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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

As was the case in May, retail sales were down slightly in June but were up year-over-year, according to data released by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation.

Rail traffic is up year-over-year in June but remains below 2008 levels.

California's merchandise export trade in May showed an impressive 25.7 percent gain over May of last year, but still fell well shy of export levels recorded two years ago

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Our warehouse/DC engineer takes a look at three distribution operations employing three unique approaches to voice picking. But no matter how different each solution may be, these operations illustrate how the benefits of picking with voice remain largely the same.

As the trucking market continues a gradual recovery—despite some recent downward economic indicators—a recent survey from Transport Capital Partners (TCP) indicates that overall market conditions are heading in the right direction.

This proposal, H.R. 4678, requires foreign manufacturers whose products are sold in the U.S. to designate a registered agent for service of process in U.S. courts

The rebound in market conditions for the freight railroad industry—due to an improving economy—is evident based on second quarter earnings results for Class I railroad carrier CSX.

Following a June announcement in which it said it expects to achieve positive EBITDA on a consolidated basis for the second quarter, less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider YRC Worldwide Inc. said it expects second quarter EBITDA within a range of $35 million to $45 million.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Following a February announcement in which the Department of Commerce and the United States Postal Service (USPS) said they would expand their partnership to support Commerce’s National Export Initiative (NEI), the concerns said today they are taking their partnership to the next level.

Although the current surface transportation reauthorization is funded for the remainder of 2010, it does not by any stretch indicate that the nation’s transportation infrastructure is on solid footing. In fact, it is quite the opposite, according to a recent report released by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.