UP Delivers Record Profits even as Industry Volumes Mostly Flat, While Rate Increases Continue Apace; Profit Levels Now Among Best Across All Business Segments

eBay Now Being Rolled Out to More Markets, as Valets will do the Shopping for You; Interesting Hybrid Strategy for e-Fulfillment

Varying Opinions on Impact of New HOS Rules; Maersk Triple-E Sets Sail; Comparing US and Euro Plans for Bangladesh Factories; CSCMP Starts India Workshop Series

Many Companies Apply Simple Flat Allowance, but More Nuanced Calculation is Usually Better; Personal, Fatigue and Delay Factors

Ship will Likely Operate Less than Full, as Ports Upgrade Equipment; 22,000 TEU Ships Coming?

1000 Miles is Magic Number; Some Truckers Say Rules Needed to Keep them from Pushing Too Hard; Are Rates Headed Higher?

MHI Hopes to Paint Vision for Future, Up Profile of Materials Handling Industry in Terms of Economic Impact, Supply Chain Contribution

Number of Plant Closing is Slowing, but Openings Even More So; the Procter & Gamble Example

Maersk Leads Three Largest Container Carriers into New P3 Alliance; Bad News for Shippers?

Metals Price Decline Leads Way; Major Commodity Index Now 24% Below its April, 2011 Peak