Press Releases by Category Logistics & Transport
Help required for supply chain & retail RFID & carbon emissions reduction projec …
Swindon, Wiltshire, Juniper Innovations are supporting ISRetail on a project with The Supply Chain Carbon Council, Avery Dennison, NXP and Nordic ID amongst others and request help from manufacturers and retailers.
To help carbon emission innovation, ISRetail, a leading supply chain software, warehouse management and RFID system solution and data management provider is working on a carbon emissions reduction project with the European Supply Chain Institute (ESCI) ‘Supply Chain Carbon Council’.
The…
HAFAS Print provides the right information in trains of Deutsche Bahn
Hannover (22-02-2011). For over 70 years, leaflets in the trains of Deutsche Bahn (DB) provide passengers with important information about their journey. Today, the leaflet "Your Travel Guide" is distributed in long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn. It provides information on stops, connections and all the important services on the train and at the station.
For creating the leaflets, it is essential to filter relevant information for the passenger from a…
Best Fare Finder wins eastmidlandstrains.co.uk a top rail industry award
East Midlands Trains’ online Best Fare Finder scooped the award for Information Technology Excellence at the Rail Business Awards last night (Thursday 17 February).
Beating off competition from other train companies throughout the country, East Midlands Trains’ new and improved Best Fare Finder provides a quick and easy way for passengers to access the cheapest available fare for around 450 different UK train journeys.
East Midlands Trains’ Best Fare Finder compares ticket…
Drive4USF Creates Lucrative Owner Operators Jobs
Drive4USF, an established and reputed truckload carrier in the USA, offers owner operators jobs to individuals to drive their own trucks to all the states of the USA.
19 Feb 2011: U.S Freightways, a well known and highly reputed truckload carrier, offers owner operators jobs to deserving candidates. It is one of the most successful and fastest growing nationwide truckload carriers in the USA, specializing in the transportation of general commodities.…
Atlanta Beltline Partnership Launches Running Series
The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership is proud to announce the Atlanta BeltLine Running Series. The 2011 series will consist of three running/walking events located at three separate locations on the Atlanta BeltLine trail throughout the city, with proceeds from the races supporting the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership's continued efforts to raise awareness for the Atlanta BeltLine.
"One of the most exciting features of the Atlanta BeltLine is the connectivity it creates via…
Alloy Wheel Refurbishment Success For The Guyson Wheelmaster
Leading industrial finishing equipment manufacturer Guyson International has seen numerous sales successes with its newly launched Guyson Wheelmaster, to both mobile van operators and static alloy wheel repair shops. This new blast system has been specifically designed for blast etching of alloy wheels and incorporates many application specific handling features that enable the operator to operate this wheel blasting system safely, without heavy lifting.
Many encouraging words have been spoken…
ChemLogix Global Expands ISO Tank Fleet to Support Expanding BulkTainer Operatio …
ChemLogix Global LLC (chemlogix.com) recently added 50 new ISO tank containers to its BulkTainer operation, an expansion beyond the 20 tanks added by the company last year to support the growing business. Since acquiring the BulkTainer operation from Union Pacific Railroad in April 2008, ChemLogix Global has continued optimizing customer logistics operations with state-of-the-art ISO tanks and equipment in addition to enhancing customer service. The newer, lightweight tanks replace…
TSC Auto ID presents the product line TTP-268M/366M
New 6" thermal transfer printers from TSC provide a number of extras at a low price
TSC Auto ID Technology EMEA GmbH will be introducing a new line of 6" thermal transfer label transfers to the market (TTP-268M/366M) in the first quarter of 2011 - at a price well below that of the competition. In particular the high-resolution, 300 dpi TTP-366M achieves a printing speed of six ips and is so…
First HAFAS customer launches reachability search from HaCon
Hannover (2011-02-15). Since February, travellers in Norrland, the northernmost part of Sweden, benefit from the new timetable information system for public transport. The Internet information service Norrlandresan – Swedish for travel in Norrland – offers passengers many top features of HAFAS, the timetable information system from the software specialist HaCon. Practically used for the first time is the reachability search. As a 1:n-search Norrlandresan displays connections to all final destinations…
Cartec Appoints CES (UK)
Dutch car care manufacturer, Cartec, have appointed CES (UK) Ltd to import and distribute their range of professional vehicle cleaning products through the existing network of Cartec distributors established by Kestrel Sales & Marketing Ltd.
