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Issue Date: May 12, 2008

EXTRA
Traffic World Extra
Web only features that give
Traffic World readers the edge
First Quarter Earnings, 2008
(Updated Daily)


Letter to Majority Leader Reid
   urging action on Railroad
   Antitrust Enforcement Act

(posted Feb. 12, 2008)

Report of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission
(PDF document 125 MB posted Jan. 15)

Traffic World Radio
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Cover Story
10 Trucking Weighs In
Truckers, with shipper help,
renew call for heavier trucks

Government & Regulation
13 Congress, Pumped Up            
Surcharge bill gains support
as fuel prices keep climbing 
15 Senate debate grounds FAA bill 
15 High food prices tied to rail rates

Special Report
19 Taking Back Capacity
Truckers are hungry for freight
after two years of slack demand 
26 Top 50 Trucking Companies

Columns
6 Commentary:
Freight Can Benefit from Tolling, PPPs
29 Commentary:
The LTL Industry's $1 Billion Solution
46 Q&A: Who chooses carrier?

Logistics &  Technology
16 Logistics companies find plenty of       
business despite weak economy 
17 Fighting supply chain fraud
17 Panalpina slips in first quarter

Trucking 
31 Some shippers burned by fuel costs       
take longer look at rail intermodal
32 Pricing, fuel hit ODFL bottom line
32 FedEx expands truckload brokerage

Rail & Intermodal
34 CSX juggles challenging trio of hedge       
funds, commuter plan, derailments
35 Rails push STB for new formula
36 Railcar makers scramble for gains

Air & Expedited
36 Deutsche Post names new leader for       
DHL's U.S. operations, prepares turnaround
37 USPS prices to move
37 Sale keeps Aloha aloft

Maritime
40 New 10-year lease keeps Brooklyn's      
working waterfront alive at Red Hook
41 Tracking breakbulk shipments
41 Matson's profit drops

Departments  
4   Editorial
8-9 This Week  
42 People  
43 Calendar  
43 Logistics Seminars  
44 Update
45 Classified Ads
47 Company Index  
47 The Back Page