Transport, Trade and Regulation News

CROMBIE NAMED VP AT SHL SYSTEMHOUSESHL Systemhouse Inc. has appointed Peter Crombie, executi

The Canadian Industrial Transportation League, the largest distribution association north of the bor

Safeway Stores Inc. continues to mull Tracy, Calif., as the site for a new dry grocery distribution

The Mississippi River was closed Monday between miles 37 and 47 in the Thebes Bridge, Ill., area for

EMERSON TO SELL 5 UNITS TO BSR INTERNATIONALST. LOUIS - Emerson Electric Co. has entered int

CONFERENCE APPEALS ICC DECISION ON RATESThe National Small Shipments Traffic Conference has

Marriott Corp. knew it had a great idea when it built its first computerized warehouse four and a ha

CRANSTON PRINT WORKS CO. (Cranston, R.I.) - Robert Jackel was named general superintendent of Cranst

Price, though important to all shippers, isn't the primary concern for some larger shippers, such as

REYNOLDS METALS BUYS CONDUCTOR PRODUCTS INC.RICHMOND, Va. - Reynolds Metals Co. has complete

When the price of rail transportation became too high, Scott Paper Co. took to the high seas to cut

A major New England paper shipper has renewed its love affair with rail now that Guilford Transporta

TIMKEN CO. PLANS $1 BILLION INVESTMENTCANTON, Ohio - Timken Co. intends to invest about $1 b

The topic was Just-in-Time inventory control. But the issues turned out to be people and management.

Despite construction setbacks, New York hasn't given up building an intermodal railyard in New York

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB INC. (Framingham, Mass.) - James Halpin was named president. He replaces John Le

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A new logistics study, called "Leading Edge Logistics: Competitive Positioning for the 1990s," is av

Five years ago, Electrolux Corp. took a look at its products and its plants and decided it was suffe

When 19th century editor Horace Greeley urged fortune-seekers to go west, he pointed further than 50

XCELL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES INC. (Houston) - Carol C. Flint was promoted to vice president, sales an

A joint venture between Detroit's Bing Steel Inc. and Cleveland-based LTV Steel Corp. has produced a

Despite selling its Grand Trunk Eastern subsidiary, Canadian National Railways assured New England s

Although a number of companies may talk about the perceived benefits of air freight, most Canadian s

GOLDEN VALLEY MICROWAVE FOODS INC. (Minneapolis) - Robert A. Sander was named president. He was name

FIRESTONE WILL BUILD TWO ROOFING FACTORIESAKRON, Ohio - Firestone Rubber & Tire Products Co.

CARTER HAWLEY HALE STORES INC. (Los Angeles) - Martin M. Kalkstein was named chairman and chief exec

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Corp. and Safeway Trucking Corp., its trucking affiliate, will b

In recent years, the grocery industry has moved to faster stock turnarounds and smaller inventories.

The latest cold front that has dumped snow across much of the United States is good news for the Int

INTERNATIONAL PROTEINS ACQUIRES PAN PACIFICWOODBRIDGE, N.J. - International Proteins Corp. h

Thanks to door-to-door through billing, many toy shippers are rail users. This makes the chore of mo

Down East Mainers who make their living from the sea are by tradition an independent lot. But one ai

A year ago, Spearhead Industries Inc. handled its bulk shipments the old- fashioned way: manually.

A&P ACQUIRES 97 PERCENT OF BORMAN'S STOCKMONTVALE, N.J. - The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea C

With America's commercial airplane fleet aging fast, the need to ship aircraft parts quickly has bec

The head of Lakewood Industries Inc. believes his machinery problems will be over by the spring. He

Shippers are delighted over CSX/Sea Land Intermodal's new stack service into New England. CS

ARMSTRONG CALIF. PLANT TO MAKE PIRELLI TIRESHANFORD, Calif. - Pirelli Tire Co. said its prem