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A Towbarless Remote Controlled Electric Aircraft Tug System Capable of Towing Very Large Business Jets in Challenging Conditions
TNA today announced the launch of the TowFLEXX® 5-Series HD - Heavy Duty, a unique aircraft tow tug that delivers new innovative technology transforming maneuverability and safety. - August 15, 2017 - TNA - Aviation Technologies
Grimes Trucking Awarded First Place in Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the FTA
Having just received the Outstanding Safety Achievement Award from the Florida Trucking Association, Grimes Trucking Company is proud to be the safest fleet in Florida. - August 09, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
ProcurePort Introduces Affordable and Flexible Pricing Tiers for the Mid-Market and High Growth Companies Looking to Implement E-Sourcing and Procure-to-Pay Software
ProcurePort, a leading provider of On Demand E-Procurement Software, is introducing new flexible pricing tiers to allow high growth and mid-market companies the opportunity to implement e-Sourcing Software (Reverse Auction Software, RFP Software, Contract Management Software) and Procure-to-Pay Software without breaking the budget. The new pricing tiers are geared for procurement teams that want to introduce automation in their procurement process with minimum financial risks. - August 07, 2017 - ProcurePort
President Electronics USA Introduces the “JFK II A+” - A New 10 Meter Radio
President Electronics, the world wide leader of CB Radios in the world announced today the launch of their new 10 Meter Radio the “JFK II A+” arriving North America later this month. The JFK II A+ is capable of 50+ watts PEP, with AM/FM, Mic Gain, RF Gain, NB/ANL, President’s... - August 05, 2017 - President Electronics USA
President Electronics USA Introduces the "Andy AM USA" ~ a 12/24V CB Radio
President Electronics, the worldwide leader of CB Radios in the world announced today the launch of their new 12/24V CB Radio ~ the “Andy AM USA” arriving in North America later this month. The Andy features a large multi-function 7 color LCD display, programmable emergency channel, PA... - August 05, 2017 - President Electronics USA
Pluss Corporation is Now an Employee Owned Company
Pluss Corporation, a leading producer and provider of resource management software for Repair Shops and Dealers in the Truck, Heavy-Equipment and Emergency Equipment Market, is thrilled to announce that it is now an employee-owned company. Through the purchase of shares previously held by the... - August 04, 2017 - Pluss Corporation
American PetroLog is Awarded Texas Mutual Insurance’s Safety Grant
Safety grant has been awarded to American PetroLog's Venus, TX transload and storage terminal serving BNSF Railway. - August 04, 2017 - American PetroLog
LATC Launches Car Service from Boston to Berkshire Mountains Car Service
Logan Airport Taxi Service is now offering car service from Boston Airport to Berkshire Mountains Car Service. LATC is a quality transport service firm that provides high end taxi service from Boston to Berkshire Mountains and back. Passengers can get their services at affordable rates along with additional services at nominal charges. Their fleet of cars include 3/4 Passenger Luxury Sedans, 6/7 Passenger Minivans, and 5/7 Passenger SUVs. - August 03, 2017 - Logan Airport Taxi Cab
Fort Worth Movers Helping End Hunger
Fort Worth moving company works to end hunger by collecting food from customers and delivering to the Tarrant Area Food Bank. - August 02, 2017 - The Moving Factor
INKAS® Launches a New Eco-Friendly Cash-In-Transit Iveco Daily 6
Built in-house, the armored cash-in-transit van based on Iveco Daily is a perfect solution for cash management operations providing safe transportation of valuable assets and equivalents. - August 02, 2017 - INKAS Armored Vehicle Manufacturing
Avro GSE Launches an Advanced Line of Ground Support Equipment to Maximize Airport Operational Efficiency
Avro GSE, a division of Saskarc industries, today launched a line of ground support equipment (GSE), a fleet management solution called Avro Tracker and a complementary array of parts and services to provide complete ground handling solutions for commercial passenger and cargo airlines, military stations, ground handling firms, fixed base operators (FBOs) and airports around the world. - August 01, 2017 - Avro GSE
Badger Truck Equipment Achieves NTEA’s MVP Membership Status
Badger Truck Equipment becomes part of NTEA’s Member Verification Program. - July 31, 2017 - Badger Truck Equipment
iFly Global Now Flying High with Wings Privilege Cards
Aviation Industry Social Giants Collaborate to Offer More Rewards - July 29, 2017 - Shijie Aviation Group
Metal Innovations Inc. Receives STC Approval for Its Cessna 208 and 208B Caravan Supplemental Inspection Reset Program
Metal Innovations Inc. is proud to announce that they have received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Supplemental Type Certification (STC) #ST02549SE for its Cessna 208 and 208B Caravan Reset Program. The new Cessna 208 Special Inspection Document (SID) Reset program provides operators a cost-effective solution to mitigate costly downtime brought on by the substantial inspection schedule associated with aging aircraft concerns. - July 27, 2017 - Metal Innovations Inc.
