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Travis Perkins Deploys SmartDrive in the UK
SmartDrive Systems Inc™, a leader in vehicle safety measuring and management services, is pleased to announce today that Northampton-based (UK) Travis Perkins PLC, a leading supplier to the UK building and construction industry, has equipped a portion of its UK fleet with the SmartDrive... - September 14, 2007 - Smartdrive
Grimes Companies Proud Participant in Project Alaska Turf
The Grimes Companies proudly participated in the first-ever delivery of a high school football field playing surface thousands of miles to the town of Barrow, Alaska. It all began when Cathy Parker, the wife of a former NFL player, heard the plight of the Barrow High School Whalers and their... - September 07, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Customer Service is the American Consumer's #1 Issue -- David Neeleman and Bruce Mosler Interviewed -- Airs Nationally on Sunday, September 9
Customer service is the American consumer's #1 issue. Top CEO's, David Neeleman / Jet Blue and Bruce Mosler / Cushman & Wakefield give their candid insights about what it takes to build a great customer service organization on "The CEO Show with Robert Reiss" Sunday, September 9. - September 07, 2007 - Reissource, LLC
R&A Crisis Management Services Offers Webinar on Supply Chain Resiliency
R&A Crisis Management Services offers a webinar on Supply Chain Resiliency on September 25. As with all other risks that the business community must face, it is essential that businesses ensure supply chain resilience. - September 07, 2007 - R&A Crisis Management Services
LSI Wins Contract, Company Plans New Hires, Expansion in Clovis, New Mexico
Locomotive Service, Inc. (LSI) recently won a 2-year contract from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway for locomotive refueling operations in Clovis, New Mexico. The contract begins November 1, 2007, and LSI plans to hire up to 17 new full-time employee drivers and expand the services offered... - September 07, 2007 - LOCOMOTIVE SERVICE, INC.
The Frame Game
As the digital print industry continues to explode onto the scene, wide format printing companies are creatively scrambling for new opportunities to increase their sales volume. One answer to this question lies somewhat hidden, in an ancillary product line known as “Media Framing Systems.” They are designed for the purpose of attaching and interchanging large format vinyl media to virtually any reasonably flat surface. They are also meant to make the process of decorating larger surfaces easy. - September 06, 2007 - Ackland Media Frames
London Hotels Made Easy
With hundreds of hotels in London, how does a traveller find one in the right location and at the right price? Tubehotels.com shows the location of London accommodation relative to London tube stations on an interactive Google map. The website also compares prices from several leading hotel... - September 04, 2007 - MATCHhotels.com
ShipGooder Launches Instant Courier Rate Search
New web-based courier search uses AJAX technology for instant searches of local, regional and national couriers -- Users no longer have to wait for pages of information to refresh. - August 31, 2007 - ShipGooder, Inc.
Reducing Corporate Risk, Driving Profits Higher
Work-related driving accidents are on the increase. 'Globally, more people are killed each year at work than are killed in wars' *. It's no surprise that statistics such as these have forced the Government to increase their focus on Health & Safety in the work place, placing a larger responsibility on companies. - August 31, 2007 - Absolute Fleet Training
Tony Marino of The Marino Group Appointed to Parkinson's Association of Southwest Florida Advisory Board
Tony Marino, owner of The Marino Group, Inc. is pleased to announce his continuing affiliation with the Advisory Board of the Parkinson's Association of Southwest Florida. - August 30, 2007 - The Marino Group
Seatrade Acquires Full Range of Quantum Systems
Seatrade Reefer Chartering N.V., the world’s largest operator of fully refrigerated vessels, has selected Quantum Business Solutions to provide them with a suite of integrated applications for its worldwide Liner and Break-Bulk operations. Seatrade is taking this strategic step to... - August 22, 2007 - Quantum Business Solutions & Outsourcing
TeleType Portable GPS Navigation Product Awarded GSA Advantage Contract
The TeleType GPS WorldNav 3100 Premium has been awarded a GSA Advantage contract allowing government agencies to easily purchase this portable navigation system. - August 17, 2007 - TeleType Co.
