Commentary

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The November 5 article titled "Rails Targeted on Safety"

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I enjoyed reading your article on freight payment compani

Listening to a recent panel discussion at an industry conference, I had a sudden realization: If I h

When I am in the U.S., which is most of the time, I am reminded almost daily in some way of the coun

Up until 40 years ago or so, federal law enforcement could not obtain a warrant for "evidence" of a

I read recently of the last LASH vessel being removed from service, and the writer had several quote

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have a question regarding undercharge claims.

Now that the government's racketeering lawsuit against the International Longshoremen's Association

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We''re a truck broker. We contracted with a car

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A trailer load of negative numbers from the transportatio

I do not believe there is a great deal of concern among shippers about next year's scheduled repeal

On April 26, 1956, Malcom McLean loaded 58 containers onto the Ideal X and shipped them from Port Ne

Many intermodal officials seem to think they are in some discrete new business. Ocean liner people a

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We hired a broker to pick up and deliver a two-

The annual meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is a great place to catch

There is a growing discussion among elected officials, transportation interests and communities conc

Ditto truckers and air carriers. Bulk carriers are enjoying flush times driven by strong demand for

Of the many trade initiatives and outreach efforts to help developing countries, there is one in my

This month, the intermodal industry celebrates a silver anniversary with its 25th Intermodal Expo. A

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.If the goal of the organizers of the annual Council of Su

Ocean carriers will soon announce their plans for 2008 rate increases in the trans-Pacific import tr

The Journal of Commerce's Oct. 1 cover story presents evidence that the U.S. economic slowdown may a

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I''ve recently begun work as general manager of

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the metals flatbed truckload industry, which

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It was only two-and-a-half years ago that an executive in

Container lines have been ordering massive ships at a torrid pace over the past six months, and this

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the first TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, China, and was

The shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line - especially if it runs throu

Those of us who follow such things have run out of superlatives to describe the growth of China's ex

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A carrier that we know locally has a certificat

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It is my opinion that raising the gas tax may well be the

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I just finished reading your editorial "Military Service"

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It was once said that economic regulation is but a transf

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Anyone who believes they''ve adjusted to the changes that

Your Oct. 1 article, "August blues," stating that "carriers' hopes are fading fast for a strong peak

We've all seen the statistics on trade volume rising, ships becoming larger, more of them being buil

To me, where the absurdity of the Southern California truck plan is truly exposed is in the trucks t

P.R.A. World Wide Trading Co., a Brooklyn, N.Y., forwarder, recently agreed to pay a $250,000 penalt

For more than a year, the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and other ocean carriers have critici

To the city governments that control the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the concept of alterna