Traffic World articles from September 2001

Traffic World archives from September 2001

Looking Up.(railroads turning more and more to cooperative service and marketing schemes)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Is it my imagination or are the Class 1 railroads turning more and more to cooperative service and marketing schemes like that described in this week's Traffic World rail section? In this example, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway joined...

High-tech Detectives.(350 U.S. bridges may share design flaw)
September 3, 2001... Engineers probing Wisconsin collapse say 350 U.S. bridges may share design flaw When Milwaukee's Daniel Webster Hoan Bridge suddenly cracked last December and one section sank four feet, highway engineers had two mysteries to solve. Why...

Future in 'Jeopardy'.(freight infrastructure is straining as industry demands )(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Productivity, reliability at risk as nation's system strains under congestion, stakeholders tell FHWA The nation's freight infrastructure is straining as industry demands and increased freight growth increasingly put stress on a system at...

Feels Like Recession.(ocean carriers)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Economic slowdown spreads in Europe as shock waves roll around the globe It's rare for the three engines of international trade, the United States, Europe and Japan, to sputter at the same time. But while Japan's economy continues its...

One Step Closer.(Deutsche Post reports $1.26 billion first-half profit)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Deutsche Post reports $1.26 billion first-half profit; logistics, express revenues, profits continue to grow Deutsche Post World Net has posted record first-half financial results with revenue up 7 percent to slightly more than $15 billion...

Hola, Ohio!(regional logistics network)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Buckeye state seeks to expand trade, logistics links with Latin America Northeast Ohio needs a regional logistics network built on collaboration between the region's commercial interests if it is to capture a greater share of growing trade...

Europe's Online Logistics Push.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... The push won't be a smooth one as companies search for services that best suit their businesses After a slow start compared to U.S. companies, European logistics providers will make a major push online over the next five years, according...

The Los Angeles Times.(Ryder System Inc. to provide dedicated contract carriage services )(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... The Los Angeles Times picked Miami-based Ryder System Inc. to provide dedicated contract carriage services under a multi-year contract. Ryder will manage delivery of the Los Angeles Times from its printing plants to its circulation distribution...

Allegheny Ludlum.(chose BestTransport.com)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Allegheny Ludlum chose BestTransport.com, a software provider based in Columbus, Ohio, to improve its freight transportation management and execution operations. Allegheny Ludlum produces stainless steels, silicon electrical steels, tool...

The LTL transportation division.(Pacer International is transferring its Los Angeles-origin business to Gilbert West Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... The LTL transportation division of Pacer International is transferring its Los Angeles-origin business to Gilbert West Inc. as part of a strategic alliance between the two companies. At the same time, Gilbert West will utilize the services of...

A Common Languague.(National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Market realities may be thinning the ranks of e-marketplaces, but there are still enough of them out there to cause confusion when signing on the dotted line. With each e-marketplace comes a different participation agreement, which can be a...

Identifying Hazardous Materials.(following all the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... The most important duty of every shipper is to identify and correctly classify hazardous materials and to ship them safely to destination, following all the rules and regulations of the Department of Transportation. Why? Because failing to do...

Merger of Equals.(Vertex Interactive buys Plus Integration)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Vertex Interactive buys Plus Integration; claim of major ranking questioned by some Supply-chain software provider Vertex Interactive is acquiring Plus Integration Supply Chain Solutions B.V. of The Netherlands, making Vertex the...

Yellow Solutions.(will use HotStatus's HotStock and HotVisibility warehouse management software)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Yellow Solutions, a subsidiary of Yellow Corp., will use HotStatus Enterprises as the foundation of Yellow's warehouse management solution for its customers. HotStatus's HotStock and HotVisibility software "will provide Yellow users and...

European industrial.(is using relationship management software from eMation)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... European industrial and medical gases and related services provider Air Liquide is using relationship management software from eMation to provide web-based control and monitoring of its continuous freezing machines. eMation ORM is "an automated...

I2 Technologies.(acquires RightWorks Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... i2 Technologies completed its acquisition of RightWorks Corp., formerly an Internet Capital Group partner company. i2 issued 5.35 million shares of stock for RightWorks, valued at approximately $34.5 million, based on i2's closing stock price...

VF Corp.'s Imagewear Division.(installed a warehouse management system)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... VF Corp.'s Imagewear Division installed a warehouse management system with the help of systems integration firm eSYNC International. The MARC-ES WMS software from MARC Global Systems was implemented in VF's Martinsville, Va., and Brownsville,...

