Writings

Walter Weart completed a college level textbook on transportation for Thompson Learning and has written more than 200 bylined articles dealing various aspects of logistics and transportation.

Read about the textbook on motor carrier operations which we wrote for the Institute of Logistics Management's new course. Mr. Weart is also on the faculty of ILM.


Transportation Textbook
Read the preface to Transportation, the current leading textbook used by colleges and universities.
 

Crosstie demand will be restrained for the rest of '09, then drop in '10
Read the artilce which appeared in the October issue about the effect of the weak economy and railroad spending cuts on the horizon, crosstie demand will be restrained for the rest of '09, then drop in '10

Private Trucking: No Simple Answers on Fleets Read the article which we wrote for the August 2007 issue of Logistics Today about the challenges facing the private trucking sector.   Suppliers, Service Providers Enhance CWR Equipment
Read the article which was the cover story in the September 2009 issue of Progressive Railroading dealing with congestion issues in the freight transportation network.
The Rise of Short Lines
Read the article which we wrote for the January/February 2006 issue of Material Management & Distribution Magazine about the Short Line Railroad industry. Article photography by Walter Weart.
  Structureal Enhancements
Read the article which we wrote for the May 2008 issue of Progressive Railroading Magazine about several majar bridge projects

Smaller articles can be found here

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