CSA 2010 Safety Measurement System
Safety Measurement System Within the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA 2010) Operational Model, the Safety Measurement System (SMS) quantifies the on-road safety performance of carriers and drivers to identify candidates for interventions, to determine the specific...Reverse Logistics: Money Tree or Money Pit?
by Gail Dutton Reverse logistics—the process of returning, recovering, testing, repairing, restocking, reshipping and disposing of products—doesn’t have to be a money pit. Savvy companies are using it to contain costs, boost revenue and buttress customer loyalty. A...Lines boxed in by container shortage
IFW Report by Damian Brett Thu, 24 Jun 2010 The price of containers has hit a 20-year high as a result of a shortage that has reached “critical” levels. Analyst AXS Alphaliner said the current price of a new 20ft dry box had increase from US$2,000 per unit at the end...Transportation Trends 2010 Analysis!
We want to share this article and website with our customers – very interesting analysis into the transportation industry!! Logistick provides damage prevention products to both over the road and rail transportation but focus on OTR and piggyback. TRANSPORTATION...
Opening Day of NA2010: Monday, April 26th
If you are in the Cleveland area, come and visit us at NA 2010 at the Expo Center.Rose and Ryan are waiting to see you at the booth # 1639.http://www.nashow.com/AAR, USDOT data show freight flows on way up after steep fall
Economic Indicator: 1/14/2010 By: ProgressiveRailroad.com U.S. railroads’ carloadings plummeted to the lowest of low points last year — as in a 21-year low. Yesterday, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced U.S. carloads, which fell 16.1...
Factory orders jump 1 percent in December
Orders to U.S. factories posted a big gain in December, far exceeding expectations and adding to evidence that the manufacturing sector is supporting the economic recovery. The Commerce Department said Thursday that orders rose by 1 percent last month, double the 0.5...Oil Rose Above $75 a Barrel as Equities Increase on Bernanke
By Margot Habiby Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil rose above $75 a barrel as equities rebounded from the biggest three-day decline since March on signs that Ben S. Bernanke will be reconfirmed as Federal Reserve chairman. Oil climbed as much as 1.2 percent and stocks...Car production set to crank up 69% in quarter
By GREG GARDNER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER After a long spell of cutting production and closing plants, North American automakers are preparing to build substantially more cars as evidence mounts that the economic recovery is gathering momentum. Collectively, the...