• The designated bargaining representative of the approximately 1,400 UPS aircraft mechanics - Teamsters Local 2727 in Louisville , KY - announced today that it is calling for a strike vote by its... View More
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The last year has not been kind to the global transportation business. Demand has skidded with the global economy. Yet one year after launch, Crane Worldwide has staked its claim... View More
LAREDO, TEXAS, Aug. 5, 2009 – The world’s first guaranteed service for containerized trade is moving into Mexico, extending the reach of day-definite delivery to shippers throughout North America.... View More
Washington, DC —President Barack Obama today designated Commissioner Ruth Y. Goldway Chairman of the Postal Regulatory Commission, succeeding Dan G. Blair. "I am honored to be Chairman of the... View More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service ended its third quarter (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $2.4 billion, including a non-cash adjustment that increased workers’ compensation... View More
By Tim Sailor Most shippers believe that shipping is not and cannot be a profit center. Many assume that by offering free shipping, they will drive additional revenue to the bottom line that will more... View More
SICK (www.sickusa.com), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory and logistics automation, today announced... View More
SOUND BITES FROM WHAT WE’RE HEARING… --Railroads (Market Weight): We received a heads up from a contact in the Senate about next week's upcoming transportation nomination hearings, including... View More
The New York Times has reported that "United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery company, said on Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell 49 percent as the recession cut business... View More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service’s international mail facility at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport has earned its second consecutive Certificate of Excellence from a leading... View More
Being environmentally conscious doesn’t mean the same thing today as it did a few years ago. Before, incorporating green initiatives into operations was a relatively novel, cutting-edge business... View More
Airfreight & Logistics (Market Underweight): We spoke with an industry contact based in Europe about ocean container rates and his outlook for global containership capacity. Global ocean container volumes... View More
The requirements for protecting machinery and people are changing more and more with the increased use of automation. With the growing demand for automated processes, logistics operations and factories... View More
As forecasted by IDTechEx, there has been a surge in orders for RFID in 2009. Despite the world’s largest RFID project, the $6 billion China National ID card scheme, being completed a year earlier,... View More
The U.S. transportation industry will experience at least one more year of muted growth, The Colography Group, Inc. said today in releasing a mid-year update to its annual projections for growth in the... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
EDITOR'S NOTE: Doug Kahl has prepared the following to help you understand the current state of fuel surcharges and how to calculate them in advance of the carriers releasing the information to you. Keeping... View More
READING, Pa., July 21, 2009 – Penske Logistics has been honored with the Ford Motor Company Silver World Excellence Award. Ford recently held an event recognizing three-dozen worldwide suppliers... View More
Boston Strategies International set the bar for excellence in supply chain management by authoring the definitive Guide to Supply Chain Management, which was published by The Economist. Is your operation... View More
What: Dedication of the Postal Service’s first green roof. Who: Tom Samra, Postal Service Vice President, Facilities William Schnaars, Postal Service District Manager, New York District Dr. Majora... View More
