GLG News by Intermodal Logistics Experts

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Worldwide Sustainable Seafood, Is It An Oxymoron

September 7, 2010

Analysis of:Seafood News Environment & Sustainability | www.seafoodsource.com

We see MSC, GAP, WWF, GAA, ASC, NOP, and the list goes on. These are but a few of the certifiers that the industry relies on to get their sustainable message out. How does the Seafood Industry forge ahead with public credibility when the industry cannot come to an agreement on what is sustainable and who, whom or what should be the best group to do so. Not just in the USA but worldwide. I think the Seafood Industry needs a clear, concise and credible voice to the public.

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates

Dallas Truck Show & Commercial Vehicle Outlook 2010 Summary - It’s Still Cloudy

September 6, 2010

Analysis of:Economy's Course Puzzling, But Changes in Equipment, Driver Pay Coming, Say Speakers at CV Outlook 2010 | www.truckinginfo.com

Transport experts gave us a good overview of HOT trucking topics a couple weeks ago at a meeting held along with the Dallas Truck Show. Issues included freight predictions, higher gross vehicle weights, smaller truck cabs, the “pending” truck driver shortage, the revised hours-of-service (HOS) rules coming, truck pricing increases and truck-maker vertical integration (meaning mostly engines). Here are some thoughts.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

Gulf Facts About Seafood, as Reported by Our Government, Fact or Fiction

September 3, 2010

Analysis of:Top Democrat Criticizes U.S. Oil Spill Report | online.wsj.com

How can we gauge the health of the Gulf and is effects, short and long term, on the seafood it contains when we can not trust the Government agencies to get out the truth on the spill?

Jay ThompsonPresident and General ManagerTransportation Business Associates

Record Used Commercial Truck Registrations Indicates Continued Slow New Sales

August 31, 2010

Analysis of:Polk: Used commercial vehicle registrations hit record levels | www.ccjdigital.com

Backing up reasons for Paccar Inc, Daimler, Cummins Inc., Navistar Corporation and others' strong parts sales numbers, the first half of 2010 registration data is confirming that truck operators are buying (and running) used versus new commercial vehicles. We expect to see that trend continue into late 2011.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The Continuing Gulf Seafood Crisis, And It's Not About Oil

August 31, 2010

Analysis of:Minnesota farmer battles Gulf 'dead zone' | www.cnn.com

The seafood industry continues to focus it's attention on the BP spill and its effects on sea life and water quality. But in the short term, we all tend to forget about the dead zone in the Gulf the size of New Jersey.

Toby KolstadPresidentRail Theory Forecasts

Railroad traffic shows economic pickup underway

August 27, 2010

Analysis of:Key Factory-Related Cargoes Rise at Top Railroads | www.joc.com

The weekly railroad traffic reports from the American Association of Railroads are one of the timeliest indicators of economic activity, and the numbers in recent weeks are pointing to a pickup in industrial activity. The weekly reports in the second quarter indicated a significant slowdown in economic growth long before the Federal Reserve lowered revised the GDP numbers for the period.

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The Gulf, BP, And the World's Seafood

August 24, 2010

Analysis of:Top Democrat Criticizes U.S. Oil Spill Report - WSJ.com | online.wsj.com

How can we gauge the health of the Gulf and is effects, short and long term, on the seafood it contains when we can not trust the Government agencies to get out the truth on the spill?

James AliucciCEOThe Global Group

The New Wave; Sustainability, Fisheries And Your Local Supermarket

August 22, 2010

Analysis of:Another US grocery giant demands seafood sustainability | www.fishfarmingxpert.com

There is a movement in the supermarkets, and I do not mean the specials of the week. We are seeing a surprising amount of supermarkets insisting, no, requiring all their seafood now must be from sustainable means. That is from fisheries and aquaculture alike.

John SchulzIndependent Analyst - Contributing EditorLogistics Management Magazine

Trucking Time Bomb: What To Do About Mexican Trucks?

August 20, 2010

Analysis of:Teamsters Urge Federal Government To Challenge Mexico's Retaliatory Tariffs -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- | www.prnewswire.com

Mexico plans to impose import tariffs of as much as 25 percent on a variety of U.S. products in retaliation for the failure of the U.S. government to allow Mexican trucks to operate north of the border, as required under terms of the 16-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Mexico will administer tariffs on a rotating list of 99 U.S. products valued at about $2.5 billion.

Toby KolstadPresidentRail Theory Forecasts

Utilities begin to use more coal as railroad coal traffic increases

August 19, 2010

Analysis of:U.S. coal and natural gas generation rose, nuclear fell, in June | www.powergenworldwide.com

The EIA has reported that coal fired electric plants increased production faster in 2010 than overall demand for electricity has grown. Compared to June of 2009, coal fired generation was up 12.2% compared to an overall increase in demand for electric power of 7.9%. Power from plants that use Natural Gas also increased, as did power from Wind farms. Rail coal traffic has been steadily growing since the end of the first quarter and should finish the year about even to last year.

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