Transportation.(Logistics.com to use Onyx Software Corp. software)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Transportation and logistics software and services provider Logistics.com is using customer relationship management software from Onyx Software Corp. "Logistics.com plans to run all aspects of its business through Onyx, using the Onyx...

Intertek Testing Services.(joined the PetroVantage Foundation Client Program)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Intertek Testing Services Caleb Brett joined the PetroVantage Foundation Client Program. ITS/Caleb Brett inspects and tests petroleum and petroleum-refined products. PetroVantage is a subsidiary of Aspen Technology and provides supply-chain and...

Escalate released.(Escalate launches Escalate Supplier 2.5)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Escalate released Escalate Supplier 2.5, a web-based supply-chain visibility and execution software. The software is "designed specifically to solve the problems associated with managing a large number of vendors," said an Escalate...

Entigo Corp.(new version of e-commerce software)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Entigo Corp. released version 2.5 of its Entigo Reality business-to-business e-commerce software. The software, for sell-side private exchanges, lets manufacturers "have more flexibility and control in automating, managing and improving their...

"Globalization is bringing about changes similar to those which resulted from the discovery of America five centuries ago.".(international trade)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 3, 2001... Pascal Lamy, the European Union's commissioner for international trade, recently described the United States and European Union as "the biggest elephants in the trading world," accounting for about 40 percent of world trade. But considering the...

Happy E-Day, Europe.(Euro)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Rollout of $600 billion in euro coins, bills by Jan. 1 is enormous logistics challenge Nothing like the introduction of the new European currency, the euro, has ever been attempted. Not on the same scale, at least. Other than the...

Old Dog, New Tricks.(Roadway Corp. buys)(Arnold Industries' New Penn Motor Express)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Roadway's New Penn purchase is part of a larger overall diversification strategy Roadway Corp.'s $475 million purchase of Arnold Industries' New Penn Motor Express and Arnold Transportation Services truckload unit is part of a larger...

'Survival of the Fittest'.(North American Transportation Employee Relations Association meeting)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... North American employee relations execs set October meeting to mull labor strategies The 15th annual conference of the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association will be held Oct. 9-12 at St. Pete Beach, Fla. The...

USF Holland.(Relocation to new facility)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... USF Holland, a unit of USFreightways Corp., announced the relocation of its Toledo, Ohio, service location to a newly constructed facility, increasing the company's service capacity in northwest Ohio by nearly 100 percent.

The Federal Highway Administration.(appropriations)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... The Federal Highway Administration is gearing up to apportion $30.3 billion in federal highway funds to the states Oct. 1, the beginning of the 2002 federal fiscal year. The FHWA issued a notice to its division administrator outlining the...

A Premium Future.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway started coast to coast indermodal trailer service)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... BNSF raising bar on railroads' place in the time-sensitive freight market Fast, consistent delivery of premium freight isn't just for LTL carriers anymore. In order to compete in this market, the railroads have to show that they too can...

Norfolk Southern.(Launched Internet-based rail-equipment ordering system.)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Norfolk Southern has launched an Internet-based rail-equipment ordering system that replaces the current fax and phone" system NS customers now use. Customers can order merchandise carload rail equipment for loading the following week or up to...

Canadian Pacific Railway.(Contract settlement agreement w/ workers)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Canadian Pacific Railway and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, representing about 450 employees who maintain railway signal systems, signed a tentative four-year contract settlement in early August. The agreement, which...

Kansas City Southern Railway.(partnership with I and M Rail Link)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Kansas City Southern Railway and I&M Rail Link have formed a partnership to provide rapid run-through service between Shreveport, La., and Davenport, Iowa, bypassing Kansas City and saving 48 hours of transit time on all carload traffic. Upon...

Victoria Rutson.(new Chief of the Surface Transportation Board's Section of Environmental Analysis)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Victoria Rutson was named Chief of the Surface Transportation Board's Section of Environmental Analysis, the division responsible for the agency's compliance with environmental statutes. Rutson succeeds Elaine Kaiser who recently retired. Prior...

FedEx Has Mail.(the service contract between FedEx Express and the U.S. Postal Service)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... 9-week ramp-up prepared postal service, FedEx for launch of pre-sorted mail pact An Aug. 27 the service contract between FedEx Express and the U.S. Postal Service for the delivery of express, priority and first class mail took effect. "In...

Amerijet Files Chapter 11.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Airline to keep flying during reorganization, expand service to Latin America, Caribbean Latin American and Caribbean air cargo specialist Amerijet International filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code Aug....

