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Motorcoach Council Seeks Start Up Capital, Launches Founding Partners Program
The not-for-profit Motorcoach Council invites and encourages support from all sectors of transportation industry; operators, associations, manufacturers, suppliers, vendors, and special interest groups alike. Qualifying contributions range from $2,000-$10,000, depending on the type of applicant. - June 17, 2008 - Motorcoach Council, Inc.
New Website Features Cruise Ship History
"Cruising The Past" is a new website examining the history of cruise lines, cruise ships and steamships. The website is also dealing with reviews of contemporary cruising and new ships. Michael L. Grace, one of the creators of the musical Snoopy based on Charles M. Shultz... - June 16, 2008 - Cruise Line History
www.WorldCheaper.com Announces an Online Travel Booking Service for Consumers Seeking to Satisfy Their Travel Needs Quickly and Cheap
As you already know, travel business moved online permanently and will never go back. Founded in 2004, www.WorldCheaper.com’s mission is to provide high-quality travel service at the lowest price possible. The www.WorldCheaper.com is an online travel consolidator, delivering lowest prices to... - June 15, 2008 - WayBy.com
New Motorcoach Council Incorporates
Not-for-profit organization will benefit industry and riders. - June 14, 2008 - Motorcoach Council, Inc.
Gray Line West Victoria Captivates Its Audience with New Multilingual Audio Tours
Gray Line West Victoria introduces a new technologically advanced GPS audio tour system by AudioConexus in the Gray Line West Victoria Grand City Drive Tour. The new wireless systems is set to enhance the visitors’ experience by broadcasting fun, entertaining, and educational tours in... - June 12, 2008 - AudioConexus Inc.
IQgistics Partners Forms a Strategic Alliance Partnership with the Bassett Law Firm
Austin, TX based IQgistics forms a Strategic Alliance Partnership with the Bassett Law Firm. - June 12, 2008 - IQgistics
Most Isolated Country in South America, No More, Begins Using Interactive Kiosks
The Bolivian Ministry of Tourism selects TRAVELER, from GAMUT Systems, to provide Interactive Informational Kiosks for Travelers. - June 11, 2008 - GAMUT Systems
VLJ Air Taxi Service Opens in South Florida
North American Jet Charter Group, LLC, today announced the delivery of an Eclipse 500 VLJ to Boca Raton to provide air taxi and charter service to business and leisure travelers. - June 06, 2008 - North American Jet Charter Group, LLC
19-Story "Sky Garage" in New York City's Chelsea District is "Topped Out," Announces the Architect of Record, Steven Kratchman
"Topping out" [all concrete poured] Completed on 10-story "Sky Garage" luxury condo at 200 11th Avenue in NYC's Chelsea district, says Architect of Record Steven Kratchman, AIA. - June 05, 2008 - Steven Kratchman Architect, P.C.
Commute Market Introduces an Innovative Way to Address Increasing Gas Prices and Traffic Hassles
Commute Market, www.commutemarket.com, enables its members to buy or sell driving services through its web site. Passengers post travel routes and drivers reply to the ride requests with their quotes. It can be a one time ride request (similar to cab service) or a regular daily commute. US... - June 05, 2008 - Commute Market
Apollo Fleet Goes Green
Apollo Motorhome Holidays has become member of New Zealand’s GreenFleet program. The New Zealand car hire and campervan rental operator pledged to maintain and increase its environmentally friendly business policies. Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet said, “As the Southern Hemisphere’s... - June 04, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
Record Setting British Pilot Receives Highly Prestigious Scott-Farnie Award at St James' Palace, London Reception
Steve Wood, who recently set the greatest number of FAI World Records in British aviation history, has been honoured by The Air League being awarded their Scott-Farnie medal for 2008. Wood joins other notable world class aviators - Steve Fossett, Sir Richard Branson and the moon landing astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins - as a recipient of an Air League award. - June 03, 2008 - Steve Wood
Flight Time TV Brings Flight Status Information to Hotels
Flight Time TV allows to broadcast the departures of the neighboring Airport(s) onto the Guest TV Network in Real-Time. - May 30, 2008 - Flight Time TV
Planemasters: Chicago Jet Charter Company Now Offering Aircraft Management Services
The outstanding Chicago jet charter company known as Planemasters provides conventional air charter services to all area residents. Individuals book a plane, specify their exact wishes, and a qualified pilot brings them to their destination on a comfortable and safe aircraft. Planemasters, however, provides other services as well. In addition to chartering an aircraft, customers can also take advantage of the Chicago jet charter company’s aircraft management service. - May 29, 2008 - Planemasters, Ltd.
J.A. Aero, Destination for Those Searching for High Quality Aircraft for Sale, Announces It Has Now Been in Business for 35 Year
J.A. Aero has been in the aircraft business for more than 35 years, providing each and every one of their customers with expert maintenance, management, and sales services. - May 29, 2008 - J.A. Aero, Inc.
