Alcoa and BestTransport Move Forward with Strategic Business Relationship.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 BestTransport.com, Inc., a leading transportation application service provider (ASP) for industry, today announced a strategic business relationship with Alcoa Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AA). The relationship provides for Alcoa's expanded use of BestTransport in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. as a Web-based, outbound transportation execution tool. The commitment provides the financial support to ensure the continued development and rollout of BestTransport. Alcoa's aluminum products and components are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, beverage cans, buildings, chemicals, sports and recreation, and a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications. "BestTransport proved they could quickly deploy a value-laden package that delivers real savings," said Bob Wetherbee, President -- Alcoa eBusiness. Alcoa installed BestTransport's transportation management execution system in a pilot program at its Davenport, Iowa Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 98,359. A 2006 estimate tells that the city had grown slightly to 99,514. plant in March. Keith Turner For the participant in the April 22, 2006 Harris County, Texas assault incident, see that article Dr. Keith Turner BE (Hons), ME, PhD, is an influential New Zealand businessman. , Alcoa's director of Transportation Systems and International Transportation, said, "BestTransport gives us a focused, Web-based execution system that works. It's an easy concept to grasp and integration is simple. It took 23 days from our initial integration meeting to launch the BestTransport system." BestTransport's technology is currently being rolled out at 20 Alcoa manufacturing locations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. About BestTransport BestTransport is the leading application service provider (ASP) of transportation execution tools for shippers, carriers and third party logistics agents. BestTransport's system applies disciplined logic and automation to the execution aspect of freight transportation. BestTransport's clients can initiate and manage transportation contracts, tender loads, control multiple dock scheduling and communicate load status from scheduling pickup to proof-of-delivery, all online. BestTransport delivers a dynamic transportation platform with a superior return on investment. For additional information about BestTransport, visit the Web site at www.besttransport.com or contact the company at BestTransport, 950 Taylor Station Road, Suite Q, Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. 43230, telephone 614/416-9988, fax 614/552-1041 or 395 West Northwest Noun 1. west northwest - the compass point midway between west and northwest WNW compass point, point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" Highway, Suite 100, Southlake, Texas Southlake is a city located primarily in the northeastern part of Tarrant County, Texas. A small northernly region of the city is in Denton County, Texas. The population was 21,519 at the 2000 census. 76092, 817/488-9957. About Alcoa Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina. It is active in all major aspects of the industry -- technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating and recycling. It has 142,000 employees in 37 countries. |
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