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John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

FedEx vs. UPS: Round 1,354

May 25, 2010

Analysis of:Cargo Carriers Pose Conundrum for Air Safety Bill | www.buffalonews.com

The nation's two small parcel giants--UPS and FedEx--are locked into a high-stakes lobbying war in Washington that could spell the end of FedEx's non-union status for its tens of thousands of truck drivers. UPS wants FedEx's parcel ground drivers to fall under the National Labor Relations Act,  the same law that governs most of its 250,000 or so Teamsters. FedEx is arguing it deserves to stay under the Railway Labor Act, which has governed FedEx since its founding in 1971.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Wal-Mart's Push for Transport Efficiency = Bad News for Carriers

May 24, 2010

Analysis of:Wal-Mart Seeks More Control of Its Transportation | Transport Topics Online | Trucking, Freight Transportation and Logistics News | www.ttnews.com

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, wants more in-house control over its transportation suppliers. That means taking over transportation deliveries to its 4,000 stores and warehouse clubs where it deems its in-house network of private carriage can perform the same services better.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Looking for IdleAire?It is Back.

May 18, 2010

Analysis of:IdleAire to Reopen at 23 Locations | www.ttnews.com

IdleAire, the innovative maker of in-cab auxiliary power units and air conditioning and electric outlets, says it is reopening its facilities at 23 truck stops. It had ceased operations in January. The company says on its Web site it is planning to restart IdleAire services "in the near future."

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

If Your Company's Trucks Aren't Full Now, Something is Wrong

May 17, 2010

Analysis of:Truckload Spot Freight HIts Two-Year High | www.mmsend54.com

One index of spot market truckload volumes leaped 291 percent in April from year-ago levels. This index, as compiled by TransCore, is at its highest since June 2008. April's rise was the seventh straight month in gains, according to TransCore's North American Freight Index.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Werner and TL Brethren in Line for Freight Bounce

May 14, 2010

Analysis of:Worst is over, Werner exec says | www.omaha.com

Werner Enterprises,  the nation's third-largest truckload carrier, says it is seeing increasing evidence of a solid economic turnaround which will help the nation's trucking companies increase freight volumes and rates. "The worst is in our rear-view mirror," Werner COO Derek Leathers tells the Omaha World-Herald.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Revolving Door Continues at YRC Worldwide

April 13, 2010

Analysis of:YRC’s President Leaves for Health Care Job | blogs.barrons.com

Tom Wicks, president and COO of YRC Worldwide, is leaving after less than two years at the company. Wicks is returning to United HealthCare, a unit of United Health, the company he left to join YRC in 2008. Wicks worked at UHC for six years before going to YRC, the financially troubled trucking company.

William RussoPresidentSynergistics Limited

Making the Geely and Volvo Marriage A Success

March 30, 2010

Analysis of:Man in the News: Li Shufu | www.ft.com

Zhejiang Geely Automotive Group's $1.8 Bn acquisition of Volvo from Ford represents the most ambitious action to date for a Chinese vehicle manufacturer to accelerate the process of transforming into a global automotive player. Li Shufu has described the deal as the “poor boy from the countryside” (Geely) marrying the “rich girl from the city” (Volvo). Like all wedding ceremonies, Sunday’s deal signing in Gothenburg, Sweden could be described as a celebration of hope and love for the newlyweds.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Truckers Exhale: No New Fuel Taxes, DOT says

March 26, 2010

Analysis of:DOT Rebuffs New Talk of Raising Fuel Taxes | www.joc.com

A top official of the Department of Transportation says the Obama administration has not changed its stance in opposition to raising the federal tax on motor fuels. That tax has gone unchanged since 1993, and highway advocacy groups say it is inadequate to fund this country's infrastructure needs.

William RussoPresidentSynergistics Limited

How The Toyota Way Went Astray

March 5, 2010

Analysis of:An Apology From Toyota's Leader | www.nytimes.com

Toyota’s U.S. sales in February 2010 totaled 100,027 vehicles, an 8.7% drop from last year.  While this result is better than most market predictions, it does not signal an end to the most severe recall crisis in the company’s history.  While the root cause of Toyota’s massive accelerator recall problem is still under investigation, the problem is more likely inherent in the design of the overall system which is found in several of Toyota's most popular vehicles.  

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

This is Not Your Grandfather's Teamsters union

March 4, 2010

Analysis of:L.A. Local 848 Members Say No to Big Wheels | www.tdu.org

A major Teamsters local in Los Angeles has voted to cancel a request to spend $59,000 on a new GMC Yukon for Eric Tate, Local 848's secretary-treasurer. He was the hand-picked successor to Jim Santangelo, the long-time leader of the Los Angeles local who was driven out of power by the dissident Teamsters for a Democratic Union.

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