The Wall Street Journal has reported that "FedEx Corp. Chief Executive Fred Smith said Wednesday that an acquisition in Europe isn't strategically essential, throwing some cold water on persistent speculation... View More
Journal of Commerce--The American Trucking Association's for-hire truck tonnage index fell 2.7 percent in August from July, its largest month-to-month drop since March 2009. The 2.7 percent decrease in... View More
MarketWatch -- President Barack Obama's $50 billion infrastructure plan has drawn interest from European companies hoping to export their expertise, the top European Commission transport official said... View More
Journal of Commerce--The growth in global air cargo traffic slowed in August but remains higher than in the pre-recession peak of early 2008, the International Air Transportation Association said. The... View More
Journal of Commerce--Customs brokers will play a key role in getting small and medium sized businesses into a Customs and Border Protection account management system, Commissioner Alan Bersin told members... View More
Office of the Inspector General--UPS and FedEx frequently attempt residential deliveries when customers are not home. After a series of failed delivery attempts, these companies return the packages to... View More
On Reserve--The new POST Act does serve a more pertinent role in the wine industry: if enacted under its current edition, it would allow for shipping of wine and beer through the USPS system. Currently,... View More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – September 28, 2010 – Accellos, a leading provider of supply chain execution software solutions, today announced the release of Accellos One Ship, a scalable and... View More
Transport Intelligence--Japan's logistics sector has been largely ignored by foreign investors in the past, their focus clearly on neighbouring China's huge and fast growing market. In any case, economic... View More
SmarTrend has analyzed the top five companies in the Air Freight & Logistics industry as measured by relative performance. This analysis was compiled based on yesterday's trading activity as we search... View More
Journal of Commerce--YRC Worldwide reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on a comprehensive financial restructuring to help the struggling trucking giant survive. Details of the agreement,... View More
Journal of Commerce--ABF Freight System said today it will raise its general tariff rates 5.9 percent, following an identical increase announced last week by competitor YRC. The Fort Smith, Ark.-based... View More
The New York Times--WASHINGTON (Reuters) — New orders for long-lasting American manufactured goods fell more than expected in August to post their largest decline in a year as bookings for aircraft... View More
Air Cargo World--A survey by the Messenger Courier Association of America (MCAA) said its members are changing from delivering letters and packages to becoming "key players in the global supply chain,... View More
Journal of Commerce--Cargo traffic for Asia-Pacific airlines grew 25 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines reported, the lightest year-over-year growth... View More
Journal of Commerce--The World Shipping Council elected Kenji Mizushima, CEO of “K” Line’s global liner management division, to its board at its semi-annual meeting in September.... View More
Journal of Commerce--DHL launched its EXPRESS 10:30 service in South Korea. The premium door-to-door delivery service guarantees the arrival of shipments by 10:30 a.m. the next business day. The service... View More
Journal of Commerce--FedEx Freight is studying a price increase of its own after YRC's general rate increase this week, President and CEO Bill Logue said Thursday. "I thought it was right on," Logue... View More
