategies to succeed in the marketplace, however all of them are based on two principles: first, information that is shared across the supply chain will lower costs and investment for...

Maersk Logistics.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Currently, the 3PL market is driven- more so than in years past--by service providers who truly understand the business strategies and objectives of their clients. In working towards this strategic understanding, successful logistics providers...

Roadway[R] Express.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... A better product is not enough anymore. To gain a market advantage, you have to deliver your product to your customers in the time and manner they want. We continue to focus on new ways to help you tailor your distribution to any given...

"We're always there for you.".(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... In an industry that is filled with constant changes, you need to know that you can consistently rely on a company to fulfill your shipping needs. For the past 25 years, we've been committed to providing dependability to our customers through...

Georgia Ports Authority.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Fiscal Year 2004 (ending June 30, 2004) was an extremely productive year for the Georgia Ports Authority. But like every great success story, you can't live on past laurels. You have to look ahead and keep the competition guessing. How do...

Developing standards for a rapidly changing world.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... The world is changing rapidly. The evolution of supply chain management that began more than 30 years ago with the U.P.C., continues today with the advent of the Electronic Product Code[TM] (EPC) and the development of Radio Frequency...

The "state of the state" in logistics management: globalization, outsourcing, regulatory compliance and visibility are driving the changing face of today's logistics market.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... A long history of successfully serving more than 900 of the best-known brands around the globe has provided Manhattan Associates with a unique and unmatched "View from the Top" of the global supply chain market. From our vantage point, we see...

DHL.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... There is nothing better for consumers than healthy competition. It produces more innovation, creativity, and choice in products and services. It drives all providers to become more intimately focused on the customer. For years, the express...

COSCO.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Shipping on the world's delicate oceans has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. There has been a major effort in the ocean shipping industry to provide ships in excess of 9,000 TEUs, challenging ports to increase operational capacity....

Synchronized commerce: the next wave of business innovation.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Among the innovations with sweeping implications to transform business in the 21st century is synchronized commerce. Synchronized commerce is an aspirational view of the perfect supply chain and one of the most powerful tools businesses can...

Thinking globally, acting locally.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... HMM knows where it wants to go... to the top. HMM established its subsidiary in North America, Hyundai Merchant Marine America in 1983, building a cohesive team of associates who work harder to make our customers shipping easier. HMM is...

CRST[R] International: the transportation solution.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... It is no secret to those of us in the transportation business that this is a tough industry. CRST International has been around for nearly 50 years. That's because we remain flexible and willing to respond to the demands of the market. We carve...

The Port of Baltimore.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... Nearly 300 years old, the Port of Baltimore has consistently remained one of the top U.S. ports for several reasons. Located more than 200 miles inland, Baltimore is the closest U.S. Atlantic seaport to major mid-Western destinations and...

Staying ahead of the curve: how international is adding value for customers.(View From The Top)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2004... While the economy is on the upturn, that doesn't mean these are easy times for today's businesses that rely on transportation. If it isn't higher fuel costs, it is concerns about driver retention or rising insurance costs. Throw in some...

Plastic pallet meets three separate industry standards.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... The new HD228-FR plastic pallet meets specialized industry standards in three different areas: fire resistance, strength, and sanitation. According to the manufacturer, the pallet received Underwriters' Laboratories UL2335 classification...

Searching for a trucking company?(New Products)
July 1, 2004... FleetSeek is a subscription-based search engine that allows users to search, select, sort, print, and download complete trucking demographic profiles. FleetSeek users receive access to profiles of up to 46,000 U.S. or 4,300 Canadian for-hire...

RFID and EPC solutions.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Applied Intelligence solutions offer the ability to apply radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and electronic product codes (EPC) and manage the resulting digital identity at any point in the supply chain. Designed to be an...

Three new training videos for dock and forklift safety.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Three new video training programs provide instruction for individuals who load, unload, or move freight between trailers and the warehouse. "The Ins and Outs of Loading Dock and Warehouse Safety" concentrates on common causes of loading dock...

RFID device controls forklift access.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Shockswitch RFID is a truck-mounted access-control system that requires an operator to prove his or her unique identity before the lift can be operated. It also monitors fleet operations, recording when, how, and by whom the vehicle is used....

How safe is your rack system?(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Storage Equipment Safety Service Ltd., with 20 years of experience in storage-rack safety inspection in the United Kingdom, now offers its services in the United States. The company has developed a comprehensive training program that teaches...

Electric counterbalanced lift truck.(New Products)
July 1, 2004... Four new CRX electric lift truck models deliver new standards for operator productivity and operating efficiency in capacities of 3,000 to 5,000 pounds. The trucks offer features to enhance operator comfort, including a lower step height to the...

Let's hope I'm wrong.(Parting Shot)
July 1, 2004... JUST LIKE THE BIG OIL COMPANIES I LIKE TO PROFIT FROM CURRENT EVENTS, and that's why the other day I made a bet with Jim Haughey, one of the economists here at Reed Business Information. Haughey predicted that gasoline prices would fall back to...