October 2007
Editorial
RT offers Rx to fatigued readers
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM, David A Kolman
You may not realize it, but you could be one of the many in this industry suffering from IFS. It's a new disorder identified by psychologists caused by...
Inbound
Produce groups to form traceability initiative
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA), United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA), and Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) intend to establish...
JBS plus Swift & Co equals meat colossus
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
JBS SA, a leading Latin American beef processor, has completed the acquisition of Swift & Co. Swift was acquired from HM Capital Partners LLC, a Dallas...
High costs impact Dean Foods' net income
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Dean Foods Co's net income from continuing operations for the second quarter totaled $28.2 million, compared with $74.8 million in the second quarter...
AAFES honors Matson Integrated Logistics
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Matson Integrated Logistics has been recognized by the Army & Air Force Exchange Service as its 2007 Logistics Best Valued Partner of the Year. AAFES...
Knight's headquarters survives fire
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
A September 14 fire destroyed two Phoenix AZ warehouses that were being rented by Greatwide Logistics Services. Dallas TX-based Greatwide lost roughly...
Dole plants fruits of social responsibility via partnership to build Ecuador school
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
In an unprecedented partnership, Bama Gruppen (Norway), Bend It (Norwegian juvenile organization sponsored by Bama), Fenacle (Ecuador agricultural workers'...
Chiquita to pay fine for paying terrorists
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The United States Justice Department has recommended that the US District Court for the District of Columbia approve an agreement through which Chiquita...
Hormel Foods adds more pizza toppings
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Hormel Foods Corp has purchased privately held Burke Corp, a manufacturer and marketer of pizza toppings and other fully cooked meat products, for approximately...
Perry's Ice Cream to expand operations
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Akron NY-based Perry's Ice Cream will launch a $5 million expansion that will permit the firm to conduct more operations onsite, as well as cutting costs...
Outbound
Henningsen earns third SHARP designation
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Henningsen Cold Storage Co's Temperature Controlled Logistics Center in Scranton PA has been awarded SHARP status by the Occupational Health and Safety...
Winn-Dixie rings up a profitable fiscal 2007
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2007, and the filing of its Annual Report on Form...
Knight carries off solid gains in 2Q, YTD
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Knight Transportation Inc, the Phoenix AZ-based carrier, announced its financial results for the quarter and year-to-date ended June 30, 2007. For the...
Refrigerated distribution facilities acquired
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust has acquired a portfolio of 12 refrigerated distribution centers with a total of 1.7 million square feet of space in...
New Century Transportation acquires P&P
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
New Century Transportation Inc (NCT), whose services include temperature-controlled capabilities for regional and national shippers, has acquired New...
Rilon to lease space at distribution center
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Rilon Management, a freezer/cooler storage provider, has signed a lease for an 80,000-square foot space at the Meridian Distribution Center in Sarasota...
United Natural Foods leases space
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Connecticut-based wholesale distributor United Natural Foods Inc has leased 400,000 square feet at Meridian Distribution Center in Sarasota County FL....
Eimskip agrees to acquire Versacold
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Eimskip Holdings Inc has agreed to acquire Canadian-based Versacold Income Fund for approximately $515 million. The transaction comes less than one year...
Unified completes purchase of AG
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Unified Western Grocers Inc has finished purchasing certain assets and liabilities of Seattle WA-based Associated Grocers Inc (AG). Begun by both firms...
Albertson's to bid farewell to Sooner State
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Albertson's LLC intends to exit the Oklahoma marketplace and outsource the grocery distribution operations that support its Dallas-Fort Worth TX division....
McLane takes Franchise contracts
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Franchise Foodservice Inc's foodservice contracts with Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and other chains will be taken over by McLane Foodservice Inc, according...
Financials
Reddy Ice agrees to be acquired by GSO
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Reddy Ice Holdings Inc, a producer and distributor of packaged ice, has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by certain funds managed...
Sysco plans to repurchase 20 million shares
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Sysco Corp, the Houston TX-based foodservice marketer and distributor, has announced a share repurchase program. The firm's board of directors has agreed...
Industry Developments
PacLease announces four new locations
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Paccar Leasing Co (PacLease) continues to expand its franchise network in North America with the addition of four East Coast locations. The new Pennsylvania...
Michelin to acquire Oliver Rubber Co
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Michelin North America Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Oliver Rubber Co, a subsidiary of Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, which produces tread...
Chattanooga hails MotorWheel excellence
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
MotorWheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc has been recognized by the City of Chattanooga (TN) Department of Public Works. The MotorWheel foundry facility...
Truck Tonnage Index inches up in July
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.3 percent in July 2007, marking the first month-to-month...
Driver turnover rate declines in 2Q 2007
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The linehaul driver turnover rate among large for-hire truckload carriers (fleets with at least $30 million in annual revenue) experienced its first quarterly...
Hybrid power for medium-duty vehicles
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Eaton Corp's medium-duty hybrid power systems are now commercially available and will be ready for customer deliveries in 2008 on the chassis of several...
MAC acquires Train Trailer Rentals Ltd
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
c (MAC) has acquired 100% equity ownership of Train Trailer Rentals Ltd (TTRL), a Mississauga, Ontario-based trailer rental, leasing,...
AmeriQuest makes the first Inc 5,000 list
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
AmeriQuest Transportation and Logistics Resources has been ranked #1,668 on the first-ever Inc 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in...