CES (UK) have retained the services of Mike Bradley, MD of Kestrel who will continue to develop the sales through work outs, demonstrations and product teach-ins. CES is no newcomer to distribution, having over 27…
Freightgate and PayCargo Form Alliance to Improve Ocean Transportation Invoice a …
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., FEBRUARY 10, 2011 – Freightgate, a leading provider of supply chain transportation solutions, and PayCargo, a leader in electronic invoicing and settlement, announce an alliance to deliver solutions that automate the validation and settlement of invoices for the ocean transportation industry.
The alliance will combine Freightgate's rate management and e-invoice validation solutions with PayCargo's invoice management and settlement solution. Together, the complementary solutions are designed to provide…
TQL is First Brokerage Company to Offer Freight-Finding Mobile Application
Cincinnati, OH— Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the nation’s fourth largest freight brokerage firm, is proud to announce TQL Freight Finder, the first freight-finding mobile phone application offered by a brokerage company. TQL Freight Finder was developed as part of an ongoing effort to find solutions to enable TQL’s carrier base to become more easily connected.
TQL Freight Finder is a free downloadable application for the Android that can be found at…
ShipRightNow.com: Connecting Consumers and Independent Carriers to Cut Shipping …
(Flippin, AR – February 8, 2011) When Jill Popowitz relocated from Atlanta to Chicago, the hardest part of the move was shipping her furniture. “I had an apartment full of furniture that I loved,” Jill says, “My living room set was brand new; I was still making payments on it. I definitely didn’t want to have to sell it and replace it.”
Trying to get the…
German Railways (DB) opt for HAFAS Information Manager HIM from
Hannover. In order to inform passengers about problems on their journey without delay, German Railways (DB) deploy – at first in pilot operation – the HAFAS Information Manager HIM from the software specialist HaCon. Since the timetable change in December 2010, rail customers not only know whether their train will be on time. Thanks to HIM, they now also recognise at a glance whether their journey will be impaired by…
Schaltbau GmbH at the UITP in Dubai
Munich, 09/02/2011: Schaltbau GmbH presents contactors, master controllers and a multi-tone buzzer at the UITP in Dubai (10th to 14th of April 2011). The main exhibit is the CT1000 series of contactors. These railway contactors offer a special technical approach to keeping the electric arc safely under control throughout the current range. They do this by combining the advantages of electromagnetic and permanent-magnetic blowout for arc guidance in one system.…
SEFAC, Inc. Appoints Robb Weaver as Regional Sales Manager, James Johns as Parts
BALTIMORE, MD (Feb. 8, 2011) SEFAC, Inc., manufacturer of heavy-duty mobile vehicle lifts, today announced the appointment of Robb Weaver as Regional Sales Manager, James Johns as Parts Manager/ Technical Support , and Wayne Matthews as Warehouse Supervisor.
Robb Weaver will provide sales support to the SEFAC Northeast region. “The expansion of our sales team will further strengthen our ability to meet the needs of our customers,” noted…
Harry overjoyed when his wish came true – with the help of a Manchester limo hir …
Seven-year-old Harry McGuinley always dreamt of seeing Manchester United – and finally his wish was granted.
Harry, from East Sussex, is living with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) which was diagnosed in June 2007.
Through all his treatments Harry has kept smiling. He is a very happy child, who loves football as does his brother Charlie. Harry and Charlie are very close and Charlie has been an amazing brother while Harry has been…
Large Order from USPS: VITRONIC supplies 126 camera systems
VITRONIC Machine Vision Limited today announced that it was awarded a multimillion contract by The United States Postal Service ® (USPS) for 126 package sorter and overhead camera (PSOC) system kits for use in mail processing facilities.
Under terms of the agreement, VITRONIC will supply the USPS with 126 VICAMssi2 line-scan camera systems and mounting frames for use on a fleet of mail sorting equipment. This scanning solution will capture USPS…
The "The Boys of Fall" singer earned five nominations more than any other male a …
The nominations for the 46th ACM Awards have been announced and Kenny Chesney has all the reasons to be on smiles. The "The Boys of Fall" singer earned five nominations more than any other male artist nominated for the awards. The 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were revealed through a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on Tuesday, February 1.
Miranda…
What Are Customers Saying About E.R.S. Canada
Emergency Road Services Of Canada Inc.(E.R.S. Canada) opened it’s doors in November 2006 with the goal of becoming Canada’s leading provider of emergency breakdown services to the trucking industry. Dawn and Alvis Violo, the owners of E.R.S. Canada, determined through market research that Canada did not have a bilingual 24 hour breakdown service that trucking companies could call to help them get their equipment back on the road quickly…
Traveltoogle.Com Launches India Largest Bus Search Engine
Traveltoogle.com announces the launch of India’s Largest Bus search engine with appox 12000+ routes across 1800+ cities across India.
