Journal of Commerce--Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin wants to rebuild the agency’s frayed relationship with the customs brokerage community. U.S. Customs and brokers traditionally... View More

Dead Tree Edition--The U.S. Postal Service’s decision, announced today, to appeal the Postal Regulatory Commission's exigency-rate ruling could backfire, and yet in a way the Postal Service can’t... View More

Most of us are familiar with the typical fuel surcharge formula - a percentage of the basic freight charge is added to the freight bill. The question is: “Is there any logic to that formula?”... View More

I have observed a fairly disturbing trend: Many organizations are heavily engaged in reengineering or change management efforts that are focused on best practices, benchmarking, balanced scorecards, metrics... View More

Online retailers have worked hard to make online shopping a simple, no-frills experience for their customers. A few clicks to comparison shop and settle on a purchase, then a couple clicks more to check... View More

Please download the PDF in order to see the referenced charts. On September 29 FedEx released a part of their 2011 General Rate Increase (GRI). To this point FedEx has released information concerning four... View More

Direct-to-consumer brands and continuity shippers face unique challenges in effectively managing product returns. Whereas traditional retailers expect to receive a percentage of returns by product categories,... View More

Supply Chain Digest--As many of you know, supply chain flexibility has been a recurring theme this year, with a couple of 2010 columns trying to ponder what it is and if it can be measured, among other... View More

Journal of Commerce--Commercial warehousing revenue in the U.S. will total $50 billion this year, exceeding pre-recession levels, according to a new report by Armstrong & Associates. Contract and public... View More

According to The Motley Fool, "The recession hasn't been kind to UPS, which comes in with a score of 3. The shipping and delivery company is a bellwether for economic conditions, and when overall business... View More

Journal of Commerce--Retailers that survived the Great Recession by cutting costs now see their supply chains as vehicles for growth as well as savings, according to a survey of 175 supply chain managers.... View More

UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.93 for thethird quarter of 2010, a 69% improvement over the prior-year period. Global revenuegrew 9.3%, generating $1.5 billion... View More

The New York Times -- THE rapid recovery in world trade after the financial crisis appears to have slowed this spring and summer, raising new concerns about the global economy. Read more!... View More

Returns have traditionally been a challenge for all types of businesses, from brick and mortar retailers and online brands to manufacturers that may drop-ship merchandise on behalf of a retail partner.... View More

Supply Chain Digest--As any consumer goods manufacturer knows, so-called "retail chargebacks" incurred for violation of any of dozens of "compliance" requirements from a given retailer can result in substantial... View More

PD Ports, which introduced portcentric logistics into the UK, says the concept is now well-established and moving into its second phase. The port company, owners of Teesport, Hartlepool and various other... View More

Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Chuck Waddle as Vice President of Business Development. Chuck will be responsible for expanding Hytrol’s brand awareness and capabilities... View More

Journal of Commerce--Intermodal logistics firm Hub Group saw net income soar 28 percent in the third quarter from a year earlier to $12.6 million, with double-digit sales gains by its three business segments... View More

Journal of Commerce--YRC Worldwide expects to narrow its losses in the third quarter on the back of higher tonnages and revenue per load, the nation's largest trucker said Monday. Tonnage per day was up... View More

Journal of Commerce--A UPS humanitarian mission funded by the UPS Foundation paid dividends last week. Trapped Chilean miners, the beneficiaries of UPS-transported drill bits, emerged from the earth Tuesday... View More