Translog articles from May 2001

Translog archives from May 2001

Recognizing world-class industry partners: an interview with MTMC's Commanding General.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Q. With the 2001 MTMC Training Symposium complete, what are your thoughts and observations? A. Each year, the MTMC Training Symposium gets better. This year's in Dallas continued the trend. Generally, a few people will approach me in...

MTMC moving toward single headquarters structure. (Greater efficiency sought).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Military Traffic Management Command will be making a fundamental change in its organizational structure to improve efficiency. Instead of two headquarters in Virginia--at Alexandria and Fort Eustis--the command is moving toward a...

Reorganization may cut 200 MTMC HQ positions.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... An estimated 200 positions in the Military Traffic Management Command Headquarters may be eliminated as a result of ongoing reorganizational efforts. Potential employee reductions at MTMC Headquarters, Alexandria, Va., are expected to be...

Food distribution restored to U.S. military forces. (Foot-and-mouth disease).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Delivery of food to U.S. military forces in Europe is running smoothly, but those of us in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, experienced many anxious moments during a week-long delay in the distribution of containers of food products in late March....

MTMC begins pilot program in three Southeastern states. (Third-party logistics).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A Houston company will operate a third-party logistics pilot to move military freight. Eagle Global Logistics, of Houston, has been awarded a $33 million contract by MTMC to handle selected military freight in three Southeastern states....

Quiet revolution at work for MTMC maritime shipments. (Direct Booking).(Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... For the first time, the Military Traffic Management Command is allowing a customer to book a shipment directly through an ocean carrier Web page. As a consequence, the time required to book shipments has been slashed. The first test...

E-mail, web revolutionize business operations. (MTMC Commander).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... In the last year, Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky figures he has traveled a quarter million miles by airplane--chalking up most of the mileage visiting the 24 ports operated by the Military Traffic Management Command. But, while very...

Contractor cleaning eases POV moves from Europe.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Department of Defense service members based in Europe are getting a break when they ship their vehicles back home. Service members now have their vehicles steam cleaned at no charge by American Auto Logistics, Inc., the prime contractor for...

Training standardization pays big dividends.(Deployment Support Team )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The evolution of the old Tiger Team to the Deployment Support Team marked a significant step in the command's capability to meet rapid changes in the post-Cold War environment. Continuous improvements to the Deployment Support Team concept...

Automation keeps change on schedule.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Prompt changes to the Global Freight Management system have allowed the prompt implementation of MTMC's new automatic fuel adjustment for motor carriers and railroads. The final changes and validation in the software guaranteed the...

Gateway to the world.(Port of Alexandria )(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... John Marzullo works as a shipping executive in a small Louisiana city. Marzullo, Executive Director of the Port of Alexandria on the Red River, is successful because his vision is global. It has to be. Barges move to and from...

Ocean catastrophe leaves family starting over.
May 1, 2001... All gone--in an instant. The gigantic wave that struck the MV Mokihana in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in December erased the personal possessions of a score of service members. Twenty-six containers were washed overboard, eight of them...

Transportation veteran becomes MTMC's top NCO.(Military Transportation Management Command)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Command Sgt. Maj. James Morgan was in Bosnia when he found out he had been selected for the top enlisted rank in the Military Traffic Management Command. Morgan was in a dining facility when the call from Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Privratsky,...

MTMC-Industry partnership shows strength in ocean mishap.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... No industry partnership of the Military Traffic Management Command has been better tested than that challenged Nov. 5 by a giant English Channel wave. The wave pushed the American Roll-on/Roll-off vessel Faust over 32 degrees--and in so...

MTMC initiative receives major industry backing. (Personal property).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... One of the world's largest moving firms has announced its endorsement of the major themes of a Military Traffic Management Command re-engineering initiative. "The customer is the one clearly in charge today," said Mike Fergus, Allied...

Evaluation group recommends improvements. (Deployment support teams).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Sgt. Major Gonzalo Rivera-Rivera has a favorite story about a Military Traffic Management Command mission in Thailand. Five of the seven ships chartered for the operation had inadequate tie-downs and lacked sufficient lashing gear. As...

MTMC symposium takes on Dallas in April.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Craig Daniels' and Paula Strano demonstrate new Matson Navigation Co., Inc., software that allows MTMC' customers to book directly to the firm's Web site. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Ursula Loy,...

