Traffic World articles from April 2002

Traffic World archives from April 2002

Terrorism's face. (Editorial).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... The Department of Transportation announced progress last week in heightening airport security -- if you can call it progress. Last Tuesday 148 employees at three Washington, D.C., area airports -- Reagan National, Dulles International and...

Letters.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Least Resistance Your April 8 issue contained very comprehensive commentary by Mr. Don Dovgin ("Hazmat Licenses: The Real Story") regarding Big Uncle's implementation of the USA Patriot Act that requires (among other things) criminal...

End of an era: Brazier and Cline part Airborne after 37 years of running the company together. (Up Front).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Their partnership has lasted longer than most marriages. They have weathered deregulation, price wars, unwavering competition, persistent takeover threats, roller coaster stock prices and labor unrest, but through it all Robert S. Cline and...

Shipper success: amendment to Senate Amtrak bill would enhance competition for rail customers. (Washington).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Rail shippers scored a victory in the Senate last week by getting an amendment to the National Rail Defense Act that would make shippers eligible for loans and loan guarantees under the same conditions as railroads. The amendment,...

Correction.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
April 29, 2002... An article in the April 8 issue incorrectly identified Dr. Robert Martinez. Martinez is vice president of marketing services and international at Norfolk Southern Corp. We regret the error.

Shared experience. (e-Strategies).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Supply-chain collaboration is a tough sell in the fiercely competitive consumer packaged-goods business. Large, dominant players such as Wal-Mart are trailblazers but, for the most part, companies are too busy watching the competition or...

Online jig: Dublin supermarket is succeeding in the Internet grocery business and is knocking on the U.S. door. (Logistics).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... It is enough to make the ill-fated online retailer Webvan turn in its grave: an Internet grocery business that is moving into profit in less than 18 months and has helped to create a multistore portal that is a local market leader. Moreover,...

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Cooper Tire & Rubber Co., based in Findlay, Ohio, and Pirelli Tire Worldwide have announced that after a three-year alliance in the U.S. market, they have restructured their agreement in order to improve the competitive strength of both...

The Northeast Ohio Logistics Network. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... The Northeast Ohio Logistics Network has been formed by a steering committee of 20 public- and private-sector representatives. "Operating as a logistics cluster will enable us to reduce costs, help fund collaborative capital projects and make...

Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Ticona, the technical polymers business of Celanese AG, has signed a long-term agreement with Exel that requires the 3PL to receive, package, transload, warehouse and ship Ticona's ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene product. The resins,...

UPS Supply Chain Solutions. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Atlanta, has broadened the service parts logistics capabilities of its Logistics Group. The group has formed a dedicated in-house parts planning team to expand its forecasting capabilities in this market. The...

Lakeland, Fla.-based Saddle Creek Corp. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Lakeland, Fla.-based Saddle Creek Corp., a provider of warehousing, transportation, contract packaging and logistics services, has opened two transit facilities for The Home Depot. The facilities are located in Atlanta and Clermont, Fla. As...

Quality Distribution. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Quality Distribution has formed a new affiliate company, Quality Tank Container Transport. Richard Dorsey, who joins the organization from MOL America, has been appointed president of the new affiliate. Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Quality...

Santa Clara, Calif.-based strategic sourcing company ecFood. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Santa Clara, Calif.-based strategic sourcing company ecFood has entered into a procurement service alliance with Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates, a trade association for the retailer-owned segment of the food industry. ROFDA...

Global payments and trade finance services provider J.P. Morgan Treasury Services. (Briefs).(TradeCard)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Global payments and trade finance services provider J.P. Morgan Treasury Services, New York, is offering the TradeCard technology platform to its corporate and financial clients. TradeCard is a system for initiating, conducting and settling...

A study by management consulting firm NerveWire. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... A study by management consulting firm NerveWire has found that the business impact of integrating a company's business processes and information systems with those of its customers, suppliers and business partners can be substantial....

The interview. (Career Advancement).(Management Team Consultants Inc.; FedEx Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Exactly how important is the interview process? What if you didn't hire the right person for the job? According to Jim Kennedy, founder and president of Management Team Consultants, a company that trains people on how to interview, hiring the...

Supply-chain overhaul: i2 Technologies puts new management in place; Sidhu plans for turnaround; Brady resigns. (Technology).(Sanjiv Sidhu, Greg Brady)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... Supply-chain software giant i2 Technologies is trying to plug the hole in its dyke with a new management team. The company has dramatically cut its expenses and Sanjiv Sidhu, founder and chairman of the company, will reassume the role of CEO...

