Firms team to protect shipping containers, from staff and wire reports General Electric Co (GE) and Science Applications International Corp (SAIC) have signed an agreement to develop an integrated system to protect shipping containers. GE VeriWise (GEV), an asset-tracking system, is already in use as a security device for over-the-road trailers.... PrePass achieves 250,000-truck enrollment, from staff and wire reports Enrollment in PrePass has surpassed 250,000 trucks and continues to increase. This milestone is the result of 48% growth in 2003 in the number of carriers... Anti-skid floor panel stands up to abuse
Kemlite Co Inc, a subsidiary of Crane Co, has introduced a new, durable fiberglass-reinforced anti-skid floor panel called Gripstar. This panel is manufactured... Carriers get on board with TripPak Scanning
Landstar Systems Inc, Prime Inc, and Crete Carriers Corp have signed with TripPak Scanning, the cashier-assisted document capture service found at full-service... Mate-N-Lok product line adds some seals
Waytek has added interface seals and wire seals to its Mate-N-Lok connector product line, making these connectors another option when sealed connections... Reddy Ice bags some solid revenue gains, from staff and wire reports Reddy Ice Holdings Inc, a leading producer and distributor of packaged ice nationwide, reported revenues of $48.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2003,... Rolled edge now standard on Guard Locks
TydenBrammall has introduced a rolled edge to the metal straps used on its Guard Lock cargo security seals. This product upgrade has become standard on... Central blends contract with in-house reefer maintenance, By Gary Macklin In a constant search for effective cost control measures, Central Refrigerated Service seeks to blend in-house refrigeration unit maintenance at its five... Dock improvements bring loads of savings
Inefficient dock layouts, unproductive staging and routing processes, and lack of accountability among frontline supervisiors are costing transportation... Feds to install radiation detectors in ports, from staff and wire reports The federal government is planning to install thousands of radiation-detection machines at the nation's seaports and border crossings to scan containers... RFID deployment center aids fulfillment, from staff and wire reports SIS Technologies, Distribution Center Logistics, and grocery carrier Transport Industries have established a radio frequency identification (RFID) deployment... Standardize e-seals, study recommends, from staff and wire reports Electronic seal (e-seal) technology is maturing and may be applied to container security, according to a study by the Cargo Handling Cooperative Program... RFID provides fast, accurate inventory tracking
Wherever Wal-Mart leads, few competitors or vendors fail to follow. Therefore, the march toward automated inventory control begins. Wal-Mart has instructed... Smart containers track cargo, improve port security, Compiled by Gary Macklin • gmacklin@primediabusiness.com Three supply chain security and asset tracking firms just made ports safer by making marine containers smarter. E J Brooks Company, RAE Systems, and Savi... Smart Reefer 2 simplifies user interface
Thermo King introduces the new Smart Reefer 2 (SR-2), a microprocessor controller designed to protect loads by simplifying the user interface and employing... advertisement
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