Trucking Technology Alert - July 25
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Today's Technology Headlines:
- Channel Logistics, Euro-Log Enter Alliance
- Vastera and Emery Worldwide Join Forces
- Lawmakers Seek to Balance Demands
- Hino Introduces New Internet Site
- 'The Open Road
Channel Logistics, Euro-Log Enter Alliance
EuroLog, a division of Munich-based Euro-Log, is entering into a joint venture with Channel Logistics.The agreement will allow the companies to offer an integrated ocean logistics supply chain management system to the ocean industry and international trade. The companies will produce software to facilities planning, procurement, execution, and operations for shippers, carriers, charterers, 3PLs, and providers of shipping services who specialize in such areas as containerization
The partnership will also bring together Euro-log's vast transportation systems with Channel Logistics'Internet-based Ocean-Log program. Journal of Commerce Online (07/25/01); Borrone, Lauren
Vastera and Emery Worldwide Join Forces
CNF's transportation subsidiary, Emery Worldwide announced its intentions to partner with Vastera in an effort to provide Ford Motor and Visteon with customs clearance services.The services will be provided to Ford and Visteon for their global automotive parts shipments. Emery's customs brokerage unit will provide the service, while Vastera will monitor Emery's ImPower, which keeps track of shipments cleared by the customs office. Emery's database program will provide detailed cargo reports as well as entry and billing information. eyefortransport (07/25/01)
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Lawmakers Seek to Balance Demands
Members of Congress on Tuesday listened to appeals from the wireless industry concerning the reallocation of airwave spectrums; as other regions of the world move to establish advanced wireless services on specific frequencies, U.S. companies are asking Congress for help in obtaining those same bandwidth channels in the United States so that U.S. users can use their phones globally.However, many of those frequencies are currently the domain of the Department of Defense for applications such as satellite and field communications. Although some legislators suggested to department officials that the proceeds from auctions of the bandwidths could go directly into the department's coffers, those officials seemed doubtful. They said past experience has shown that it is hard to divert funds in such a way and said much of the money would likely be siphoned off to other government projects. Associated Press (07/24/01); Srinivasan, Kalpana
According to Ted J. Fick, senior vice-president of Hino, the new Web site will connect customers and potential customers with Hino's parent company, Hino Motors--a manufacturer of engines, buses, and trucks--and will also provide them with information on Hino's dealer network and product line, as well as the latest in Hino news.
Fick adds that the Web site also provides full vehicle specs and data, as well as customer testimonials and a feedback section, where customers can fill out customer satisfaction surveys online. Modern Bulk Transporter (07/01) Vol. 64, No. 1, P. 42
With electronics now comprising 35% of an automobile's overall cost, automakers are seeking a way to build an open networking standard to allow communications between the electronic devices in different automobiles. As few automakers want to release their proprietary networks, developers are working on a gateway network that will connect those networks to an open standard network. This effort, the Automotive Multimedia Interface Collaboration, has released one such set of standard network specifications and is working on a future release.
In addition, developers are considering such computing networking standards as IEEE 1394, which could be attractive to automakers because of its capacity for high bandwidth. Automakers believe that open network standards could be essential to driving new automobile-based applications, from common electronic devices such as cell phones to more cutting-edge technologies such as location-based devices and music and video applications. Also, emerging networking standards such as Bluetooth could allow handheld devices to interface with automobile networks.
However, the development of an open networking standard for automobiles could stall if automakers do not see a potential return on their investment or if they feel the applications supported by such networking could threaten the safety of drivers and mission-critical systems. CommVerge (July 2001) Vol. 2, No. 7, P. 41; Pall, Chuck
Hino Introduces New Internet Site
Orangeburg, N.Y.-based Hino, which sells Class 4-7 cabovers, recently crated a new Web site that makes information gathering and site navigation much easier.'The Open Road'
Open standards may play a role in future automotive-based electronics systems.
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