Has Washington finally done something right? It seems that way, with President Bush's appointment of Norman Yoshio Mineta as Secretary of Transportation. Mineta faces daunting tasks. On the docket: the price of fuel and taxation, airline infrastructure and airport gridlock, ocean deregulation, highway congestion and railroad mergers. Not to mention the Hours of Service and ergonomics question

With ever-shrinking inventories, it might seem that expedited and LTL carriers get all the glory for delivering crucial shipments in short delivery windows. But given the web's ability to match demand for transportation with supply, efficient consolidation methods are driving the increasing importance of truckload carriers in over-the-road transportation

Buyers and suppliers get closer together when they undertake collaborative logistics. Drive costs down, eliminate inefficiencies and redundant management tasks, then share the wealth. This feature shows you how working together logistically yields results