Inventory optimization: Old in concept, but new in application. Chris Russell, vice president of Logility, discusses trends in the use of the practice, especially from a multi-echelon perspective.

The Highway Trust Fund will soon run out of money. Passing a new highway bill is critical not only to the trucking industry but to every shipper that relies on truck transportation and to America's competitiveness, says Randy Mullett, vice president of government relations and public affairs at Con-way Freight.

Averitt Express has improved less-than-truckload (LTL) service times from the U.S. Midwest to the province of Ontario, Canada, including Toronto and other key cities.

Panjiva is now providing access to its trade data via an application programming interface (API).

Yusen Logistics has launched an ocean-transport service that allows for the double stacking of product inside ocean containers, through the installation of specialized decks.

JDA Software recently formed a new global 3PL business unit to focus on sales and product development for this market sector. Unit leader Peter van Merode discusses the strategy behind this move and shares views on the global 3PL market.