| In This October 29, 2009 Issue |
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Hauling 6,000 pounds of bulk cargo from New York City to
Burbank, CA, American Airlines' first scheduled air freight service
launched in October 1944. The duration on the coast-to-coast
delievery—19 hours.
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Apriso announced an expanded focus on supporting global
manufacturers in discrete and batch process industries to address their
top five market pressures.
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) awarded the 2009
Environmental Excellence Award to CSX Transportation (CSXT) employee
Paul Kurzanski.
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FreightScan, LLC announced it had completed the installation
of two FS100 automated cargo dimensioning systems at DHL Aviation
Americas in Miami, FL.
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When the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued guidelines for
Federal prosecutors in states that have enacted laws authorizing the use
of “medical marijuana” the US Department of Transportation received
inquires about the use of marijuana by transportation workers
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“Container ships suffered from vast declines in cargo trade
in the main East/West routes and other routes and a weak freight rate
market resulting in the recording of large deficits by many
containership operating companies,” said a quarterly earnings report
from Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
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The Port of Long Beach and the American Trucking Associations
(ATA) announced a settlement resolving the final legal challenge to the
port's year old clean trucks program.
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Transportation, logistics and intermodal services provider
Schneider National Inc. has received its fourth consecutive
Environmental Excellence Award from the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership.
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These articles were those most viewed in last week's
newsletter.
- Bailing to Stay Afloat
Ocean carriers could receive government bail out to stay afloat.
- Cost Cutting to the Rescue for Truckload
Carriers
As financial results are released, cost cutting will likely be the
theme, says Morgan Stanley's William Greene.
- Ceva Launches Ground Service
CEVA Logistics has launched its new ground transportation arm, CEVA
Ground. This will integrate all service offerings, including the process
of supplier's contracts, freight conference, freight audit, loads
tracking, performance metrics of the transport management and transport
planning.
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