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Luſthansa Cargo accelerates cargo acceptance and delivery


Lufthansa Cargo is now offering its customers wide-ranging, digital cargo acceptance and delivery services as part of its eFreight initiative. Valuable time can be saved through the use of self-service terminals and related apps for mobile devices as well as the digital transfer of shipment data and status updates between the airline and customers. Before delivery, the PreCheck service verifies the completeness and consistency of the data transferred. This further boosts data quality, significantly reduces laborious and time- consuming corrections during cargo


acceptance and can


even help to prevent returns. “We are delighted to have


again created genuine added value for our customers with our new digital services. We are striding into the digital future


can check in at a self-service terminal and get their ramp assignment. In selected locations,


parcels are registered via scanner during cargo acceptance. Smartgate, a fully automated volume scanner, automatically


determines


the size and weight of the parcels, and this information is compared with the data already to hand. The new digital offerings


Part of its eFreight initiative, Luſthansa Cargo offers customers digital cargo acceptance and delivery services including apps for mobile device. (Luſthansa Cargo photo.)


of the air cargo industry with our customers – with offerings that are faster, simpler and less error-prone”, said Dr Jan- Wilhelm Breithaupt, Lufthansa Cargo Vice President Global Handling Management. After the PreCheck, Lufthansa Cargo customers


receive an electronic shipment status update and get the green light in real time to deliver or collect their goods. This may eliminate waiting times for truck drivers in the future, which will allow customers to deploy trucks even more efficiently. On arrival, drivers


TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico adds 220 NaturaLINE® Refrigeration Units


Further extending its


of commitment to


environmental sustainability, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico (TMPR) is enhancing its fleet with 220 containers chilled by the industry’s only natural refrigerant-based system, the NaturaLINE® unit from Carrier Transicold. TMPR is the first shipping line to place a sizable


Carrier, a leading global


provider of innovative heating, ventilating


and air


conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security and building automation technologies. TMPR’s new refrigerated


containers – a mix of 40- foot and 45-foot high-cube models – are being acquired


relatively inexpensive and classified as A1 for low-toxicity and no flame propagation. “With its natural refrigerant, NaturaLINE units help fleets guard against


regulations,


environmental taxes and phase outs that other refrigerants could be subject to during the operational life span of units purchased today,” said David Appel, president, Carrier Transicold & Refrigeration Systems. R-744’s outstanding


thermal characteristics enable the energy-efficient NaturaLINE unit to achieve minus 40 degrees Celsius, along with


from Lufthansa Cargo were thoroughly put through their paces during a pilot phase involving approx. 100 customers. They are now available to customers at the Lufthansa Cargo Center in


Frankfurt and another


15 stations in Germany and abroad. They will be rolled out to further locations in the months ahead.


Maritime Puerto Rico. The NaturaLINE unit’s


deep-frozen capacity was an important


factor for TMPR


when considering moving cargoes, such as ice cream, through the tropics because of the high level of performance required to ensure optimal conditions. According to Wagstaff, the NaturaLINE unit’s use of environmentally sustainable


refrigerant


supports its pledge to be the most environmentally responsible organization in the maritime industry. “TOTE’s commitment to


Puerto Rico is about more than reliable deliveries and exceptional customer service,” said Chris Willman, vice


president significantly


quantity of NaturaLINE units into service on U.S. domestic trade routes. NaturaLINE units use carbon dioxide (CO2), a refrigerant with the lowest global warming potential (GWP)


among all refrigerants currently used in container systems. Carrier Transicold is a part


via lease from SeaCube Containers LLC. NaturaLINE units use CO2 refrigerant, also known as R-744, which has an ultra-low GWP of 1, in comparison to GWPs that range from 600 to nearly 4,000 for refrigerants used in other container systems. R-744 is also non-ozone depleting, widely


available,


quieter operation, tighter temperature control and with no operating restrictions. Previously, reaching such a low temperature required a container system using a refrigerant with a GWP nearly 4,000 times higher than R-744. “TMPR tested NaturaLINE


units in our fleet and found that in all temperature ranges, its capabilities


surpassed our expectations,” said Jim Wagstaff, vice president operations, TOTE


Rico. sales “It’s &


marketing, TOTE Maritime Puerto


about


leading the industry with best-in-class, environmentally sustainable products, such as NaturaLINE refrigeration units and our emissions-reducing Marlin-class vessels, the first containerships


efficiently


powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), providing service to the island since 2015.” SeaCube