NEXT Future Transportation Inc. Achieves Major Milestone – Exhibits Fully Autonomous Modular Vehicle Prototype
"NEXT," a startup that is commercializing an autonomous mass-transportation and goods-movement solution, today announced that it has reached an important milestone in its vehicle prototype development. NEXT has made important progress over the past 18 months in developing its patented innovation that is s based on swarms of modular self-driving vehicles, which can join and detach with other modules in full motion, allowing passengers to stand and walk from one module to another. - July 27, 2017 - NEXT Future Transportation inc.
Marketforce to Host The Future of Air Transport on 14th & 15th November in London
The future passenger, Brexit, terror threats, capacity and state aid have all hit the headlines in recent months. Questions are being asked over their effects on strategies at the highest level across aviation. - July 22, 2017 - Marketforce
Transfinder Releases Routefinder GO Mobile App
Transfinder Corp. announced the release of its latest product, Routefinder GO, an app specifically developed and designed for smartphones and tablets. - July 20, 2017 - Transfinder
Weather Risk Mapping Promotes Resilience to Adverse Weather
Weather Risk Mapping, LLC announces the availability of its web-based platform to quantify, monitor and forecast operational weather risk for weather-sensitive businesses. - July 19, 2017 - Weather Risk Mapping, LLC
ACI Last Mile Network Announces Acquisition of CIPS Marketing Group
Last Mile Delivery Solution Expands Geographic Footprint - July 18, 2017 - ACI Last Mile Network
CSCMP Jacksonville Roundtable 2017-2018 Board of Directors Announced
CSCMP is pleased to announce the official 2017-2018 Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Roundtable. - July 18, 2017 - Total Distribution, Inc.
DIY DPF Cleaning – New Biodegradable Carbon Cleaning Solution - ECOFuelMax
Dirty Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF’s) have been a problem for Diesel Owners since 2007. Now they can be cleaned without damaging them with high heat (+/- 1,800⁰). - July 18, 2017 - ECO Fuel Systems, LLC
Hayleys Advantis Strengthens End-to-End Logistics Solutions in the Maldives with New Acquisition
Hayleys Advantis has further solidified its position in the Maldives with the addition of two new landing craft that will further expand the range of services offered by their subsidiary, Total Transport Solutions Maldives (Pvt) Limited (TTS). These landing craft will allow TTS to actively... - July 17, 2017 - Advantis
Clarence Akagu from Lagos, Nigeria Competes to Win SpaceX Hyperloop Competition with rLoop
Clarence Akagu from Lagos, Nigeria, is a finalist in the SpaceX Hyperloop competition. SpaceX is the world’s largest commercial space corporation and they created the competition to stimulate the creation of Hyperloop technology. Clarence Akagu is a member of rLoop, the world’s first crowdsourced engineering team and the only non-university finalist in the competition. - July 17, 2017 - rLoop Inc
Presidential Moving Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary
Presidential Moving Continues to Expand Across the US. - July 10, 2017 - Presidential Moving
Zyleck Launches Lymousine, a New Ride Scheduling Platform That Brings Driver Utilization Optimization to the Ride Sharing and Last Mile Package Delivery Business Models
Zyleck Technologies, Inc. (Zyleck), an Atlanta, Georgia-based Transport Network Company (TNC), announced today the Beta launch of Lymousine, its ride scheduling and last mile package delivery platform that is underpinned by a Doctoral thesis and patent pending technology. Built on Microsoft Azure, the Lymousine platform enables as much as a 30% improvement in driver utilization rates to make ride sharing and last mile package delivery more efficient, cost effective, and predictive. - July 10, 2017 - Zyleck
Badger Truck Center Celebrates Being Region’s Top Dealer for Medium Duty, Super Duty and Overall Commercial Sales at Summerfest
Badger Truck Center, a family owned commercial truck dealership, celebrated being the Top Dealer for Medium Duty, Super Duty and Commercial Truck Sales at the world’s largest music festival. Badger Truck Center specializes in the sale of commercial trucks throughout southeastern Wisconsin. - July 06, 2017 - Badger Truck Center
Implementation Engineers Tames Manufacturing Bottlenecks with Its enCompass® Methodology