This offering from traveltoogle.com, India's fastest growing travel Metasearch, empowers customers to choose and book the routes of most of the India’s cities catered by Buses in Real Time.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Ms Poonam Arora, CEO of traveltoogle.com remarked “With our ability to integrate bus aggregators quickly, we…
Passengers give East Midlands Trains best ever satisfaction score
· 88% of passengers satisfied with services
· Most improved train operator in the UK
· Overall satisfaction increases by further 4%
· Significant increase in value for money, train comfort and cleanliness, and availability of staff ratings
· …
PSI Technics Successfully Modernizes Logistics Warehouse in Belgium with the PSS …
SKF Logistics Services relies on PSI Technics
Koblenz, Germany, October 1, 2010 – SKF Logistics Services (SKF) provides customized logistics solutions to an international clientele. They recently chose PSI Technics as a partner for replacing their existing TCS4000 positioning systems for their fleet of stacker cranes.
SKF needed to modernize its European Logistics Center in Tongeren, Belgium, after US-based Trimble Navigation Ltd., which manufactured the popular TCS/ICS/ASC line of positioning solutions, shut…
“Specialist training for drivers carrying hazardous goods is essential,” says Rh …
Everyday, huge amounts of hazardous goods are transported across the country for delivery to their end-users. However, according to Rhys Davies Freight Logistics not all companies recognize the need for specialist driver training and may be unaware of the complex regulations involved in transporting hazardous material.
“Specialist training for drivers carrying hazardous goods is essential,” says Gary Phillips, Rhys Davies’s Commercial Manager. “Our customers demand the highest standards, but some don’t…
LA Freight Consultants offers Offshore Companies Los Angeles Supply Chain Repres …
LA Freight Consultants offers Offshore Companies Los Angeles Supply Chain Representation
Los Angeles, CA – February 01, 2011 - LA Freight Consultants, the leading authority for International Freight Forwarding and Logistics in Southern California, is proud to announce local Los Angeles Representation services to Offshore International Companies with import-export business in the Southern California area. LA Freight Consultants will manage local supply chain relationships with freight carriers, forwarders, third party logistics…
Find Ocean Sailing Schedules for more than 30 Ocean Freight Carriers
Huntington Beach, California – January 31, 2011 – Logistics Portal, the logistics industry best website for freight and supply chain information covering air, ocean, intermodal, rail, and trucking, has recently added ocean carrier sailing schedules for more than 30 ocean freight carriers serving cargo shipping ports around the world.
The Logistics Portal is making it easier for shippers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, and supply chain coordinators to access ocean carrier sailing schedules.…
Tachograph Magnets Jeopardising Safety and Business, says Rhys Davies Freight Lo …
An announcement by the Central Motorway Police Group that 30% of non-UK registered trucks checked on the midlands motorways were using magnets to corrupt tachograph information and falsify driving records has prompted an angry response from Rhys Davies Freight Logistics’ Commercial Manager, Gary Phillips.
Digital tachographs were introduced in the UK during 2006 in a bid to prevent tampering. However, it has been found that a simple magnet…
Changing perceptions of the youth to boost the sales of car accessories in India
Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., launches a report on the Car Accessories Market in India 2011 as part of Netscribes’ Automobile Industry report series.
Mumbai, India – January 28, 2011 – Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its Car Accessories Market in India 2011 report. Car Accessories market is considered to be evolving rapidly owing to the changing perceptions and preferences of the youth in…
Benda Manufacturing Introduces the Space Saving, Servo Controlled Vertical Eleva …
Servo Vertical Elevator lifts and lowers at various rates, allowing products in pans, peel boards, baskets and cartons of various sizes to be stored and retrieved.
Tinley Park, IL, January 2011, Benda Manufacturing, (BMI) a leading provider of product handling systems, announced the release of its new Servo Controlled Vertical Elevator, a compact conveyor that lifts and lowers at various rates, allowing products in pans, peel boards, baskets…
Two PAPERplus® Chevron systems from Storopack replace sixteen individual packing …
Just how well an integrated solution using high-performance components can increase the quality and efficiency of the packing process is shown by the following example at ak tronic. The computer and video games wholesaler ships about 1,500 parcels per day. In order to cover this level of demand, the packaging consultants at Storopack installed two PAPERplus® Chevron series systems. The automatically produced paper cushions reach eight workplaces via a narrow…
New First Class Lounge opens at Sheffield station
The Master Cutler joins East Midlands Trains for official opening
· First ever dedicated business facility at Sheffield
· Part of East Midlands Trains’ £10 million station enhancement programme
Sheffield’s Master Cutler, Bill Speirs, and senior representatives from a host of the region’s key businesses joined East Midlands Trains today (Tuesday 18 January) to mark the official opening of…
SBS Worldwide wins BIFA Ocean Freight Award by encouraging customers to ‘ship fe …
SBS Worldwide’s project to have customers ‘ship fewer containers’ may not sound like good business strategy, but it is a winning formula for customers and SBS alike.