Karen H. Folino Named Assistant Vice President, Industry Support Services by Railinc
Railinc has announced the appointment of Karen H. Folino as assistant vice president, industry support services. Her role with Railinc--the largest, single source of real-time, accurate interline rail data--will be to continue strengthening relationships between Class I railroads, short lines... - August 16, 2007 - Railinc
Monza Public Transport to Provide Improved Bus Services
Trasporti Pubblici Monzesi, bus public transit operator in Monza, Italy, leverages Telargo's mobile asset management solution to provide better, more reliable and safer public transit service to the community. - August 15, 2007 - Telargo
NewGenTek Takes the Sting Out of Compliance
NewGenTek's Compliance suite "Channel Islands Compliance Center" simplifies compliance with regulations such as, SOX, Hipaa, and GLBA. Channel Islands Compliance Center automates financial and IT controls across the enterprise. The Compliance Monitoring and Reporting features allow an... - August 14, 2007 - NuOPus
NJ Transit Worker Dies of Pulmonary Fibrosis, Widow Awarded 19M
The wife of a New Jersey Transit employee who died in 2002 of a job-related lung disease was awarded $19.2 million by a Superior Court jury in New Brunswick. - August 13, 2007 - Barry R. Eichen
The Grimes Companies Makes List of 50 Fastest Growing Companies
Jacksonville based The Grimes Companies, has been ranked as the area’s 9th fastest growing company according to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2007 list of “50 Fastest Growing Companies” in northeast Florida. The Business Journal’s criteria are stringent and... - August 13, 2007 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Davies Turner Will Cancel FSA Regulation Following UK Government’s About Turn on Marine Insurance
Davies Turner, the UK’s leading independent freight forwarder, has welcomed the UK Government’s confirmation that freight forwarders have been given an exemption from the scope of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) insurance regulations and will no longer need to be registered with the FSA to offer marine or cargo insurance direct to customers. - August 11, 2007 - Davies Turner & Co.Ltd
Seeaarch.com Launches New Free Driving Directions Comparison Service in August
Seeaarch.com launches a new service to provide free driving directions comparison. This free driving directions comparison service allows internet users to compare all major internet map providers' driving directions in one web page, side by side, with one click. - August 09, 2007 - Seeaarch
TruckerHub.com - Free Trucking Job Postings and Driver Applications to be Permanant Free Service
TruckerHub.com announces the free trucking job postings and a trucking job application process will become a permanent free feature. - August 09, 2007 - TruckerHub.com
3dtracking and Brazilian Police Team-Up to Recover Stolen Car
With the help of 3dtracking, the Brazilian Police were able to recover a 3-week old vehicle stolen from an employee of a multi-national electronics company. - August 09, 2007 - 3dtracking
towSearch.com Offers Discounted Towing to Consumers and Fleets in Latest Version
towPartners today announced that its towing and road service provider locator tool, towSearch, has been enhanced: 1. Users of the towSearch system can now save 10% on towing and road service with many towSearch service providers; 2. The entire towPartners network is now eligible to be listed on towSearch.com. Of the 36,000 towPartners members, approximately 20,000 service providers are currently listed. - August 01, 2007 - towPartners
Arcline (2000) Inc., Introduces New Accounting Interface with Sage Accpac ERP System
Arcline (2000) Inc., producers of ArcFleet™ Trucking Dispatch and ArcFreight™ Brokerage Software have completed the interface to Sage Accpac ERP System. This comprehensive accounting integration will allow clients to seamlessly transfer all financial transactions into one of... - August 01, 2007 - Arcline (2000) Inc.
