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In reading recent comments about what earmarks Republicans want removed from the current stimulus package, I was taken aback by the fact that GOP leaders oppose a budgeted item to build a new Coast Gu

Even if your job appears halfway safe -- a big if for many people -- today's economy provides much to be nervous about.

Q:I have always assumed that any party that has an equitable interest in particular cargo could pursue a cargo damage claim against a carrier.

The tracks between Boston and Washington make up the busiest rail corridor in the country, largely b

The nation is paying a lot of attention to President Obama's Cabinet selections.

Most Januarys are quiet; cargo interests are just waking up after the holidays in the U.S. and Asia. Then the pace picks up, and the world gets back to normal.

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Looking across the grim economic landscape of 2009, the q

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Can you help with this? It''s an ongoing proble

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have a simple question: Is there a specific t

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The voluntary EPA SmartWay Program aimed at improving fue

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The Traffic Information Bureau of Chicago and Washington

Last week in this space we made the point that railroads, in stark contrast to truckers, have years

The voluntary EPA SmartWay Program aimed at improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas em

One reason shipping is so fascinating is that it combines mathematics, history, geography and every

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We have a question concerning what the time lim

No one under 80 years old can remember worse economic times than these. What we're in now doesn't co

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Now, to paraphrase an old television advertisement, is wh

Norbridge consultant Dean Wise made an important observation about the future of freight transportat

One of the best industry presentations I have heard was given 10 or 12 years ago by one of the most

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I've been telling my employees for a long time

Supply Chain Management Center, R.H. Smith School Of Business, University of MarylandCopyrig

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.As the new Obama administration was lining up its people

How desperate are carriers in the trans-Pacific trade? Apparently desperate enough to risk awakening

The news out of Mexico has been unsparingly awful over the past year, with murder, kidnapping, gun b

Overshadowed by ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, multinational efforts over the past seve

No sane individual would suggest that the current recession is in any way good. Several million peop

by Dr. Sandor Boyson, Dr. Thomas Corsi, Lisa Harrington & Chaodong Han, of the Supply Chain Man

After a year of surprises in 2008, what's ahead for 2009?

The pushback against the paranoid among us who won't sleep at night until every incoming container o

The clock is ticking on 10+2, and the timing couldn't be any worse. On top of the need to stimulate

The biggest headache associated with determining which mode of transportation to use has to do with

If you thought debate over government investment in transportation, including the many regulatory qu

Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport contains a series of spectacular ceramic, art dec

• Freight Needs Strong Voice, VisionDespite the high cost, no one can seriously question the

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.There were plenty of kind words and advice for Ray LaHood

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.The Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 signed into law i

• Rail Safety is No Paper ChaseDear President-elect Obama:We stand ready to work wit

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Dear President-elect Obama:Although you face a mu

Copyright 2009, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have a railroad trying to bill me for moves f