DC Velocity - March 2016

Worldwide Material Handling has earned the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association’s Most Valuable Supplier award. … The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design has presented Hyster Co. with its 2015 Good Design award for the company’s Tier 4 Final RS45-

46 ReachStacker
container-handling truck. The
ReachStacker was selected based on
its efficient engine technology and
productivity-enhancing design. …
Manhattan Associates has named
Fortna to its Partner Performance
Club for the eighth consecutive
year. The award recognizes partners
for their contributions to customer
engagements in the previous year.
… TVH in the Americas has earned
the Material Handling Equipment
Distributors Association’s 2016 Most
Valuable Supplier award, recogniz-
ing TVH’s commitment to its dealer
network, employees, and commu-
nity. … ModusLink Corp. has won
a BIG Innovation award from the
Business Intelligence Group for its
four-minute click-to-ship capability.
… Toyota Material
Handling, U.S.A.,
Inc. was named
United Rentals
Inc.’s 2015
Supplier of the
Year. … Numina
Group, an automated warehouse
control systems manufacturer, has
received Panther Industries’ 2015
Integrator of the Year award. …
Banneker Industries, a logistics
and supply chain management ser-
vices provider, was named one of
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s 2015
World Class Team Suppliers. … TTS
LLC was listed among Dallas Business
Journal’s Top North Texas Private
Companies and Top Middle Market
Companies in Dallas/Fort Worth.
accolades

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A technology startup called ShipX Freight is offering small businesses the chance to ship their goods at the same low rates that large corporations pay, thanks to an online freight exchange that aggregates their orders and negotiates for discounted less-than-truckload (LTL) rates.

Traditionally, companies that ship freight infrequently or send a low volume of goods lack the leverage to demand lower rates from carriers. They either pay higher fees or turn to third-party logistics firms (3PLs), who charge an additional percentage for their services.

ShipX, based in Riverside, Mo., said it allows so-called micro shippers the chance to cut out the middleman by booking and tracking their shipments directly on its site, locking in lower prices than they could have scored alone, according to Augie Grasis, the company’s founder. The site allows them to compare freight rates and customer reviews for the country’s largest carriers, and choose the one that meets their needs.

LTL carriers are happy to participate in the online exchange because it gives them a chance to fill up partially loaded trucks with last-minute shipments, Grasis said.