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ECM TRANSPORT Joins AMBER Alert Highway Network to Assist in Search for Abducted Children
— Growing Initiative Uses On-Board Satellite Technology —
Pittsburgh, PA — May 15, 2009 — ECM TRANSPORT, a truckload carrier in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced it has joined the AMBER Alert Highway Network, an initiative to help recover abducted children. Launched in 2006, the AMBER Alert Highway Network, a partnership of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Qualcomm® Incorporated and supported by the American Trucking Associations, is the first secondary-distribution initiative to direct AMBER Alerts to professional truck drivers who are near the Alert area.
“ECM TRANSPORT is committed to the communities we serve, and honored to play a part in the recovery of abducted children,” said Chip Boone, Executive VP of ECM TRANSPORT. “We are proud to work with NCMEC and Qualcomm, and we look forward to hearing about every child that is helped through the AMBER Alert Highway Network.”
ECM TRANSPORT joins the growing number of transportation and logistics companies committed to the safety of America’s children. The AMBER Alert Highway Network includes more than 115 member trucking companies representing tens of thousands of trucks and drivers across the country.
ECM TRANSPORT’s has more than 300 trucks across the Mid-Atlantic region.
“Qualcomm is proud to work with NCMEC, ECM TRANSPORT and their drivers [across the country] to help locate abducted children,” said Norm Ellis, vice president of transportation and logistics sales and service for Qualcomm Enterprise Services. “We’re honored to help serve the community with our partners. There’s no more noble cause than the search for and recovery of an abducted child.”
Secondary methods of distribution such as the AMBER Alert Highway Network, which delivers alerts through Qualcomm’s mobile information platforms, assist in achieving the overall goal of the AMBER Alert program – to notify as many people as possible about a recent child abduction, and provide information that can help in the search for the abducted child, suspected abductor, and/or suspected vehicle, and in the safer return of the child. For drivers to receive alerts through on-board information solutions, transportation carriers must be enrolled in the AMBER Alert Highway Network. For more information about the AMBER Alert Highway Network and instructions to enroll, please visit www.qualcomm.com/qes or call 1-800-348-7227.
“Truck drivers have already proven to be a valuable asset in monitoring the nation’s roads for missing children. This technology increases the reach, and therefore the effectiveness, of AMBER Alerts,” said NCMEC president and CEO Ernie Allen. “Just one driver knowing what to look for on the road could assist law enforcement in the safer recovery of an abducted child.”
Each of the 50 United States has a statewide AMBER Alert program, as do the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Since the program’s inception in 1997, AMBER Alerts have been credited with the successful recovery of more than 240 children.
ECM TRANSPORT, headquarter in New Kensington, Pennsylvania is a haz-mat certified, asset-based truckload carrier, with the ability to service all 48 states and Canada.
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. NCMEC’s congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 365,500 leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 117,100 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 99,500 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at www.missingkids.com.
Qualcomm Enterprise Services delivers integrated wireless systems and services that enable businesses around the world to operate at peak performance. The division provides comprehensive wireless solutions and services, including two-way data information systems, productivity-enhancing applications, global mobile data management, enterprise-level consulting and managed network services for the expanding wireless world for everything wirelessly connected. Qualcomm’s world-class technology infrastructure, customer focus and professional services help enterprise customers succeed and thrive.
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on CDMA and other advanced technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in the S&P 100 Index, the S&P 500 Index and is a 2009 FORTUNE 500® company. For more information, please visit www.qualcomm.com.
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