BAX in Fashion.(contract with Liz Claiborne Inc.)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Liz Claiborne adds Asian logistics contract to its business with BAX Building on a one-year freight-forwarding contract to handle imports for fashion designer Liz Claiborne Inc., BAX Global has been asked by the clothing manufacturer to...

Bridge Building.(Tacoma, Washington)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... $33 million overpass to reduce congestion at Port of Tacoma; other projects in wings The first of 15 critical transportation projects designed to reduce traffic congestion at the Port of Tacoma, Wash., was officially completed Aug. 18 by...

Three Big Ones for Inttra.(signs three new freight forwarders)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Signing of Danzas, Panalpina and Schenker adds 2 million TEUs to exchange's reach Ocean-carrier backed portal Inttra has signed three of the world's largest freight forwarders. The addition of Danzas, Panalpina and Schenker -- which...

OOCL Takes to Rail.(Orient Overseas Container Line)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... British rail company Freightliner, shipping line sign intermodal deal Brussels can love Orient Overseas Container Line has signed a 10-year inland transport agreement with U.K. freight rail operator, Freightliner, to move containers...

Representatives.(United States military supply chain initiative)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Representatives from leading shipping lines and the U.S. military met last month to work on an initiative to tighten the military supply chain and cut more than a week from transit times. The Strategic Distribution Management Initiative,...

People Watch.(Promotions)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Milan Express Co. announced the following appointments: Jim Seizer as terminal manager in Cleveland; David Taylor as terminal manager in Savannah, Ga.; and Joe Carrel as terminal manager in Evansville, Tenn. Joining the company's sales team are...

Market Report.(Prices)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... 1 REGION: 138.7 2 REGION: 152.1 3 REGION: 135.7 4 REGION: 144.7 5 REGION: 153.6 Regional Prices for Monday, August 27 [Graph omitted] [Graph omitted] [Graph omitted] [Graph...

Railroads: Liability Limits in Tariffs.(Apparently the railroad feels no responsibility for loss or damage)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Q: Many rail carriers are seeking to limit their liability under conditions I find appalling. Recently one carrier published a tariff stating that: "Except where inconsistent with the liability assumed by the origin carrier on a through route...

Locked.(door locked from inside by confused bureaucrat)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... No sooner had indefatigable FHWA spokesman Wally Weart begun a briefing at the Federal Highway Administration than he closed a conference room door -- and locked it from the inside. "That's not what we meant by a captive audience," an FHWA...

Grounded.(Lady gives birth on flight)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... There was a lively scene aboard Sabena (Such a Bad Experience Never Again) the other day. A lady gave birth in business class. Kid's name is Emery. Nothing we could say about this incident could possibly advance our career.

Awesome.(Back-to-school spending $458)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2001... Care to guess how much the typical shopper expected to spend on back-to-school items this year? A whopping $458, according to consumer survey the International Mass Retail Association released in August. "Consumers are using the welcome...

Bring It On.(rail shipping industry has Senate hearing)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Rail shippers will have the Senate Surface Transportation Subcommittee's ear on Sept. 19, when Chairman John B. Breaux, D-La., holds a hearing on shipper issues. Several rail shipper organizations expect to testify, some seeking...

Down the Middle.(transportation network planned)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Midcontinent knowledge transportation network is first step to North-South transport corridor The possibility of establishing a transportation corridor between Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the Mexican border has intrigued Barry Prentice,...

Fresh Start.(Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration Allan Rutter faces reauthorization challenge)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... Getting the FRA reauthorized may be new chief Rutter's biggest challenge As George W. Bush's transportation policy director in Texas, newly appointed Federal Railroad Administrator Allan Rutter's biggest challenge was dealing with two of...

Do We Need SEA-21?(trust fund proposed for maritime transportation infrastructure)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Proponents of maritime trust fund cite port congestion, intermodal concerns Congress places great trust in trust funds. There are trust funds for highway, airport, waterway and harbor maintenance. As the debate over future transportation...

Marching In Step.(Strategic Distribution Management Initiative)
September 10, 2001... Private-sector logistics practices, closer commercial ties mark military plan to cut delivery times A program to synchronize military shipments with transportation services has slashed delivery times from the United States to Europe and...

Brenntag/HCI Complete U.S. Union.(Stinnes AG integration of Holland Chemical International and Brenntag ic complete)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... Stinnes unit is third-largest chemicals distribution company in the country German-based Stinnes Logistics says it has completed the integration of Holland Chemical International, which it acquired last year, with its Brenntag Inc....

