FEBRUARY 2009
VOLUME 7 NO. 2
inside
22 fearless leader:
interview with Bruce Carlton
BY MITCH MAC DONALD
He’s stared down the Russians and Vietnamese
during face-to-face market-opening negotiations.
Now, Bruce Carlton faces the comparatively easy
challenge of steering NITL through some rough
economic seas.
31 after DHL: Can the post
office fill the void?
BY MARK B. SOLOMON
As one player whiffs in the United States,
another waits to bat.
38 into the green
BY JAMES A. COOKE
With their sprawling, energy-sucking DCs and
carbon-spewing trucks, logistics/distribution
operations may seem the very antithesis of
green. But our exclusive reader survey tells a
different story.
43
double duty
BY TOBY GOOLEY
Some of the best-known logistics service
providers are venturing into the supply chain
consulting arena. Are they up to the job?
49
no more hide and seek
BY SUSAN K. LACEFIELD
Until 2006, Kraft’s trailer tracking activities
looked more like a game of hide and seek
than an orderly yard management process.
Some low-cost RFID tags, software, and a
GPS changed all that.
55 lean fleets
BY PETER BRADLEY
If your lift truck fleet is typical, you probably
have too many vehicles and bigger trucks than
you really need, say the experts. A fleet audit can
help you find ways to trim the fat.
