Lehigh Career and Technical Institute Dedicates State-Of-The-Art Vehicle Tracking and Collision Alert Systems

New Castle, Delaware, August 8, 2006 - State Senator Patrick Browne, along with other government and school officials, dedicated innovative vehicle tracking and collision alert systems at Lehigh Career and Technical Institute (LCTI) in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania on July 19, 2006. More than forty eight dignitaries from LCTI, local industry, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor, and OSHA attended the open house and commissioning ceremonies.

In his opening remarks, Senator Browne praised the high value LCTI and its industry alliances offer to the Lehigh Valley economy, and emphasized the nationwide need for progressive technical training at the high school level. LCTI Executive Director Dr. Clyde Hornberger explained that the school attracts students and industry to its internationally recognized training programs by aggressively seeking and applying advanced technologies.

The vehicle tracking system, known as the Sky-Trax Indoor Positioning System™ (IPS), monitors the movement of forklifts inside the distribution center. The system was provided by Sky-Trax Incorporated and includes vehicle-mounted “Sky-I” units, which view overhead markers and compute the vehicle’s precise position. A wireless LAN transfer’s position data from each vehicle to a supervisory computer, which records vehicle movements and presents a map display showing vehicle location. The LCTI system tracks Toyota and Raymond lift trucks in real-time, showing pedestrians their location within the facility as well as providing statistical data on forklift usage, downtime, and productivity. Sky-Trax IPS provides position information similar to a Global Positioning System, but it is much more accurate and works indoors where radio technology is not reliable.

The collision alert system utilizes the same Sky-I data, but monitors vehicle activity in designated zones within the distribution center and controls a traffic signal located at the manager’s office. Depending upon forklift location, the system may signal that vehicles are in the green zone (safe distance from pedestrians), yellow zone (approaching) or red zone (immediate area).

Both systems will be used in routine operations as training and safety aids for students and distribution center workers as well as the continuing education program that provides technology training for adults. The distribution center also serves as a technology test facility and demonstration platform, a concept for which LCTI has received wide recognition.

LCTI operates the campus-based highly automated 17,000 square foot distribution center where the next generations of warehouse and distribution workers are trained for the growing Lehigh Valley logistics job market. The distribution center was constructed by the State of Pennsylvania and Lehigh County in partnership with United Parcel Service, and serves as the main purchasing and distribution hub for the Lehigh Valley School district, supporting over 100 area schools.

Sky-Trax Inc. provides a family of products and solutions serving a wide range of safety and productivity needs for factories, warehouses, and distribution centers. The Sky-Marx Overhead Labeling System solves the widely recognized problem that floor labels can be obscured, damaged, or missing. Sky-Trax Indoor Positioning System works like an indoor GPS, allowing highly accurate vehicle tracking indoors. Sky-Trax applications provide inventory tracking, fleet management, and zone safety with collision alert warning.

For additional information, visit the Sky-Trax, Inc. Web site at www.Sky-Trax.com or call 866-927-4927.