ARGO Tracker Asset Tracking System To Monitor Location, Condition Of Perishable Goods for Jetstream Freight Forwarding.TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jetstream to Export Four Million Pounds of Cherries, Relying on ARGO Tracker System to Help Ensure Timely Delivery of Produce in Good Condition ARGO Tracker Corp. today announced that its real-time asset tracking system is helping to ensure the timely and quality delivery of roughly four million pounds of cherries this season for Jetstream Freight Forwarding, Inc., a company specializing in the time-sensitive shipping logistics associated with perishable cargo Cargo requiring refrigeration, such as meat, fruit, fresh vegetables, and medical department biologicals. . Cherries are ready to pick and ship in the first week of June. "Because the cherry season is so short, if one load is damaged it takes a year for the grower to make up the cost," noted Bryan Jennings, president of the Washington state-based Jetstream. Although Jetstream uses a dependable network of refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. truck services and optimal airline connections to guarantee the product arrives at its destination as fresh as possible, every moment from supplier to market has the potential for disaster. The ARGO Tracker system helps mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. the chance of spoilage spoilagedecomposition; said of meat, milk, animal feeds especially ensilage. or other freight loss by deploying in-field data collection units that are tracked by Web-based applications See Web application. , continuously monitoring the location, status, and environmental condition of shipments via GPS and wireless technology. ARGO Tracker's system can alert Jetstream if, for example, a refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. unit fails or if a truck needs to be re-routed to meet a close flight time. Jetstream has mounted ARGO Tracker devices in the trucks' refrigerated trailer, thereby allowing multiple shippers to take it along with the shipment. "The system brings us more insight into the location of the trucks and condition of goods as they are underway," stated Jennings. "It gives us a competitive edge, and it's a good value. After seeing the ARGO Tracker system in use one season, everyone will want it." "The timely delivery of perishable goods PERISHABLE GOODS, Goods which are lessened in value and become worse by being kept. Vide Bona Peritura. in excellent condition is essential to the livelihoods of not only shippers, but also to the growers that depend on them," said Mike Hammons, chief executive officer of ARGO Tracker. "The sensitivity and reliability of the ARGO Tracker system, along with the ability to customize conditions for alerts, makes it ideal for the perishable goods industry." ARGO Tracker's system provides an unprecedented level of supply chain visibility, accountability and security whether goods are transported by ground, air, or sea. It is highly customizable and designed to combat the annual loss of billions of dollars in the supply chain due to spoilage, theft, vandalism The intentional and malicious destruction of or damage to the property of another. The intentional destruction of property is popularly referred to as vandalism. It includes behavior such as breaking windows, slashing tires, spray painting a wall with graffiti, and , and breakage. About Jetstream Based in Seattle, Washington  This page is protected from moves until disputes have been resolved on the .The reason for its protection is listed on the protection policy page. , Jetstream Corporation specializes in shipping logistics associated with time-sensitive and detail-oriented businesses, including the perishable goods and entertainment industries. When Jetstream was founded in 1997, its focus was on customers in the Pacific Northwest and California dealing in perishable cargo. While those first customers are at the heart of the company and its success, Jetstream has expanded its services to the music and film industries, which require the same type of consistent and constant attention. For more information on Jetstream, go to www.jetstreamfreight.com. About ARGO Tracker Based in Tucson, Ariz., ARGO Tracker Corporation is a provider of highly customizable, real-time asset tracking solutions that help companies reduce product and freight losses resulting from theft, poor supply chain visibility, damage and spoilage. Through its three differently configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: solutions, ARGO Sentinel, ARGO Enterprise and ARGO Fusion, ARGO Tracker offers companies highly robust, GPS-based, real time solutions for the tracking and monitoring of fleet vehicles, cargo or any high value mobile asset. ARGO Tracker is a subsidiary of Argo-Tech Corporation, a tier one aerospace manufacturer of aviation fuel and gas delivery systems comprising over 80% of aircraft fuel pump Fuel pump A mechanical or electrical pump for drawing fuel from a storage tank and forcing it to an engine or furnace. The type of pump chosen for a given fuel depends to a great extent on the volatility of the liquid to be pumped. systems. For more information on ARGO Tracker and its customizable business solutions, go to www.argotracker.com. *PHOTOS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. |
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