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TRUCKING BUSINESS TOOLS * USA - Getloaded.com Launches “Rate Index”; Maximizes Trucking Profits
Midlothian,VA,USA -Business Wire/The Earth Times -6 Jan 2009: -- Getloaded.com kicks off the New Year with the launch of their “Rate Index” feature, allowing transportation companies and truckers to measure the profitability of truck lanes. “Rate Index” will track critical data of more than 12 million truckload lanes for 1,200 major North American market areas... The new tool from Getloaded.com, which launched January 1, 2009, comes at the perfect time for freight carriers as the industry looks for a competitive edge during recessionary times. “Rate Index” breaks down the most profitable truckload lanes by analyzing the average rate per mile, minimum rate per mile, maximum rate per mile, average fuel surcharge per mile and average accessorial charges. The feature helps transportation professionals target where they want to haul freight based on the money generated by certain routes, allowing them to negotiate better rates to maximize their profits...
* Digital Movers Certified as US CBP ACE E-Manifest Provider
Mashpee,MA,USA -PRWEB -January 6, 2009 -- Digital Movers announced today that the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has certified the company as a Hosted EDI E-Manifest Solution provider as part of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for the filing of EDI Electronic Manifests... ACE is the commercial trade processing system being developed by CBP to facilitate legitimate trade and strengthen border security...
* Laser scan upgraded
Newark,NJ,USA -The Journal of Commerce Online -January 6, 2009: -- Laser scanning technology can now read the dimensional weight -- or the space a cargo package occupies -- with a single laser, providing a faster and more accurate tool for determining proper freight charges... The system, developed by FreightScan and Lincoln Laser Co., uses a single laser scan, rather the slower, conventional method of measuring the dimensions of a package by hand or by multiple lasers... The FS100 cargo scanning system produces a digital "signature" for each package that enables three-dimensional mapping of the size, dimensions, geometry and spatial relationship of the cargo. That information, along with the gross weight of the package, is used to find the correct shipping cost... (Photo: FreightScan image - FreightScan's FS100 scanner) Labels: business solutions
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