MARCH 2009
VOLUME 7 NO. 3
inside
24 switching gears: interview
with Chuck Clowdis
BY MITCH MAC DONALD
If analyst Chuck Clowdis seems unusually
familiar with the ins and outs of the trucking
business, there’s a reason for that. He spent the
first 16 years of his career on the inside.
30 blueprint for a greener DC
BY DAVID MALONEY
Wondering how to make your warehouse or
DC operation more eco-friendly? Here are some
ideas to get you started.
37 not playtime anymore
BY MARK SOLOMON
It may sound like fun and games, but managing
a consumer electronics supply chain is getting
tougher by the minute thanks to new compliance
and security restrictions.
43
Mexico … for a change
BY TOBY GOOLEY
If you still think Mexico is the land of customs
delays and ramshackle trucks, it’s time for a
fresh look.
53 home to stay?
BY JAMES COOKE
After eight years, heavy-equipment maker
CNH ended its relationship with a 3PL and
brought transportation management back in
house with the aid of a Web-based TMS.
Would its gamble pay off?
57 contained optimism about
the future
BY PETER BRADLEY
Makers of reusable containers see potential in
a difficult economy. But if they hope to
persuade penny-pinching DC managers to buy,
the projected returns had better be good.
