Commentary

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We hired a broker to pick up and deliver a two-

There is a growing discussion among elected officials, transportation interests and communities conc

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.If the goal of the organizers of the annual Council of Su

The Journal of Commerce's Oct. 1 cover story presents evidence that the U.S. economic slowdown may a

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:I''ve recently begun work as general manager of

Ocean carriers will soon announce their plans for 2008 rate increases in the trans-Pacific import tr

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.Q:In the metals flatbed truckload industry, which

Container lines have been ordering massive ships at a torrid pace over the past six months, and this

The shortest distance between two points is not always a straight line - especially if it runs throu

Copyright 2007, Traffic World, Inc.It was only two-and-a-half years ago that an executive in

I recently had the opportunity to speak at the first TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, China, and was

Those of us who follow such things have run out of superlatives to describe the growth of China's ex

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

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

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

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.Anyone who believes they''ve adjusted to the changes that

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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