Brian Jeffery Joins Bourque Logistics
Expanding Support for Railyard Management Systems for Shippers and Short Lines
The Woodlands, Texas – April 4, 2017. Bourque Logistics, the leader in industrial logistics systems for more than 29 years, is proud to announce Brian Jeffrey has joined our railyard systems team. Brian will work with Ray Gordy and his YardMaster® systems group as YardMaster® continues to be implemented by shippers and short line railroads alike. Many short lines have discovered YardMaster® functions address many of their requirements, including switching, inspection, and EDI communication with rail shippers.
Brian comes to Bourque Logistics with more than 15 years of experience in rail transportation technology solutions. Throughout his career at RMI, recently acquired by GE Transportation, Brian focused on short line railyard systems implementation and supervised dozens of short line systems deployments. Brian’s deep knowledge of short line operations will contribute to a systems strategy of Bourque and its AEI technology partner, Industrial Networks, to support growing coordination between shippers and short line railroads through its YardMaster® Solution.
Brian’s proven rail industry experience will expand our team’s capabilities to address short line and shipper operational integration…His knowledge will be critical as we address our clients’ requirements for common switching, trans-loading, and operational trends experienced by both shippers and railroads.
—Steve Bourque, President of Bourque Logistics
The key to our clients’ success is our continued support for their evolving requirements..Brian is a welcome addition to our team as YardMaster® deployments continue to increase due to our clients’ railyard automation requirements.
—Ray Gordy, YardMaster® Product Manager
Used by over 250 industry railyards in North America, Bourque Logistics’ and INet’s YardMaster® Solution is a robust rail operations software integrating shippers to short line and Class 1 railroads. Using mobile AEI readers, the solution fully automates railcar request and release, switching, onsite inventory, order scheduling and rack assignment, railcar inspection, and BOL transmission. In addition, YardMaster® provides load and offload optimization by performing load bay verification, advanced outage, and volume correction calculations.
Brian will support Bourque Logistics’ industry leading service and expanded offerings to shippers and short line railroads.
About Bourque Logistics
Used by over 120 rail shippers in North America, Bourque Logistics provides rail operations software for industrial shippers. Its automated rail logistics system has provided significant and ongoing value since 1989 with RAILTRAC®, YardMaster®, RateServer®, and other tools that address all facets of rail shippers’ needs and integrate seamlessly with their ERP systems. Its Shipper BI™ tool provides managers real time intelligence and trending to manage complex distribution and logistics.
Bourque Logistics’ tools are redundant, cloud-based systems for rail and motor carrier shipment operations for loading and shipping, bill of lading submission, tracking and trace, freight costing and payment, fleet accounting, supply chain management, and customized reporting. Bourque’s EDI data services connect shippers with their suppliers, customers, and carriers. They also provide professional services and support for rail fleet expediting and railcar maintenance management.
For more information, visit our website or watch our company overview videos on our youtube channel.
About Industrial Networks
Industrial Networks is the leading provider of railyard automation and data acquisition systems for manufacturing and shipping operations in North America. Our expertise touches operations run by rail shippers, short line and Class I railroads, trucking, marine freight, and more. Our close relationship with Bourque Logistics, the leading provider of rail transportation software to shippers in North America, gives us over 75 years of experience providing state-of-the-art rail automation.
For more information, visit their website.
YardMaster® is a registered trademark of Bourque Data Systems Inc.
YardMaster Mobile® is a registered trademark of Bourque Data Systems Inc.
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