Traffic World articles from August 2001

Traffic World archives from August 2001

Farewell, Frank.(Frank Wilner resigns from Traffic World)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
August 6, 2001... I have been very lucky to work with Frank Wilner for the last three years. Now he has resigned as Traffic World's Washington reporter and as the editor of our Rail Intelligence newsletter. Frank will be the director of public relations for...

Under Siege.(security lapse at U.S. seaports)
August 6, 2001... Federal funds, port officials blamed for lax security on the U.S. waterfront As one maritime security expert puts it, U.S. seaports "face an amalgam of threats that have heretofore been more the subject of Rambo movies than reality." As if...

Move It on Over.(passenger rail lines seek access to freight tracks)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Passenger rail lines seek more clout in getting access over freight tracks Armed with charts and graphs illustrating the growth of transit rail service, Rep. Bob Clement, D-Tenn., introduced a bill July 26 seeking to give the Surface...

No Crisis.(United Parcel Service supports U.S. Postal Service)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... UPS says USPS does not need greater commercial freedom sought in reform Never mind that postal reform has gone nowhere in Congress for more than seven years. United Parcel Service is confident that this is the year of postal reform and...

Waiting Game.(US Senate argues restrictions on Mexican trucks)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Senate Republicans keep trying to delay, dilute legislation restricting Mexican trucks As Congress crept toward a month-long recess last week, the Senate continued to wrangle over whether and when to allow Mexican trucks greater access to...

A New Master's Degree.(degree in global logistics offered by California State University, Long Beach)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Move over, MBA," reads the recent press release from California State University, Long Beach, "and make room for the timely new graduate degree in town." The new degree is a Master of Arts in Global Logistics. As far as I can tell, it is...

Out of Step.(retailer information systems)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... About 30 percent of the information in retailer systems is wrong, according to UCCnet, the nonprofit subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, a global standards organization. As well as causing many of the out-of-stock notices that irritate...

Fueling Energy Debate.(California ethanol regulation)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Logistical challenges among reasons Calif. cites in request for ethanol ruling exemption Logistics is playing a central role in California's campaign to ignite opposition to a ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency in June that...

Setting a Sale Date.(Deutsche Post)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... German government's majority stake in Deutsche Post may be sold next year The German government plans to introduce legislation that would allow it to sell its majority stake in Deutsche Post as early as next year. Legislation expected to...

Exel Down Slightly.(financial report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... 1st-half profits fractionally lower than last year but still at high end of analysts' guesstimates The U.K.-based international logistics provider Exel posted a slight drop in profits during the first half of the year that the company...

Dealing Automotives.(Union Pacific, DaimlerChrysler form online logistics venture Insight Network Logistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... Union Pacific, DaimlerChrysler ink deal to track, trace, cut transit times of finished vehicles Taking a page from a partnership between UPS Logistics subsidiary Autogistics and Ford Motor Co., Union Pacific Railroad and DaimlerChrysler...

Buying a Used Railroad.(Bangor and Aroostook)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Burkhardt rail consortium kicking tires of troubled Bangor & Aroostook A match may be made soon between ex-railroad CEO executives looking to start anew and a financially troubled railroad looking for a buyer. Ed Burkhardt,...

The Canadian National.(U.S. Steel petitions against transportation agreement between Canadian National Railway-Wisconsin Central and Great Lakes Transportation L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... The Canadian National Railway-Wisconsin Central merger has run into a snag in the form of a petition by U.S. Steel. Although the Pittsburgh-based steel company does not oppose the merger itself, it does oppose an exclusive 10-year settlement...

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway is expanding its guaranteed.(intermodal service program)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway is expanding its guaranteed on-time intermodal service program to 12 lanes in the United States. The latest routes are between Chicago and Stockton and Richmond, Calif. At the same time, BNSF will add a...

Norfolk Southern.(opens intermodal facility in Austell, Georgia)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Norfolk Southern opened a "key new component" in its rail system last week with the start of operations at its Austell, Ga. intermodal facility outside Atlanta. NS said the new 450-acre facility will expedite the movement of containerized...

Weather or Not.(Union Pacific Railroad automatic weather forecasting)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... UP's automatic weather forecasting improves safety and saves money Is it raining in Kansas City? Do you care? If you're Union Pacific Railroad, you care -- a lot. Railroad spokesman Mark Davis said weather forecasting is extremely...

