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Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:A carrier that we know locally has a certificat

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It is my opinion that raising the gas tax may well be the

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I just finished reading your editorial "Military Service"

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It was once said that economic regulation is but a transf

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Anyone who believes they''ve adjusted to the changes that

Your Oct. 1 article, "August blues," stating that "carriers' hopes are fading fast for a strong peak

We've all seen the statistics on trade volume rising, ships becoming larger, more of them being buil

To me, where the absurdity of the Southern California truck plan is truly exposed is in the trucks t

P.R.A. World Wide Trading Co., a Brooklyn, N.Y., forwarder, recently agreed to pay a $250,000 penalt

For more than a year, the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and other ocean carriers have critici

To the city governments that control the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the concept of alterna

Just when it looked like Philadelphia was getting its act together for development of a major new co

In Medellin, Colombia, last month, a bipartisan U.S. delegation rode high above a once-violent and p

When UPS announced its contract settlement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in 2002,

Lots of fanfare. Many photos. No shortage of claims seeking credit for its success. Such is legislat

Announcing last week's resignation of Michael P. Jackson as second-in-command at the Department of H

If you were to stand a few feet from the North Pole and take the few seconds you would need to walk

The forest fire season is upon us once again. A mild winter, with lower-than-average precipitation,

In 2005, I offered a recommendation to David McCormick, then newly confirmed as commerce undersecret

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Frank Wilner, in his never-ending campaign to bring re-re

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:My mother passed away not long ago. Even at the

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.When Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters took a stron

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.There are times, as anyone who''s worked in transportatio

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We''re a third-party logistics provider - a bro

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Your publication has recently printed articles indicating

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Your Aug. 20 editorial on the fuel surcharge collusion la

Carriers, NVOs have choices on Mexican manifest dataYour Sept. 3 article "24-hour rule, Mexi

Reports of unsafe food, toys and other imports from China have raised the question: What to do about

Phil Spayd's Aug. 27 Other Voices article, "DHS keeps 'em guessing," criticizes the Department of Ho

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I''m seeking your advice on a situation that we

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.A Bush administration famously known for arguing it could

Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.- Publilius Syrus (c. 42 B.C.)Two stor

This has been a big month for new container terminals. On Sept. 7, APM Terminals celebrated the open

Prince Rupert, Lazaro Cardenas, Savannah, Charleston, New York-New Jersey, Suez, Panama Canal. These

I've read recent articles about the Port of Tacoma's agreement to build a new terminal for Ceres/NYK

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.On my way to work this morning, as I was stopped at a gra

Since the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, there's been renewed debate about how to pay for new

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.I realize Mexican trucks in the United States make good

Seeking, protecting and perpetuating market dominance is what companies do to boost earning power. &

Canadian Pacific Railway's proposed purchase of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern railroad still fac