Logistics Management - March 1, 2003

Intermodal transportation isn't necessarily right for every shipper, nor is it right for every situation. But when there is a good match, it can be a powerful transportation option that can cut costs and improve productivity—especially when intermodal activity is executed quickly and efficiently.

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• Inside charges can vary with type of location
• Copacino on Strategy
• Interest grows in "flow distribution"
• Parting Shot
• Don't let checkpoints become chokepoints

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• New Products and Services
• New Products and Services
• Price Trends
• Price Trends
• Viewpoint
• Measurement—the Right Way

• Features
• 3PLs
• Why it pays to share your 3PL
• Global Logistics
• Solving cross-border roadblocks
• Logistics Technology
• What price security
• Warehousing
• How labor standards LIFT productivity

• News
• Teamsters avert strike, ink new contract with LTL carriers
• Customs
• NVOCCs, carriers square off on confidentiality
• For the Record
• For the Record
• Government
• House chair questions adequacy of DOT's 2004 budget
• Logistics Briefing
• Services
• Maritime
• Ocean carriers to charge for bills of lading
• Martime
• Ready Reserve is ready for action
• Material Handling
• Shippers eye more security equipment purchases
• Regulation
• Customs begins handing out "no-load" directives
• Technology
• Growing interest, but moderate sales ahead for RFID applications
• Warehousing
• Bloomington, Ind., selected as best warehouse location
• ITA slams proposed changes to forklift seat-belt rule
• Winners Circle
• Winner's Circle