Tag Archive for ‘Freight’

Removing Roadblocks to Improved Transportation Productivity

This Op-ed by James H. Burnley, chairman, CleanerSaferTrucking, Inc. originally appeared in The Hill’s Congress Blog. As America struggles to reignite its flagging economy, a policy debate is raging in Washington, D.C. about how to increase our productivity, create jobs in our economy, and enhance our ability to compete globally. At the forefront of this debate [...]

The Capacity Crisis and Commercial Vehicle Safety – CSCMP Mega Sessions Explore Two Critical Issues Facing the Industry

More than 8,000 members from 67 countries rely on CSCMP (the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals) to help them remain connected to the best of the best — experts, technology, knowledge — in the vast and complex world of global supply chain and logistics. From Oct. 2-5 in Philadelphia, CSCMP will hold the organization’s [...]

Meeting of the Minds at the Swedish Embassy Highlights Industry’s Progress and Future Challenges

Last month, American Trucking Associations (ATA) and Volvo Trucks North America, part of the Volvo Group based in Gothenburg, Sweden, co-sponsored an event at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C. “The Future of Freight Transportation” was attended by more than 100 transportation executives and other stakeholders and served as a timely forum to discuss important [...]

Yes, Rail Is More Efficient … But

As concern about global climate change continues to rise, more and more people are talking about shifting freight from trucks to rail. Rail is more efficient, many believe, and it requires less fuel consumption. “This would really benefit the environment,” they say. We say, “Not so fast.” A recent analysis published in Transportation Fundamentals examines [...]

Port Trucking Proposal Threatens Deregulation

A long-running battle over reducing diesel emissions from port drayage trucks has turned into a serious threat to nearly 30 years of trucking deregulation. Several years ago an alliance of union and environmental groups threatened to make it politically impossible for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to expand unless they cracked down [...]

Business to Our Troops: We’ve Got Your Back

Every day, thousands of our fellow citizens are deployed serving in the National Guard or Reserves, playing a fundamental role that protects our freedoms, maintains peace, and provides relief services to communities in the United States and around the globe. It’s a role that will grow as our standing front-line military continues to evolve. Thousands [...]

The Knee Bone’s Connected to the Thigh Bone

A day does not go by in Washington without legislation intended to fix one problem ultimately affecting a host of other issues. It’s the principle of unintended consequences, and a fact of life in our complex world where everything has become so interconnected. Nowhere is this more evident than the transportation industry, which touches our [...]

Green Packaging – Going Green without Seeing Red

Many consumer products companies are adopting new “green” product shipping packaging that is lighter, takes up less space and consumes fewer natural resources. From a sustainability perspective the benefits certainly seem clear.