newsworthy At YRC, contract ratification was a matter of vote, rinse, negotiate, and repeat January 28, 2014 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Bringing dockworkers, other nondrivers to wage parity seen as key to rank-and-file vote.Read More
newsworthy Would a "Christmas surcharge" prevent another holiday shipping headache? December 30, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Higher shipping costs may be the only way to discipline chaotic market, consultant saysRead More
transportation report Mailing in the future September 13, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments The Postal Service's revamp of Priority Mail signals a serious push to dominate e-commerce deliveries and to chart its course for the decades to come.Read More
newsworthy Teamster local unions approve tentative agreement with ABF May 20, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Fate of trucker, parent could hinge on rank and file's vote.Read More
newsworthy Modest progress reported in ABF, Teamster contract talks March 4, 2013 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Company needs to "get realistic" on core issues, union negotiator says.Read More
transportation report W(h)ither ABF? December 10, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments The carrier faces crucial contract talks with Teamsters, but its operating issues go beyond labor. Read More
web exclusive The U.S. Postal Parcel Service March 14, 2012 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Parcels may not save the USPS, but they may help the Eagle fly above the digital tsunami until it somehow rights itself.Read More
transportation report Six steps to cutting your parcel shipping costs January 5, 2011 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Looking to rein in your parcel spending? It may be as easy as making a few minor procedural changes in your own operations.Read More
enroute Pricing turmoil clouds outlook for LTL market December 7, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments Are rate wars putting truckers on a path to self-destruction?Read More
enroute taking it off the streets (and highways) January 1, 2009 Mark B. Solomon No Comments The trucking industry's future may lie not with the roads, but with the rails.Read More