by IntelliTrans | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Here are five ways analytics are being leveraged to help companies do more with less. In a business environment where taking actions based on gut instinct has been replaced by good decision-making supported by advanced technology, analytics has become a core necessity...
by IntelliTrans | Jul 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Getting to high levels of rail car and truck fleet visibility requires a holistic supply chain approach that doesn’t leave anything out. In the rapidly-evolving supply chain environment, companies can’t afford to have siloed technology platforms that don’t talk and...
by IntelliTrans | Jun 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Bad Order Cars and Car Parts What does this term mean? Railcars are put into Bad Order Status during the transportation cycle when the car requires any repair to running gear or safety appliances. These running gears parts and safety appliances...
by IntelliTrans | Jun 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Locomotives A Locomotive is a diesel electric power plant form of energy that provides horsepower and the tractive effort to pull trains. Tractive effort is a measurement of locomotive power. Locomotives come in all different sizes...
by IntelliTrans | Jun 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW Railcar capacities and Plate designations As cars are loaded and billing is given to the carriers, the shipper must provide a loaded weight so that the railroad can determine if it can move safely. Sometimes this is done by the railroad...
by IntelliTrans | May 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
RAIL INDUSTRY OVERVIEW UMLER Another piece to the equipment identifying process is UMLER, which stands for Universal Machine Language Equipment Register, UMLER is a database that contains the Railway Equipment Register car information and is used by all...
