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Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Opponents of heavier trucks are throwing their weight aro

It's been a tough year for importers of wine, beer and spirits such as Scotch whisky or cognac. The

U.S. beef exports have yet to fully recover from the mad cow scare that closed key markets worldwide

After nearly three months of quiet, things are moving again in the Justice Department's civil racket

The current downturn in the global economy makes further efforts at trade liberalization more urgent

Cross-docking is an old idea with a new life, thanks to soaring transportation costs and capacity is

Anderson Resigns From FMC: Federal Maritime Commissioner A. Paul Anderson announced his resignation,

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The growing debate over highway privatization in the Unit

Even in the best of times, trade in auto parts has two faces. On the one hand, imports of components

Ocean carriers have a short memory when it comes to wastepaper. Generally, shipping lines are hungry

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A business model priding itself on fast dock-to-dock deli

Most families will give up almost anything before they will give up buying toys and cause their chil

Kenneth B. Ackerman writes a lot about warehousing and technology using voice recognition software,

It sounds like a dream come true for Southern California ports - a zero-emission, heavy-duty electri

Q:A motor carrier lost a shipment of 15 cases of our product that was going to a customer.

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Cross-docking is an old idea with a new life, thanks to s

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.RailAmerica is officially seeking to abandon a short line

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.A Kansas City power company won a regulatory rate case a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Truckload giant Schneider National says its foray into th

No one was surprised when the Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved a truck-concession program to r

Congress has served notice that Customs and Border Protection will have to find a more open

Trying to sell furniture or raise prices is risky business in a market that's bedeviled by the housi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Canadian National Railway''s attempts to redraw the rail

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.While other European airlines found themselves mired in M

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The Port of Los Angeles has moved a step closer to implem

Per-capita consumption of seafood in the U.S. continues to grow, in part because of the growing cons

When Kazakhstan amended its Customs Code late last August, local customs officials interpreted the a

A new name, but the game's the same: Container security devices are now conveyance security devices

Long Beach doesn't plan to delay ban on old trucksNo matter what else happens, the Port of L

His shrug of mild distaste is felt over the telephone. Patrice M. Pelletier dislikes the word "ambit

A business model priding itself on fast dock-to-dock delivery proved no match for fuel prices ravagi

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Rates for fresh produce are under the same pressure as th

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Magic Numbers. Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-Grain, took special c

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Quick International Courier, New York, hired Geoff Brand

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Maersk Line, the world''s biggest ocean container carrier

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Recommended fuel surcharges in the trans-Pacific liner tr

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.The latest sign that DHL faces a pressing need to rethink

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.In a signal of potential thawing relations between the ra

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Many agricultural shippers expect a government-mandated s

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