LT_SUPPLY CHAIN_ A Penton Media Property June 25, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/logisticstoday/v/174 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT DB Schenker: We've got the ideal solution. Visit our site at http://www.eyewonderlabs.com/ct.cfm?ewbust=[timestamp]&file=http://cdn1.eyewonder.com/200125/757235/1073745/NOSCRIPTfailover.&eid=1073745&name=Clickthru-clickTag1&num=1&time=0&diff=0&click=http%3A//www.deliveringsolutions.dbschenker.com/index.html ---------------------------------------- --YRC Gains Pension Deferral YRC Worldwide (YRCW) announced it had finalized an agreement with Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund (known as Central States) in which the company will provide real estate as collateral in lieu of making pension contribution payments during the second quarter of 2009. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/yrc-pension-deferral-0623/ --Eaton Corp. 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To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/transite-tech-introduces-transportation-portal-0623/ --Ports Group Supports Transportation Blueprint While James Oberstar (D-MN) has publicly criticized the Obama Administration's call for stop-gap highway funding and an 18-month delay in moving the Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has received an endorsement for his bill from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/ports-group-supports-trans-blueprint-0623/ --Port of Indiana Receives Wind Turbine Blade Shipment Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor received 94 giant wind turbine blades bound for one of the world's largest wind farms under construction in northwestern Indiana. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/port-of-indiana-receives-wind-turbine-blade-shipment-0623/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Receive Logistics News the Easy Way. You need logistics and supply chain news, analysis and educational content that helps you do your job better. Even more importantly, this information needs to be concise and enjoyable. Logistics Today is the answer. Get the most important logistics coverage delivered to you twice a month -- in a convenient digital magazine format. Go to https://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000876TAnew/init.do to subscribe today. ---------------------------------------- --Rethink Freight Charge Says UK-Based Group British International Freight Association has urged the UK Department for Transport (DfT) to rethink proposed increases in freight charges for ships using British ports. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/rethink-freight-charge-uk-based-group-0623/ NEWS REVIEW --Last Week's Top 3 Articles These articles were those most viewed in last week's newsletter. *Apparel Retailer Saves With RFID (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/apparel-retailer-saves-rfid-0617/) Swiss-based Charles V_gele streamlined its apparel supply chain with RFID tools from Checkpoint Systems. *Ryder to Provide Logistics Services for Pallet Pool (http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/ryder-provides-logistics-services-pallet-pool-0617/) Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), which offers plastic rental pallets with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags embedded in the pallets, said it will use Ryder System Inc. to provide reverse logistics solutions to support the continuous flow of pallets to, from and among its customer base of manufacturers and retailers. *Make Transportation Policy Accountable Says NTPP (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/make-transportation-policy-accountable-ntpp-0617/) The message of the National Transportation Policy Project (NTPP) is clear from the start, "US transportation policy needs to be more performance-driven, more directly linked to a set of clearly articulated goals, and more accountable for results." 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