DC Velocity - August 2014

www.dcvelocity.com AUGUST 2014 DC VELOCITY 19 alliances

Accellos and HighJump Software, both global providers of supply chain management software and trading partner network technology, have agreed to merge, creating a company with 11,000 customers in 23 countries. In additional, omnichannel technology retailer Teknosa and Yobel Supply Chain Management are implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage software. … Ryder System Inc., a North America-based provider of commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, has selected LLamasoft’s Supply Chain Guru as its primary application for supply chain design and vehicle route optimization. … The U.K.-based costume retailer Smiffy’s is implementing Voxware’s cloud voice management suite. … Ace Hardware’s Retail Support Center in Wilmer, Texas, has deployed Plug Power

GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell units for the facility’s fleet
of class 2 and class 3 lift and reach trucks. … The Port
of Los Angeles and the Port of Shanghai have signed a
formal agreement to exchange information, technical
expertise, and best practices to expand the use of shore
power at the Port of Shanghai. … Penske Logistics has
joined CargoNet, which helps prevent cargo theft and
improves recovery rates through secure and controlled
information sharing among theft victims, the victims’
business partners, and law enforcement officials. …
Swing Transport Inc. has selected Orbcomm to deliver a
trailer-tracking solution for its fleet of more than 1,000
dry van trailers. … Hyundai Forklift has added Carolina
Industrial Trucks Inc. to its dealer network. … I.D.
Systems Inc. has received purchase orders to deploy its
PowerFleet wireless vehicle management system from an
automotive manufacturer, a Fortune 100 company, and
a food producer. … Ceva Logistics will be managing a
new 132,000-square-foot warehouse as well as providing
a dedicated road transport solution across the United
Kingdom for Rehau, a producer of PVC-U windows and
doors. … TBB Global Logistics has been appointed the
North American logistics and managed transportation
partner for mefro wheels, the U.S. subsidiary of mefro
wheels GmbH of Germany. … Transplace, a provider
of transportation management services and logistics
technology, has expanded the services it provides for
Intertape Polymer Group to include managing the com-
pany’s freight network in Canada.

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