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Walking through any retail store today, we silently ask the question: "Isn't anything manufactured i

Looking back on 2006, the first thing that strikes me is how fast it seems to have come and gone. Be

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Contrary to the article "Toll Lane''s Logjam" (Traffic Wo

For anyone whose business depends on the smooth flow of cargo through U.S. ports, the acronym TWIC i

If you've been to a transportation conference in the past couple of years, you'll know that an elect

Now that Democrats have won control of Congress, can we get them to tone down the rhetoric about por

The concept is not new. It is simply what Class 1 railroads have been looking forward to for years:

Statistics may show steady intermodal growth, but they mask the almost constant change to which inte

While the rest of the country is talking about divided government, the transportation world is focus

Free trade was not an issue in this month's congressional elections, but it may become a major casua

Cold ironing as an issue for the shipping industry is heating up. The term refers to the process of

The countdown is on. Motor carriers crossing the borders at land ports in the states of Washington a

Formally launched on April 16, 2002, the voluntary Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism initi

The Ugly American, the 1958 novel by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick, became a bestseller for its

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We process overcharge claims for various accoun

Speed, globalization and consolidation are all driving today's transportation marketplace. With the

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Your recent article, "LTL Carriers Package Up" (Traffic W

One of the biggest issues that hung over the World Shipping (China) Summit Nov. 2-3 in Shenzhen, Chi

Exporters can trust BIS data securityI am writing in response to Donald Weadon's Oct. 23 col

Paul F. Richardson made his mark in container shipping with innovative sales tactics. When Sea-Land

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.The faces of America''s business representatives in Washi

Earlier this year, the media and politicians were apoplectic over the sale of P&O Ports to Dubai's D

Logistics historically has always been principally about reducing costs. When logistics firms are se

The FBI's annual Uniform Crime Reports are dry tomes filled with data on murders, assaults, burglari

U.S. economic activity continued to lose momentum in the third quarter, with real gross domestic pro

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Infrastructure investment hasn''t figured terribly high i

Several times during the past few months, there have been rumors and writings about the future of Ha

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We had a major derailment on a shipment. Our to

When I want to speak with the most knowledgeable person I know on the subject of the Panama Canal, I

Now that Panamanian voters have approved plans to build bigger canal locks, some commentators have s

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A broker is given a load by another broker, who

Some Chinese refer to themselves as "bamboo" - they are very tough and resilient, and many Western c

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.As a lawyer who does a great deal of employment work for

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.After reading Steve Broussard''s commentary ("Don''t Get

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Anyone in the logistics and transport industry who is not

As a lawyer who does a great deal of employment work for trucking companies, I often see the "umbrel

Anyone who's followed Jerry Brown's career knows that when he sinks his teeth into an issue, he does

Railroads are beset by critics and unhappy customers in a host of areas these days. One place where

The annual meeting of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is by a long distance the

J Robert Bray has headed the Virginia Port Authority for 28 years but says the last five or six have