Norfolk Southern Railway’s second quarter net income surged 59 percent to $392 million, while revenue rose 31 percent from a year earlier to $2.43 billion, the Journal of Commerce reported. NS, one... View More
The project is an industry-wide initiative involving Customs authorities, carriers, freight forwarders, ground handlers and shippers. American Airlines Cargo and DB Schenker Logistics led the IATA e-freight... View More
From the Journal of Commerce--Two new documents that are expected shortly from the Department of Transportation could do a lot to shape freight infrastructure policy for the next few years. The department's... View More
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said a combination of current-level gas tax receipts, road and bridge tolling and President Obama’s proposed infrastructure fund could offer a way to fund a long-term... View More
(Jonesboro, AR) July 27, 2010 – Hytrol Conveyor Co., Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Mitch Johnson as Director of Systems Development. Mitch comes to Hytrol with 27 years of engineering... View More
Air Cargo World has reported that "Commenting in the company’s latest Sustainability report Bob Stoffel, UPS senior vice president, said: “This new goal for the next decade is an important... View More
International Business Times has reported that "The global freight business is poised to continue their strong recovery and two giants of the industry, United Parcel Service and FedEx, are feeling pretty... View More
The Memphis Business Journal has reported that "FedEx Corp. is anticipating sunnier skies ahead, increasing its earnings expectations and planning to restore its 401(k) match for employees in 2011." Read... View More
The Wall Street Journal has reported that "United Parcel Service Inc.'s second-quarter profit jumped 90%, driven by Asian trade and what the company said was a moderate but steady U.S. recovery. UPS boosted... View More
So what are the changing economics of the postal stamp increases? Turns out, the answer is pretty complicated, according to Maura Robinson, the Postal Service’s vice president of pricing.... View More
According to the Los Angeles Times, "Opposition to an otherwise innocuous reauthorization bill from the Federal Aviation Administration is showing up around the web. The United Parcel Service of America... View More
Fort Worth TX.—July 22, 2010—National Presort, LLC., a leader in the design and development of Mail Sortation Technology, today announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters, engineering... View More
WASHINGTON — One year after officially opening its first green roof in midtown Manhattan, the Postal Service announced it continues to exceed its energy savings targets, placing the agency more than... View More
From the Courier, Express, and Postal Observer: In its conference call discussing its 2nd Quarter 2010 results, UPS explained that the growth in its profitability this quarter reflected the fact that while... View More
Texas’ top trade districts — Houston, Laredo and El Paso — are rebounding well from the national recession and witnessing huge increases in the value of trade passing through their ports... View More
By: Gov. Ed Rendell and Sen. Jim Inhofe--Politico: Infrastructure is the least sexy word in the English language. Yet it’s one of the most important. Finding common ground between Republicans and... View More
Analytiqa has reported that "DHL Global Forwarding will be investing further in the African region to bolster its established position in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Company also confirmed that Sub-Saharan... View More
Eugene, OR -Carrefour, the largest retailer in Europe and the second largest retailer in the world, once again teams up with Datalogic Mobile, one of the world leaders in the mobile computer industry,... View More
Plantation, Fla, July 21, 2010: DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has launched a comprehensive international trade initiative in the U.S. to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s)... View More
We often use this space to focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The reason is that those businesses represent a big part of our economy. According to the most recent data available from... View More
