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Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The fumes from gasoline can make anyone a little bit dizz

Having tried once and succeeded, the man can't be faulted for trying again. The last time Washington

After 30 years in the transportation business, I am still waiting for a clear, simple explanation re

In the preface to his 1996 book, "Only the Paranoid Survive," then-CEO of Intel Andy Grove reflected

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There is a perfect storm headed for the trucking industry

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My question pertains to truckload shipments ori

CTI deserves credit for putting CEVA in South AmericaThe April 7 article on industrial real

". . . CBP needs to withdraw this proposal . . ."- Hallock Northcott, president and CEO, Ame

About 4 p.m. on Oct. 16, 1997, my phone started ringing. The callers were reporters from general-cir

In the face of the staggering U.S. trade deficit, Congress has approved legislation that has a chill

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We filed a claim with Carrier A, which originat

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.It can be hard to find something positive in the numbingl

In a recent letter to the editor of The JoC, Glenn English, chief executive of the National Rural El

In one of my previous lives, the second half of April was one of the most interesting two-week perio

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the Feb. 11 issue you had a question from a

The financial rail bed for the railroad industry shifted just a bit last week. The Surface T

There is something worth noting about a port that has grown much larger than what its local populati

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As domestic retail fuel prices surge, the pain at the pum

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Regardless of industry or size, almost every business rel

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The figures in the illustration on the first page of our

As anyone involved with global trade knows, Congress has mandated that by July 2012, all containers

On April 1, many independent truckers participated in a one-day work stoppage to protest fuel prices

Advocates of short-sea shipping along U.S. coasts say the concept has great potential. Yes, skeptics

On March 5, President Bush declared that the U.S. has to "get off oil" to reduce dependence on forei

A gloomy outlook for the economy coupled with even higher fuel costs in the near-term endangers the

Regardless of industry or size, almost every business relies on trucks in some way to move products.

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Here''s hoping you can advise me on another cla

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.B:I have a question about one of the finer points

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As names for rail lines go, the "Container Express" doesn

Industry conferences - decisions on attendance and the selection and budgeting of where and when to

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The pain of paying $4 plus per gallon for diesel is goadi

Captive shippers left out in the coldThe railroad industry today finds itself in what many b

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I audit freight bills for a company that ships

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the r

Captive rail shippers are lobbying Congress to trim the railroads' antitrust immunity - but oddly en

The big story in shipping right now is Hapag-Lloyd, the German carrier that's the world's fifth-larg

The possibility of another storied steamship line, Hapag-Lloyd, becoming the next chapter in contain

Over the course of the last 10 years, whenever the word "convergence" was mentioned in a business co

The tear gas has dissipated, the injuries have healed, and the criminal charges have been dismissed,

Clarifying importer bondsThe article "Old idea is new again" in the March 3 JoC incorrectly