Chicago – Implementation Engineers, a firm that been around for more than 50 years, announces a series of new blogs filled with information, tips, and interesting bits to help educate executives and the public about its offerings. - July 05, 2017 - Implementation Engineers
AIRON Logistics, Turkey Joins ACEX Alliance
AIRON Logistics is an affiliated company of Başak Logistics Group basing in Istanbul. - July 02, 2017 - ACEX
Extreme Trailer, LLC Introduces X-Lite™ Flatbed Trailer Industry-Best Tare Weight with Crush Resistant Technology
Extreme Trailers, LLC introduces industry game-changing best Tare Weight flatbed trailers that increase profitability for drivers, fleet owners and trucking companies. - July 02, 2017 - Extreme Trailers
Preactive IT Solutions Protecting Houston Businesses from "Petya" Ransomware Attack
The "Petya" virus is crippling computer networks in Europe and in The United States. Hospitals, Food Distributors and other companies here in the U.S. have been effected and all these attacks are easily prevented. - June 28, 2017 - Preactive IT Solutions
PINC Named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s SDCE 100 Top Supply Chain Projects for 2017
PINC awarded for driving bottom-line value to its customers. - June 28, 2017 - PINC
Fluoroloy A90 Polymer Material & Rotary Lip Seal Testing Program Being Showcased at Paris Air Show
Saint-Gobain Seals will be exhibiting at the Paris Air Show in June, one of several strategic business units participating in this aerospace event. - June 28, 2017 - Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Seals Group
Aerospace Design Firm FlexSys Teams with Heavy Truck Aero Maker Ridge Corp.
FlexSys, Inc, known for shape morphing wings on aircraft, has teamed with maker of truck aero products Ridge Corp to improve fuel efficiency of heavy trucks. - June 24, 2017 - FlexSys, Inc.
World's Fastest Porsche 962 Race Car Driven by Legendary Driver Derek Bell to Display at Festivals of Speed
Universally acknowledged as the world’s fastest Porsche 962 in the era, 1988/89 Porsche 962 Chassis number: 962-108 CO2 Miller High Life & B.F Goodrich car is a car of iconic status. This historic race car along with other examples will be displayed at the Hallandale, Orlando and Amelia Island Festivals of Speed events during the 2017-2018 season. - June 23, 2017 - Festivals of Speed
Electra Meccanica Delivers First Solo Vehicle
Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation delivered the first 2017 SOLO all-electric vehicle to proud new owners Leona and Matthew Green of New Westminster, British Columbia. The Greens plan to use their innovative and unique new SOLO for both daily commuting and for their successful local restaurant... - June 22, 2017 - Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corporation
NAFA Unveils Redesigned Website
A New Clean Design and Simplified Navigation Improves Overall Experience. - June 20, 2017 - NAFA Fleet Management Association
A-Z Bus Sales Announces the Hiring of Brandon Bluhm: Director of New School Bus Sales
A-Z Bus hires new Director of New School Bus Sales to fully run and plan the departments strategic and sales executions for their core bus brands, Blue Bird, Micro Bird, and Collins Bus. - June 20, 2017 - A-Z Bus Sales
LogicJunction and IndoorAtlas Partner to Change the Landscape of Location-Based Services in Healthcare Using Geomagnetic Indoor Positioning
LogicJunction, a pioneer in location-based services for healthcare, and IndoorAtlas, a global innovator of geomagnetic indoor positioning technology, team up to create enhanced patient experience associated with navigation inside of large, complex hospital buildings using a state of the art mobile... - June 20, 2017 - LogicJunction
Trust Stamp Selected as a 2017 Atlanta Metro Export Challenge Semi-Finalist
Atlanta Tech Village-based startup has been named a semi-finalist in the annual Atlanta Metro Export Challenge (Atlanta MEC) and a recipient of a $5,000 grant. This grant competition supported by JPMorgan Chase, UPS, and Partnership Gwinnett, advances the development and execution of cutting-edge export strategies for small and medium-sized businesses. - June 16, 2017 - Trust Stamp
DISA Global Solutions Acquires Midwest Toxicology Services
DISA Global Solutions increases the company's market share and presence in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions through the strategic acquisition of Midwest Toxicology Services. - June 10, 2017 - DISA Global Solutions, Inc.
