Transport, Trade and Regulation News

Steward D. Hauser remembers years ago when his freight forwarder colleagues filed applications to ha

Freight shippers attacked a trucking industry plan to set minimum transportation rates for moving go

INVENTION STACKS BAGS, BOXES FOR SHIPPINGTwo Canadian inventors claim to have developed a sy

Oscar Camejo saw United Parcel Service salesmen every month. Then he decided to try a new package ca

It couldn't have worked out any better. ITT Rayonier Inc. had a nagging problem known to all

NASSTRAC NAMES KEMP MEMBER OF THE YEARNAPLES, Fla. - Janet S. Kemp, outbound traffic manager

The idea was to single-source. Offer all your 300-plus annual carloads of business to one of

Massive opposition from freight shippers and trucking companies has convinced the Interstate Commerc

Gerber Products Co., citing concerns about industrial espionage and public safety, has announced it

A British company, NFC PLC, plans to expand its U.S. distribution/logistics and home delivery servic

The New York region is planning a gala regional celebration of National Transportation Week, May 14-

RAIL SHIPPERS GROUP CONVENES IN DALLASThe National Association of Rail Shippers is holding i

With diskettes of truck tariffs in his computer and containership and train pictures on his wall, Jo

SHIPPERS FREIGHT GROUP PICKS JACOBI PRESIDENTHUNTINGTON, N.Y. - Raymond M. Jacobi, freight c

Already loaded with sleeping bags, tents, coolers stocked with food and campers ready to enjoy the g

For logistics managers, it's no longer a job, it's a profession. "Logistics has now evolved

TNT CONTRACT LOGISTICS INC. (Rosemont, Ill.) - Douglas E. Christensen was named vice president and m

Despite a direct appeal from the head of the Regular Common Carriers Conference, Nasstrac shippers d

Less-than-truckload shippers are expected to tackle some tough issues this week at the annual spring

McGraw-Hill Inc. will coordinate the operations of its two regional customs brokers before expanding

There was no sign anything was amiss until the truck drove up to Amersham Corp.'s loading dock in Bu

ITEL DISTRIBUTION ADDS TO WAREHOUSE NETWORKItel Distribution Systems has added Kansas City,

When he ripped across the island of St. Croix in September, Hurricane Hugo probably never gave this

Ensuring that the food served at this week's Passover meals is kosher takes more corporate planning

Grain shippers give a cautious thumbs up to Union Pacific Railroad for considering a revamp of its A

HEAD OF BROKERS GROUP SEEKS TO INCREASE CLOUTORLANDO, Fla. - Donna R. McCann, newly elected

Shippers are curious and a little miffed about trucking industry complaints that carriers are being

The transportation broker industry lost a founding father with the passing of Julius Schaefer.

SEABOARD WAREHOUSE BUYS REST OF STELLARSeaboard Warehouse Terminals Ltd. has acquired the re

Like anyone else in the Army back in 1961 when the Berlin Wall was erected, Patrick J. Heaney thoug

CUSTOMS BROKER GROUP PICKS LITMAN PRESIDENTArthur L. Litman, president of Castelazo & Associ

As expected, the Railway Retirement System and the Federal Employers Liability Act came under wither

H&M INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC. (Secaucus, N.J.) - Robert Oppelt was named director, internat

One of three major improvements to the filing process occurred around the first of the year when Un

Intercargo Corp., which underwrites U.S. Customs Bonds for forwarders and brokers, said its fourth q

Merchandise buyers for Bradlees department stores have such a dim view of railroads that the compan

Most shippers of high-priced electronics goods say they'll continue to reject any effort to eliminat

Caterpillar Inc. has decided to ship tractor parts with a joint venture operated byWallenius Lines o

OFFSITE PACKING STARTS HOUSTON AREA SERVICEHOUSTON - Shippers have a new export packing serv

H&M INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INC. (Secaucus, N.J.) - Jayne A. Wares was promoted to senior vice