Logistic Technology News

Ryder Launches New Technology to Streamline Customers' Management of Fleet Data, Analysis and Reporting
Web-based Fleet Management Tool Provides Business-Critical Information on Fleet Activity and Performance for Customers
Ryder System, Inc.  is launching Ryder FleetCare, a Web-based fleet management tool that provides customers with access to valuable information regarding the operation of their fleets. After successful testing in real-world conditions with Ryder customers, the Company has initiated a U.S. rollout through the fourth quarter of 2006.

New technology being tested for suitability in global freight transport
Test phase starts with partners in Hong Kong and Hamburg
Port of Hamburg Schenker put into service ten containers equipped with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The official commissioning of the new equipment took place in the presence of customers and industrial partners from the Port. This is the first step in a practical test to examine the suitability of new security technology for global freight transport. The new containers will be used in a shuttle service between Hamburg and Hong Kong.

Integrated GPS, Wireless Data and Micro-Chip Technology System Expected to Make High Tech Tracking and Real-time Driver and Vehicle Performance Data Affordable for all Fleet Sizes

 Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global leader in transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced it has entered into an alliance with Teletrac and Cingular Wireless to launch RydeSmart(R), an advanced onboard telematics technology designed to improve vehicle uptime, driver efficiency, highway safety and cargo security, and real-time tracking of customer fleet operations.

A new container for keeping products cool under transportation has been developed. It works basically as a mobile refrigerator and is run by electricity, which ensures a constant temperature over a long period of time.
With this new cooling container we are able to offer customers with temperature sensitive shipments another high quality product. It guarantees a constant temperature all over the container from the moment it leaves the shipper and until it reaches the consignee, says Kenneth Marx, President of SAS Cargo Group.

In an interview published in the Spring edition of the TNT Logistics Benelux magazine Hans van Grieken, corporate innovation officer at Capgemini, says that the future of supply chain management (SCM) will certainly be vibrant. He discusses a number of innovations including adaptive networks, integrated Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), sensor networks, grid computing and agent technology.

A.N. Deringer, Inc., the international logistics services provider, today unveiled eManifest Solutions to help North American cross-border carriers and importers meet US Customs & Border Protection's (CBP's) requirements for the electronic submission of manifest data. The Automated Manifest System is the process by which CBP captures manifest data electronically. To satisfy the Trade Act of 2002, every truck shipment destined for the US will be required to input and transmit more than 150 data elements to Customs one hour in advance of arrival at the first US port of entry.

BIMCO’s popular online charter party editor, idea, has reached new heights this year with over 1,000 companies using the system. The popularity of idea is due to its simplicity and ease of use plus the fact that it has the widest range of electronic standard forms of contract available on any current system. The clever use of Internet technology allows every user of the system to have the very latest version of the software and access to the newest documents the instant they are available, without having to “upgrade” the software themselves.