The case of the missing power tools
The case of the missing power tools By this time, everyone involved in logistics should know that the rate and scope of inspections of imported cargo...
Fuel prices bedevil all transport modes
Fuel prices bedevil all transport modes Fuel price volatility continues to plague all transportation modes. Equity research firm Morgan Stanley examined...
Court Decides the Mexican Rail Dispute . . . or Does It?
Both companies have been operating the bi-national railroad company since 1997, but last year they went into litigation after TMM backed down from selling...
Beating Down Rail Demurrage Fees
For several years, IWLA The Association for Logistics Outsourcing (www.iwla.com) has been active in attempting to reduce or eliminate demurrage fees railroads...
Container Chassis Subject to Safety Inspection
As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) withdrew an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on the roadability of containers and chassis,...
Logistics Today looks at logistics tomorrow
NewsLogistics Today looks at logistics Tomorrow Motor carriageShippers are responding to cost pressures by moving freight to lower cost modes. Carriers...
The railroad deal that couldn't go through
Across the border The railroad deal that couldn't go through MEXICO CITY Bewilderment reigns on Mexicos railroad scene now that the majority shareholders...
Chemical's Next Big Thing: Collaboration
Industry FocusChemical's next big thing: Collaboration As close observers of the chemical industry, Accentures Andy Dvorocsik and Doug Houseman share...
Rent a railcar
NewsRent a railcar With a plethora of rules, regulations and safety considerations, and since so much of their product moves by rail, its small wonder...
No sour grapes
NewsNo sour grapes The way wine moves from the vineyard to the end consumer surmounting temperature and breakage challenges along the way provides valuable...
Clearing up congestion in the heartland
NewsClearing up congestion in the heartland When Miguel dEscoto, commissioner of Chicagos Department of Transportation, told the six Class I railroads...
How's the rail business
NewsHow's the rail business? Simply stated, rail is down while intermodal is up. As might be expected, railroad traffic follows general economic conditions,...
Union Pacific spins off Overnite
NewsUnion Pacific spins off Overnite Union Pacific Corp. (www.up.com), parent company of Union Pacific Railroad, plans to divest itself of Overnite Corp....
