b'26American Journal ofTransportation ajot.comTechnology advances growth in transportationBrenda Silva, AJOTWhilecurrentdigitalLooking to the future of technologyoffersaddedPortCityLogistics,Howell convenienceandsecurityexplained how the company forcompanieslikePortCityplans to growboth within Logistics, there is still morethecompanyitself,aswell thatcanbedone,accordingaswithinthecompetitive to CEO Eric Howell. logistics industry.TheadditionofmoreIn our company, we drive cameraswillhelptrackutilization and awareness with containersandgiveabetterour team members by increased understandingofhowlongcomputer literacy and a better they have been sitting beforeoverallunderstandingofour PortCitys largest facility has 3 million square feet of space and is located in Savannah, Ga., only .7 miles from the GPA. transport.Withregardtobusiness.Byunderstanding AI,wehavevirtualrealitythe benefits of how we move (DELIVERINGcontinuedin Greer, S.C., which total oneavailableforanythingbad(VR)headsetsthatweusefreight,ourteammembers from page 24) million square feet of space,to happen. We go above andaroundthefacility,whichare more actively involved in facingthelogisticsindustryand within the next few years,beyond basic security for allhelpsdrivequalityinthethecompanyssuccess.This is only half of the issuethethecompanyanticipatesthehigh-security items, and feelworkplace.Downtheroad,also drives job security, which other half is how you react tocompletedconstructionofawe offer better visibility thanwe anticipate remote forkliftshelps our employees take care the challenges. 150,000-square-footfacility,many others do. operatingmachineryandof their families as well.Volatility and disruptionwhichwillbelocatedinBragg pointed out, Thedrones doing inventory countsHowelladded,Ihave are the biggest issues in theWilmington, N.C. Flockcamerasatthegateas the workforce evolves andtotakeresponsibilityfor logisticsindustryrightnow,arealsotiedintolocallawchanges, Howell predicted. meeting our operational and and how you overcome theses treaMlineds ecurity enforcement,whichmeansAddingtoHowellsfinancialgoals.Likemany things and still provide peaces olutions they catch images of licensecomment, COO Rusty Braggother companies, if we dont of mind to your customers isWhen asked about existingplates as the trucks leave thereported, Were already engagingmeetourgoals,wehaveto veryimportant.Rightnow,solutionsthatenhancethewarehouse.Thisnotonlywithyoungkidsinsomeask,howcanwedobetter theresanovercapacityofsecurity of containers as theyhelpsuswithanyactivitylocations. The VR technologyinthefuture?AtPortCity, trucksandtrailersinthearriveandareprocessedforthat seems suspicious, it alsoletsthemseehowwecanthere is a lot of opportunity market,sodisruptionistransport,Howellpointedshows our customers how wegamifyideas,anditshowsforgrowthinourcompany definitelythenameoftheout the value and benefits ofpersonally ensure the securitythem how VR can contribute(ADVANCEScontinued on game. But its really how youdigital technology. of their items. to the transportation of freight. page 30)pivot that matters. Building aAs part of the container customerrelationshipintheprocessing, we have a virtualr unning on ther oadshort term can create a betterpeel pile system that helps usEven with an impressive relationship with the client inmove stacked containers forreputationthatspansalmost the long term, Howell said. ourhigher-volumeshipping25years,PortCityLogistics RustyBragg,COOatcustomers. With informationcant do everything alone, and PortCityLogistics,added,aboutcontaineraccessibilityoccasionallyneedstowork CustomerswantflexibilitysenttousfromtheGPA,withother3PLcompanies. andconsistency,andtheywe can move the containersHowellnotedthatwhile80 wantPortCitytotakeawayfaster,whichhelpsreducepercent of PortCitys business anychallengesthatcanturnaroundtimeandcosts,isdonethroughjusttheir affect their freight deliveries.Howell said. company, the other 20 percent So,wefocusonbetterHe added, The GPA alsoof their business involves the consistency and visibility foruses digital gate tickets, whichshort-term assistance of other our clients. We have the staffsavestimeandpaperwork.3PL companies.andresourcestohelpwhenTherearealsocamerasWhenitcomestothe thingsintheindustrygetonthetrucksforgreaterpreferred method of transporting out of whack, and our teamvisibilityduringtransport,freight, Howell reported, We membersarealsoinvolvedand our location close to the(DELIVERINGcontinued on in making the decisions thatportshelpsreducethetimepage 30) PortCity uses virtual reality (VR) headsets around its facility.determinehowwemeetthe challenges we face.Rusty Bragg, PortCity Logistics COOAnother common problem facing logistics companies is the security of the containers that are transported. To meet theneedsoftheirclients, PortCityLogisticscurrently hasthreesecurewarehouses wherefreightarrivesand departs.Thelargestfacility hasthreemillionsquare feetofspace,andislocated inSavannah,Ga.,only.7 milesfromtheGeorgiaPort Authority(GPA).PortCity Logistics also has two locations'