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Pressure builds for wider ports' authority
(NITL) The National Industrial Transportation League, November 3, 2009Proponents of federal legislation that would authorize local governmental authorities such as ports to regulate truck drayage, security and related activities are actively lobbying members of California's Congressional delegation to build support for an amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA). More -
Q4Q In Review
By 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 -
Price Trends
November 1, 2009Source: Elizabeth Baatz, Thinking Cap Solutions. E-mail: ebaatz@alertdata.com More -
Fine-tuning Your Security Strategy
By Suzanne Richer, Customs & Trade Solutions Inc., November 1, 2009The evolution of cargo security standards within international supply chains has brought with it the development of many best practices programs. The United States is leading the way with its Customs-Trade Partnership against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, while other countries around the world are now joining in with similar initiatives such as the European Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) and ... More -
European Logistics: Meeting the challenge of climate change
By 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 -
Keeping with tradition
Michael A. Levans, Group Editorial Director, November 1, 2009November has traditionally been my favorite issue to produce. Year after year, it not only celebrates the career of an exceptional leader in transportation and logistics, but it also shares exclusive research that reveals how warehouse and distribution center operations are responding to current economic trends. More -
Management Update
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NITL Executive of the Year: Remaking the Rules With Nick DiMichael
By 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. More
News from the Web
Marcial: Old Dominion, a Trucker for the Long Haul (at BusinessWeek)
Source: www.businessweek.com
Date: 11-02-2009 02:01:02 GMTDHL Introduces Economy Select
Source: www.logistics-business-review.com
Date: 10-26-2009 00:00:00 GMTRough Seas For Tanker Lines
Source: www.forbes.com
Date: 08-13-2009 23:26:18 GMTDoes offshoring still make sense?
Source: Supply Chain Management Review
Date: 01-01-2009 07:00:00 GMT
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