November 2008
Cover Story
Attention to detail
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
For Sierra Meat & Seafood Company in Marina, California, finding and retaining drivers and warehouse workers is not a problem. This busy wholesale distributor...
Editor's Note
From out of nowhere
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, David A Kolman david.kolman@penton.com
Very Early One chilly morning late last month, I was piloting a rig along a two-lane rural highway, enjoying the crisp air and the lack of traffic. Suddenly,...
Features
Transportation inefficiencies
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
For the Larger common carriers and private fleets, wireless technologies have helped to streamline operations, leading to higher profitability. Along...
Major development
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) in mid-November announced a comprehensive plan to adjust company operations in response to continuing depressed truck demand...
Food recalls
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
It is Well understood that the primary purpose of a food recall is to protect the public health from products that present a risk of injury or gross deception,...
US focus
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
A Global Leader in commercial vehicles and diesel engines, Isuzu Motors is devoting more time and attention to the US marketplace. The core strategy is...
Driver hiring
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
When it Comes to hiring truck drivers, the obvious objective is, naturally, to most cost-effectively employ the best candidates. What may not be as well...
Industry Watch: News
Eaton flexes hybrid muscle at 2008 Truck Users Forum
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Eaton Corporation announced that 24 of the 35 trucks featured in the recent CALSTART Worlds Largest Hybrid Ride & Drive used Eaton hybrid power systems....
Attention, troops! Post-service jobs await
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Troop Transition, a career transition program designed for the exclusive use of those who are serving in the United States Armed Forces, has announced Troops 2 Truckers...
TRU filter clarification
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
I read the article in your September issue, Environmental regulations, A look at what CARB is doing and planning, which was based on a presentation made...
Carrier Transicold, TYR are Olympic champs in food and beverage safety at Beijing
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
If they gave out gold medals for food and beverage safety, Carrier Transicold and joint-venture partner Tianjin Yuanchang Reefer Container Service (TYR) would be champions...
Crowley order includes reefer containers
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Crowley Maritime Corporation, based in Jacksonville FL, has acquired $21 million worth of refrigerated containers, chassis, trailers, dry containers,...
SelecTrucks has used-truck finance options
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
As many used-truck customers find their financing choices limited by unwilling lenders and high interest rates, SelecTrucks is addressing these issues...
Industry Watch: Business
Dana Holding Corp. moving headquarters
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Dana Holding Corp., based in Toledo OH, plans to sell its corporate headquarters building and grounds and relocate to its existing Automotive Systems Technology Center in Maumee OH, according to Dana information...
Hercules goes to Lean Manufacturing
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Hercules Manufacturing is adopting Lean Manufacturing practices to help it become more responsive to customers' needs and schedules, while also better...
Cummins ends joint
diesel engine venture
Jul 28, 2008 9:59 AM
Cummins has concluded its joint diesel engine venture with two companies of Italy’s Fiat Group....
Frozen Food Express
makes money in 2Q
Jul 31, 2008 9:28 AM
Frozen Food Express Industries has reported its first quarterly profit since 2006....
Industry Watch: Government
Surface trade with Canada and Mexico up
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 6.8% higher...
SmartWay Excellence Award winners
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Partnership has presented SmartWay Excellence Awards to 27 freight industry organizations...
APUs now exempt from federal excise tax
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The National Automobile Dealers Association and American Truck Dealers led a successful effort to exempt auxiliary power units (APUs) from the 12 percent federal excise tax (FET)...
Information Channels
Raymond has fleet management system
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Raymond Corporation's new iWarehouse system is an enterprise fleet management solution that collects and analyzes lift truck data to maximize fleet productivity and reduce costs...
Cadec adds new fleet intelligence application
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Cadec Global has launched Mobius InSight, a delivery operations application that provides the ability to monitor, measure, and analyze crucial business indicators and trends to optimize fleet performance across the supply chain...
Product Innovations
Bi-directional landing platform from Bustin
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Bustin Industrial Products' new RLA bi-directional landing platform is a lightweight aluminum platform that can be easily deployed and stowed from either side of a trailer...
Safety light for Magliner hand trucks, carts
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Magline has introduced a safety light for its Magliner line of hand trucks and carts. The first of its kind, these battery-powered flashing LED lights...
Self-closing strip doors for trucks, trailers
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
ROM Corporation's DuroMatic Self-Closing Strip Door for refrigerated truck and trailer applications combines the temperature control benefits of PVC strip doors with the driver-friendly benefits of a clear curtain that opens and automatically closes once the driver and load are out of the vehicle...
Insulation kit for loading dock levelers
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
DL Manufacturing's Leveler Koozi is an energy savings kit suitable for most existing loading dock levelers. Installed between the structural beams on...
Environmentally-safe cleaner
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
HTM International's Cajun Shine All is a water-based all-purpose wax, polish, and protectant all in one. Unlike many other cleaners and waxes, it has...
Reman'd CARB-compliant reefer engines
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Reviva, a company that specializes in remanufacturing gas and diesel engines, is now offering remanufactured diesel-fueled transport refrigeration units (TRU) that exceed the Tier 2 emissions standards required by the California Air Resources Board (CARB)...
Changing Roles
Fleets
Nov 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Phoenix Industries LLC has added to its staff W.C. Bailey as director of business development. He brings more than 30 years of industry and management...