IBM, Air Canada Tie Knot.(IBM, Air Canada sign technology development agreement)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... Big Blue, airline sign 7-year technology development pact valued at $908 million Air Canada has expanded an existing agreement with IBM to a seven-year, $908 million deal. Both companies will work to improve electronic communications and...

Railroad Internet.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Railroad Internet consortium Steelroads now has an electronic bill of lading. Rail shippers can prepare and send shipping instructions for nonhazardous materials to multiple railroads in North America via the Steelroads Internet site, said a...

Sameday Technologies.(releases Syntempo 4.0 supply-chain event management software)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Sameday Technologies released Syntempo 4.0, a supply-chain event management software. New functionality in the software improves inventory management through "the ability to configure business rules that are specific to products and channels,...

Supply-chain software.(from Vertex Interactive)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Supply-chain software provider Vertex Interactive released version 3.5 of its Java based warehouse management software, RenSoftWMS, for "food manufacturers and distributors that require operational management of inventory that includes...

Provia Software.(releases new version of FourSite third-party logistics software)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Provia Software, Grand Rapids. Mich., released the graphical user interface version of the company's FourSite third-party logistics software. Order-to-delivery fulfillment software FourSite 4.0 now has a Microsoft Windows look and supports...

Mixed Results.(railroad technology good and bad)
August 6, 2001... Shippers ambivalent about railroad technology, complain they are getting the bad with the good Are the railroads improving their service by increasing their technology use? If you ask shippers, their answer is ambivalent -- they feel they...

Techno-Verdict.(Montana Rail Link)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Computer modeling helps railroad receive 'no fault' verdict on derailment Montana Rail Link got a huge break from computer modeling technology when it was used recently to convince a jury that the railroad was not liable in a personal...

When Less Is More.(Union merger could spur remote-control technology by railroads)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Union merger could spur remote-control technology by railroads, analyst says The proposed merger of the two biggest railroad unions, the United Transportation Union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, could have an interesting...

'Curious' Rate Increase.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Shippers scratching heads over TACA's eastbound general rate hike The announcement of a September eastbound general rate increase by the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement has shippers on both sides of the Atlantic scratching their heads...

Digging Deep.(NY&NJ )(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... NY&NJ consolidates, speeds up dredging projects to prepare harbor for megaships New York's harbors are set to get a good dredging -- years ahead of schedule. The New York & New Jersey Port Authority Board of Commissioners authorized a...

Inttra Goes Multimodal.
August 6, 2001... Alliance with Tradevision lets forwarders monitor air, water shipments simultaneously Maritime Internet portal Inttra formed an alliance with Tradevision, a global provider of EDI and communication services for air cargo management. The...

Thanks, Slowdown.(Pitt Ohio)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Fast-growing Pitt Ohio sees freight slowdown as 'blessing in disguise' to fine-tune operations Few truckers operate a tighter ship than Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express, a leading Eastern regional LTL carrier. Historically it has grown...

New Penn's 'excellent' quarter.(Arnold Industries)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Arnold Industries, Lebanon, Pa., the parent of New Penn Motor Express and other companies, reported second-quarter net income of $8.3 million on $114.1 million revenue, a 24 percent drop in earnings on a 3 percent decline in revenue. New...

Milan Express.(strategic partnership with Muirs Cartage)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Milan Express, an LTL and truckload carrier based in Milan, Tenn., and Muirs Cartage Ltd., Toronto, have formed a strategic partnership. This will enable both companies to offer direct service between all points in Canada and the Milan Express...

Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express.(carrier of the year )(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Pittsburgh-based Pitt Ohio Express, a leading regional LTL carrier, has won carrier of the year from Miller Electric Co. Roadway Express won similar honors from Char-Broil for the second straight year.

Two of the world's largest.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Two of the world's largest moving and relocation services, UniGroup Worldwide and UTS International (Europe) BV, have formed an operating alliance, combining their capabilities under a single brand name called UniGroup Worldwide/UTS. They say...

The Teamsters.(agreement with Fleming Cos)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... The Teamsters union reached an agreement with Fleming Cos., Dallas, to provide job security for more than 4,000 Fleming warehouse workers and drivers. The agreement ensures that Teamsters workers will be allowed to follow Fleming work from one...

