Logistics Management - July 1, 2009

The 20th Annual State of Logistics Report finds that conditions have worsened beyond last year's forecast. But as dismal as the numbers are, shippers are advised to renegotiate rates and lock in carriers now. Above all, the two parties shouldn't lose sight of the dependence they have on one another.

• Columns
• Bohman on Pricing
• Logistics Pricing: Getting to know F.O.B. terms
• Mulani on Excellence
• Mulani on Excellence: Mantras of fulfillment masters
• Sage Advice
• Sage Logistics Advice: Who's in control here?
• Viewpoint
• Logistics Viewpoint: A symbiotic solution

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

• Features
• Cargo Insurance & Liability: Two Cautionary Tales
• Logistics Technology: State of ERP/To plug or not to plug
• Warehouse & DC: Voice broadens its horizons
• Mid-year Logistics Rate Outlook: Is Opportunity Fading?
• Cover Story
• 2009 State of Logistics: Is the worst finally over for ocean carriers?
• 2009 State of Logistics: Recession catches up to the railroads
• 2009 State of Logistics: Truckload carriers ask, "Recovery? What recovery?"
• 2009 State of Logistics: The incredible shrinking LTL market
• 2009 State of Logistics: Air Cargo Demand Stalled

• News
• Ocean Cargo: Peak season will mean higher transpacific rates
• Trucking: ATA says increased tolling on highways threatens recovery
• Parcel Express: UPS and pilots union reach accord on cost savings efforts
• Transportation Regulation: Oberstar unveils plan for surface transportation authorization

• Special Reports
• Special European Logistics Report: Turbulence over Europe