Cargo Forecast Conference - March 19, 2008, 7:30 am

Experts to discuss peak shipping season at March 19 event. Will it be a peak, plateau or valley? Or will the 2008 busy season for shipping be just plain unpredictable? Find out what the experts are predicting at this year's "Pulse of the Ports" peak season forecast conference hosted by the Port of Long Beach. The event will be at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 S. Pine Avenue, 7:30 a.m. on March 19. Find out how the softening import market, national economic outlook, federal TWIC security requirements, labor negotiations and other factors will affect Port cargo traffic. The three-hour event, which draws several hundred attendees each year, brings together economic experts, importers, terminal operators, labor leaders and other transportation industry professionals to discuss issues related to the ports, the economy, consumer demand and more. The scheduled speakers are: Paul Bingham, Principal of Global Insight; Charles Woo, CEO of Megatoys; Brian Black, Senior VP of Hyundai Merchant Marine; Frank Pisano, VP of TraPac; Doug Tilden, CEO of Ports Americas Group; Mike Mitre, President of ILWU Local 13; John Kaiser, VP and General Manager for Union Pacific's Intermodal Marketing; and Victor LaRosa, President of TTSI, a trucking firm. Admission is free and a breakfast will be provided, but seating is limited. To make a reservation, send your name, title and company affiliation to Sallie Rodman, at rodman@polb.com or call (562) 590-4110.

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Wal-Mart Joins Group Working to Reduce Pollution Around Ports

GreenBiz.com
2/21/08
 
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 21, 2008 -- Wal-Mart yesterday announced that it was the newest company to join the Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), an innovative private-sector initiative aimed at addressing environmental issues caused by the shipping and trucking industries. Wal-Mart's announcement means that it has committed to reviewing all of its logistics providers working in the ports to make sure that trucks being used to offload goods from the ships meet the emissions standards at the ports...

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Alum Finds Horizons Wide Open in Logistics

Center for International Trade and Transportation (CITT)
Vol. 7, Issue 1
Feb. 2008

Tony Williamson feels his job horizons are completely open these days, thanks to completing two CITT programs, the Global Logistics Specialist (GLS) and later the Master of Arts in Global Logistics (MAGI). Williamson started his career in the hazardous material disposal field, but his eyes were opened when he enrolled in GSL...

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TTSI TAKES DELIVERY OF FIRST 8 CLEAN LNG TRUCKS

City of Industry, CA, May 22, 2008 -- In August of 2007, Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI) along with NYK and Target Stores met with the Mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach to announce a comprehensive plan to convert its Southern California Drayage fleet to Green. 

On May 15, 2008 TTSI took delivery of its first eight LNG Kenworth T800 vehicles featuring Westport Innovation's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) technology. These vehicles were made possible through the efforts of Clean Energy and grants provided by the Port of Los Angeles.

“TTSI, as an early adopter of Westport’s HPDI technology, is at the forefront of the environmental drive to reduce emissions in the trucking industry,” said Mike Gallagher, President and COO of Westport Innovations. “Additionally, TTSI will be able to reduce fuel costs by using an alternative fuel such as liquefied natural gas (LNG), a key decision factor for any fleet owner.”

These LNG vehicles will be the first alternative fuel vehicles to go into full time drayage service in the LA/LB Ports. With its commitment to the environment and the help from its Beneficial Cargo Owners, TTSI will continue to quickly convert 100% of its fleet to 2007 emission standards.

About TTSI -- TTSI is a leading 3rd Party Logistics company providing drayage, warehouse and transportation services. TTSI is a division of Goods Movements, Inc. based in Southern California.

About Westport’s HPDI system

Westport Innovations' (TSX:WPT) HPDI system for heavy-duty trucks offers class-leading greenhouse gas reductions and power ratings, with compelling operating economics of LNG fuelling. Based on the 2008 Cummins ISX diesel engine with cooled EGR, Westport’s LNG version of the engine offers the same horsepower, torque, and fuel efficiency as the base diesel engine it replaces. The Westport direct injection LNG system comprises proprietary LNG fuel tanks, fuel injectors, cryogenic fuel pumps and associated electronic components to facilitate robust performance in demanding operating conditions.

Together with NYK and Target, TTSI was one of the founding members of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation - CRT, a private industry solution committed to the greening of the American Ports. 

For more information, please visit TTSI’s website at www.TTS-I.com or contact Vic La Rosa at 310.816.0260.

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8 T800s for TTSI, +30 -- 100 for TCL?

Los Angeles Area Operators Are Beginning Use Of LNG-Fueled Trucks in Significant Volumes It’s not quite “routine” yet, but liquefied natural gas is becoming a real transportation alternative in Southern California behind the efforts of air quality authorities and fuel providers like Clean Energy (NASDAQ:CLNE).

Total Transportation Services, Inc. is operating eight Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas trucks, said to be the first alternative fuel vehicles to operate in full-time drayage service at the Ports of
Los Angeles and Long Beach under the ports’ Clean Trucks Program. The eight T800s have LNG fuel systems by Canada’s Westport
Innovations, and Westport’s High Pressure Direct Injection technology allowing their 15-liter Cummins ISX engines to run mostly on natural gas.

TTSI is expecting to take delivery of 30 more by summer’s end and may eventually replace half of its 300-truck fleet with the alt fuel trucks.

Also in Southern California, Team Campbell Logistics is eyeing the purchase of 100 LNG-fueled T800 Kenworth Class 8 tractors with the support of some $5.1 million in Carl Moyer money from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (F&F, July 21). The firm is working the numbers to see if the extra cost of the trucks is warranted, says operations director Steve Pilcher.

TTSI, Albert Frasier, 310-816-0260;
fax 310-394-3195; al@tts-i.com; www.tts-i.com

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