Cargowise Edi and Agency Sector Management (UK) Announce Collaboration Agreement
CargoWise edi - www.cargowise.com - award winning provider of global integrated forwarding and logistics software solutions, has signed a collaboration agreement with Agency Sector Management (UK) - www.asm.org.uk - the UK’s leading developer of customs brokerage software and first class support for UK freight forwarders and shippers. - August 01, 2007 - Agency Sector Management (UK) Ltd
Weaker First Semester Due to Disappointing VLGC Market
The executive committee of EXMAR has reviewed the provisional results of the second quarter and the first semester 2007. - August 01, 2007 - Exmar NV
EXMAR Applies for a Domain Concession in Zeebrugge
EXMAR has applied today to MBZ, the Zeebrugge Port Authority, for a domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship-to-ship transfer installation for LNG and high pressure natural gas in the Port of Zeebrugge (Belgium). - August 01, 2007 - Exmar NV
Security Alert: Are Your Mobile Assets Putting Your Company, Employees or Customers at Risk?
Telargo provides technology recommendations and best practices for securing mobile assets and cargo. - August 01, 2007 - Telargo, Inc.
British International Freight Association Names New Director General
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Peter Quantrill as its new Director General to succeed Colin Beaumont. - July 28, 2007 - British International Freight Association
Reynolds (UK) Entire Fleet Deploys SmartDrive™
SmartDrive Systems Inc™, a leader in driver risk management systems and services, is pleased to announce today that Waltham Cross based Reynolds Catering Supplies Limited, one of the UK’s leading independent distributors of fresh produce and chilled goods, will equip its entire UK fleet... - July 27, 2007 - Smartdrive
Timothy J. McCarthy, President of Checker Sedan, Elected to the Board of Directors of The Detroit Regional Chamber
Timothy J. McCarthy, president of Checker Sedan, was elected to the Detroit Regional Chamber Board of Directors. Checker Sedan is a division of Detroit-based Soave Enterprises and part of the Soave Transportation Group. “I am thrilled and honored to serve on the Detroit Regional Chamber... - July 27, 2007 - Checker Sedan
Euronav NV: First Semester Results
The executive committee of Euronav NV (EURONEXT: EURN) today reported its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30th June 2007. The company had net income of USD 134.2 million (2006: USD 124.7 million) or USD 2.55 (2006: USD 2.37) per share, for the six months ended 30th June 2007. - July 27, 2007 - Euronav NV
Checker Sedan Takes on Weddings in Metro Detroit Area
With wedding costs skyrocketing in recent years, Checker Sedan, the fastest growing luxury sedan company in metro Detroit, has thrown its tophat into the wedding transportation business. "We understand the most successful bridal consultants are always looking for ways to help their clients... - July 25, 2007 - Checker Sedan
Fone-In Breaks the Travel Language Barrier
On-Demand Cellular Telephone Translation Service Launched at NBTA - July 25, 2007 - Fone-In
Simplex Conveyor LLC Introduces the First Reversible MDR Extendable Conveyor
The first reversible single stage extendable conveyor designed with an exclusive patent pending "Continuous Roller Surface". - July 23, 2007 - Simplex Conveyor
HopStop.com Expands Into Tri-State Area
HopStop.com Expands into Tri-State Area by adding Long Island, parts of New Jersey and the Metro North area to its mass-transit routing service - July 21, 2007 - HopStop.com
Small Business Research Board Transportation Industry Study: Costs for Energy / Fuel Outpace Health Care Costs, General Economy as Leading Concerns
Report also indicates one-third of small transportation companies are considering expansion during the next 12 to 24 months. Owners will increase hiring, improve existing automation, expand at current locations says report issued in conjunction with International Profit Associates. - July 20, 2007 - Small Business Research Board
Small Business Research Board Auto / Vehicle Dealer Industry Study: General Economy, Taxes, Health Care Costs Greatest Concerns of Automobile, Vehicle Dealers
Report indicates fewer than 30% of auto and other vehicle dealers are considering expansion during the next 12 to 24 months. Owners to concentrate on adding locations and improving staff training and upgrading systems says report issued in conjunction with International Profit Associates. - July 20, 2007 - Small Business Research Board
Small Business Research Board Distribution / Wholesaling Industry Study: Taxes, General Economy, Costs of Energy / Fuel Greatest Distribution / Wholesaling Concerns
