Logistics Management - July 1, 2008

The 19th Annual State of Logistics Report finds that conditions have gotten just about as bad as they can get. But industry analysts affirm that savvy logistics managers will benefit from their time managing through the current storm.

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• Seeking a lower National Motor Freight Classification rating?
• Mulani on Excellence
• Sustainable sourcing: Do good while doing well
• Sage Advice
• Are we ready to sacrifice...yet? Why increasing fuel surcharges should cause us to modify our behaviors.
• Viewpoint
• Heavy weather

• Departments
• Management Update
• Management Update
• Price Trends
• Price Trends

• Features
• Cover Story
• 19th Annual State of Logistics Report: Under the Weather
• Transportation Trends
• Mid-Year Rate Outlook: Uncertainty Persists
• Warehouse and DC
• Voice technology hardware and software: have you heard the latest?

• News
• Are fuel prices driving a domestic intermodal shift?
• Cost of Transportation
• Fuel surcharge lawsuits, antitrust fines growing
• Green Transportation
• U.S. Senate Tables Global Warming Legislation
• Supply Chain Secutiry
• GAO cites challenges for 100 percent scanning of U.S.-bound cargo containers

• Special Reports
• Supply Chain and Logistics Continuing Education Update
• 2008 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report - Truckload (TL): Fuel Eats Away Profits and Capacity
• 2008 Annual Report - Ocean Shipping: New Development Strategies Dead Ahead
• 2008 Annual Report - Railroads: Volume Is Down, But Business Is Up
• 2008 Annual Report - Air Freight: Carriers Alter Course
• 2008 Annual Report - Less Than Truckload (LTL): Batten Down the Hatches