Commentary

How well is Wal-Mart's radio-frequency identification initiative working? A recently reported Univer

I don't know about you, but I'm fatigued by the hours of service debate.It's been more than

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Beyond the NumbersI am the father of 15-year-old

Not a 'bridge to nowhere'Reading Ted Prince's Dec. 5 column on "poison pork," I was not surp

The week before Christmas I caught up with Todd Owen, director of the C-TPAT program at Customs and

A generation ago, U.S. diplomacy was personified by Henry Kissinger's "shuttle diplomacy," featuring

There is much talk about the consolidation of ocean carriers, as evidenced by A.P. Moller-Maersk's a

Maybe it was the hint of a cold in his voice, but there was something about the way Frederick Smith

Customs and Border Protection was and continues to be a driving force behind the World Customs Organ

For the logistics and transportation industry, the world moved on two very sharply different tracks

Receiving one of the Connie awards presented this month by the Containerization and Intermodal Insti

On a morning shortly before Thanksgiving in 1937, 24-year-old Malcom Mclean was frustrated and restl

Last month I discussed in this space how intermodal increasingly is paying its way and no longer is

Shipping isn't an industry known for artistic sensibilities, but many container terminals have begun

As the trade community awaits word of who will replace Robert C. Bonner as commissioner of Customs a

Recently, a friend who is also a customs manager for a Fortune 50 importer musingly asked me when I

A top priority in the war on terrorism is combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction

Within the next five years, U.S. consumption is expected to increase more than $1 trillion, from $8

The Government Accountability Office gets it about half right in its recent report on aviation secur

San Bernardino, Calif.To see the heart of the transportation's industry growing love affair

As international trade expands, container terminals are in demand. Terminal operations require heavy

PierPass, the program for after-hours terminal gates that harbor truckers in Southern California lov

Besides causing widespread devastation along the Gulf Coast, hurricanes Katrina and Rita underscored

With the holiday season approaching, it's time to look at how a real expert handles supply-chain cha

Pork-barrel politics is government spending intended to benefit constituents of a politician in retu

For better or worse, this year is pretty much in the books. With one month to go, there's not much t

Last week marked the end of one of the most remarkable periods in the history of U.S. Customs, now k

During the press gaggle at the Bureau of Industry and Security's recent annual update, newly install

Recent announcements from ocean carriers give us a lot to consider. At a conference in Shanghai, two

In looking at the massive consolidation underway in the logistics world, shippers may look at commen

Rate-setting conferences for ship lines used to be a big deal. For more than a century, conferences

Nature abhors a vacuum. That was the first thought that came to mind last week when Sens. Patty Murr

As chairman of the National Industrial Transportation League, Mick Barr doesn't need much of a remin

In today's fast-paced transportation world, we often forget or neglect to review our partnerships, v

One of the more remarkable aspects of China's development is its ability to stay ahead of the curve

As I read the news from the Doha Round of World Trade Organization negotiations, I am starting to do

Every now and then a particularly relevant current event or news article will pre-empt the topic I h

No clearance problem at Hampton RoadsI read with interest Peter Leach's Oct. 24 article "Up

An article in your publication Nov. 1 entitled, "Rail delays for Asia imports, no congestion for oce

An article in your publication Nov. 1 entitled, "Rail delays for Asia imports, no congestion for oce