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Friday, August 13, 2010

27th Annual Quest for Quality Awards
Which carriers and third-party providers soared above the crowd in terms of service performance over the past year? Our readers have cast their votes, and now it’s time to reveal the winners of the coveted Quest for Quality Awards.
Posted on 08/13 at 07:43 AM
News • Transportation • Shipping • 27th Quest for Quality Awards • Permalink


4PLs emerge
Traditional 3PL services like transportation and logistics don’t cut it when a company wants to enlarge its global footprint. That’s when value added, strategic advice of a 4PL may be needed. But who gets the call?
Posted on 08/13 at 07:39 AM
Features • Global Logistics • 3PL • Supply Chain • Transportation • Permalink


Freight Forwarding & Traversing the Red Tape
Moving freight across the U.S./Canadian border can be more problematic than most shippers realize. Our recent research study reveals the myriad complexities of the customs clearance process—and the downfalls of making the trip alone.
Posted on 08/13 at 07:37 AM
Features • Transportation Trends • Freight • Inventory • Exports • Deringer • Permalink


Lift trucks: Solving the financial puzzle
Own, lease, or rent? According to lift truck consultants, the method that businesses pay for lift trucks tends to be a sound economic indicator. Here’s how distributors are working to solve the complex needs of today’s fleet owner.
Posted on 08/13 at 07:34 AM
Features • Warehouse and DC • Lift Trucks • Assets • Permalink


YMS: Harmony
Today’s yard management systems offer improved synchronization of the first- and last-mile activities outside the four walls—and shippers are beginning to listen to the benefits.
Posted on 08/13 at 07:31 AM
Features • WMS • Warehouse Management • Yard Management Systems • Permalink


Thursday, August 12, 2010

AAR says weekly volumes are up compared to 2009
Following a week in which carload and intermodal volumes hit high marks for the year, volumes for the week ending August 7 were somewhat tempered, according to data from the Association of American Railroads (AAR).
Posted on 08/12 at 01:30 PM
News • Railroad • Intermodal • AAR • Carload • Permalink


Mallory Alexander sets up shop in New York
Third-party logistics (3PL) services provider Mallory Alexander International Logistics announced today that through a partnership with London-based Charles Kendall Freight, a freight forwarder, it has opened up a new office in on Long Island in Inwood, New York.
Posted on 08/12 at 11:18 AM
News • 3PL • Mallory Alexander International Logistics • Charles Kendall Freight • Permalink


Pulse of Commerce Index is up 1.7 percent in July
While talk of a possible “double-dip recession” gains momentum, results from the most recent Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI) are doing its part to quell that theory.
Posted on 08/12 at 10:45 AM
News • Trucking • Ceridian • Fuel • UCLA • Pulse of Commerce • Permalink


World Trade requires timed legislation
Shippers are praising President Obama for signing the U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010 (H.R. 4380
Posted on 08/12 at 09:57 AM
Blogs • Manufacturing • Trade • Exports • Imports • Permalink


Port of Charleston to get new terminal
The South Carolina State Ports Authority and the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League concluded several months of mediation and reached a settlement
Posted on 08/12 at 09:36 AM
News • Railroad • Container • Distribution • Permalink



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