Transportation costs pose manageable challenges OmniSource

Nov 14, 2007 | 01:40 PM |

Metal companies must be prepared for rising transportation costs, but there are measures they can take to mitigate the impact of higher charges on their bottom line, participants at AMM's Scrap Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz., were told Wednesday.

"Rising trucking costs are not preventable, but they are manageable," said Phillip R. Bedwell, corporate director of rail and barge transportation at OmniSource Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind.....





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