Railroads are managing growth in international and domestic intermodal for now, but broad policy decisions must be made on how to insure capacity meets robust demand in the future.

The annoyances that follow events like the recent arrests of suspected airplane bombers in the UK may eventually fade, but security concerns for cargo as well as passenger operations remain strong. How much does that cost you?

Nearly everyone agrees that a synchronized supply chain requires effective collaboration between trading partners, but when it comes to defining what collaboration actually is and how to accomplish it, opinions are all over the map.

It's getting harder and harder to track the performance of suppliers, carriers and processes that make up a global supply chain. Here's how a few successful companies are addressing the problem.

A typical trucking company already spends as much as a fourth of its total operating costs on fuel. Ultra-low-sulfur diesel will cost even more yet deliver lower fuel efficiency.