DC Velocity - March 2010

Ocean view: Inttra, an e-commerce platform for the ocean freight industry, introduces Inttra Act Track and Trace 2.0. This Web-based container tracking application allows shippers and freight forwarders and their partners to quickly and easily track in-transit containers.

Inttra Act Track and Trace 2.0 tracks container events provided electronically by carriers on the Inttra platform. Users can easily search by container, bill of lading, carrier booking number, carrier name, and more. Results can be filtered quickly, making multicarrier container tracking faster than obtaining information by visiting individual carrier sites.

Track and Trace 2.0, which supports multiple languages, includes the capability to track containers for more than 30 ocean carriers. (Inttra, www.inttra.com)

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Mobile monitoring: Wavelink Corp. has unveiled Avalanche 5.0, the latest version of the company’s flagship mobile device management and wireless infrastructure management software. Avalanche 5.0 provides centralized configuration, deployment, and management of mobile devices and wireless infrastructure that works seamlessly across local- and wide-area networks. It improves the productivity of mobile workers, increases network security, and reduces the total cost associated with owning and managing mobile devices and peripherals.

Avalanche 5.0 offers new capabilities, such as device location mapping, additional WWAN enhancements, security compliance tools, and a new Web-based console. With the new loca-tion-based services, organizations can view detailed information regarding the current and past location of devices being managed and how they are being used. The client gathers GPS information—including latitude, longitude, heading, and speed—and the location of the devices is then provided in a Web-based map with street-level views. When GPS is unavailable, Avalanche can even provide location information based on cell tower associations. (Wavelink, www.wavelink.com/avalanche)

On the level: Designed to provide a smooth transition from the truck bed to the loading dock floor, the Nordock Flex-Lip dock leveler can lead to substantial cost savings by reducing equipment damage, personnel injury, and damage to fragile goods, according to the manufacturer. The Flex-Lip reduces the risk of low-clear-ance grounding while loading and unloading, which reduces impact and forklift wear and tear.

The Flex-Lip dock leveler lip is activated by linkage technology. The lip extends automatically as the leveler deck descends. It then maintains the lip horizontally on the trailer bed in all positions (even in below-dock loading operations) and provides a smooth transition between the truck bed and the dock floor. The dock leveler is available in three models—ADF air powered, SHF hydraulic, and NMF mechanical. (Nordock, www.nordockinc.com)

Belt way: Habasit America introduces the TF- 100T live roller belt for the material handling industry. Made with Aramide cords embedded in the TPU layer, this belt can navigate small pulleys and help control rising replacement costs.