b'20American Journal of Transportation ajot.com(DEMANDcontinued fromment Professionals (CSCMP). In con- Mount would be 34% lower than inother telematics platforms.page 16) trast to groceries, which require facilitiesStaten Island, N.Y., 25% lower thanThis digital engagement between giant Eli Lilly, has hosted the Schen- in populated areas, the report said, thein central New Jersey, and 23% lowerSeaCube, a global leader in refrigerated ker facility since 2006. opportunity for pharmacy cold storagethan in Nashua, N.H. equipmentleasingandCarrier Transi-BesidesitsproximitytoLilly,can often lie closer to the sites of majorLocationmatters,also,whenitcold,willdrivegreaterflexibilityand theIndianapolislocationallowsDBpharmaceuticalmanufacturersandlifecomes to the energy costs of pharma- data-richintelligencereportingacross Schenkertoleveragetheless-con- science research centers. ceuticals cold-storage facilities. Devel- the cold chain, Transicold continued. gestedIndianapolisairport,notedThats one reason why DB Schen- opers look at utility prices, said Boyd,This rich intelligence ties in with Benjamin Zervas, DB Schenker Ameri- ker and DHL both invested in India- whichvarysignificantlythroughoutSeaCubes drive toward telematics as cas head of healthcare airfreight man- napolis,andwhyDHLinvestedinNorthAmerica.Indiana,withana standard within its reefer fleet.agement. As the major airports in theNorthCarolina:itsnewfacilityisaverage of 12.02 cents per kilowatt- The technology that SeaCube has U.S.becomemorecongested,smallerclose to the Raleigh-Durham ResearchhourandNorthCarolina,at11.24investedinwillalsohaveamixed airports like Indianapolis have becomeTriangle, the fastest-growing area incents,arebothwellbelowtheU.S.fleet application and provide detailed more suitable for moving temperature- the U.S. for pharmaceuticals produc- average for electricity prices of 13.13information on the status of each cus-controlledhealthcareshipments,hetion.Notsurprisingly,Indianapoliscents, according to data from the U.S.tomers containers; regardless of the said. We can move directly from theand North Carolina are both placesEnergy Information Administration.reefer machine manufacturer.tarmactoourfacility,reducinganytowatchfornewpharmaceuticalsPharmaceuticalscold-chaininvest- This provides a huge advantage risksoftemperaturedeviationduringsupply-chaininvestments,accordingmentsmaybegettingacloserlooktoSeaCubecustomers,Tuthillsaid, operations. Schenker flies to and fromto John Boyd, principal of The Boydfrom developers, but, despite increas- while also enabling SeaCube to better Indianapolis and Luxembourg, anotherCompany, a New Jersey-based corpo- ing demand, its not realistic to expectmanageitsfleetinvestmentforthe importantpharmaceuticalscenter,onrate site-selection consultancy. anall-outboominnewspeculativepurposeofhavingfulltransparency flights with dedicated temperature-con- Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 60construction anytime soon. For many,ofreefermachineperformancewith trolled capacity. miles from Raleigh, has attracted theitwillbetheirfirstdevelopmentofactionable data feeds that will com-In 2019, before the pandemic hit,attention of developers of late, accord- this type of product, the CBRE reportpresscycletimesfortheequipment DHLSupplyChaining to Boyd. Besidesnoted, finding themselves in a place tooff-hire to on-hire process.developedanewbeingclosetothe(DEMANDcontinued on page 22)Carrier indicated its Lynx Fleet pharmaceuticalsdis- ResearchTriangle,will offer prognostics and data analyt-tribution site in India- Rocky Mount is situ- ics with features that provide differen-napolis. That was partatedalongtheI-95(SURGINGcontinued fromtiation such as: of a $150 million, 40%corridor,providingpage 18)Improved fleet uptime through unit expansion of its phar- access to major East- ATransicoldpressreleasenotedhealth analytics and prognostics using maceuticalsnetworkCoastmarketsfromthat the Lynx Fleet includes proprietaryCarrier-uniquefeatureswithpropri-in the U.S., which alsoBoston to Miami. technologythatmonitorsreeferunitetarytechnologyincludingmachine includedanothernewThe location factorperformance and provides early warn- sensor protocols. site in Raleigh, N.C.and the cost factor, itingactionablediagnosticsandpredic-Reduced operational costs and main-turns out, are closelytive analytics down to the level of thetenance and repair expenses as result of l oCatIonM atters related.Astudybymachines components. By using inte- optimizing performance with preven-When it comes toJohn Boyd, principal of The Boyd Co. Boyd showed that thegrated sensor machine data feeds, Car- tative maintenance platform features. the pharmaceuticals cold chain, loca- annualoperatingcostsofa175,000riersLynxFleetsystemwillprovideIncrementalvaluethroughlower tion matters, noted a recent report fromsquare-footpharmaceuticalssupply- muchmoredetailedmachineperfor- cargo spoilage and possible reduced the Council of Supply Chain Manage- chaindistributioncenterinRockymance analysis capabilities compared toinsurance costs.Making Farmto Fork a RealityIts not just the boxits our approach to offering innovative equipment fleet solutions bundled with leading edge technology that makes the difference.Visit www.SeaCubeContainers.com to learn more.BSYA-SeaCube AJOT Half Page 10x8 version B.indd 1 12/7/20 3:36 PM'