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Paragon Software Systems Introduces Route Control

Paragon Software Systems, Inc. announces a breakthrough in transportation planning - Paragon Route Control. Transportation planners can now use a calendar to create routes that comply with time and day-related local, state and national regulations, and road closures resulting from major public events. Paragon Route Control cuts the time spent on manual planning, minimizes the impact of restrictions on routing and scheduling, and lowers the risk of incurring penalty fines. Paragon ... [+]

Congress Passes Surface Transportation Bill, Reauthorizes Ex-Im Bank

News hailing from December 3: Congress has passed a long-term reauthorization of the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank and surface transportation bill. Groups, such as the Washington Council on International Trade (WCIT) and its members – farmers, manufacturers, retailers and service providers from across Washington state – celebrate ... [+]

Ryder Launches Military Veteran Buddy Program

Ryder System, Inc. has announced the launch of its Veteran Buddy Program, pairing current Ryder employees who are military veterans with new veteran employees. The program is designed to help ease the transition from military to civilian life, which can be a major challenge for ... [+]

GPA October Container volumes Up 3%

Board approves new truck program The Georgia Ports Authority handled a total of 321,094 TEUs in October 2015, an additional 9,335 units, or 3% increase over the same period last year. For the fiscal year to date (July-October), the GPA has moved 1.27 million TEUs, up ... [+]

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution Launches Cloud-Based RFID Yard Management System

East Coast Warehouse & Distribution has launched PINC Solutions' cloud-based advanced yard management system to help manage imports and exports for its food and beverage customers, U.S. Customs & Border Protection Centralized Examination Station (CES) and container freight station (CFS) services. Through this system, each ... [+]

SalSon Rolls out New Conveyor System

SalSon has recently invested for the future growth of our retail and transload operations in Newark, NJ.  November 2nd marked the first test of a new high speed conveyor system that increases the throughput and accuracy of goods through our main warehouse in Newark, NJ. ... [+]

Ryder Offers Beverage Industry Fleets Long-Term Lease

Ryder System, Inc. has announced that it will provide beverage fleets with a Long-Term Full Service Lease (Long-Term FSL) of up to 10 years — a solution that addresses an identified industry need. This is an increase from Ryder’s standard FSL term of 5 to ... [+]

Hub Acquires Assets of RFO

Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of RFO Enterprises, Inc. (RFO).  Based in Marietta, Georgia, RFO specializes in commercial lines insurance solutions for the trucking and logistics industry.  RFO’s Randy O'Neil, Principal, will join Hub Transportation, and report to ... [+]

Freight Carriers Finally Get a Cargo Claim Management System

TranSolutions Inc has released the industry’s first software system dedicated to helping carriers manage their cargo claims. The company first made waves in the logistics industry with MyEZClaim, a software system designed to help shippers and 3PLs manage their freight claims and analyze trends to prevent ... [+]

Fewer Nuisance Alarms at Ports Thanks to Symetrica’s Latest Technology

Symetrica has unveiled a new radiation detection and identification technique that will reduce the incidence of nuisance alarms from radiation portal monitors (RPMs) used to screen vehicles and cargo at ports and borders. The patented solution, which was announced at the World Customs Organization Technology ... [+]

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