All Entries in the "FREIGHT MANAGEMENT" Category
Los Angeles NVOCC Obtains C-TPAT Status
Los Angeles, Calif. – / N2N / – Airlift (USA), Inc., a Los Angeles-based NVOCC (Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier) has obtained its C-TPAT Certification through U.S. Customs. C-TPAT stands for “Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism”. It is a voluntary program administered by U.S. customs and requires participating companies to create a business profile and a [...]
FedEx Announces Higher First Quarter Earnings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – / N2N / – FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX) announced that it expects earnings to be in the range of $1.05 to $1.25 per diluted share for the first quarter ending August 31, up 81% to 116% from $0.58 per diluted share a year ago. The company’s previous guidance for the quarter was [...]
TrafficLand® Adds L.A. & Orange County to Traffic Video Network
FAIRFAX, Va. – / N2N / – TrafficLand®, the largest authorized aggregator of live traffic video in the U.S., announced today it has completed an agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). TrafficLand will install its video network equipment in the Caltrans Los Angeles and Orange [...]
House Introduces Bill to Allow C-TPAT Certification for Non-Asset 3PL’s
Washington – / N2N / – Rep. William Owens [D-NY23] introduced H.R. 5619, which will allow many non-asset logistics companies to obtain Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Certification. The Safe Port Act, which was passed after the 911 terrorist attacks specifically included non-asset logistics providers involved in the international supply chain to be eligible for [...]
FedEx Ground Announces New Chicagoland Facility at Grayslake
PITTSBURGH – / N2N / – As part of an ongoing national expansion, FedEx Ground, the small-package ground unit of FedEx Corp., (NYSE: FDX), is building a package sorting and delivery station that would be the fifth major facility for the company in the Chicago area. The 214,000 square-foot facility is to be built on [...]
Top 20 Reasons Truck Accidents are on the Rise
- / N2N / – The trucking industry is essentially the backbone of the American economy. Roughly 70 percent of all the nation’s commercial goods are transported in tractor-trailers each year. As more trucks hit the road, however, the rate at which they are involved in accidents rises accordingly. Roughly 400,000 collisions occur between passenger [...]
Billionaire Financier Applauds Obama’s Call for Natural Gas in Transportation
DALLAS – / N2N / – T. Boone Pickens today released the following statement in response to remarks by President Obama at the signing of the Presidential Memorandum on Fuel Efficiency Standards: “The President’s statement indicates that he clearly understands the national security and economic threats associated with our escalating dependence on foreign oil. He [...]
FedEx Halts European Shipments Due to Volcanic Eruption
- / N2N / – FedEx Express Response to Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Due to the closure of major airports within Europe, effective immediately, FedEx Express has announced it is not accepting deferred international freight shipments bound for Europe. This embargo does not affect freight shipments to and from other countries and applies only to [...]
Superiority and Advantages of CargoSuccess.com – The Most advanced Online Load-Board
- / N2N / – Cargo Success is a turn-key Freight Management application that puts you (Shipper/Broker) into the driver’s sit. It lets you be in complete control of your freight management at all times. Instead of you chasing available trucks, it brings the trucks straight to you. Ultimately, by utilizing Cargo Success, a single [...]
UPS Tracking System Smooths the Wrinkles in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – / N2N / – The Salvation Army is replacing handwritten paper index cards with high-tech barcode technology to ensure that more than 4,000 families here efficiently receive food, shelter and medical supplies. UPS has donated the technology and adapted it for disaster relief supply distribution. The system is based on UPS’s Trackpad® [...]