MTMC quality awards honor exceptional freight service.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... A trucking firm that shuttled Bill Clinton's documents and manuscripts to a future Presidential library site in Little Rock, Ark., and a barge service that supports American service members at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were among the winners of the...

Small business role touted in DoD transportation.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Quality performance should be a critical goal for all small business entrepreneurs. "Your reputation is at stake," said Tracey Pinson, Director, Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary of the Army. Pinson...

Transporters meet twin challenges of time and tide.
May 1, 2001... Wind, weather and geography combine to make the port of Anchorage one of the most dynamic for transporters. That was the experience when the 956th Transportation Co. loaded 19 vehicles and 15 containers aboard the Cape Hudson for an Army...

PowerTrack expands to Alaskan freight shipments.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... When a railroad train hauls freight car loads of coal from Healy, Alaska, to Fort Wainwright, it represents a new way of business for the Military Traffic Management Command. The Alaska Railroad Corporation is paid for its 112-mile coal...

Earthquake cancels normal day for 833rd transporters. ("Rattle in Seattle").(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... It all started as a rather ordinary morning at the 833rd Transportation Battalion in Seattle. A coordination meeting for the Cobra Gold exercise had just ended. Unit members started setting up tables for a farewell luncheon for three...

Cargo moves on time despite quake.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The biggest earthquake to hit Seattle in more than 50 years was a sight to behold at the Port of Tacoma--but it did not interfere with cargo movement. Three days later, a cargo movement of Puget Thunder equipment went out of the Port of...

Caring move manager makes all the difference.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... When Sgt. 1st Class Claudia Thomas started planning her move from her Pentagon duty station, one of the first places she stopped was the CENDANT Mobility move manager's office. In a short time, the personal aide to Gen. Henry H. Shelton,...

Move manager eases hardships of relocation.(Full Service Moving Project's Interstate Relocation programme)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... "We try to find a way to help," said Terry Abrams, Interstate Team Leader at the Fort Meade, Md., Interstate Relocation office. "Before the Full Service Moving Project, the answer to many move-related questions was `We don't do that.' Our...

Creative approaches to moves bring service member benefits. (Full Service Moving Project).(relocation services for military personnel)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... New ideas are being applied to a traditional transportation process. The result is benefiting a small sample of Department of Defense service members who are moving through the Full Service Moving Project. Only a few months old, the...

Expanded POV contract ports service members.(new service centres for transportation of privately-owned vehicles)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The establishment of three more vehicle processing centers is enhancing the quality of service member moves managed by the Military Traffic Management Command. In recent months, centers have opened in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska; and...

MTMC plays key role in Southwest Asia transportation. (Desert Storm anniversary).(Military Traffic Management Command's logistical service in Middle East)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The 10th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm has special meaning to those of us in the 831st Transportation Battalion. The battalion at Bahrain and the three port detachments are a direct reflection of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait a...

Poster series highlights heroic work. (Desert Storm anniversary).(poster series commissioned by Military Traffic Management Command)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The work of Oliver Gasaway is casting a bright spotlight on the Military Traffic Management Command. Gasaway has just completed a poster series that highlights the water ports and headquarters of the Military Traffic Management Command. ...

A model port -- really.(model of port in Rijeka, Croatia for planning of military transportation)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Members of the 839th Transportation Battalion use this working model when in Rijeka, Croatia. It assists transporters in planning cargo loading and discharge operations. "This is a good way to brief someone without being there," said...

TEA family member win top honors at special olympics.(Christina Burnett, daughter of Transportation Engineering Agency specialist Pat Burnett, wins gold medal)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... As the Special Olympics speed skaters entered the final lap of the 500-meter competition, Pat Burnett started in disbelief. Her daughter, Christina, 22, was in the lead. Seconds later, Christina came in first across the finish line at...

Volunteering renews soul and spirit.(Military Traffic Management Command officer volunteers for Special Olympics Winter Games)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... There is an intangible spirit and benefit of being a volunteer. I was reminded of this feeling the other day when interviewing Laive Poska, National Director of Special Olympics Estonia. Several of her athletes had just finished a...

Seagoing MTMC employee receives top army reserve instructor award.(Military Traffic Management Command's Roberta Hermann)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... There are not many Military Traffic Management Command employees who can expertly handle a landing craft mechanized, but Roberta Hermann is one of them. The MTMC Headquarters command operations center action officer handles the vessel as...