Commentary

We've seen how major inland rail hubs such as Alliance in Texas and Global III in Rochelle, Ill., ca

The recent revelation of alleged Chinese hacking into the long-criticized computer system of the U.S

The 17th annual State of Logistics Report found that business logistics costs increased by $156 bill

Who would have thought that 26 years into the deregulated motor carrier environment we would still b

A year ago in this space, the JoC published my article entitled "Solution to gridlock," in which I a

As a child growing up in New York, I often stared in wonder at the giant ocean liners filling berths

As each week passes, we see more reports on the financial returns of ocean carriers for 2006. The re

When the DP World fiasco hit the news last winter, many Ameri-cans suddenly discovered that U.S. por

One of the most important days in recent domestic transportation history passed Oct. 15 with barely

Listening to the give-and-take among the various players in Canada's transportation system at the in

Laments about energy costs have been as much a part of freight transportation over the last few year

Bean counters love activity-based costing. The strategy allows a company to isolate the cost of each

As expected, the five-year anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks brought with it an assortment o

Supply-chain executives are used to working under pressure, but product proliferation has given them

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Is the world upside down? Gasoline prices nearing $2 a ga

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I am the packaged logistics manager for my comp

At this point in the development of supply-chain security policy, it is fair to say that a major bug

U.S. airlines contain an almost hidden treasure. Yet, through indifference, disinterest and even dis

When it was reported last month that a 38,000-square-mile polar "lake" bigger than Indiana had melte

This August, two of the largest residential telephone providers, Verizon and Quest, announced that t

The grain elevators of the Midwest might be the last place you'd look for evidence of the country's

Long before Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the local trade community invested itself in c

When I first met Gil Carmichael in 1972, he was waging an energetic but unsuccessful campaign to bec

If there was one thing apparent from last week's 5th Annual Maritime Security Expo at the Javits Cen

There's a clich? about sports coaches that says they're never quite as good as they appear when they

Demand for container capacity at North American ports will double during the next decade, according

It's easy to ask questions. The real skill comes from knowing what questions to ask. To

That there is a critical need for more transportation infrastructure is not news. That government at

Everyone's for port security, reduced air pollution and good transportation infrastructure. And if y

Five years after September 11, there are signs of common sense in Congress about cargo security.

The transportation infrastructure is vital to the success of Wal-Mart and we believe to the nation's

Reconfiguration of the global supply chain is changing industrial real estate. Port diversion strate

Most everyone involved in freight movement is familiar with the problem of congestion. You know from

To say that day five years ago was one of unimaginable horror isn't quite right. Some did imagine th

It has been five years since the Sept. 11 attacks, and the search is on for meaning in this annivers

Customs and Border Protection is working to require all motor carriers to get on board with the new

So five years after 9/11, what's the state of supply-chain security? There's no simple answer or con

This week's observance of the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is especially significan

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Recently, the shipping industry has been under attack by

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.It is interesting to note the efforts of rail labor to fo