Recovery Path.(BAX Global)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Despite losses, BAX's Carnes is upbeat, foresees economic turnaround in 2002 BAX Global's second quarter, with a $10.1 million operating loss, certainly wasn't good but, all things considered, it wasn't that bad either. BAX Global, which...

Atlas Air.(new regional offices)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Atlas Air is spreading its wings beyond the United States by adding new regional offices to focus on marketing and sales in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. Atlas now has a fully staffed operation at its base at London Stansted....

Airborne's Cutting Edge.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Cost-cutting efforts curtail second-quarter loss; core overnight product down 4.5 percent Airborne made some progress in the second quarter thanks to the aggressive cost-cutting efforts it made early in the period. While the Seattle-based...

Atlas Struggles.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Global downturn leaves Atlas in unfamiliar territory with $49 million loss in 2nd quarter Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings found itself in unfamiliar territory last week after reporting a $49 million loss for the second quarter. The loss...

DOE Diesel Price Index.(diesel prices for July 30, 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... DOE Diesel Price Index (cents per gallon) Regional Prices for Monday, July 30 REGION 1 135.3 REGION 2 133.2 REGION 3 131.4 REGION 4 135.8 REGION 5 143.0

Shortages in Shipments.(freight warehousing)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Q: We are a freight forwarder doing business with a third-party logistics company that's basically a warehouseman arranging transportation for a customer. We are in a discussion about shortages. We have received claims on some dubious...

Seeking Bottom.(slumping personal computer industry affects freight forwarding market)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... PC 2ndQ shipments worst in history; hard-hit semiconductor segment looks for 4thQ rebound It's no surprise that the air freight industry is struggling, considering how poor sales have been for its biggest customers in the technology...

Talking the Talk.(Surface Transportation Board to enforce merger promises)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... How effective can the STB be in holding railroads' feet to fire on merger promises? In its May 21 decision regarding the operations of Norfolk Southern's car repair shops in Hollidaysburg, Pa., the Surface Transportation Board said it...

Turning to Ports.(U.S. Chamber of Commerce to study port capacity, maritime infrastructure)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... U.S. Chamber launches study of port capacity, need for investment in maritime infrastructure The U.S. Chamber of Commerce continues to increase its focus on transportation and logistics. The business organization recently formed a...

Ethanol an Edge.(US energy policy includes ethanol standard)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Energy bill includes standard promoting ethanol; production expected to double President Bush savored it, environmentalists decried it and the U.S. farm lobby drew a sigh of relief when the House of Representatives passed the energy bill....

FIRE Up.(Foundation for Intermodal Research and Education provides outreach)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Not all logistics education takes place inside the classroom. At numerous conferences and in other forums, representatives from the public and private sectors gather together to exchange ideas and educate one another on key issues facing the...

Legal Eagles Unruffled.(federal oversight of business-to-business electronic commerce)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... A year or two ago business-to-business Internet marketplaces were being likened to smoke-filled rooms where companies could meet to gang up on suppliers or engage in other anti-competitive practices. These days e-marketplaces appear to be less...

Ford Speeds Distribution.(Ford Motor Co. developing custom distribution network)
August 13, 2001... Next-day parts delivery, more frequent dealer orders are objectives of custom-built distribution network Ford Motor Co. aims to deliver vehicle service and repair parts faster and more efficiently with a distribution network that it is...

New Hub for Emery.(Emery Worldwide building new logistics center in Singapore)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Singapore facility will unite offices, cut turnaround by 4 to 6 hours Emery Worldwide has started construction on a $10.5 million Asian regional logistics hub in Singapore that is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2002. The...

Step by Step.(Overland Trading Ltd. contract with Danzas Benelux)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Caterpillar Shoes consolidates warehouses, rebuilds supply chain with Danzas Benelux Overland Trading Ltd., the licensee for Caterpillar Shoes in Europe, is working with Danzas Benelux to reengineer its supply chain and consolidate its...

Transportation procurement.(Gillette Co. contracts Logistics.com)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Transportation procurement and management company Logistics.com announced that The Gillette Co. has engaged it to assist in the strategic procurement of North American truckload and intermodal transportation service. Gillette will use...

Walnut Creek.(Longs Drug Stores Corp. to manage warehouses, contracts Penske Logistics for transportation)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Longs Drug Stores Corp. assumed direct management of its two California general merchandise warehouses. As part of this process, Longs has contracted with Penske Logistics to provide transportation services. The...

