Commentary

Problems surroundCustoms rulesI am writing concerning "An Unnecessary Debate" (Peter

Someone once described a truly integrated supply chain as one in which any time a supermarket custom

There has been a lot of media reporting as well as anguish and anxiety on the part of exporters to t

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The precise tracking of units from product items to trail

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Say what you mean and mean what you say. It sounds simple

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.My wife Tracy, who never gambles and had been steering me

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In response to a shipper's question about "bunc

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I just read your editorial on Ed Emmett''s announcement (

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have recently received a demand from Trans T

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I just read your editorial on Ed Emmett's announcement ("

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.I appreciated Kathleen Hickey's good piece on FreightDesk

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Last week the U.S. Customs Service scrapped proposals tha

What will be the lasting consequences (if any) of the recently completed West Coast port labor negot

Giving shippers greater assurance on how to prevent their freight from being delayed by security che

WASHINGTON - The Census Bureau is likely to deliver soon a stunning statistic: in 2002 the U.S. trad

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Editor's note: This column is presented in unusual dialog

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.The Institute of Logistical Management has been around fo

It had been a while since we heard the likes of Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., sounding off about the

Freight Facilities Grants needed in USSince 1981, Britain's Department of Transport has had

In a Journal of Commerce article last fall (Sept. 2-8 issue), I suggested reasons that total logisti

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.My company recently was invited by the Port of Los Angele

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Much of the urgency has gone out of e-commerce. Companies

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Once before in this space I have advised shippers not to

LONDON - The European Union's decision in early December to ban single-hulled tankers carrying heavy

Last year was decision time for U.S. Customs. It was frighteningly obvious following Sept. 11, 2001,

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.January is national mentoring month but for some organiza

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.There is change under way at the Surface Transportation B

Security is everyone's business! That's been the rallying cry since Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, the fed

Property-and-casualty insurance premiums continue their dramatic increase for shippers, transporters

Carriers are doing what they have to doNobody likes paying bills, regardless of what they ar

The Maritime Administration says it remains willing to consider an application by FastShip for Title

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Should you add equipment to your current fleet?" On Nov.

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:You recently were asked a question about how ra

Remember the good old days? Say, two years ago? The biggest thing on the trade's agenda was Customs

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My understanding is that "punitive" damages can

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My understanding is that "punitive" damages can

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.Technology can help you manage your people better. Employ

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.As spring approaches, many shippers will feel the equival

Copyright 2003, Traffic World, Inc.In the darkness of a Sunday night, Ed Emmett shoveled sno

Predicting economic and trade patterns is like forecasting the weather: It relies on conflicting inf