Study: 69% of US carriers use speed limiters
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has issued some of its preliminary findings on speed limiter usage in the United States. Among the...
Government
EPA honors Carrier Corp for ozone protection
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Carrier Corp recently with its Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection award in...
Bridge inspections yield nothing so far
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
No signs have yet been found that bridges similar to one that collapsed August 1 in Minneapolis MN have structural problems that would endanger drivers,...
Feature Articles
Egg-static about safety
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
No one will ever accuse Henry Woodward of being a chicken when it comes to investing in safety technology. Woodward is the fleet maintenance manager, Casa...
Ryder offers insights
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By David A. Kolman
Ryder System manages a fleet of nearly 166,000 commercial vehicles of all types and sizes for thousands of customers. Headquartered in Miami, Florida,...
Michelin's new XDA5 drive tire promises longer life
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Using the Great American Trucking Show as its stage, Michelin North America rolled out its new XDA5 commercial truck drive tire, which was engineered...
Tuned tractor-trailer suspensions boost stability
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Hendrickson Truck Systems Group officials announced the company's new 1+1=3 integrated tractor and trailer suspension arrangement during a press conference...
Peterbilt shows 12.9-liter PACCAR engine
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Peterbilt displayed both heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks with the new PACCAR engines during the 2007 Great American Trucking Show that was held August...
Kenworth displays 12.9-Liter PACCAR Engine in a T800
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company displayed a PACCAR heavy-duty engine in a Kenworth Class 8 tractor for the first time at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas,...
Western Star fetes four decades of truck manufacturing
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Western Star Trucks, Redford, Michigan, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007, and marked the occasion at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in...
SmartWay designation means environmental standards met
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, is offering its long-haul highway customers Mack Pinnacle tractors certified by the Environmental Protection...
New tractor options, features enhance productivity
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Volvo highlighted two Volvo VNs equipped to meet the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay program for tractors at the Great...
Thermo King discusses Auxiliary Power Units
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
A number of factors are creating a growing need for Auxiliary Power Units (APU) on sleeper cab tractors. Chief among them: fuel prices keep rising and...
Alliance Parts highlights new APU at Dallas exposition
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Alliance Parts' highlight at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) was its new 2007 Alliance Premium Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) that provides 12,000...
Information Management
NYK Line selects genset tracking system
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
NYK Line (North America) Inc has selected PAR Technology Corp's GT 200 Genset Tracking system for its fleet of power units. NYK's current operating fleet...
Interactive Online and CD-ROM training
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
J J Keller & Associates Inc has introduced its Interactive Online and CD-ROM Training, designed to provide critical employee training in two highly accessible...
Green Reefers awards CapRock contract
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
CapRock continues to penetrate the commercial maritime market with its new broadband VSAT service, SeaAccess Communications, by adding Green Reefers to...
Tiremaax Troubleshooting CD en espaol
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems has released its free Tiremaax Troubleshooting interactive CD in Spanish. The CD assists service technicians in...
In-Cab Scanning speeds document transfer
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
PeopleNet in partnership with Microdea Inc has introduced In-Cab Scanning for the transportation industry. This new function provides the capability to...
Spire Group installs Priya WMS at facility
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The first installation of Motek's Priya warehouse management system (WMS) is now live at Spire Group Ltd's 2,251,000-cubic-foot public refrigerated warehouse...
Meetings & Associations
Industry figures discuss outlook for transportation at conference
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
FTR Associates held its annual Freight Transportation Conference in Indianapolis IN recently. This year's conference, America's Freight Transportation...
People & Places
Suppliers
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Dave Regnery, previously president of Ingersoll Rand Shared Services and the company's former president of Security and Safety for Europe, the Middle...
Obituaries
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Michael Leon Britain, a longtime employee of Utility Trailer Manufacturing and US Liner Co, died unexpectedly Aug 17, 2007, at his home. He was 53. Born...
Equipment & Supplies
Kenworth ventures into Class 5 territory
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Co is expanding into the Class 5 market with the introduction of the Kenworth T170 model. The Kenworth T170 is a straight truck in a 42...
Freight Wings can boost fuel efficiency
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Carrier Transicold, a unit of United Technologies Corp, is the first and only coast-to-coast distributor and installer of Freight Wing trailer fairings,...
Minimizer deflector keeps bugs at bay
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Spray Control Systems Inc, manufacturer of Minimizer poly truck fenders and accessories, is offering its latest product, the Minimizer Bug Deflector....
Reusable pan rack covers save energy
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Aleco, manufacturer of impact doors, strip doors and air curtains, also offers a line of energy-saving, reusable pan rack covers for the foodservice industry....
Certifier wireless hub adds test reliability
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Lite-Check LLC announces enhanced trailer and tractor certification and wireless data collection capabilities for the Certifier 912 FMVSS 121 and CMVSS...
Volvo picks Bridgestone R287 as standard
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America recently selected the Bridgestone R287 as the standard position steer tire for the Volvo VN and Volvo VT series of highway...
Goodyear tires gain EPA certification
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said the United States Environmental Protection Agency has certified its commercial tires featuring Fuel Max Technology...
Supplier Showcase
Tire Management Systems
Oct 1, 2007 12:00 PM
This showcase is focused on tire management systems for commercial vehicles. Besides primarily monitoring tire pressure, systems are provided that can...
