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ALK Technologies Inc., announced the availability of PC*MILER
Rail 16, the latest version of its rail routing, mileage and mapping
software solution.
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The Association of American Railroads (AAR) applauded the
Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) Preliminary National Rail Plan
and its recognition that freight rail's investment in infrastructure
maintenance and capacity enhancements meets national safety, reliability
and capacity needs.
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Xata Corp. announced the release of a new reefer management
and temperature monitoring solution that integrates with XATANET fleet
management tools.
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DB Schenker will be working with Inttra on an eInvoice
implementation. Inttra is an e-commerce platform provider for the ocean
freight industry.
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Though tonnage-per-day levels at less-than-truckload carrier
ABF declined 10.1% year-on-year in the third quarter, October declines
slowed to 7%. Earnings per share beat some analyst estimates, coming in
at a net loss of $0.23 vs. an expected loss of $0.36 per
share.
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Revenues were off 24% in the current third quarter for Hub
Group. The intermodal services company posted revenues of $389 million
in the quarter.
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Volume trends are improving as a result of a stabilizing
economic environment, said UPS as it reported third-quarter
results.
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These three were the articles most read in last week's
edition.
- Oldest Working Barcode Device Discovered
Mobile technology services company Ryzex announced it has found what it
believes to be the oldest working barcode device. As part of "The Big
Upgrade" competition sponsored by Psion Teklogix, the company invited
entries over a two-month period.
- UPP Technology Delivers H1N1 Vaccine Registration
System
Upp Technology has developed and delivered a Web-based solution for the
Center for Disease Control and Prevention to perform data collection and
reporting and to accommodate thousands of vaccine providers' ordering
and reporting needs.
- Evans Network Acquires Assets of Land
Transportation
The Evans Network of Companies will expand into new areas with the
acquisition of the container drayage, domestic truckload, and brokerage
assets of Land Transportation and Phoenix Transit and Logistics, the
company said.
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