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Articles in March, 2003 issue of Logistics Management (Highlands Ranch, Co.)

• Medium-duty pallet holds 3,000 pounds. (New Products & Services).
• Adhesive keeps palletloads in place. (New Products & Services).
• Inside charges can vary with type of location. (Bohman on Pricing).
  by Bohman, Ray
• Teamsters avert strike, ink new contract with LTL carriers: analysts say increases in wages and benefits will raise costs for carriers, but won't translate into higher LTL rates. (News & Analysis).
• The once-proud Emery name is no more. (Management Update).
• Kemira Chemicals Inc. (Winners Circle).
• Walkie blends manual, automated operation. (New Products & Services).
• How labor standards lift productivity: labor standards can improve productivity of forklift operations, but unions are raising concerns about their fairness.
  by Cooke, James A.
• Bloomington, Ind., selected as best warehouse location. (Warehousing).
• Measurement--the right way. (Viewpoint).
• Not everybody thought the Super Bowl commercials were amusing. (Management Update).
• Swift Transportation Corp. (Winners Circle).
• Ocean carriers to charge for bills of lading. (Maritime).
• Easier slider-pin release mechanism. (New Products & Services).
• Don't let checkpoints become checkpoints. (Parting Shot).
• Roadway. (Services).
• Air. (Price Trends).
• Need more information on hazmat transportation in this age of increased security? (Management Update).
• Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. (Services).
• European Commission reviews stand against CSI. (For the Record).
• Allison transmission diagnostics for PDAs. (New Products & Services).
• Why it pays to share your 3PL: shippers are discovering that by sharing third-party services, they can save big on transportation and warehousing costs.
• Which commodities are most profitable for railroads? (News Capsule).
• The head of the Surface Transportation Board will step down later this spring. (Management Update).
• Truckers are getting hosed at the pumps. (Management Update).
• Blair Rubber Co. (Winners Circle).
• ITA slams proposed changes to forklift seat-belt rule. (Warehousing).
• Flat-proof tires for skid-steer loaders. (New Products & Services).
• Belt conveyor saves on maintenance, energy. (New Products & Services).
• Datebook.
• Carrier costs and demands affecting transportation service prices. (Price Trends).
• A battle over truck safety may be brewing between two government agencies. (Management Update).
• Ford Motor Company. (Winners Circle).
• BridgePoint upgrades supply chain software. (New Products & Services).
• Solving cross-border roadblocks: step-by-step process mapping helped one shipper speed shipments across the U.S.-Mexico border.
  by Gooley, Toby B.
• NVOCCs, carriers square off on confidentiality. (Customs).
• The agency shuffle has begun in Washington, D.C., as the federal government revs up the Department of Homeland Security. (Management Update).
• Shippers and carriers have had a lot to say about U.S. Customs' "straw man" proposals for advance notice of import and export shipments. (Management Update).
• Schneider Logistics Inc. (Winners Circle).
• Shippers eye more security equipment purchases. (Material Handling).
• Telescopic forklift makes loading easier. (New Products & Services).
• Interest grows in "flow distribution". (Copacino on Strategy).
  by Copacino, William C.
• The D.W. Morgan Company. (Services).
• Rail. (Price Trends).
• Two leaders in supply chain research have teamed up to create a new "laboratory" for advanced supply chain practices. (Management Update).
• Averitt Express. (Services).
• Ready Reserve is ready for action. (Maritime).
• Voidfill converter reduces dunnage costs. (New Products & Services).
• Ports in progress: despite the perennial vagaries of the global economy, the ports of North America continue to invest in the programs and equipment needed to continue their ongoing expansion.
  by Quinn, John Paul
• Cast. (Services).
• Water. (Price Trends).
• Quality management could offer some help for shippers struggling with new security rules. (Management Update).
• Graybar Inc. (Winner's Circle).
• Growing interest, but moderate sales ahead for RFID applications. (Technology).
• Fork-truck attachments fit all needs. (New Products & Services).
• Sweet on intermodel: for Sweetheart Cup, relationships are the key to getting the right intermodal equipment at the right price.
  by Foster, Thomas A.
• Customs begins handing out "no-load" directives. (Regulation).
• A changing of the guard at Roadway Corporation puts familiar faces in higher places. (Management Update).
• Kenworth Truck Company. (Winners Circle).
• Freight Glove prevents theft and water damage. (New Products & Services).
• What price security? Carriers are hesitant to spend heavily on new security technology, unless it improves both safety and efficiency.
  by Spiegel, Robert
• Ward Trucking Company. (Services).
• Trucking. (Price Trends).
• Tighter security regulations are forcing many shippers to increase their cycle times. (Management Update).
• Murray Inc. (Winner's Circle).
• House chair questions adequacy of DOT's 2004 budget. (Government).