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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.

While the White House has its sights set on expanding high-speed rail in the U.S., some analysis concludes that in order for HSR to be successful more buy-in is needed from Class I railroads.

Friday, July 09, 2010

Less-than-truckload shippers, who enjoyed rock-bottom rates as a result of a competitive price war against financially ailing YRC Worldwide, should be prepared to pay significantly higher rates in the next six to 12 months, analysts and carrier executives say.

While the forecast for import cargo volume at U.S.-based retail container ports remains positive, the amount by which volumes rise on a monthly basis is expected to narrow in the coming months, according to the most recent Port Tracker report by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.