Services

By Staff -- Logistics Management, 1/1/2001

Pacer International, a North American freight transportation and logistics provider, has acquired RFI Group Inc., a non-asset-based freight-forwarding and customs-brokerage firm.

Logistics Consulting Group Inc. has launched a new business unit, LCG PA (Performance Auditing). Its Web site, www.lcgpa.com , offers small-package shippers refund recovery, rate negotiation, e-commerce shipment performance analysis, and distribution strategy development services.

"Maintenance on Wheels" is a new service provided by Ryder System Inc. The service allows customers to have their Ryder vehicles serviced on site, minimizing the amount of time the vehicles have to spend out of service.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. has implemented a Web-based freight-billing and -payment application. Called ePay, the service allows customers to manage their freight-payment process online. Customers can order cars, provide billing instructions and car-switching information, track and trace shipments, and pay for cars via the BNSF Web site.

GoFreight.com , provider of real-time software applications to the transportation industry, has announced the acquisition of LoadsOnline.com , a load-posting and freight-matching site.

The Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) has released a new book titled "Making the Move to Cross Docking: A Practical Guide to Planning, Designing and Implementing a Cross Dock Operation." The book was written by Maida Napolitano and a team from Gross & Associates.

Con-Way Southern Express, a regional less-than-truckload commercial freight carrier, has opened a new 101-door freight assembly center in Virginia. This is a high-volume freight-handling facility that is expected to reduce transit times in several Eastern states.

SynchroNet Marine Inc., a business-to-business container exchange, has acquired Greybox Interchange Service from Transamerica Leasing. SynchroNet will take over Greybox's Web-based container-exchange client software.

Time-specific critical-shipment carrier FedEx Custom Critical has introduced an online customer satisfaction survey as part of the Shipping Toolkit on its Web site, www.fedexcustomcritical.com . Customers can go online and rate the company's service.