The Senate.(to fund Automated Commercial Environment program)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... The Senate approved $230 million in funding for the Automated Commercial Environment program.

Miami-based IHI Consulting Group.(releases report on chain drug stores' use of information technology)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Miami-based IHI Consulting Group has published a report about the use of information technology by chain drug stores in North America. The report looks at key areas such as supply-chain management. According to IHI President Greg Buzek,...

LXE Inc.(opens offices in Rome and Milan, Italy)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... LXE Inc., the manufacturer of mobile computers and other wireless devices for logistics operations, has expanded its European sales and service network with the opening of two offices in Rome and Milan, Italy. The expansion of its European...

Contract logistics.(Redwood Systems opens Mexico City distribution center)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Contract logistics provider Redwood Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Freightways, has opened a 470,000-square-foot distribution and inventory management center near Mexico City. The center is located just north of Mexico City...

Stinnes subsidiary Schenker.(completes contract with IAAF World Championships in Athletics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Stinnes subsidiary Schenker of Canada was the exclusive provider of customs, freight forwarding and material handling services for the 8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The event was hosted for the first time in North America, from...

Aerospace Products International Inc.(contract with Superior Air Parts Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Aerospace Products International Inc., based in Memphis, has been awarded a long-term contract to provide third-party logistics services to Superior Air Parts Inc. Superior is the worlds largest supplier of FAA approved replacement parts for...

Logistics management company & Tech Data Corp.(signs contract with Kodak Service and Support)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Clearwater, Fla.-based logistics management company Tech Data Corp. has signed an agreement with Kodak Service and Support to provide services in the document imaging marketplace. The agreement marks a significant expansion of Tech Data's...

Transportation procurement.(Staples Inc. using Logistics.com Inc. network for transportation procurement)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Transportation procurement and management company Logistics.com Inc. has announced that office supplies retailer Staples Inc. has deployed its OptiBid Network to procure a portion of its annual truckload transportation requirements. Staples...

Supply-chain event.(Cleartrack Information Network Inc. forms alliance with GT Nexus)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Supply-chain event management firm Cleartrack Information Network Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with e-logistics services provider GT Nexus. The partnership will provide customers with a single way to track and monitor their truck, rail...

TradeCard Inc.(launches services in Japan)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... New York-based TradeCard Inc., the online financial supply-chain services provider, has launched its TradeCard Japan K.K. operations that will service Japanese corporations that trade internationally. Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and...

Mandatory Fuel Surcharges.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... As diesel fuel prices decline, some shippers again are questioning whether the fuel surcharges they pay to trucking companies are justified. Is there an equitable method that can be adopted to address fluctuations in the price of diesel fuel? A...

Jacking Up Rates.(Allied Automotive Group announces 8.5 percent rate increase)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Car hauler Allied says hike will help compensate for its services Allied Automotive Group, the country's largest haul-away carrier of finished vehicles, sent a minor shock wave across the industry when it announced it will begin imposing an...

Truck and bus safety.(enforcement agencies in US and Canada to conduct roadside inspections)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Truck and bus safety enforcement agencies throughout Canada and the United States will conduct brake safety roadside inspections Sept. 5 as part of Operation Air Brake, a North American brake safety campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the...

Shippers who register.(on ConWay Transportation Services' Web site can access invoice status)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Shippers who register as users of ConWay Transportation Services' website now can gain access to up-to-date reports on the status of all their LTL invoices, the company announced. That includes operations and billing information for Con-Way...

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.(Florida governor introduces automated weigh station technology for truck weighing)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Florida Gov. Jeb Bush flipped the switch at an Aug. 10 ceremony marking the statewide rollout of PrePass, technology from Lockheed Martin IMS that automates weigh stations. When the program is fully operational in Florida, the state expects...

The American Highway.(American Highway Users Alliance lobbies for traffic congestion relief policies)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... The American Highway Users Alliance is pressing the White House to include traffic congestion relief in its energy plans. "The U.S. could gain ground on three front-burner political issues -- global climate change, national energy policy and...

Millard Refrigerated Services.(to build temperature-controlled warehouse)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Millard Refrigerated Services plans to build a 200,000-square-foot temperature-controlled warehouse in Jonesboro, Ark., under an agreement with Nestle USA's Prepared Foods Division. The facility will provide receiving, inventory control and...

