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Management Update, October 1, 2009More
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Air cargo news: Goal of 100 percent cargo screening has many obstacles, say expertsPatrick Burnson, Executive Editor, September 21, 2009Shippers were quick to react to the congressional mandate of screening 100 percent of cargo transported on passenger aircraft by August 2010. More
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Transportation and logistics earnings: FedEx reports fiscal first quarter earnings are down 53 percentJeff Berman, Group News Editor, September 17, 2009Following last week’s announcement that it expected fiscal first quarter earnings to exceed guidance, FedEx said today that net income for the quarter at $181 million was down 53 percent from $384 million last year. More
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Parcel shipping: UPS embroiled in contract talks with 1,200 air maintenance workersJohn D. Schulz, Contributing Editor, September 15, 2009UPS is negotiating a new labor contract with its 1,200 aircraft mechanics who maintain UPS’s fleet of 262 planes. More
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Transportation and logistics earnings: FedEx expects fiscal first quarter earnings to top guidanceJeff Berman, Group News Editor, September 11, 2009FedEx says forecast reflects current outlook for fuel prices and continued modest economic recovery contribute to outlook. More
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Logistics technology: Descartes rolls out enhancements for Global Freight Exchange serviceJeff Berman, Group News Editor, September 11, 2009Descartes System Group said this week it has made significant enhancements to its Global Freight Exchange (GF-X) service, its electronic information and reservation system. More
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Price Trends Across Transportation ModesStaff, September 1, 2009Source: Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions. E-mail: More
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Logistics Management: Management UpdateStaff, September 1, 2009More
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Transportation and logistics: Pacer updates credit agreementJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 31, 2009Pacer International Inc. announced last Friday it has entered into a revised credit agreement with a group of financial institutions led by Bank of America. More
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Railroad shipping: AAR says rail volumes are down for week ending August 22Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 27, 2009While rail volumes remain down compared to a year ago, there is evidence that conditions are improving somewhat, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). More
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Intermodal shipping: BNSF cites continued intermodal service improvementsJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 21, 2009BNSF Railway Company said this week it has made significant intermodal service inroads this year by creating 23 new intermodal services in conjunction with improved performance transit times on 45 different lanes. More
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Parcel shipping/Air Cargo: UPS aircraft mechanics set date for strike voteJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 17, 2009Late last week, Teamsters Local Union 2727, the designated bargaining representative of the aircraft mechanics of UPS, said it is calling for a strike vote by its members, with the vote expected on September 14. More
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Global logistics/freight forwarding: BDP expands European portfolio with Rostrum acquisitionJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 10, 2009BDP International recently announced it acquired Rostrum Forwarding Ltd., an England-based freight forwarder. More
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Global logistics: FedEx Trade Networks continues global expansion with new location roll-outsJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 5, 2009FedEx Trade Networks has opened up new freight forwarding offices in Asia and Latin America. More
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Quarterly Transportation Market Update: Trucking: The Long, Flat, Slow Recovery BeginsBy John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor, August 1, 2009After a three-year bout with the toughest economic conditions in the trucking industry in more than 30 years, truckers say that they're starting to see some uptick in freight demand. Whether it's merely a normal seasonal uptick in volume or the start of a long-awaited return to fairly robust freight levels is currently “Topic A” among trucking executives and analysts. More
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2009 Quest for Quality Awards: AIR CARRIERS: Still flying highBy Logistics Management Staff, August 1, 2009While every transportation mode has taken a beating at the box office this year, there isn’t a mode that’s been more ripped to shreds by the critics than air carriers. However, the most recent numbers reported by our air cargo correspondent Karen Thuermer show that air freight demand has stabilized for the past five consecutive months in the-20 percent range, indicating that... More
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2009 Quest for Quality Awards: FREIGHT FORWARDERS: Best foreign performanceBy Logistics Management Staff, August 1, 2009Although many shippers are still finding that far-shore operations can still equate to a high-quality, low-budget production, some of the savviest logistics and supply chain professionals are quickly turning to a strategy we’re calling “right-shoring.” As we defined it in the pages of Logistics Management earlier this year, right-shoring is the combination of on-shore... More
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Logistics News and Analysis: ATA makes its case for longer, heavier trucksJeff Berman, Group News Editor, August 1, 2009—Last month, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) cited myriad ways in which U.S. trucks would be more fuel efficient and “green” if regulations allowed them to operate like trucks in Europe, Canada, and Australia. This was the major takeaway, according to the ATA, from the preliminary results of a multi-nation study, adding that these findings corroborate results gleaned ... More
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Logistics Management's 2009 Quest for Quality Awards: The Envelope Please...By Logistics Management Staff, August 1, 2009
Much like actors, directors, and the cinematographers that create films, carriers and logistics services providers are constantly being judged and critiqued on their performance and innovation. However, the editors of Logistics Management (LM) could argue that winning a coveted Quest for Quality Award should hold a little more weight than what's annually handed to some of our favorite stars.
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Logistics Management: Price Trends across Modes, August 1, 2009Source: Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions. E-mail: More
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