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2009 Was the Safest Year Ever for Freight RailroadsThe year 2009 was the safest year in freight railroad history. Preliminary year-end data indicate the train accident rate, employee casualty rate and grade crossing incident rates were all at record low levels last year... Team 3 Logistics Launches to Serve Auto IndustryKenco Logistic Services LLC (KLS), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kal-Serv, has partnered with Schnellecke of America LLC to form Team 3 Logistics LLC. This new joint venture will offer logistic solutions to support automotive production in the Southeastern United States... Saint-Gobain Streamlines Supply Chain TransactionsSaint-Gobain Corp., a building materials manufacturer and distributor, will use a Sterling Commerce solution to integrate ERP systems and automate business processes among its customers and suppliers with the aim of achieving enhanced productivity, improved supply chain management and a stronger competitive edge... Swissport Deploys Dimensioning Systems Across Global NetworkThanks to a partnership between Swissport International, a provider of ground services to the aviation sector, and technology provider FreightScan, Swissport is installing automated dimensioning systems in facilities across its global network, offering an enhanced level of cargo handling services to airlines... Old Dominion Opens Free Trade Zone Facility in SoutheastLTL carrier Old Dominion Freight Line has opened a new warehouse facility that also will headquarter its OD-Warehousing and Distribution Services Division, in Thomasville, N.C. The new warehouse facility includes an established Free Trade Zone... Georgia Ports Expands Refrigerated Cargo VolumeGeorgia Ports Authority (GPA) has added a new set of electrified refrigerated container racks, and can now accommodate 1,056 containers. The expansion will also reduce diesel fuel consumption... LeSaint Logistics and Royal Chemical Launch Supply Chain ServiceLeSaint Logistics and Royal Chemical are teaming up to provide a closed loop chemical solution, combining the capabilities of manufacturing, warehousing, inventory fulfillment and transportation... |
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