Containers,


one of the world’s largest purchasers


and lessors


refrigerated containers, has been a proponent of the


of


The City of Peru, Illinois and OmniTRAX, Inc. will receive a grant for extensive trackwork on the OmniTRAX-managed Illinois Railway (IR). The Peru Intermodal, Safety, Congestion, and Energy Security Project, Phase II (PISCES II) is being awarded a $6,081,036.00 grant as part of the federal government’s FY 18 Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements Grant Program. The grant is for the capstone project that will result in a dramatically safer community and more efficient transport network. It will improve crossing surfaces and install 25 miles of 115-pound rail, 20,000 ties and seven switch sets, and 7,600 tons of ballast along the 17-mile corridor on the IR’s La Salle sub from Peru to Zearing, IL.


Estes Express Lines is expanding its truckload and logistics capabilities with the purchase of Eastern Freightways and Carrier Industries — two affiliates of New Jersey-based trucking company New England Motor Freight (NEMF). The sale, which closed on May 31, is a separate part of NEMF’s liquidation following their filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February. It will enable Estes, already America’s largest privately-owned freight transportation carrier, to deliver expanded flatbed and dedicated transportation capabilities through its Level2 Logistics division.


Dachser recently announced that newly acquired Ireland-based Johnston Logistics Ltd. will officially launch as Dachser Ireland Ltd. and be fully integrated into the Dachser network by September 2019. Dachser and Johnston Logistics have been partners since 2007. In 2017, Dachser acquired a majority stake in the company, one of the most important logistics providers in the Irish market. Since then, the two companies have gradually become increasingly integrated. In September, Johnston Logistics Ltd. will change its name to Dachser Ireland Ltd.


In June, Sterling Transportation began operations in Houston, offering 2-Day Express Service to Florida. In order to cover the state of Texas, we will be adding service from Dallas effective July 1st, 2019.


technologically advanced and innovative NaturaLINE unit as a way to help its clients reduce their carbon footprints. “With this order, we are


pleased to be able to help TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico in achieving its environmental goals,” said Robert Sappio,


CEO, SeaCube. “Through this commitment to NaturaLINE technology, TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico and SeaCube Containers are helping to advance the container shipping industry toward a more sustainable future,” Appel said.


Issue 6 2019 - FBJNA News Roundup


The American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said the turnover rate in the first quarter of the year demonstrated a muddled picture of the labor market for drivers, as the turnover rate at large truckload fleets rose five percentage points, but the rate at smaller fleets dipped four points. In the first quarter of the year, the turnover rate at truckload fleets with more than $30 million revenue rose to 83% - lower than 2018’s average rate of 89% and 11 points below a year earlier. At smaller truckload carriers, the rate fell to 73% - exactly where it was in the first quarter of 2018. Turnover at less-than-truckload fleets ticked up eight points and now stands at 18%, the highest level in fiſteen years, but well below truckload driver turnover.


Southwest Dedicated Transport LLC has selected Globe Tracker to outfit their refrigerated trailer fleet with industry leading IoT devices that track and monitor cargo condition. The GT Sense solution has gathered attention as it can provide information on whether the reefer is powered and what the internal temperature, humidity, light and barometric pressure is inside the cargo area. GT Sense devices also have wireless sensors that can be placed on the trailer walls, in pallet or at box level detecting many parameters even infrared proximity door open events. This announcement is on the heels of several large shipping lines announcing their deployment of Globe Tracker’s reefer solution for the maritime industry.


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