Trucking Technology Report - Sept. 19
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Today's Technology Headlines:
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USA Truck Buys Logistics.com Software
Logistics.com, known for its supply chain management software, has sold its OptiStop and Strategic Profitability Analysis products to USA Truck. The products help strategize truck moves based on cheapest fuel locations and expected profits. USA Truck uses Logistics.com's MicroMap and Drop & Swap software as well. USA Truck, based in Van Buren, Ark., has more than 1,700 tractors and 3,500 trailers, mostly in the medium-haul market. Journal of Commerce Online (09/15/00)
Carriers, Logistics Firms Roll Out E-Business Services
Customer-service management and e-business services have become more commonplace among transportation and logistics companies.
FedEx is targeting startups with the e-business services offered through its E-Commerce Builder program. Small and midsize companies can receive Web design and hosting, order management, financial settlement, and fulfillment services through the FedEx initiative.
United Parcel Service also plans to serve business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies at both the startup and mid-size levels. The UPS E-Logistics unit partnered with EXE Technologies, Oracle, and PricewaterhouseCoopers last month to offer a roster of services including fulfillment, customer service, warehouse management, and reverse logistics.
The big market players are not the only companies that are embracing the technology. USFreightways offers e-business services such as online order entry and transportation management, employing i2Technologies products; it also offers customers such services as document imaging and wireless shipment tracking. And Roadway Express has 1,000 customers involved in its extranet my.roadway.com.
J.B. Hunt, which is participating in the electronic marketplace Transplace.com, is among the other carriers that are turning to wireless applications to keep track of trailer location and capacity. InformationWeek (09/11/00) No. 803, P. 301; George, Tischelle
Deutsche Telekom Makes Pitch to FCC
Deutsche Telekom and VoiceStream Wireless submitted a joint filing to the FCC yesterday asking for permission to shift several wireless licenses into Deutsche Telekom's holdings.
Deutsche Telekom is seeking approval from the U.S. government for its $30.9 billion purchase of U.S.-based VoiceStream. But Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-S.C.) and a group of other lawmakers have threatened to block the deal by passing legislation preventing a company with over 25% ownership by a foreign government from acquiring U.S. mobile spectrum licenses.
The FCC officially heard the arguments of both sides in the beginning of the month and will have 180 days to make a decision regarding the purchase. CNNfn (09/18/00)
QUALCOMM CEO's Laptop Missing, Police Believe Stolen
The police have not found QUALCOMM CEO Irwin Jacobs' laptop computer, which was reported missing this weekend. Jacobs had been attending a national conference of business journalists where he was a speaker. He last placed the laptop on the hotel's podium before discovering it missing when he returned later, organizers of the conference reported. The laptop was left unattended for only about 15 minutes, the sources added.Police conducting an investigation of the incident said yesterday that the disappearance of Jacob's laptop may have been a planned crime or simple theft. QUALCOMM officials based in San Diego are also conducting their own investigation. The company's spokeswoman, Christine Trimble, said the information contained in the laptop had been backed up. Reuters (09/19/00)
US Telecom Group Says Regulator Is 'Suffocating' Internet Growth
Amid the U.K. government's push to spur the development of broadband Internet access, a U.S. telecom carrier alleged Monday that the country's telecom regulator is hindering Internet development.RSL Communications, which was seeking to introduce high-speed services throughout Europe, withdrew from the U.K. bidding process, contending that telecom regulator Oftel was hurting attempts to diminish the control of British Telecommunications. RSL made the allegation amid mounting criticism of Oftel's push to spur competition in the local voice market. As a result, Oftel could experience increased pressure to block BT's plans to integrate a substantial portion of its business with AT&T.
British Telecom verified yesterday that it was in negotiations with AT&T. The two companies are expected to form an alliance for providing phone services to corporate customers across the globe. But analysts are concerned that such a move would put British Telecom at odds with the government if British Telecom continues to control the market for small and mid-size enterprises. Financial Times (09/19/00) P. 10; Roberts, Dan; Bennett, Rosemary
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