Mitsubishi will use a private logistics network from GT Nexus to improve its logistics operations. (Briefs).(Mitsubishi International Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Mitsubishi will use a private logistics network from GT Nexus to improve its logistics operations. Mitsubi International Corp. and MC Trans International will be the first Mitsubishi companies to use the network, which will use GT Nexus...

The Descartes Systems Group released MobileLink. (Briefs).(MobileLink: Tracker)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 29, 2002... The Descartes Systems Group released MobileLink: Tracker, a wireless satellite-based vehicle tracking system. The solution is designed to be used with Descartes routing and scheduling applications. The system provides dispatchers and customer...

Logistechs received an equity investment from GE Capital Aviation Services. (Briefs).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Logistechs received an equity investment from GE Capital Aviation Services, a subsidiary of General Electric Co. Terms were not disclosed. Logistechs provides material planning and support software to the airline industry. Based in...

The eye of the storm? Soaring volumes spur hope of a strong recovery but is it a false surge that may go flat by midyear? (Trade Routes: Pacific Rim).(cargo volumes; Los Angeles, Long Beach, California)(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... The major gateways to Pacific Rim trade, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, have seen cargo volumes soar since the beginning of the year, sparking hopes of a strong recovery in America's largest liner trade. In February, Los...

Savi Technology. (Material Handling Roundup).(released software; partnership with Microlise)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Savi Technology, Sunnyvale, Calif., released software for the tracking of reusable transport containers, including intermodal bulk containers, drums, pallets, dollies, totes, beverage canisters and kegs. When combined with radio frequency...

Gerawan Farming. (Material Handling Roundup).(using development lab of Tompkins Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Gerawan Farming, Reedly, Calif., a grower and distributor of canned pitted fruit products, is using Tompkins Associates' development lab to test, configure and evaluate materials handling equipment. The lab "can be reconfigured to replicate...

Logistics consulting firm Tom Zosel Associates. (Material Handling Roundup).(ProTrack Drivers, software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 29, 2002... Logistics consulting firm Tom Zosel Associates, Long Grove, Ill., released ProTrack Drivers, an outbound delivery planning and management tool. The software calculates delivery times and tracks performance. The software can be used as a basis...

3M Corp. (Material Handling Roundup).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... 3M Corp., St. Paul, Minn., released an integrated warehouse and logistics management system, 3M Dock and Asset Management Solution. The configurable system consists of 3M Digital Identifiers, 3M Application Software and 3M RFID Readers. The...

Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies. (Material Handling Roundup).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Lockheed Martin Distribution Technologies will market, implement and support Microlistics' warehouse management software, Isis, in the Americas and Europe. Microlistics is an Australian-based supply-chain software company. Its clients include...

Ford Motor Co. will use I.D. Systems'. (Material Handling Roundup).(Material handling technology)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Ford Motor Co. will use I.D. Systems' wireless Industrial Vehicle Electronic Control System in its Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant. Ultimately the technology will be implemented at over 40 Ford manufacturing facilities in North America,...

Siemens Dematic's Rapistan Material Handling Automation Division. (Material Handling Roundup).(New automatic guided vehicle systems software)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 29, 2002... Siemens Dematic's Rapistan Material Handling Automation Division released software for easily configuring Siemens' automatic guided vehicle systems, called Quick Configurable AutomatioN, Q-CAN for short. The software, which runs on a standard...

Accu-Sort Systems. (Material Handling Roundup).(Windows-based Fast suite release)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
April 29, 2002... Accu-Sort Systems, Telford, Pa., released its Windows-based Fast suite, consisting of technology for product labeling, automated sortation, production counting, data management and system maintenance and graphical system monitoring.

Narita 2: second runway finally opens at congested airport but benefit to cargo is uncertain.(main airport for Tokyo, Japan)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Tokyo's Narita Airport finally has its second runway. It took 30 years and is 300 meters shorter than it should be, but the grossly congested airport now can accommodate additional flights. The question is, with Japan's ailing economy and the...

Menlo's slow start: Emery Forwarding unit posts dismal numbers; logistics, government payment keep loss at bay. (Air & Express).(Menlo Worldwide 1st-quarter earnings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... Menlo Worldwide, in its first quarter as a company, made a little money -- thanks to a nearly $10 million payment from the government under the Air Transportation Safety and Security Act. Without that subsidy, CNF unit Menlo would have been...