IPR Belarus Took Event-Partner Role at Airport Development and Operations Conference in Amsterdam
IPR Belarus, PR consulting company was stated as an event-partner of Airport development and operations conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands, scheduled for June 19-20th in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Organizer of the conference is Marcus Evans company. The conference will be dedicated to questions of... - May 29, 2008 - Institute of Public Relations (IPR Belarus)
Fighting the Economy - the Newport Marriott Hotel in Rhode Island Rewards Customers for Driving by Paying for Their Gas
The Rhode Island Newport Marriott Hotel offers customers $20’s in gas per night for every night that they stay between now and September, 2008. - May 24, 2008 - Newport Marriott Hotel, RI
Older Diesel Engine Emission Control Retrofits Go DIGITAL, Virtually Eliminating the Need for Expensive Exhaust After-Treatment
If you have ever been stuck driving behind a diesel truck or bus belching out black clouds of emissions and wanted to know why this is happening, it's simple, these older diesel engines have poor combustion efficiencies and no emission control systems. One small California Company, Extengine Systems, has hit on a novel approach to cleaning up these older diesels, Go DIGITAL. - May 24, 2008 - Extengine Systems, Inc
TPG/OMS Platform Reaches 12 Million Shipment Milestone
The Paxton Group announced today that its leadership transportation order management solution TPG/OMS achieved the 12 Million shipment milestone. President of The Paxton Group, Michael O’Brien, said “Achieving the 12 Million shipment processing milestone is a tremendous accomplishment... - May 23, 2008 - The Paxton Group, LLC
Performance Flight Invites the Public for an Open House May 24th – the First Demonstration of the New Cirrus Avionics in the United States
On May 24, 2008 Performance Flight will host an Open House from 9am-3pm at the newly renovated Million Air terminal at Westchester County Airport, located at 136 Tower Rd. in White Plains. On display will be the newly announced avionics package from Cirrus Design, which was just unveiled on May... - May 22, 2008 - Performance Flight
Roadmaster Provides Truck Driving Safety Awareness Training for Teens
Roadmaster Drivers School continues participation with the No-Zone campaign aimed at teaching teens how to safely avoid trucking accidents on the roads. - May 22, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Big Bear Lake Hosts Summer Blues Cruises
Big Bear Lake, California USA Blues Cruises scheduled for the summer season. - May 20, 2008 - Mad Mad Marcae & his Lost Roll of Pennies Blues Band
MyAutoPartsForLess, a Division of Auto Parts Solutions, Inc., Awarded Automotive & Truck Parts Contract by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
MyAutoPartsForLess.com, a certified Minority Business Enterprise and Small Business has been awarded a highly coveted automotive and truck parts contract by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). DART serves Dallas and 12 surrounding cities with approximately 130 bus routes, 45 miles of light rail transit (DART Rail), 75 freeway miles of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and paratransit service for the mobility impaired. - May 20, 2008 - Auto Parts Solutions, Inc.
New Segway Dealership in Raleigh Provides Alternative to High Gas Prices
Triangle Segway offers the next-generation of mobility with its energy-efficient, eco-friendly Segway Personal Transporters, which are a money-saving transportation option for short trips around town. - May 18, 2008 - Triangle Glides
Netiton.com Supports Our Troops
Netiton.com announces a Veteran's Discount Program. - May 16, 2008 - Net It On
Motorcycle Towing Service Provider Locator Service Launches
towPartners today announced that it has expanded the offering of its popular towSearch service (www.towsearch.com) by adding a motorcyclist specific site, www.motorcycleroadside.com, that uses the highly developed towPartners database system. This service will allow motorcyclists to locate service providers when they have a roadside disablement. A mobile version of the application simplifies the search process for those on cell phones and other mobile devices. - May 15, 2008 - towPartners
All American Corporation’s 10th Anniversary Marked by Service Excellence Award
All American Corporation was awarded the inaugural Moving and Storage Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award during the American Moving and Storage Association’s 2008 Education Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. - May 14, 2008 - All American Corporation
Altfueltrucks.com
Altfueltrucks.com launches new website to serve private and public fleet operators seeking information and resources for CNG and LNG powered trucks. - May 13, 2008 - Altfueltrucks.com
Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) Launches a New, Free Online Service as a One-Stop Site for Any Conversion Needs
Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) launches a new, free online service as a one-stop site for any conversion needs. Its features currency conversion, global time, clothing sizes, translation and pronunciation of words and text, file conversion, video resizing (from a file or a website like YouTube) for mobile or PDA, photo resizing and digital art, Roman numeral converter, ZIP code finder and maps, and a growing service portfolio. - May 07, 2008 - convertassist.com
BudgetGPS Service Used to Recover $400,000 Truck After Theft
On April 20, 2008, a 2007 Kenworth truck equipped with a Century XP-850 wrecker body was stolen from the Marlow’s Fuel Center truck stop in Dallas, TX. The truck was owned by Walnut Hill Wrecker, a WHW Towing Companies Company, based in Dallas, TX. The tow truck operator was off-shift and... - May 06, 2008 - towPartners
RideSearch Names Top 10 Cities for People Looking to Carpool
RideSearch.com, the free nationwide carpool matching service, has named the top 10 markets for people who are searching for someone to carpool with. - April 26, 2008 - RideSearch.com
Inland Empire Auto Repair Review Launches Professional Help Series of Automotive Articles and Archive Aimed at Helping Consumers
Automotive Professionals offer their knowledge and experience to benefit their website visitors on such subjects as fuel economy, tire maintenance, vehicle safety, and many other automotive related subjects. Website visitors are invited to suggest subjects for future articles. - April 25, 2008 - Inland Empire Auto Repair Review
Apollo CEO Young Entrepreneur Winner 2007
Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet won the prestigious Ernst & Young ‘Young Entrepreneur Of The Year’ Award 2007. - April 21, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
UrbanRide Offers Career Counseling Services to MPI Members
Members of the New York Chapter of Meetings Professionals International to receive 16 hours of professional counseling services. - April 18, 2008 - UrbanRide, Inc.