The privately-owned company was named winner of the Ocean Freight Award at the annual BIFA Freight Service Awards, announced in London yesterday. This is the second time in three months that SBS Worldwide has won a prestigious logistics industry award, as it was named…
New: The free FleetBoard fleet management app – keeping a clear view on the road …
• First telematics provider with fleet management and operating analysis app for iPhone/iPad
• Schedulers have mobile access to the vehicles and can communicate changes at short notice
Stuttgart – Daimler FleetBoard is the first provider of telematic solutions to offer a fleet management and operating analysis app for the Apple iPhone and iPad. This enables trucks and vans to be controlled at any time while on the road, and an operating analysis of…
IntelliTrack Certifies Percon Phoenix Industrial IP67 Vehicle Mount Computer
Jan. 20, 20011 Eugene, Oregon, Hunt Valley, Maryland. Percon, Inc. and IntelliTrack, Inc. announce their partnership to provide a complete warehouse management and inventory control solution for small to mid-sized companies. Integrating the IP67 rated Percon vehicle mount computer with IntelliTrack’s WMS software provides industrial manufacturers, cold storage operations and distribution centers with a cost effective logistic tool.
One of IntelliTrack’s most successful and a widely used product is…
Total Quality Logistics Opens Two New Offices in January 2011
Cincinnati, OH—Total Quality Logistics (TQL), the nation’s fourth largest freight brokerage firm, has opened the doors to two new offices in January 2011. The Denver office is located in lower downtown Denver, Colorado, while the Columbus office is located in the Easton area of Columbus, Ohio. These two offices give the company a total of six satellite offices nationwide. TQL is planning to open its next office in Indianapolis later…
Live Map by HaCon shows Belgium’s rail traffic at a glance
Smart map services of Belgian Railways visualise information on punctuality of trains
Hannover (2011-01-20). The dispatchers in the control centre of the Belgian Railways (SNCB / NMBS) had a good start into the New Year with new map services of the software specialist HaCon. The focus of the so-called Live Map is real-time information on all the trains of SNCB.
The aim of the SNCB was to provide their employees with an…
Ocean Tender Announces New Website for Transportation Procurement
Ocean Tender announces the launch of www.oceantender.com to offer international import-export companies, freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) updated information and new resources for its leading Transportation Procurement Software.
Ocean Tender is a powerful, Web-based solution for transportation procurement sourcing and lane segment analysis. An easy-to-use tool to determine which combination of carriers and service providers will best meet your complex transportation requirements. Whether you are looking to bid…
Government must take action now on foreign trucks using oversize fuel tanks, say …
Transport company Rhys Davies Freight Logistics says the government must take action now to stop foreign operators continuing to gain an unfair advantage by using cheap European diesel carried in huge retro fitted fuel tanks.
The issue of foreign lorries using oversize fuel tanks is not a new one but the hefty increase in diesel prices caused by the extra duty imposed by the government will make it even more…
ISRetail Collaborates with The Supply Chain Carbon Council
Swindon, Wiltshire, reducing carbon emissions is becoming an increasingly important part of any organisation’s supply chain activities around the globe. ISRetail is helping organisations meet these challenges.
To help carbon emission innovation, ISRetail, a leading supply chain software, warehouse management and RFID system solution and data management provider has just joined the work of the European Supply Chain Institute (ESCI) ‘Supply Chain Carbon Council’
Established in 2007, The Supply Chain Carbon…
Travel Agency Offers a Wide Choice of Seattle Alaskan Cruises and the Best Cruis …
Bellevue, WA (openpr) January 12, 2011 – Thanks to marketing strategies adopted by cruise line companies, many travelers are attracted to the cruise experience rather than the cruise destination. Yet, some Seattle travelers prefer to choose a specific destination, such as a Seattle Alaskan cruise. If you live in the Seattle/Bellevue area and Alaska calls to you, you are in luck. Seattle Alaskan cruises are mostly 7-day roundtrip…
Postcode Anywhere Launches Faster Satnav
Worcester, UK – 12 January 2010 – Business efficiency software specialist Postcode Anywhere launches a new, smarter satnav service this week, which goes beyond simple A-to-B route planning to re-order multiple waypoints into the fastest “optimised” itinerary.