Strong in a weak economy: UPS first quarter net of $563 million is down only slightly from year ago.(United Parcel Service)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... United Parcel Service, by effectively reigning in costs and holding the line on yields, turned in a first-quarter performance that looked very similar to last year's first quarter. The company made $563 million in net profit, down only 3.3...

First-quarter catastrophe: steep declines for all airline cargo units as last year's woes continue into 2002.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... The suffering of last year spilled over into the first quarter of 2002 at U.S. major airlines' cargo divisions, with all reporting double-digit revenue declines. A large portion of the revenue shortfall is due to the airlines' inability to...

Still waiting: Yellow, ABF, CNF report earnings dips; CF loss widens as carriers see signs 'slowdown is abating'. (Trucking).(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... Fans of the old beloved Brooklyn Dodgers would love the trucking industry right now. That's because it seems like everybody is uttering the cry, "Wait 'til next year." Well, that's not exactly accurate. Mostly what carrier executives are...

Clarification.(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
April 29, 2002... Roadway Corp. Chairman and CEO Michael W. Wickham firmly believes next-day freight must be run through a separate freight system and not through the Roadway Express system that specializes in two-to-five-day freight lanes. An April 15 Traffic...

Big benefits win: Teamsters wages rise 35 cents under NMFA but big cost to carriers comes on benefit side. (Trucking).(National Master Freight Agreement)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... The benefits of being a union truck driver are about to go up -- perhaps way up. Starting Aug. 1, Teamster drivers will earn over $1,000 a week in combined salary and benefits, an analysis of the National Master Freight Agreement shows....

One for all, all for one: Meridian IQ merges Transportation.com with Yellow Solutions under Yellow Corp.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... One name, one face, one brand. That's the idea behind Meridian IQ, the nonasset-based subsidiary launched in March by Yellow Corp. The group unites Transportation.com and Yellow Solutions, said Jim Ritchie, president and CEO of Meridian IQ....

Shipper drop out: attempt by NITL, ARC to join forces in lobbying for rail competition fails. (Rail & Intermodal).(The National Industrial Transportation League and the Alliance for Rail Competition)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Two months after they joined forces to give shippers a "coordinated and effective effort" to enhance rail competition, a lobbying coalition between the National Industrial Transportation League and the Alliance for Rail Competition has been...

Coal war: coal shipper calls reports of BNSF takeover of its rail contract premature.(Bidding for coal transportation contract)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway may be able to replace revenue lost last year to rival Union Pacific Railroad by undercutting UP's bid for a large coal transportation contract from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to an electricity...

6 dead in 2 train wrecks.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Recent accidents on track maintained by CSX and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and involving Amtrak and a Los Angeles commuter line resulted in the deaths of several passengers. Freight service disruptions in both accidents were...

The big squeeze: ocean carriers pressed by low freight levels try economizing on harbor truckers' bills. (Maritime).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Dan Gatchet, president of West Coast Trucking in Seattle, received the same letter that other harbor trucking companies did. Evergreen America Corp. was telling its harbor haulers that times are tough in shipping and that the ocean carrier...

European Shippers elect new leader: Council to continue efforts to end liners' antitrust immunity, rate fixing ability.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Ending the liner shipping industry's antitrust immunity for collective ratemaking will remain one of the top priorities of the European Shippers Council, according to its newly elected secretary general. "Deregulation will continue to be...

J.D. Edwards & Co. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... J.D. Edwards & Co. named President and CEO Robert M. Dutkowsky chairman of its board of directors.

Ruan Transportation Management Systems. (People Watch).(New senior vice-presidents)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Ruan Transportation Management Systems named Mark Murfin senior vice president of sales and marketing, Ralph Arthur senior vice president of operations (East), and John Schreiber senior vice president of operations (West).

Transport Logistics. (People Watch).(New president and chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Transport Logistics, also known as All-Freight Pool Distribution Services, appointed Hans Grossling president and chief executive officer.

Pitt Ohio Express. (People Watch).(Driver of the month)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Pitt Ohio Express announced that line-haul driver Dennis J. Baker was selected as Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association's driver of the month for April.

Southeastern Freight Lines. (People Watch).(New top sales associates, manager)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Southeastern Freight Lines named the following top sales associates to its President Club: John Charles, account manager, Charlotte, N.C.; Tommy Keeton, national accounts, Knoxville, Tenn.; John Martin, Nashville, Tenn.; Mike Powell...

