All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Transportation

The hiring of ex-YRC Worldwide Chief Financial Officer Stephen Bruffett by Con-way Inc. has more intrigue than would first meet the eye. It's more than just filling a corner office in the executive suite. The inside story is quite telling of the conditions in the trucking industry in 2008.

Cummins decision should allow the SCR camp to breathe a sigh of relief. All eyes must now be on Navistar, and a possible 2009 pre-buy.

The GDS model has sustained the neutral travel distribution model for a very long time. From its less than humble beginings with IBM and American Airlines to the peak years of the mid- 1990s to to twilight zone it now finds itself in. So the time has come to accept its short comings and move forward...

There is much hope that orders for new coal cars will increase in the near future, lifting production rates at Freightcar America (RAIL). Coal exports are up almost 80% from a few years ago and domestic demand should increase significantly when the 52 new coal-fired generating plants which are currently...

Cummins Inc. announced they are switching to SCR in their Heavy-duty ISX model for 2010. It was previously to utilize Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) at a higher rate than today, along with higher injection pressures and other enhancements - plus emissions credit trading. While this changes the “few...

The EC and Ryanair are at constant loggerheads over the 3 main issues of fare displays, Subsidies from cities wanting service and of course the Aer Lingus acquisition. Given the economic climate and benefits that air transportation provides, the EC should perhaps consider rethinking at least one of...

Unlike the past when the transportation sector was painted with a broad brush, individual corporate operational models make a difference. No longer is a single service or limited service approach sufficient enough to sustain the changing dynamics within the transportation sector. A much more “total...

United's management is now embattled in both a legal and commercial fight with its pilot's the very people who brought in Tilton in the first place. United must cut more heads and deeper across the board to match the fleet reductions

Truckload leader Schneider National has freight - and has been successfully growing their Independent Contractor segment for over a decade, while their competitors have not seen the same success. The primary reasons are they have freight (miles), continue to adjust their program, made it more transparent...

Cultural differences at Airbus are being blamed for all or most its problems. Politicians in France are fuelling to the misunderstandings by loudmouth paroles, while doing nothing to solve the situation. In the end, it is the product that suffers, usually by adding delays to the production line. A costly...