Total Logistics Control LLC.(wins delivery contract for Stryker Corp. Medical)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Total Logistics Control LLC, Zeeland, Mich., has been awarded a dedicated delivery contract for Stryker Medical of Kalamazoo, Mich. TLC provides dedicated warehousing, transportation and order fulfillment services for Stryker stretchers sold to...

The Agriculture Department.(introduces online acces service to information about freight forwarders)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... The Agriculture Department has launched an online service to provide agricultural exporters with easy access to information about freight forwarders. The new Directory of Freight Forwarders Serving Agricultural Shippers interactive database can...

Global online.(GlobalCollect to introduce new version of WebCollect service)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Global online payment company Global-Collect plans to launch a new version of its WebCollect service this month. WebColllect integrates multiple forms of payment, currencies and languages, the company said. According to GlobalCollect, this...

A Word in Your Ear.(Center for Automotive Research report)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... If automotive suppliers could turn advice into investment capital they would be rolling in dough and the next few years would be a hay ride. Unfortunately advice is the only resource that seems to be in abundance as these enterprises,...

Lucent Rebuilding.(contracts software and services with Vastera)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... Stumbling tech company to use international trade software and services from Vastera Telecommunications company Lucent Technologies will be using Vastera to manage its U.S.-based global trade operations as part of Lucent's restructuring....

HP Merging with Compaq.(Hewlett Packard Inc.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... Union will create $87 billion company; two expect to save $2.5 billion annually Hewlett-Packard Co. and Compaq Computer Corp. are merging, creating a combined company worth $87 billion. The company, which will operate under the...

Back to School.(logistics training programs)
September 10, 2001... Logistics courses combined with experiene on the job strengthen careers and companies When Sandra Van Lieu went to work at her family's business, Annin & Co., in 1990, few who knew her were surprised. She is among the sixth generation to...

Learning to Get Ahead.(universities add or expand logisitics offerings)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... Colleges respond to business need for more logistics-savvy managers An increasing number of colleges and universities are responding to the needs of local business communities by adding or expanding logistics offerings, often with the help...

The Four l's of the Future.(international, infrastructure, institutional and information aspects of transportation)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... FHWA, stakeholders plot to include freight in '03 reauthorization battle Last of a two-part series The Intermodal Surface Transportation Equity Act was a ground-breaking piece of legislation. Largely engineered by since-retired...

The Owner-Operator.(Independent Drivers Association lawsuit against Mayflower Transit)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is applauding what it calls a substantial victory in U.S. District Court in its lawsuit against Mayflower Transit. On Aug. 27, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the Southern...

TransCore.(to introduce TruckersEdge business management tools suite)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... TransCore, which operates the largest freight-exchange network in North America following its acquisition of DAT Services and Link Logistics, is launching something called TruckersEdge. It's said to be a multichannel -- voice, fax, kiosk and...

Star Freight.(moves Georgia office)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Star Freight, Charlotte, N.C., a truckload carrier, has moved its Savannah, Ga., office to a larger, more modem facility at 126 Pine Meadow Road, Pooler, Ga. It's a multidoor terminal suitable for transloading, distribution, warehousing and...

Streicher Mobile Fueling.(announces financial results)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Streicher Mobile Fueling, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., an outsourcing value-added refueling service for vehicle fleets, announced its results for the five month transition period ended June 30. The transition reporting is required as a result of a...

Riding Herd on UP-SP.(Cowboy Railroad Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Proposed Cowboy Railroad wants STB to clarify UP-SP merger oversight conditions A group of coal shippers looking to keep their competitive options open have petitioned the Surface Transportation Board to clarify the conditions it imposed...

Post-Conrail Vital Signs.(CSX Corp., Norfolk Southern stock analysis)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Although improving, CSX and NS still have ways to go, says Wall Street firm CSX Corp. second-quarter earnings jumped 125 percent over second-quarter 2000, from $48 million to $108 million. In a ranking compiled by Wall Street firm Morgan...

The U.S. rail equipment.(fleet increases)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
September 10, 2001... The U.S. rail equipment fleet increased for the seventh consecutive year during 2000. according to the Association of American Railroads. The fleet grew from 1.368 million to 1.38 million. Aggregate capacity increased from 134.4 million tons to...