Report indicates fewer than one-third of small distribution / wholesaling companies are considering expansion during the next 12 to 24 months. Owners to concentrate on improving staff training says report issued in conjunction with International Profit Associates. - July 20, 2007 - Small Business Research Board
Road Networks to Get Smarter
New Uses for Under Utilized Highway Call Boxes - July 20, 2007 - Telepathx Ltd
The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group Congratulates Gene Tyndall
The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) congratulates Gene Tyndall – member of the Executive Board -- on his recent accomplishment of being honored as the "Global Logistics Person of 2007” by the Global Institute of Logistics, which also voted him into the Global Logistics... - July 19, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Leaders Group
Granite Shield’s Revolutionizing New Line of Aftercare Products
Granite Shield™ announces a new line of aftercare products available to purchase online now. - July 17, 2007 - Granite Shield
Arcline (2000) Inc., Launches ArcGroups™ Division Module
Arcline (2000) Inc., producers of ArcFleet™ Trucking Dispatch and ArcFreight™ Brokerage Software; launch ArcGroups™ division module to segregate the database into sections based on the individual transportation requirements of each customer. ArcGroups™ may be defined as... - July 15, 2007 - Arcline (2000) Inc.
Nation’s 13th Largest Fleet, Salvation Army, Deploys SmartDrive™
SmartDrive Systems Inc™, a leader in driver risk management systems and services, is pleased to announce today that the Salvation Army - which features the 13th largest fleet of vehicles in the country - is deploying the SmartDrive system throughout its west coast fleet. Salvation Army has... - July 10, 2007 - Smartdrive
The Marino Group Promotes Joanne Vishaway to Operations Manager
The Marino Group is pleased to announce the promotion of Joanne M. Vishaway to Operations Manager of Marino Parking Systems/Regency Executive Services and Transportation. Vishaway has been with The Marino Group since 2005 serving in a variety of capacities including driver, dispatcher and manager. - July 07, 2007 - The Marino Group
Advance Helps Plug Gap in Supply of Containers for Out-Of-Gauge Cargoes
In China, Advance International Transport, the leading freight forwarder and project shipping specialist, is taking delivery of 2400 new 40’ Open Top and Flat Rack containers for over-dimensional and out-of-gauge cargoes. The first 200 units of the order, which are being leased from Triton... - July 06, 2007 - Advance International Transport
GPS with Multimedia Functions
New NavAccess MX100 Combines GPS with Popular Entertainment. Functions Including Movies, Music, Photo and Ebook Viewing - June 28, 2007 - Access Technology Company
Traders Braced for New EU Customs Procedures
Shippers, and their freight forwarding partners in the EU, have been warned that they should conduct an impact self-assessment to ensure procedures and documents are in place before deciding whether to apply to become an ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ (AEO), when this becomes possible from 1st July. - June 28, 2007 - British International Freight Association
Advanced Transportation Technologies Partners with Mobile Awareness Providing Commercial Vehicle Safety Products
Advanced Transportation Technologies (ATT) has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with Mobile Awareness. - June 28, 2007 - Mobile Awareness, LLC
Millions Of Uk Businesses Face Penalty Charges as Hm Revenue Stalkers Scour Supermarket Car Parks Looking for White Van Man’s Private Shopping Trip
Following the recent changes in the tax liability laws (6th April 2007) for company vehicles used privately out of hours, a recent poll carried out by tracking company remoteassetmanagement.co.uk shows that almost one in five fleet owners surveyed were still unaware of how the tax change will affect their business and employees. - June 27, 2007 - Remote Asset Management Limited
A New Organization is Launched – The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group - To Serve the Leadership Needs of Supply Chain Executives Worldwide
The Global Supply Chain Leaders Group (GSCLG) has been formed to serve the senior leaders of supply chain management in business, government, and industry on a worldwide basis. The organization is designed to respond to the unique needs of leaders who are increasingly responsible for the profitable... - June 26, 2007 - Global Supply Chain Leaders Group