CONTENTSMay25

2009 V. 10 N. 21

FEATURES

COVER STORY

10 Showtime for Retailers The battered retail sector is engaging in a high-stakes effort to shift logistics strategies and improve efficiency.

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: THE JOC TOP 100 IMPORTERS AND EXPORTERS 1A Searching for Recovery In the worst business environment in decades, beleaguered shippers seek relief from foundering trade and mounting regulatory pressure.

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SPECIAL REPORT: IMPORT/EXPORT COMPLIANCE TECHNOLOGY 30 Compliance Applies Growth Automated trade tools expand as software makers look for growth among cost-cutting companies.

COLUMNS

DEPARTMENTS

4 ROLLING TARP

By Paul Page

22 LABELING’S RUSH TO JUDGMENT By Rick Woldenberg

24 FREE TRADE NEEDS PROTECTION By Chris Kearney

39 COOL SHIPPING WARMS UP

By Barry Horowitz

46 NVOS SPOTTING
THE RATES
By Peter Tirschwell

16 GOVERNMENT WATCH Senators Take Up Transport Policy Bill puts freight at center stage

Mexican Trucking Hits Traffic
Getting an ear in Congress could be
a challenge for new cross-border program.

25 INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
Rates Slide, Contracts Wait
With trans-Pacific spot rates diving, service
contracting is a high-stakes game of chicken
for shippers and carriers.

Shippers’ Risky Business Supply chain risks grow as carrier losses mount.

28 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
Pulling All Stops
YRC Worldwide seeks $1 billion
in taxpayer backing
for financial stability, pension relief.

CN-EJ&E Fight Targets STB Pick Community activists turn their attention to the vacant slot on the regulatory board.

Railroads’ Labor Pains Unions and some carriers try to lock in furloughed workers.

EVERY ISSUE

6 This Week 40 By the Numbers 43 Classified Ads 44 Colin Barrett’s Q&A 45 Index