The feature adds satnav integration to the online routing service RouteOptimiser.com. It enables commercial vehicle drivers to take their optimised routes with them in their TomTom satnav.
Route Optimiser’s lead developer Richard Geary said: “The…
Japan’s maritime business leaders to join regional counterparts at Sea Asia in A …
Japan’s maritime business leaders to join regional counterparts at key event in April
Sea Asia 2011 spotlights ‘The Asian Voice in World Shipping’
Over 12,000 maritime professionals and decision-makers expected to congregate in Singapore
Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday January 11, 2010
Release: Immediate
Japanese shipowners and maritime professionals are showing their support for Sea Asia, the region’s leading conference and exhibition event for the shipping sectors, and are expected to arrive in numbers when…
Pluscrates introduces new library trolley to its rental product range
Pluscrates has added a library trolley with twice the capacity of other folding file trolleys on the market to its rental product range.
The specialist library trolley is being supplied by Samson Cart and allows access and movement of up to six linear metres of books, files or storage media using its six- shelf configuration. However, when only three linear meters of material are being moved, the cart can simply…
Rhys Davies Freight Logistics Joins Forces with Speciality Chemicals and Food/Ph …
Distributor of speciality chemicals and food / pharma ingredients to industry, IMCD UK, has joined forces with logistics specialist Rhys Davies Freight Logistics to deliver its diverse range of products to customers throughout the United Kingdom.
The national logistics company has worked closely with IMCD UK to develop a transport system to ensure a reliable next-day delivery service of both hazardous and non-hazardous materials across the country.
Ian Donovan, HSEQ and…
Regulatory Alert – Technology Provider IES, Ltd., Prepared for EU Ruling
European customs will enforce its new advanced manifest rule for all 27 European Union (EU) member states plus Norway and Switzerland. All goods entering any of the participating countries must make a security filing, including FROB (Freight Remaining on Board) and Transshipments. The data must be transmitted no later than 24-hours prior to vessel departure from the point of origin and must be sent to the EU country where the…
Parcel Delivery Service Parcels Please [http://www.parcelsplease.co.uk] Avoid Ai …
As thousands of passengers remain stranded at Britain's major airport, the focus of much anger has been directed at BAA, the company responsible for the running of Heathrow. The airport was essentially closed down on Sunday following extreme weather conditions, and many were forced to book hotels, with others camping out on the terminal floors.
Such chaos has been a familiar addition to the Winter season this…
BONVU posts Record Year - Package forwarding from the US to the Rest of the Worl …
The company BONVU.COM (http://www.bonvu.com) which was co-founded by Austrian Klaus Ruhmer continues its successful growth path. In its third year of operation, the young and profitable corporation was able to more than double its revenue compared to the previous year. BONVU offers a service of consolidating and forwarding items from the United States to other parts of the world. Overseas customers who want to shop online in USA mainly use…
RouteOptimiser.com “Significantly Outperforms” Human Route-Planning, Study Shows …
Worcester, UK – 22 December 2010 – A study of over 300 manually planned routes has shown that Worcester-based IT firm Postcode Anywhere’s commercial route planning software, Route Optimiser, “significantly outperforms” manual routing.
The study, which took the form of a “find the fastest route” competition, involved entrants visiting 20 waypoints and meeting two timeslot deadlines. A prize of £250, awarded to Mr Gabhin Hill, was offered for the fastest route…
SGS Announces Head of the New Global Supply Chain Services Competence Center
SGS Industrial Services has recently opened its Global Supply Chain Services Competence Center, which aims at providing comprehensive support for SGS affiliates to develop and deliver Supply Chain Services in their operational areas. As Head of the newly opened center, with headquarters in Vienna, SGS is pleased to appoint Paul Zieger.
In his new position, Paul will be responsible for the development of the new Global Supply Chain Services Competence Center…
CEAT Ltd. brings the 50th ‘CEAT-PRO Knowledge Series’ to Mumbai
A Pan-India series looking to address the issues concerning Indian truck transportation market
A platform of partnership, a circle of trust between CEAT, participating partners and India’s top fleet companies
Mumbai, Friday, December 17th, 2010: Indian tyre major CEAT Ltd organized a knowledge platform – ‘CEAT PRO’ for the fleet owners of Mumbai to help them better their businesses and reduce operation costs. This is an interactive platform that gives the fleet…
