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Accu-Link is a PC-based stand-alone rating engine that can be accessed via a TCP/IP Ethernet connection from any computing platform. Simply send Accu-Link stream of shipment data and it will send back the shipment charges.
The Accu-Rate DLL Rating Engine is an Windows ActiveX DLL that your new or existing applications can call to get the charges for a shipment. It allows you to focus your attention on the details of your own operation and not get bogged down in all of the idiosyncricies of tariff rating. And your software will run much more effeciently when the rating functions are handled locally instead of through a link to another machine. Written in Visual Basic, the DLL can be easily called by your own VB or VBA applications, as well as applications written in C.
Middlewest maintains a vast library of computer data for every private rate structure we create, as well as many of the other popular private carrier data. We also have data for almost every bureau tariff ever published spanning many years.
Middlewest provides customized rating systems for PC and we are sure to have the perfect solution for your rating needs. Our customized Windows rating systems provide just about every asked-for feature available.
Our up to date LTL rate base designed and created by us to provide a modern and fair pricing level of rates that are absent of hidden adjustments that are typically found in many private rate scales. MARS rates are a great choice for shippers and 3PLs to use as a base for negotiations. MARS 500 rates apply between all ZIP Codes within the continental U.S. and MARS 510 rates apply between the continental U.S. and Canada. They are available in desktop pc rating systems, via on-line rating access, or through one of our rating engines including our web services API.
One of the biggest challenges facing carriers, 3PL’s and shippers is making their rates available to their customers and other companies that may need them. One of the best ways to do this is with a custom rating API from Middlewest. An API (Application Programming Interface) is a computer program that can communicate with other applications regardless of their software platform, coding language or operating system. So if a company’s rates are available through an API, any other company that needs access to those rates can do so simply by sending an http request to the API.
Rate development, or sometimes known as tariff building, is the roots of our business. With more than 60 years experience, we have the required expertise to produce customized rate scales tailored to your operation.
For companies needing a centralized Web-based rating system, we offer our Web rater. It is ideally suited for carriers and logistics firms wishing to have their rates available to customers over the Internet. It is also well suited for use on a corporate Intranet.
West Asia refers to the region in the westernmost part of Asia. West Asia is located south of Eastern Europe and north of Africa. It is surrounded by seven different seas which include the Aegean Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and the Red Sea. West Asia includes 18 recognized sovereign states and the State of Palestine. As of 2015, the population of West Asia was approximately 300 million people and covers an area of 2,415,131 square miles.
Difference Between Western Asia and the Middle East
West Asia occasionally overlaps with the geographical area of the Middle East. The significant difference is the exclusion of most of Egypt, which is often categorized as part of Africa, and the inclusion of the Caucasus region. The name West Asia or Western Asia is occasionally used only for grouping countries for statistical purposes and sometimes used in place of the political name of the Middle East.
Regions of West Asia
The name West Asia could refer to different places depending on the context. For instance in archaeology and ancient history, and it is used to differentiate the fertile crescent in Asia or Western Asia cultures as opposed to ancient Egypt. However, in geography, West Asia refers to the regions of Mesopotamia, Levant, Anatolia, the Armenian Highlands, Iran, Arabian Peninsula, South Caucasus, and the Sinai Peninsula.
Levant
The Levant is a name used to refer to a region in the Eastern Mediterranean in West Asia, which corresponds to the historical area of Syria; however, in its broadest sense, the region includes all the islands in the eastern part of the Mediterranean which extend from Cyrenaica to Greece. The name is derived from the Italian word Levante which means rising, and the name literally means rising of the sun in the east. In the 1580s, England established the Levant Company to carry out commerce particularly in the Ottoman Empire region and the name at the time was used to refer to Syria and Lebanon which were the French mandate. Currently, Levant is also used sometimes for prehistoric or ancient references; however, it is often used to refer to the region that lies between the Mediterranean Sea in the west, the Taurus mountains in Turkey to the north, and the Mesopotamia and the Arabian Desert to the east. The region does not include Anatolia which is also known as Asia Minor and does not also include the Arabian Peninsula or the Caucasus mountains. However, the Sinai Peninsula, which is also known as Asian Egypt, are sometimes included in the Levant region.
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Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia refers to the historical region located in West Asia which was bounded by the Euphrates and Tigris river systems. In the modern times, Mesopotamia corresponds to most parts of Kuwait, Iraq, northern parts of Saudi Arabia, the eastern region of Syria, southeast parts of Turkey, the Syrian-Turkish border, and the Iraq-Iran borders. Between 3100 BCE and 539 BCE, Mesopotamia was occupied by the Akkadians, Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians. Mesopotamia is the region where the earliest development of the Neolithic Revolution took place in about 10000 BCE. The region has been identified to have inspired some of the most critical development of human history which includes the planting of the first cereal crops, the invention of the wheel, development of the cursive script, agriculture, astronomy, and mathematics.
Anatolia
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Anatolia is a Turkish name which translates to 'East', and the region is also known as Asia Minor while in modern and Medieval Greek it was known as small Asia. Other names used in place of Anatolia include Anatolian Peninsula, Asian Turkey, or Anatolian plateau. The region refers to the west most of Asia which are made up of the most of modern-day Turkey. The Anatolia is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea, the Armenian highlands, the Black Sea, and the Aegean Sea. The eastern boundary is believed to be a line between the Black Sea and the Gulf of Alexandretta. According to other definitions, the Anatolian plateau is the region also known as the Armenian highlands. Ancient people who lived in Anatolia spoke the Anatolian languages which are now extinct and starting from the classical antiquity and it was replaced by the Greek language. The main Anatolian languages which are now extinct include Luwian, Hittite, and Lydian. Starting from the late 11th century, the Anatolia region underwent through Turkification and continued throughout the Ottoman Empire between the 13th century and early 20th century. Today, there are few non-Turkish languages spoken by minority groups in the Anatolia region which include Georgian, Laz, Arabic, Armenian, Neo-Aramaic, and Kurdish.
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula is another region in West Asia and geographically it is considered as a subcontinent of Asia. It is by far the world’s largest peninsula spanning an area of 1.25 million square miles. The region has played an important role because it has enormous reserves of natural gas and oil. It is believed that the Peninsula was formed when the Red Sea rifted in about 56 and 33 million years ago. The Arabian Peninsula is bordered by the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea, the Levant, and the Indian Ocean. In 2014, the Arabian Peninsula was estimated to have a population of 77.983 million people including expatriates working in the region.
Climate in West Asia
West Asia is generally arid and semi-arid and droughts are widespread, but there are areas where it contains forests and fertile valleys. The region is characterized by grasslands, deserts, rangelands, and mountainous terrain. Shortage of water is the main problem in parts of Western Asia, especially with the increasing population. Similarly, it has a problem with pollution and salinization which threatens the minimal sources of water. Some of the main rivers in the region include Euphrates and Tigris which are utilized for domestic, commercial, and irrigation purposes which support agriculture in the region.