Garrick Opie Customs Debuts Michael Jordan Custom Ducati on Speed TV’s SuperBikes!
The bike, nicknamed Torello, features nickel-plated carbon fiber on the body and six LED headlamps made by Visteon. - April 17, 2008 - Garrick Opie Customs
The Grimes Companies Reports Record 1st Quarter 2008
The Grimes Companies, a leading Jacksonville based logistics and supply chain provider, has reported its strongest period in company history for the first quarter of 2008. Identified by the Jacksonville Business Journal in 2007 as the 9th fastest growing company in NE Florida, Grimes set new... - April 15, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.
IQgistics Joins the Texas Motor Transportation Association
Austin, TX based IQgistics partners with TMTA (The Texas Motor Transportation Association) as a Key Allied Partner. - April 13, 2008 - IQgistics
Layover.com Paves a Quicker, Easier Road to Your First Trucking Job
Layover.com Partners With CDL-prep Website TestAnswers.com. - April 12, 2008 - Layover.com
Iqgistics Proudly Supports Matagorda County Junior Livestock Auction
Austin, TX based IQgistics, a proud vendor of McAda Drilling Fluids, makes donation to support Matagorda County Junior Livestock Auction. - April 10, 2008 - IQgistics
All Pro Trailer Superstore Named CAM Superline's Top Trailer Dealer in the Country for 2007
All Pro West Truck & Trailer, just outside of Harrisburg Pennsylvania has been recognized by CAM Superline, Incorporated as its number one Trailer Dealer in the Nation for 2007. - April 09, 2008 - All Pro Trailer Superstore
Arrow Trucking Company Enters Financial Agreement with Daimler Truck Financial
Arrow Trucking has entered a financial agreement with Daimler Truck Financial for the purchase of new equipment. Arrow currently runs a tractor fleet of 1600 units. - April 09, 2008 - Arrow Trucking Company Inc
Japan Rail Passes Now Available on InternationalRail.com
Travellers can now Conveniently and Easily Book Japanese Rail Passes with the Most Selection on the Internet for UK Travellers. - April 05, 2008 - InternationalRail
towSearch.com Adds 10,000 Towing Providers and Sees a 29% Increase in Searches
towPartners® today announced that it has added more than 10,000 service providers to its free towing and road service provider locator tool in the first quarter of 2008. The addition of so many service providers comes alongside a new interface for users which improves search results. In the... - April 03, 2008 - towPartners
BudgetGPS Brings GPS to Associations
BudgetGPS announced today that it is launching a new associations program geared toward providing discounts on BudgetGPS service to associations interested in finding benefits for their members. This new program is available to industry associations in trucking, courier, pest control, HVAC,... - April 02, 2008 - towPartners
Local Company's Recycling Benefits School
FileSafe, a local document storage company, is recycling surplus shelving, giving it a second life benefiting a local school. - April 02, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Island Systems Engineering Announces New Harley-Davidson Shopping Portal
April 1st marks the opening of the latest Island Systems Shopping Portals. Highly successful with other product lines and their online stores, Island Systems has expanded its online store to provide discounts on Harley Davidson products. - April 01, 2008 - Island Systems Engineering
Yates Communications to Launch America's First True Green Radio Station; “Eco-Friendly” News and Talk Programming to Include Veteran Texas Radio Talent Kevin McCarthy
Yates Communications received approval this week from the Federal Communications Commission to purchase radio station KAND-AM, Corsicana, Texas, and announced that they will use the platform to create the nation’s first true “green” radio station. The owner will operate the radio... - March 29, 2008 - Yates Communications, LLC
FiberPatrol is Intrusion Detection Technology of Choice for Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Optellios, Inc., announced today that its fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection system has successfully passed the final acceptance test for securing Qinghai-Tibet railway in China. The company’s FiberPatrol system was chosen for final testing after it outperformed all competition in... - March 28, 2008 - Optellios
Florida Truck News Recognizes Trucking Veteran Tommy Thomas
Roadmaster Drivers School exec, featured on the cover of Florida Truck News, hits the 10-year mark working for Truck Driver Recognition Program. - March 28, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet Now Available from Professional Plastics and Bayer Sheffield
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet - The First Glazing Replacement Option with a 15 Year Performance Warranty, Offers Long-Term Weatherability and is backed by a 15 Year Performance Warranty. - March 26, 2008 - Professional Plastics, Inc.