Ceridian-UCLA index sees year-end surge

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI), a real-time measure of the flow of goods to US factories, retailers, and consumers, surged 2.4% in December 2010 and pushed the PCI above its previous 2010 peak established in May. This performance, combined with November’s 0.4% increase, was enough to offset three previous consecutive months of decline...

Tire Digest Volume IV offered as a book

Pressure Systems International (PSI) is offering a full set of Volume IV (Jan-Nov/Dec 2010) Commercial Fleet Tire Digest issues, as a printed spiral-bound book...

IBIS, McLane Logistics
Technology partner

IBIS Inc and McLane Logistics Technology have announced a strategic partnership....

Shippers Condition Index
in neutral entering 2011

FTR Associates reports that the Shippers Condition Index (SCI) was hovering near the neutral reading of zero at the end of 2010, reflecting the continuing effects of the earlier pause in the economic recovery....

FRESCO freight rate exchange
connects shippers, forwarders

FRESCO, the new Freight Rate Exchange for Shipping Containers, raises the bar in competitive purchasing and sales for the freight forwarding sector and buyers of freight services (shippers)....

IFDA study explores
distributor relationship
to manufacturer

Relationships in foodservice are vital to supply chain partner success....

Four Seasons Produce
launches three websites

Wholesale distributor Four Seasons Produce Inc and its subsidiaries announce the launch of three new websites: FSProduce.com, SunriseLogisticsinc.com, and EarthSourceTrading.com, effective January 10....

C R England Inc awards
contract for expansion
of ReeferTrak deployment

StarTrak Systems, a subsidiary of Alanco Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ALAN), has been awarded a five-year contract by CR England Inc to expand deployment of ReeferTrak RT6000 monitoring equipment and logistical services for its intermodal fleet of refrigerated trailers and containers....

D’Agostino picks Park City
Group supply chain system

Park City Group (NYSE Amex: PCYG), a Software-as-a-Service provider of supply chain systems for retailers and their suppliers, has been chosen by D’Agostino Supermarkets, one of the oldest and most prominent grocers in New York City, for a turnkey retail supply chain system....

StarTrak wins follow-on contract
for additional GenTrak systems

Alanco Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: ALAN), announced that its subsidiary StarTrak Systems has been awarded a follow-on contract from a current major refrigerated container customer valued at $2.6 million for additional GenTrak gen-set-based GPS monitoring systems and a five-year data services agreement....