Vitran Corp. (People Watch).(New president and CEO)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Vitran Corp. appointed Rick E. Gaetz pres ident and CEO effective May 2.

Roadrunner Freight Systems. (People Watch).(New v-p, terminal manager)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Don Wentz joined Roadrunner Freight Systems as terminal manager, Dallas Barry Turner was promoted to vice president of operations.

USCO Logistics. (People Watch).(New vice-president of sales)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... USCO Logistics, part of Kuehne & Nagel International AG, announced the promo tion of David A. Mabon to vice president of sales.

WTS Agencies. (People Watch).(New vice-president of operations)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... WTS Agencies named Steve C. Pniewski a partner and vice president of operations and sales.

PB Farradyne. (People Watch).(New Midwest area manager)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... PB Farradyne, a part of Parsons Brickerhoff, named Jack A. Brown Midwest area manager and Tiger Harris deputy area manager in the North Carolina office.

Greenbriar Equity Group LLC. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Greenbriar Equity Group LLC announced that Jon Daileader has joined the firm as a principal.

Norfolk Southern Corp. (People Watch).(New vice-president of operations)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Norfolk Southern Corp. named Terry N. Evans vice president of operations planning and budget.

Emery Forwarding. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Emery Forwarding, part of Menlo Worldwide, appointed Daniel P. O'Connell vice president, controller and treasurer.

Big Dog Logistics. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Big Dog Logistics announced the opening of its Medwest sales office located in Monroe, Wis., serving primarily the Chicago area. Brad G. Ross will manage the new office.

GAC Cargo Systems. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... GAC Cargo Systems, the logistics arm of Gulf Agency Co., appointed Rodrigo Do Marco Frazao business development manager of Asia-Brazil trade for cargo services.

New England Motor Freight. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Joseph DellaFave and Joe Hampy joined New England Motor Freight as account executives in Elizabeth, N.J., and Erie, Pa., respectively.

Watkins Motor Lines. (People Watch).(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Watkins Motor Lines announced the following appointments: Marty Wilgers, district sales manager for the Texas district; Edward (Russ) Thomas, account executive, Asheville, N.C.; and Ron Rzeppa, account executive, Detroit.

The Supply-Chain Council. (People Watch).
April 29, 2002... The Supply-Chain Council elected new members to its European leadership team: chair, Tom Nesbitt, director of supply-chain management for Modus Media; vice chair, Sue Allerton, senior manager of supply chain for Gist Ltd. Inc.; and treasurer,...

Contract Freighters. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Ben Salinas joined Contract Freighters as regional sales manager for the area of Laredo, Texas.

The American Moving and Storage Association. (People Watch).
April 29, 2002... The American Moving and Storage Association honored the following drivers with the 2002 AMSA Super Van Operator-Special Commodities awards: Frank Russell, Jackson Moving Services in Naperville, Ill., an Allied Van Lines agent; Jack Austin,...

Pitt Ohio Express. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Pitt Ohio Express hired Daniele Crisi-Couchenour as a human resource generalist.

Nick Cole. (People Watch).(Named director of vocational sales for Sterling Truck Corp. and Western Star Trucks)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Sterling Truck Corp. and Western Star Trucks named Nick Cole director of vocational sales. Cole will be responsible for growing the Sterling and Western Star businesses in targeted vocational truck segments. Sterling and Western Star are...

The Department of Transportation. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... The Department of Transportation named William Hall and Jimmy Wooten federal security directors for New York's John F. Kennedy and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airports, respectively.

Pilot Air Freight. (People Watch).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Pilot Air Freight promoted Amy Vigil, Abe Achackzad and Kim Gajewski to regional vice presidents of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hartford, Conn., respectively.

DOE Diesel Price Index. (Market Report).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... DOE Diesel Price Index (cents per gallon) National Average - 130.4 April 22, 2002 Regional Prices for Monday, April 22 REGION 1 130.8 REGION 2 128.5 REGION 3 126.9 REGION 4 135.6 REGION 5 (*)...

Weekly traffic of major U.S. railroads. (Market Report).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 29, 2002... Weekly Traffic of Major U.S. Railroads for the week ending April 31, 2002 Traffic Originated Week 15 Ending April 13, 2002 ...

