Commentary

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Moments before Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, injected some

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Coal may not be the driver of railroad revenue it once wa

Remember TWIC? The Transportation Worker Identification Credential is back in the spotlight. For thr

As the DP World story slid down a slippery slope from local dispute in Miami to skirmish in Washingt

After four years of crying wolf and playing Chicken Little, administration officials, security exper

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A:Thought you would like to know that it appears

It's been said that vision without a plan is simply a hallucination. To many in our industry, the Ma

In the years to come, some author may write the equivalent of "Barbarians at the Gate," an account o

Matthew Rose would like to double the $2 billion a year his railroad is putting into capital im-prov

It is a question on the minds of thousands of shippers this time of year. How bad will U.S. port con

The controversial P&O-DP World deal will likely initiate a new round of transportation security intr

Born hurriedly out of the critical need to assuage public and congressional fears of a potential ter

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We had a motor carrier move a shipment on which

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Congress isn''t usually where you go for sharp insight or

Check the calendar. It's 2006, right? More than four years after the 9-11 terrorist attacks. P

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Check the calendar. It''s 2006, right? More than four ye

As the media and political circus surrounding DP World's plans to acquire U.S. marine terminals cont

Mitch Daniels hardly looks like a man in the middle of a storm. Affable and polite, Daniels has a re

The problem that DP World encountered with the U.S. part of its acquisition of P&O was neatly encaps

If you're a transportation manager negotiating ocean contracts, it's all about the money - and savin

This is a great time for cable TV talkers. First, Vice President Cheney accidentally shoots a huntin

For many in the international trade field, the last week has been a walk through the Twilight Zone a

U.S. global supply chains are expanding their scope to an unprecedented degree. As an ever-increasin

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Can someone explain to Ms. (Patricia) Abbate that her qu

All of us have laughed at the punch line: I'm from the government and I'm here to help you. Actually

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We arranged through a broker for a load to be s

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.A note on the lighter side: Traffic World''s multinationa

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.I enjoyed your article "Hoiland Has 3PL Design" (Traffic

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.While the Bush administration was twisting painfully over

From the decision by one major company to sell its global logistics business to moves by another to

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.From the decision by one major company to sell its global

A few weeks ago, I found myself preparing to take my first flight with a carry-on suitcase since imp

The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINELONDON -- The political furor in the U.S. over DP World's immi

There's good news for LTL and truckload carriers: their record profits should keep on rolling in 200

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a freight forwarder. We have been doing

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.[Rick] Curl certainly is to be commended for speaking up

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.In your Feb. 6 editorial ("Rail Margins"), you wrote a go

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.There''s good news for LTL and truckload carriers: their

Copyright 2006, Traffic World, Inc.In watching Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff

I once knew a guy who smoked three packs of cigarettes a day before he went cold turkey. When I aske