Canadian Pacific Ltd.(tax ruling)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Canadian Pacific Ltd. received a favorable tax ruling from the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, helping to clear the way for its upcoming spin-off of subsidiary properties, including Canadian Pacific Railway. The ruling confirms that the...

Railcar Tracking Co.(introduces Railcar Management System 3.0)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Railcar Tracking Co., a rail management software company, recently released Railcar Management System 3.0. The upgrade includes an automatic e-mail distribution function, which uses the Internet to notify supply-chain partners of incoming,...

What About Safety?(incident of refugees on Wallenius-Wilhelmsen MS Tampa)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Refugee fiasco raises questions about future rescues at seas, gives Australia black eye Paris The Australian government's decision to deny entry to 438 refugees aboard a Norwegian container vessel has raised serious questions about...

Feeling Besieged.(refugees try to cross border into UK by walking through Eurotunnel)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Desperate illegal immigrants seeking entry to England on foot through 28-mile Eurotunnel On a sign of just how desperate some illegal immigrants have become to get into the United Kingdom, a new, highly dangerous tactic is being employed....

Polar Gets Three.(Polar Air Cargo Inc. awarded three weekly cargo routes in Asia)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... DOT gives tentative award for 3 weekly cargo routes from Hong Kong to Seoul The Department of Transportation on Aug. 31 tentatively awarded Polar Air Cargo the rights to provide three weekly all-cargo routes between Hong Kong and other...

Stonepath Buys Air Plus.(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Air Plus' gig is time-definite U.S. transportation logistics, Stonepath Group's is global logistics Stonepath Group has agreed to acquire Air Plus Ltd. and its operating affiliates, a group of Minneapolis-based, privately held companies...

Insertion of Rates on B/L.(bill of lading on shipments)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Q: If the shipper inserts a rate on the bill of lading and the bill of lading and shipment is accepted by the carrier without exception, is the carrier bound by the rate shown on the bill of lading even though the carrier may have published a...

Got butter?(Gearworks markets Palm Pilot running its software by showcasing a 50-pound butter sculpture)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2001... Nothing goes better together than technology and butter. Gearworks, a wireless tracking and tracing application, has decided to showcase its technology by creating a 50-pound butter sculpture of a Palm Pilot handheld computer running its...

Another Casualty.(freight and transportation inudstry effected by terrorist attack)
September 17, 2001... Nation's transport system 'fundamentally' changed in wake of terrorists' attack, air closure, fears War came to America last week and the nation's transportation system was among the early casualties. The air transport system was...

Hi-Tech Conjuring.(logistics services)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Technology is key to creating new enterprises in 3PL market On the third-party logistics market, technology is not just a service enabler. It is the magic ingredient that companies are using to create new enterprises. "We see ourselves...

John Deere Taps Thiel.(contract with Thiel Logistik AG)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Logistics firm will manage all merchandising business in Europe, Africa and Middle East Thiel Logistik AG, a Luxembourg-based logistics provider, has won a comprehensive European logistics outsourcing contract from John Deere for consumer...

PPG Industries, Inc.(contract with Logistics.com)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... PPG Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of coatings, glass, fiber glass and chemicals has deployed Logistics.com's OptiManage transportation management and execution solution. The solution currently is handling order management, consolidation,...

Collaborative logistics.(Nistevo Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Collaborative logistics network operator Nistevo Corp., based in Minneapolis, announced that its members now are operating more than 3,500 shipments a day through Nistevo's online network. This represents the largest full-truckload volume...

Global provider.(eDigital Corp.'s contract with APL Direct Logistics)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Global provider of digital product development and designs, e.Digital Corp., has selected APL Direct Logistics as its strategic fulfillment and customer service partner. APL Direct Logistics will provide product fulfillment and customer support...

Penske Logistics.(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Penske Logistics has opened a 100,000-square-foot distribution center in Los Indios, Texas. Adjacent to Penske's 208,000-square-foot center opened in Los Indios earlier this year, 75,000-square-feet of the new center's capacity is dedicated to...

Cass Goes to the 'Net.(Ratemaker software from Cass Information Systems)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... After decades as mainframe product, Ratemaker moves to hosted format Cass Information Systems' freight-rating software is moving permanently to the Internet. The company's rating application no longer is actively sold in a mainframe or...

Giant Manufacturing.(to use MatrixOne software)(Brief Article)
September 17, 2001... Giant Manufacturing, the world's largest bicycle manufacturer, is using MatrixOne's eMatrix software platform for collaborative product design, research and development. Cradle Technology Corp. is managing the implementation. Giant Chairman and...