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Intermodal shipping: NS, Pennsylvania invest $11 million into Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facilityJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 4, 2009Class I railroad carrier Norfolk Southern and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced earlier this week they are investing $11 million into the NS Philadelphia Navy Yard intermodal facility, which is part of the NS Crescent Corridor initiative. More
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LTL news: Logue to succeed Duncan as head of FedEx FreightJeff Berman, Group News Editor, and John D. Schulz, Contributing Editor, November 3, 2009Following the recent announcement that Douglas Duncan will be retiring from his position as President and CEO of FedEx Freight, the less-than-truckload unit of FedEx, the company announced today that Duncan will be replaced by William J. Logue.
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Railroad shipping: Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway set to buy BNSFJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 3, 2009$44 billion deal represents Warren Buffett's "all-in" wager on the economic future of the United States. More
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Logistics news: ISM takes steps to re-launch Logistics and Transportation GroupJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 2, 2009In an effort to provide a fresh start for its members, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) recently announced it is taking steps to "rejuvenate and reconstitute" its Logistics and Transportation Group (LTG). More
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Outsourcing and respectBy John A. Gentle, DLP, November 1, 2009The idea of outsourcing often comes about when the CEO, controller, or another member of senior management reads an article—or has been speaking with a 3PL—about saving a minimum of 10 percent or more of their logistics costs by turning to a third party. However, I've found that these “savings opportunities” are often purely theoretical and are only supported by manageme... More
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Q4Q in reviewBy Logistics Management Staff, November 1, 2009For more than a quarter century now, Logistics Management’s (LM) Quest for Quality has been regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as the most important measure of customer satisfaction and performance excellence. To determine the best of the best, LM readers rate carriers and third-party logistics (3PL) companies strictly on the basis of service quality; and those winners... More
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Price Trends, November 1, 2009Source: Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions. E-mail: ebaatz@alertdata.com More
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Question of future capacity looms for shippers and carriersJeff Berman, Group News Editor, November 1, 2009Despite some recent sequential increases in trucking volumes, capacity has steadily continued to leave the marketplace in recent quarters. According to trucking analysts, the reasons for the capacity exodus vary, but they generally come back to common refrains, including low demand and consumer spending in conjunction with tight credit markets. More
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Doug Duncan, architect of FedEx Freight, to retire in FebruaryJohn D. Schulz, Contributing Editor, November 1, 2009Douglas G. Duncan, the first and only president and CEO of FedEx Freight (FEF) who oversaw the company’s explosive growth and reach to become the second-largest LTL carrier in the country, stunned the freight and logistics industry with the announcement that he’s retiring next Feb. More
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European Logistics: Meeting the challenge of climate changeBy Dagmar Trepins, European Correspondent, November 1, 2009While the global logistics and transportation industry is still working on global standards for accounting and trading greenhouse gas emissions, European third-party logistics providers (3PLs) and ports have started to green their own operations. Many have introduced new products and services to provide shippers with sustainable transport and logistics options in order to help organizations bet... More
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Management Update, November 1, 2009More
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NITL Executive of the Year: Remaking the rules with Nick DiMichaelBy Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor, November 1, 2009
As shippers and carriers work together to rebuild the global economy, the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has chosen one of the men behind the legal framework of this monumental effort as its 2009 John T. McCullough Award—an honor also known as the NITL Executive of the Year. Nicholas J.
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LTL news: YRCW reports Q3 loss of $158.7 millionJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 30, 2009Despite sequential improvements from the second quarter, less-than-truckload transportation services provider YRC Worldwide (YRCW) had another difficult quarter based on the results of today's third quarter earnings announcement. More
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Railroad shipping: AAR reports volumes for the week ending October 24 are downJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 29, 2009The Association of American Railroads reported today that total volume for the week ending October 24 was down 14.8 percent compared to the corresponding week last year and 17.3 percent from the same week in 2007. More
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LTL news: UPS Freight rolls out new services between western Canada and U.S.Jeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 26, 2009UPS Freight, the less-than-truckload (LTL) subsidiary of UPS, said today it has rolled out improved transit times from western Canada to various U.S. points. More
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Railroad shipping: Differing views on regulatory efforts are apparent between rail-shipper group and CUREJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 26, 2009While no formal legislation to re-regulate the railroad industry has been introduced, a white paper recently released by a railroad-shipper group in conjunction with the Surface Transportation Board, is calling for limited changes to the railroad industry, compared to what many feel re-regulation would do. More
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Trucking news: ATA reports September truck volumes are down slightlyJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 23, 2009Following matching 2.1 percent gains in July and August, truck tonnage volumes took a small step back in September with a 0.3 percent decline, according to the American Trucking Associations (ATA). More
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Railroad shipping: AAR reports volumes for week ending October 17 are downJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 23, 2009The Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported this week that total volume for the week ending October 17 was down 15.4 percent compared to the corresponding week last year. More
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3PL news: Transplace expands service offerings for small and mid-sized shippersJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 21, 2009Transplace, a non-asset based third-party logistics provider of transportation management and logistics technology services, recently announced it is expanding its service offerings for the small and mid-sized business market. More
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Transportation and logistics earnings: J.B. Hunt., Werner report third quarter earnings are downJeff Berman, Group News Editor, October 20, 2009With third quarter earnings season underway, two of the largest freight transportation and logistics services providers-J.B. Hunt and Transport Services and Werner Enterprises-both reported that market conditions are making a noted impact on the bottom line with quarterly earnings down at both companies. More
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