DC Velocity - September 2019

Forklift manufacturer The Raymond Corp. has recog-
nized its engineers for their contributions to 22 patents
awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since
2016. The patents, ranging from design to utility pat-
ents, were granted to engineers from Raymond’s head-
quarters in Greene, N.Y., and its manufacturing facility
in Muscatine, Iowa. … Software developer Descartes
Systems Group’s ShipRush cloud-based e-commerce
shipping solution now fully supports both parcel and
less-than-truckload (LTL) freight to provide companies
with a single platform to evaluate their parcel and LTL
shipping options.… FedEx Logistics Inc., a subsidiary of
FedEx Corp., has renamed Manton Air-Sea, a freight
forwarding and third-party logistics company it acquired
in October 2018, FedEx Logistics (Australia) Pty Ltd.
The company, which is headquartered in Sydney and
has locations in Melbourne and Brisbane, offers the
entire suite of FedEx Logistics specialty global logis-
tics solutions. … Motlow State Community College in
McMinnville, Tenn., has joined ABB Robotics’ affiliate
education program. In May 2019, ABB instructors began
teaching certificate training classes at the recently built
Automation & Robotic Training Center (ARTC) adjacent
to the Motlow campus. … Logistics
Plus Inc., a provider of transporta-
tion, logistics, and supply chain solu-
tions, has partnered with publisher
John Wiley & Sons and author Daniel
Stanton to produce a new book in
the “For Dummies” series, Logistics
Careers Plus More for Dummies. An
electronic edition of the book can
be downloaded at www.logisticsplus.
net/dummies. … Sonwil, a group of
family-owned and -operated logistics companies, has
announced plans to relocate its corporate headquarters
to a 40,000-square-foot facility in West Seneca, N. Y. The
move will allow the company to consolidate its growing
portfolio of transportation, distribution, and logistics
companies on a single campus.