Central Transport Uncorks ``100% Proof''.Business Editors & Transportation Writers WARREN, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003 Central Transport(R) today introduced "100% Proof(TM)", a streamlined new version of its delivery receipt at several of its newly-opened terminals. The new delivery receipt, part of a comprehensive technology upgrade, is fully integrated with a state-of-the-art satellite system that Central Transport recently deployed in response to customers' need for real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , web-based information and maximum accuracy. The new environmentally-friendly delivery receipt form uses no carbon paper or chemically-treated materials. The "100% Proof" delivery receipt, which will be rolled out system-wide over the coming weeks, consists of a single 8 1/2" x 11" page that is perforated per·fo·ra·ted adj. Pierced with one or more holes. towards the bottom. The Central Transport driver will detach de·tach v. 1. To separate or unfasten; disconnect. 2. To remove from association or union with something. the top part of the form, which shows all the necessary information regarding the shipment, for the customer to keep and obtain the customer's signature on the bottom part for Central Transport to retain. Both parts of the form have adequate space for any annotations, labels or stickers that might be needed. "Central Transport has again proved its commitment to using technology to improve the service provided to our customer," said the leader of Central Transport's MIS (1) (Management Information System) An information system that integrates data from all the departments it serves and provides operations and management with the information they require. group. "Our new delivery receipt allows Central Transport to offer our LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic customer an accurate, cost-efficient Adj. 1. cost-efficient - productive relative to the cost cost-effective efficient - being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" , and eco-friendly format as advanced as those offered in the small package market." The Central Transport(R) brand, marketed by Central Transport International, Inc., is a major less-than-truckload (LTL) service reaching across most of 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. . The company, based in suburban Detroit, is part of a group of transportation-related companies owned by privately held CenTra, Inc., which Forbes ranks among the largest 500 private companies in America. For further information, contact Nikki Aquino: Central Transport(R) A Central Transport International, Inc. Service 12225 Stephens Road Warren, MI 48089 Telephone: (586) 939-7000 E-mail: naquino@centraltransportint.com Web Site: www.centraltransportint.com |
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