Roadway Express.(honored by National Job Corps Association)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Roadway Express was honored by the National Job Corps Association for its support of Job Corps, a federal education and training program for economically disadvantaged youth established in 1964. The LTL carrier and Job Corps have partnered to...

Making It Work.(suitors for I and M Rail Link)
August 13, 2001... Several suitors show up at I&M Rail Link's door despite doubts about whether it can survive For a railroad needing a $100 million Federal Railroad Administration rehabilitation loan and which is said to be critically short of on-line...

The Federal Railroad Administration.(Allan Rutter confirmed as new chief)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... The Federal Railroad Administration has a new chief: Allan Rutter, who was recently confirmed by the Senate. Rutter's "comprehensive knowledge of transportation and his extensive background in rail policy will be invaluable in achieving the...

The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad.(creates new division to utilize land assets)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... The Arkansas and Missouri Railroad started a new division to concentrate on exploiting opportunities associated with its land assets. "With the recent purchase of our rail facilities from Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, we need to assure...

The Port Authority.(of New York and New Jersey to fund rail improvements)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to provide $25 million each to the two states to improve the region's rail freight capacity. The $50 million included in the new rail freight initiative is in addition to the port...

BNSF and CSX.(improve transit time on interline service through Chicago)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... BNSF and CSX have improved transit time on their interline service through Chicago. Among the enhancements, according to the railroads, traffic interchanged in Chicago and destined for New York and New England will receive more consistent...

Union Pacific Railroad.(and CSX add Philadelphia to Express Lane service destinations)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Union Pacific Railroad and CSX have added Philadelphia to the destination list for their Express Lane service for perishable goods from the western United States. Shippers of perishable goods may guarantee the transit time of shipments from the...

Speed Merchants.(Espirit uses web-based logistics method)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Web-based supply-side network helps clothier Esprit plug info gaps, react to market, lift bottom line Seasons are getting shorter and sharper in the apparel industry and it has nothing to do with global warning Triggered by fierce...

Beginning of the End?(Kitty Hawk Inc. faces grim financial future)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Change afoot at struggling Kitty Hawk Air Cargo with major rate increase coming, creditors gloomy Kitty Hawk Inc.'s struggle to emerge from bankruptcy protection has dragged on for more than 15 months without an end in sight. Kitty Hawk,...

Expeditors Cruises in 2Q.(Expeditors International of Washington announces second quarter finances)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... South is not a direction for Expeditors' net earnings despite economic doldrums Expeditors International of Washington again shrugged off the economic doldrums plaguing the rest of the air freight industry and reported a 19 percent...

Seeking C-17 Users.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Boeing, Air Force search for commercial partners to purchase, operate giant aircraft Boeing is teaming with the U.S. Air Force to find commercial users for its huge C-17 cargo aircraft. In cooperation with the Air Force, Boeing hopes to...

All Nippon Airways.(contracts Boeing Airplane Services for aircraft retrofit)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... All Nippon Airways has awarded Boeing Airplane Services a contract to modify one Boeing 747-200 from passenger to freighter configuration. The Japanese carrier is scheduled to take delivery of the freighter in November. This will be the fifth...

EVA Air Cargo.(receives Boeing freighter)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... EVA Air Cargo took delivery of its second Boeing 747-400 freighter last month. The airline, which flies nine dedicated cargo routes, is slated to add a third -400 in 2002.

Forward Air.(promotes Craig Drum, James Weiland)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Forward Air has restructured its sales organization, promoting former Delta sales executive Craig Drum to the position of senior vice president of sales. He had been serving as vice president of national accounts since February. James Weiland,...

United Parcel Service.(buys land for new package center near Atlanta, Georgia)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... United Parcel Service purchased a 30-acre tract of land near downtown Atlanta as a future package distribution site. The land, part of the federally designated Atlanta Empowerment Zone, gives economic incentives to businesses that create job...

Emery Worldwide.(wins contract from Lomas Bayas copper mine)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Emery Worldwide won a two-year air and ocean forwarding contract from Lomas Bayas, a copper mine in northern Chile. The contract calls for Emery to handle the air transportation of materials from the United States and Canada to the mine,...

Gerald G. Mercer.(retires from AirNet Systems)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Gerald G. Mercer is retiring from AirNet Systems, the company he founded 26 years ago. Following the Aug. 3 board meeting, Mercer exited as AirNet Systems' chairman. He relinquished the president and chief executive officer titles in 1999 after...