Journal of Commerce--Truckload spot rates are "flattening out" heading into the fall after rising sharply in the second quarter, according to a trucking industry executive, but longer-term contract rates... View More

From PR Urgent: "Manufacturers are choosing Newgistics for reliable SmartLabelâ® parcel shipping programs. Newgistics' Smartlabelâ® Shipping is the preferred choice of manufacturers... View More

Air Cargo World--Executive manager Stephen Cleary said Qantas Courier would complement the group’s existing domestic logistics ventures, combining the Qantas network and third-party operations such... View More

SmartTrend has noted "the top five cash rich companies in the Air Freight & Logistics industry as ranked by Cash Equivalents (CE). Analysts use CE as a measure to compare the cash cushion of companies... View More

Journal of Commerce--The Teamsters union is telling workers at YRC Worldwide that it will only support concessions sought by the financially troubled trucking company if they come with a “comprehensive... View More

Supply Chain Digest--The following article was excerpted from our recent Supply Chain Digest Letter on On-Demand Software, a 16-page report focused on just this topic. To download am electronic version... View More

The Washington Times reports: "Made popular by the "If it fits, it ships" slogan in television ads, the Priority Mail initiative is seen as a bright spot during otherwise tough economic times for... View More

Journal of Commerce--Authorities say a fire may have broken out in the cargo compartment of the UPS plane that crashed in Dubai last week, according to published reports. Crash investigators are trying... View More

Journal of Commerce--Dutch express and logistics company TNT this week launched the first fully electric delivery vehicle fleet in China. Five all-electric delivery vehicles Tuesday joined a fleet of 400... View More

Journal of Commerce--The National Association of Manufacturers, a major industrial lobbying group in Washington, D.C., launched an advertising campaign to head off new energy taxes after Obama administration... View More

Journal of Commerce--Global air cargo growth will slow down sharply over the next year and a half for an industry that has seen a rapid recovery from the international trade downturn, , the International... View More

Journal of Commerce--Imports through top U.S. container ports in September will likely be up 16 percent from a year earlier but will decline from an unusually early peak month in July, according to the... View More

Dead Tree Edition has told its readers that "Thanks to its own witnesses, the Postal Service has blown its chances for getting exigent rate increases approved, a postal expert wrote this week." Read more!

The Journal of Commerce--The closely watched Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipping jumped back into positive territory in August, increasing 8.3 percent from the month before and joining other signals of... View More

Journal of Commerce--The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security is seeking comment to update its best practices list for handling transit, transshipped or re-exported items subject to the Export Administration... View More

Multichannel Merchant has told its readers that "Transportation is a huge expense in distribution, so shaving costs in this area is often an operations priority. Simply comparing parcel shipping rates... View More

According to Modern Materials Handling, "When it comes to versatility and cost, wood, plastic and steel pallets are still the kings of the hill when it comes to the materials used for pallet construction.... View More

READING, Pa., Sept. 1, 2010 – Penske Logistics has opened a new 110,000-square-foott (11,000-square-meter) Manaus, Brazil factory distribution center, located at Av Torquato Tapajós, 7503.... View More

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service begins contract negotiations today with the largest of its four unions, the American Postal Workers Union, AFL-CIO (APWU). The APWU represents employees... View More

Air Cargo World-- IATA noted that the industry recovery has now slowed. During the second half of 2009, cargo demand rebounded at an annualized rate of 28 percent. In the year to July, the rate dropped... View More