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WFS says new system will slash JFK truck waiting times

[ June 23, 2023   //   ]

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a Member of the SATS Group, has begun rolling out a new dock management system in North America to reduce truck waiting times in New York JFK by more than 20%.

The solution is part of WFS’ in-house developed ePic Enterprise Solution, which is now operational at 52 WFS airport stations across the US. EPic offers a unified e-business platform that enables collaboration and simplified communication within the cargo community stakeholders: shippers, freight forwarders, truckers, airlines, ground handling agents, consignees, and regulatory bodies.

The new Dock Management System will be implemented across WFS’ major airport locations in North America over the next 12 months, with Atlanta, Miami, and Boston next in line to adopt the solution. Trucking companies, consignees, and forwarders will be able to create their own slot booking for cargo drop-off or recovery at WFS stations, ensuring better optimisation of truck yards and alleviating congestion.

Other features of the ePic platform include warehouse progress monitoring using live flight data from Flightaware to track arrival and departure information and the breakdown and build-up of cargo to meet customers’ service level agreements (SLAs);

iPads in WFS’ warehouse operations are also being connected to each weigh scale in its facilities to enter shipment weights automatically into the system, eliminating potential errors. The new solution has already been fitted to 60% of the scales in WFS’ cargo stations in the US;

In conjunction with airline partners, WFS is rolling out ICS2 integration and functionality to assist with compliance to the incoming EU Customs regulations.

Barcode reading applications have also been installed in ePic to support the RAFT Fully Automated Pallet Storage System, initially at New York JFK. This helps the system to quickly and accurately read and inventory cargo for input from the warehouse and dispersal to delivery agents.

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