Commentary

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Are you ready to get back on the inflation roller coaster

For many economic analysts, the problems currently plaguing our economy are bringing back memories o

I know it will probably come as no comfort for those suffering through the current slowdown, but on

When industry leaders gather this week for the JoC's 8th annual Trans-Pacific Maritime conference in

Last week Customs and Border Protection heard loud and clear from the trade community that all is no

As the newest columnist at The Journal of Commerce, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Barry H

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:There''s another answer for the shipper who com

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Paul Page is misguided in his view that increasing federa

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.There''s no shortage of people in all corners of the worl

So much of what we journalists report is conflict. Look about you: al-Qaida vs. the West, Clinton vs

Few people in the trade community question the ongoing need for supply-chain security, but as progra

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.I enjoyed Traffic World''s Guide to Dedicated Contract Ca

Trucking seems headed for more tough times this year as a slowing economy, rising fuel prices and co

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:As a foodservice distributor, we manage the inb

Pigs flew over New Jersey's capital the other day. The helium-filled balloons were a publicity stunt

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Companies across a range of industries seem to be getting

Proposed legislation that would impose a new tax on all imported freight and that would dedicate the

In the lead-up to the March 18 deadline for comments about Customs and Border Protection's 10+2 requ

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Trucking seems headed for more tough times this year as a

The lead editorial in the Jan. 26 Wall Street Journal begins, "This week the world learned that econ

If you analyzed the requirements and the reasons why one would join the Customs-Trade Partnership Ag

The White House has never had a particularly rosy view of transportation, but the latest federal bud

Longtime readers of The Journal of Commerce recall when we were a daily newspaper and published page

Left to their own devices, longshore labor and management at West Coast ports would likely have aver

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Like thousands of New Jersey residents and business owner

For the first time since 1928, the presidential election lacks an incumbent president and vice presi

Like thousands of New Jersey residents and business owners, Gov. Jon S. Corzine's debt restructuring

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters makes herself par

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.For some reason Colin Barrett is either forgetting about

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Your Jan. 14 editorial, Taxing Tom, suggests that the cur

Pete Banaszak recalls his first day at Crowley Maritime Corp. Dick Simpson, the company's vice presi

2008 is barely a month old, and I think I just heard the first shots of the year fired. There is the

Pessimism, optimism, concern, creativity, honesty - it all comes through in the pages of the JoC's A

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.At a particular state Department of Motor Vehicles site a

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Q:We are a company that manages multiple shippers

The excellent article "Fuel Fight" in the JoC's Annual Review and Outlook may have left the impressi

Last June, a grand jury indicted 10 companies and six individuals for allegedly conspiring to import

Copyright 2008, Traffic World, Inc.Shippers and transportation operators may be at odds over

At last summer's Inter-national Longshoremen's Association convention, retiring ILA President John B

For the trade community, it might be a foregone conclusion that, as Washington lawyer Peter Friedman