Commentary

In a recent Journal of Commerce article, an Association of American Railroads spokesman highlighted

For importers and logistics companies, it will be nothing short of a new era. Such is the magnitude

The New Jersey Turnpike has been the butt of countless jokes. Bordered for much of its length by ref

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Please lend us your opinion regarding the prope

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The barriers against an increase in the federal fuel tax

The Dec. 10 Journal of Commerce article "What's a 3PL?" addresses the current debate at Customs and

Where is 2008 headed for those who participate in global trade? Are there big changes coming? New or

When we started planning The Journal of Commerce's 6th Annual North America's Marine Highways Confer

Several potential issues are looming over the global trade environment that may disrupt supply chain

If you were given a blank sheet and told to design the most efficient South Atlantic port system pos

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the Nov. 19, 2007, issue you responded to a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.As oil approaches the $100 per barrel mark, businesses mu

As oil approaches the $100 per barrel mark, businesses must shift from dealing with something that w

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Several potential issues are looming over the global trad

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.While shippers and transportation operators are focused a

With Brian Maher selling his family terminal company last year and stepping back from day-to-day ope

The primary cause of loss of cargo in transit is not fire, flood, hurricanes, accidents or cargo the

Poaching: "to trespass on another's property in order to take fish or game." Historically, punishmen

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:Do you think the changes in the procedures of t

The year saw important changes among logistics industry leaders, both in the private sector and in g

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Is talk of a recession sustainable? There, we''ve gotten

Many people assume that because the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point was founded in 1942,

"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well prese

How do those of us whose livelihoods are fundamentally tied to international trade come to terms wit

It has been a tectonic shift in the intermodal landscape that has produced many tremors and one bona

If it is true, as former Intel CEO Andy Grove has said, that "only the paranoid survive," there are

The investigators have be-come the investigated. State authorities in New York and New Jersey are lo

Unless one believes in alchemy - the ability to turn dross into gold - it is obvious that needed tra

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I have a question regarding freight classificat

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.The most important word in the Federal Motor Carrier Safe

From the perspective of the trade community, it was a truly grotesque spectacle of policymaking when

Busy with other things on the first weekend after Thanksgiving, most Americans probably missed the s

Many believe the most pressing task facing U.S. transportation is to replace and expand our national

The shipper we spoke with recently has had a persistent, seemingly intractable logistics problem tha

Many of us recall Ronald Reagan during a presidential debate saying, "There you go again." Those wor

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We filed a claim against a motor carrier''s BMC

Juergen Sorgenfrei grew up 40 kilometers from the border between East and West Germany, and during h

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.When looking for insight into bold new transportation ini

A recent change to the terms and conditions typically offered by trade warehouses could put importer

Just when U.S. exporters are better positioned then they have been in years because of the plummetin