Shippers once again beat up on the railroads over issues of productivity and competition at the Council of Logistics Management’s annual meeting last week.

More than 5,000 logistics professionals will gather in Toronto Oct. 17 to 20 for the 1999 meeting of the Council of Logistics Management to focus on strengthening the international logistics network.

Major package delivery firms are shooting down efforts to ship handguns, largely because of the risk associated with lost or stolen firearms.

More than 5,000 logistics professionals have gathered in Toronto for the 1999 meeting of the Council of Logistics Management to focus on strengthening the global logistics network.

Experts say carriers that have not prepared their computer systems for the Y2K glitch had better be prepared to unravel an awful mess at the start of the new year.

Determined to prove that technology can prevent truck accidents, the federal government is plunking down $3.5 million to field-test the most promising safety gear on in-service trucks.

Carriers that have not done any testing to see if they are ready to dodge the computer problems associated with the changeover to the Year 2000 had better be prepared to unravel an awful mess when they show up for work Jan. 1 — if they can get in the building at all.

Determined to prove that technology can prevent truck accidents, the federal government is plunking down $3.5 million to field-test the most promising safety gear on in-service trucks.

William S. Odlin Jr., a former editor-in-chief of Transport Topics, died Oct. 5 from cancer of the esophagus. The 82-year-old native of Washington, D.C., was born and died at Georgetown Hospital.

Looking to expand its electronic business, United Parcel Service is offering customers free Internet connections to its shipping and information Web sites.