Kontron and SQLstream Introduce Joint ITS Solution in 6.29 Webinar for Transportation Operators
Kontron and SQLstream join Eurotransport Magazine on June 29th at 8AM PST for a live webinar discussing real-time IoT solutions for transportation Operators. - June 08, 2017 - Sqlstream, Inc
ShipSecure Mitigating the Maritime Cyber Threat
Today World-Link Communications announced the availability of its ShipSecure suite of cyber defense services. ShipSecure is the first comprehensive cyber security service offered to the shipping community. ShipSecure suite provides services that mitigate the cyber threat against vessels by delivering real time threat assessment and defense over the satellite data stream. - June 06, 2017 - World-Link Communications, Inc
New Business Case Study: Automotive Emergency Shipments, How to Keep the Costs Down by Air Time Critical
Air Time Critical announces its new business case study: "Emergency Air Freight Romania to England: Keeping Costs Down." In this series of logistics business cases, Air Time Critical - European freight forwarder specialising in emergency logistics for the automotive industry - offers an... - June 06, 2017 - Air Time Critical
Aztec Exchange Launches PayMe in Canada with EDI Gateway
Aztec Exchange, a global supplier of invoice finance products and services, and Canadian EDI provider EDI Gateway today announced a partnership to deliver Aztec’s breakthrough early e-invoice payment service PayMe (payme.cloud) to EDI Gateway’s (edigateway.com) Canadian supplier and corporate clients. - June 06, 2017 - EDI Gateway
OpenJaw Technologies Announce Four New Chinese Airline Customers
OpenJaw’s international reach continues in 2017 with four new customers signed in Asia. Shenzhen Airlines have over 172 aircraft, flying 25m passengers a year to 74 destinations across Asia, and have selected OpenJaw’s t-Retail platform. "Shenzhen’s strategy is to roll out a... - May 31, 2017 - OpenJaw Technologies
ShipTrack® Demonstrates Secure Chain of Custody Logistics at CANSEC 2017
ShipTrack®, a product of PiiComm Inc., is an innovative logistics platform that enables organizations to securely gain complete visibility and control of any shipment’s movement worldwide. ShipTrack is proud to announce its sponsorship and participation in CANSEC 2017, Canada’s... - May 30, 2017 - PiiComm Inc.
OSHA Hazard Alert Reports Preventable Incidents That CertifyMeOnline.com Aims to Address
In the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s latest Hazard Alert, a report of recommendations and descriptions of mandatory safety and health standards, it was reported that in a one-year period 10 preventable fatalities and more than 20 preventable injuries due to aerial lifts were... - May 30, 2017 - Certify Me Online
Netwell LLC Announces New Flight Tracker App for iPhone and Android to Check Flight Status in Real Time
Netwell LLC announces launch of its New Real time Flight Tracker App for Apple iPhone and Google Android based phones to check Real Time Airport status, Delays, Airline Info, Flight Status, Maps, Schedule, Flight Tracker Live, Real time Flight Map. - May 27, 2017 - Netwell LLC
Windy City Limousine and Bus Wins Industry Award
Illinois Meetings and Events Magazine presented Windy City Limousine and Bus with the Best of Transportation award. - May 24, 2017 - Windy City Limousine and Bus
Seginus Inc PMA Parts Company is Proud to Announce New Product Release: Windshield Wiper Components
This assembly is part of the Aircraft Windshield Wiper Motor Converter Assembly. This assembly is installed on various Boeing, Saab AB, Saab Aeronautics and Sikorsky Series aircraft. - May 23, 2017 - Seginus Aerospace LLC