Liability for rejected shipment. (Q & A).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Q: I need some advice on a claim I'm currently dealing with. A carrier we hired (we are a broker) tried to deliver a load of steel pipes. The pipes had moisture on them so they were rejected. Receiver said to wipe the moisture off the pipes...

Photo finished. (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... Jim Ritchie, president and CEO of Meridian IQ, subsidiary of Yellow Corp., hates his photo, which is in the magazine this week. It spurred him to lose 35 pounds, in fact. Don't feel bad, Jim. Technology Editor Kathleen Hickey revamped her...

Castaway pooch. (The Back Page).(Coast Guard rescue)(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... The Coast Guard rescued a dog that was a castaway on a tanker ship adrift in the Pacific. The dog, Forgea, had been alone on the tanker since April 2, when a cruise ship rescued the dog's owner, the Taiwanese captain and 10 crewmen of the...

Donations. (The Back Page).(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... The roster at last week's U.S. Chamber of Commerce transportation security confab was changing right up to kickoff. We hear one prominent Washington cargo star boycotted the event because he refused to pay the $800 cover charge. All...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
April 29, 2002... APRIL 28-30 Annual Education/Management Conference & Exhibition (National Private Truck Council), Austin, Texas. (703) 683-1300 ext. 212. 28-30. Annual Meeting & Exhibition (American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association),...

Hot story. (Editorial).
April 22, 2002... Many times Traffic World turns to Larry Smith for some last-minute photographic magic and this week's cover is an example of one of those times. Associate Editor John D. Schulz had written a story on truck and cargo theft for our Upfront...

Prime crime time: Terrorists add wild card to cargo security in 'no man's land' of high-tech freight heists. (Up Front).
April 22, 2002... Stealing a truck is easy. It's a rolling warehouse with thousands or even millions of dollars of merchandise with no fence and rarely an alarm system. There's only one human being, the driver, between the thieves and their quarry. And that...

Practicing 'best practices': TIA rolls out Platinum Performance Program to ensure professionalism by brokers, truckers. (Washington).(Transportation Intermediaries Association sets up billing standard)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... At least one freight broker has been burned by the Enron scandal. The story goes that this unfortunate broker arranged for transport of a load of steel. Unbeknownst to him, that steel already had been presold by Enron as part of the Houston...

Regulatory risk rising: With many agencies offering security plans, transport industry bracing for tighter rules. (Logistics).
April 22, 2002... The nation is on yellow alert according to the five-color terrorist threat advisory system introduced by the Office of Homeland Security. On a similar, hypothetical spectrum that rates regulatory risk, the logistics industry probably would...

STATS portal goes live: Global service offers virtual extension to customers' manufacturing operations. (Logistics).(Online business-to-business engine aids manufacturing operations)(International Pages)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... ST Assembly Test Services Ltd., the independent semiconductor test and advanced packaging service provider headquartered in Singapore, has completed the implementation and testing of a portal that offers a virtual extension to customers'...

U.K.-based supply-chain. (Briefs).(Exel wins contract from Coors Brewing Co.)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... U.K.-based supply-chain management group Exel has won a multiyear contract with Coors Brewing Co. in the United States that extends an existing 16-year relationship and expands the range of services provided by the 3PL. Exel adds warehousing...

Toyo Ink, one of the world. (Briefs).(E-commerce trading network aids printing manufacturers and distributors)(International Pages)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... Toyo Ink, one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of high-performance printing inks, has joined the e-commerce trading network bolero.net. The manufacturer said it expects to realize annual savings of over $1 million by...

Loading the dice. (e-Strategies).(International pallet and container pooling organization)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... We all live with some degree of uncertainty. Here is a salutary reminder from the March issue of Wired magazine: set aside any worries you have about dying from smallpox -- the odds are zero, according to Wired. Also highly unlikely is being...

Satellite reckoning: DOT cautiously moves to GPS, 'phasing down' radionavigation aids. (Technology).(federal radionavigation plan shifts to satellite from radio-navigation systems)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
April 22, 2002... The Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Department of Defense recently released its latest federal radionavigation plan. The plan, like previous ones, continues to favor moving to satellite over radio-navigation systems. ...

Material snapshot: Material Handling Industry revenue to top $64 billion in 2002, MHIA says.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
April 22, 2002... The Material Handling Industry of America released its 2002 industry report at the North American Material Handling and Logistics Show and Conference, held in Detroit. The association defines material handling as "the movement, storage,...