LT_NEWS AND VIEWS _ A Penton Media Property July 6, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/logisticstoday/v/177 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Gain value sooner. And later. With Intermec. Select a mobile computer with the functionality you need today -- and the ability to do more tomorrow. Download our white paper: Future Proofing Your Handheld Computers at http://www.mktpoint.com/intermec/InPremise/Mainrfi1.asp?CID=5332&VER=US ---------------------------------------- OPERATIONS & STRATEGY --DOD Spending on Performance Based Logistics Could Rise Performance based logistics contracts are the preferred strategy for weapon system support says Deloitte study. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/dod-spending-performance-based-logistics-9867 --Hyster's an Octogenarian This year marks the 80th that Hyster Co. has been a designer and manufacturer of lift trucks. Fast fact: The company name is a reference to laborers shouting, "Hoist 'er!" when a load was ready to be lifted. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/hyster-octogenarian-9869 GLOBAL MARKETS --Horizon Logistics and BPL Merge Operations Third party logistics companies Horizon Logistics and Beacon Performance Logistics have merged and will operate under Horizon Logistics. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/horizon-logistics-bpl-merge-operations-9868 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Receive Logistics News the Easy Way. You need logistics and supply chain news, analysis and educational content that helps you do your job better. Even more importantly, this information needs to be concise and enjoyable. Logistics Today is the answer. Get the most important logistics coverage delivered to you twice a month -- in a convenient digital magazine format. Go to https://penton-sub.halldata.com/site/PEN000876TAnew/init.do to subscribe today. ---------------------------------------- LOGISTICS SERVICES --Crown Shows Off a Fuel Cell-Powered Lift Truck A fuel-cell powered Crown FC 4500 Series counterbalanced lift truck was demonstrated at the recent Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium as a demonstration of how emerging fuel cell technology can be used to power industrial vehicles. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/crown-fuel-cell-powered-lift-truck-9866 --Kollmorgen and Sky-Trax Become Partners For the next five years, Kollmorgen will have the exclusive rights to distribute Sky-Trax navigation and localization products, under the Kollmorgen brand. To view the full article go to: http://logisticstoday.com/logistics_services/kollmorgen-sky-trax-partners-9870 NEWS IN REVIEW --LAST WEEK'S MOST READ ARTICLES These three were the articles most read in last week's edition. *Oberstar Angered Over Funding Delay Proposal (http://logisticstoday.com/operations_strategy/oberstar-angered-funding-delay-0625/) James Oberstar (D-MN), US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman reacted angrily to a proposed 18-month stopgap highway funding proposal. *DHL and Lufthansa Joint Venture Takes Off (http://logisticstoday.com/global_markets/dhl-lufthansa-joint-venture-takes-off-0625/) AeroLogic, the joint venture cargo airline of DHL Express and Lufthansa Cargo, has officially begun operations with its first flight taking place on June 29. *Logistics Training Program to Help Veterans and More The Alliance Global Logistics Hub is home to a new national logistics training program instituted by Washington-based Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC). You are subscribed as #email# We encourage your comments and suggestions. Your opinions about the logistics industry hold value and we would like to assist in expressing them. Send an e-mail with your comments, questions, or ideas to mailto:editor@logisticstoday.com To remove #email# from future issues of Logistics Today's News & Views click here. http://email.logisticstoday.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id# To subscribe to other Logistics Today eNewsletters, click here. http://nls.pentoninteractive.com/LT/LTPrefs.aspx To change your email address, send an email with both old and new addresses to mailto:newsletters@logisticstoday.com?subject=Address_Change Search for articles from current and past issues of Logistics Today magazine, learn about upcoming online conferences or browse our directory of transportation service providers. http://www.LogisticsTODAY.com This Newsletter is published by Penton Media Inc.'s Logistics Today magazine. Penton Media, Inc. 1300 E. Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44114-1503 http://www.logisticstoday.com