Transport, Trade and Regulation News

United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. have quietly taken action to undercut DHL Worldwide Expre

Johannesburg - FreightMatrix.com Inc., the online logistics services company set up by i2 Technologi

Rail carrier Burlington Northern Santa Fe has launched a Web-based tool that allows mines and utilit

TNT Logistics North America, a division of the Dutch TPG transport and logistics group, has promoted

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - SupplyLinks Inc., the online transportation management services compa

FRANKFURT - The German government, attempting to stem the tide of illegal truckers from Eastern Euro

From Wire Reports NEW YORK - CSX Corp. today became the latest railroad hit by slowing freight deman

Mexico's rail privatization continues to pay off in terms of improved infrastructure as concessionai

Michael Chowdry, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the history of the air cargo industry,

Dulles, Va. - Vastera, the cross-border trade management software and services company that went pub

Global Freight Exchange, an Internet-based exchange service for air carriers and forwarders, announc

The dot-com side of the rail industry grew more complicated last week with the announcement that fiv

LONDON - Autologic, a British car distribution company is joining forces with TNTPost Group (TPG) an

Canadian Tire Ltd., often called the 'Wal-Mart of Canada,' will use software from Stockholm-based so

United Shipping & Technology of Minneapolis said it plans to combine operational functions of the pa

SynQuest, a provider of supply chain software, agreed to integrate its One2One Solutions with G-Log'

WASHINGTON - The Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Norman Mineta as transportation secretary

The dot-com side of the rail industry got more complicated last week with the announcement that five

In a testament to the developing popularity of online industry-specific exchanges as targets for sup

LOS ANGELES - Hal Hilliard, director of marketing at the Port of Stockton and a 31-year veteran of t

Canadian National Railway's fourth-quarter income rose 11% to 237 million Canadian dollars (US$155 m

EGL Inc., the Houston-based forwarder that acquired Circle Inc., laid off 300 employees this month.

Canadian National Railway said today that it is reducing by a day the transit time for its intermoda

OTTAWA - Five days of talks aimed at breaking a prolonged impasse among grain executives should help

SynQuest, a provider of supply chain software, agreed to integrate its One2One Solutions with G-Log'

Norfolk Southern Corp., which operates the fourth-largest railroad in the United States, said today

FedEx Express will begin a new service next month aimed at customers in the United States, Europe an

New Penn Motor Express, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Lebanon, Pa., has made several enhanc

The partnership of ExpressTrak LLC and Amtrak said today that it is acquiring the first 109 of its p

LONDON - The number of trucks travelling through the cross-channel tunnel between Britain and France

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. earned $255 million in the fourth quarter, compared with income o

ZURICH - Danzas AG, banking on a rise in the level of commercial activity in the Middle East, has ta

New Penn Motor Express, a less-than-truckload carrier based in Lebanon, Pa., has made several enhanc

Norfolk Southern Corp., the fourth-largest U.S. railroad company, said it will eliminate up to 60f i

Greybox Logistics Services, a subsidiary of SynchroNet Marine Inc., won a contract to manage the con

Canadian Pacific Ltd. earned a record 1.8 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.2 billion) in 2000, more th

The Surface Transportation Board has ended the long-running trucking 'undercharge crisis' of the 199

South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has instructed the Ministry of Construction and Transportation t

FRANKFURT- With rail traffic growing steadily between Germany's seaports and Poland, the Polzug GmbH

Shippers are reluctant to trust logistics providers chosen by online exchanges, a fact that's holdin