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| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Green vehicles, lower speeds may impact service levels | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Cost-cutting measures impacting business travelers. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Ocean freight rate investigation continues. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Service levels in the first quarter hit new low. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Clothing maker brings in new process and technology to increase freight audit capabilities. When you're in line at the grocery store, do you watch the cashier ring up your items looking for overcharges or do you wait six months, then review the cash register tape for mistakes and go back to the store hoping they'll give you a refund? That's a dramatically oversimplified summary of a new freight-rate auditing strategy that clothing and retail firm Perry Ellis has put in place under M... | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | 21% YOY decline in BNSF's 1Q paper and lumber shipments Source: Bloomberg WHAT IT MEANS: The sluggish economy is hitting overall rail freight volumes in the U.S. But the declining dollar is increasing railroads' export business and high fuel costs make rail more attractive than over-the-road shipping. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | U.S. railroads came under more fire recently for alleged collusion to fix fuel-price surcharges as overall rail volumes declined slightly in the first quarter. Agricultural giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) filed a price-fixing case in Minneapolis in late March against all five major U.S. railroads, alleging the firms conspired to inflate fuel surcharges. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | At a speech in Colorado in March, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said the pilot program allowing Mexican trucks to cross the U.S. borders and U.S. trucks to cross into Mexico unfettered was making it easier to export U.S.-made goods and crops to Mexico. But according to news reports and a statement released by the Transportation Dept. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Travel buyers take note: the average service performance of the 16 U.S. airlines hit a new low in 2007 according to a recent study and the outlook is for more stormy skies. According to the 18th annual national Airline Quality Ratings (AQR) study conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Wichita State University, only four of the airlines tracked improved their rating thi... | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Credit Suisse analyst Jason H. Seidl said the slow economy continues to plague truckers with low demand and high fuel prices. As a result, Seidl said trucking rates could stay low well into 2009. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Top 100 Chemicals Distributors, Top 100 Metals Service Centers and Top 75 Electronics Distributors reports all available now on Purchasing.com. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | May Day work stoppage at 29 West Coast ports lasts one work shift. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | One analyst says trend defies law of supply and demand. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Production expected to decline 5% but it could be worse | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Suppliers say more freight buyers are putting trucking contracts out to bid | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Airline industry experts predict higher fares, declining service this year | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Bookings are being pushed out to 2009 | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Feds look into possible price-fixing by ocean carrier in Puerto Rico. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | Logistics firm says coal exports, ethanol shipments will keep demand strong. | |
| | Sat, 17 May 2008 12:02:14 PST | | | With commodity prices set to stay high, miners want to capitalize. | |
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