March 2009
Cover Story
Resource Conservation
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
The World's first and New York City's only food rescue program, City Harvest, this year expects to rescue some 23 million pounds of excess food from all...
Editor's Note
Dropped opportunities in the downturn
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, David A Kolman david.kolman@penton.com
Like other businesses and industries, the cold chain logistics segment is feeling the effects of the global downturn and economic deterioration. There...
Features
Truck leasing helps companies keep bank credit lines open
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ordinarily, Credit allows companies to expand their business, improve efficiency, and diversify their operations so they can take advantage of new business...
Strategies for lowering fuel costs
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
While Diesel prices have fallen well below the historic highs of 2008, fuel conservation remains a critical concern for refrigerated fleets and must be...
Eco-Driving: Simple techniques for operational savings
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
Three fundamental factors affect a vehicle's fuel consumption: the vehicle, driving conditions, which are outside the control of the driver and vehicle,...
Fleet solutions: Leasing, maintenance outsourcing can offer cost-effective alternatives
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
With the combination of today's challenging business conditions and the increasing complexity of trucks, more refrigerated fleets are looking at outsourcing...
Cold storage facility depends on temperature-controlled carriers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By David A Kolman
Newport-St Paul Cold Storage is a locally owned and operated business specializing in serving the frozen and refrigerated food industries throughout the...
How one fleet eliminates emergency tire road service issues
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Located In Dade City, Florida, Rowland Transportation specializes in hauling temperature-sensitive products. Begun in 1978 as an outgrowth of a dairy...
Cargo theft: Rethinking security, logistics can help reduce the risks
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cargo Theft is a huge enterprise. Every year, tens of billions of dollars are lost due to cargo theft. Industry estimates are as high as $60 billion a...
SCR distribution: Building an infrastructure network for diesel exhaust fluid
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Most of the new diesel engines set for launch in 2010 will have an emission control system that includes selective catalytic reduction (SCR). The SCR...
Encapsulated insulated trailer uses special materials
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
An Environmentally controlled, towable transport unit, the new TempCel is a fully encapsulated composite trailer produced with ceramic carbon-coated materials...
Industry Watch: News
Clean Diesel licenses ARIS to Eaton Corp
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. and Eaton Corporation have entered into a global non-exclusive licensing agreement. Under the agreement, Eaton will use...
Getting the most from GPS tracking systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
GPS fleet tracking systems typically provide trucking companies with a lot more information than just vehicle locations. Even the most basic commercial...
Detroit Diesel innovation earns award
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) recently recognized the turbo compounding feature incorporated into the new Detroit Diesel DD15 engine as the top...
Johnson provides reefer bodies for Navistar Defense
Feb 9, 2009 11:59 AM
Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies received Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approval on the first shipment of 37 fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies....
Fontaine PartSource has it Right Now
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fontaine PartSource, the aftermarket business of Fontaine Trailer Company, announces its Right Now program for heavy-haul accessories and options. Now...
Study finds 30% decrease
in 2008's traffic congestion
Feb 26, 2009 9:27 AM
The second annual INRIX National Traffic Scorecard reveals a 30% decline in traffic congestion in 2008 during the peak periods on major roads in urban America....
SelecTrucks extends two promotions
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SelecTrucks is extending two of its 2008 promotions through March 31, 2009. The promotions are designed to offer customers a variety of purchasing and...
United Natural facility
achieves the LEED
Feb 19, 2009 9:08 AM
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) announced that its 259,729-square-foot Ridgefield WA refrigerated distribution center has been awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)....
Kenworth offers PremierCare ExpressLube
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth PremierCare ExpressLube Service is available for heavy- and medium-duty trucks at participating Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada....
Webb expands engineering capabilities
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Expanded development engineering capabilities of Webb Wheel Products Inc. at its research and development lab facilities in Cullman AL gives the company...
Tyson earns three IFDA awards in a row
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Tyson Foodservice Group of Springvale AR was honored as the 2008 International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) Supplier of the Year during...
MTIS aids trailers with aerodynamic skirts
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Pressure Systems International recommends adding the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI to trailers outfitted with aerodynamic skirts. Most trailer...
Cummins reaffirms
readiness for 2010
Jan 15, 2009 9:49 AM
Cummins Inc. has reaffirmed that its entire on-highway product range, including its ISX, will be ready to meet the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the North American market beginning in 2010....
Sysco’s 2008 Supplier
of the Year: Pactiv Corp.
Jan 28, 2009 9:27 AM
Sysco Corporation has announced that Pactiv Corporation (Lake Forest IL) has been named as its 2008 Supplier of the Year....
Fleets to vie for Volvo Trucks Safety Award
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Smart fleet managers have always known that safety pays. Now the payoff from safety will be $50,000, thanks to the Volvo Trucks Safety Award. Volvo Trucks...
C.R. England selects
PAR monitoring system
Jan 16, 2009 8:59 AM
PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) has been selected by C.R. England to deploy PAR’s RT-200 monitoring system in the Utah-based carrier’s more than 5,000 refrigerated trailers....
Meritor WABCO holds ride n drive event
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems provided fleet managers and government officials with an opportunity to experience the latest collision-safety technology...
LMS TotalHeat assists
cold-climate transportation
Feb 17, 2009 9:06 AM
Logistics Management Solutions (LMS), a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider, has introduced TotalHeat, a single source for heated transportation needs....
Industry Watch: Business
Phillips expands Electrical Harness Division
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries has expanded its Electrical Harness Division (EHD) in Saltillo, Mexico, to meet increased industry demands for its products, which...
C.R. England's expansion
shows trust in economy
Nov 3, 2008 10:16 AM
C.R. England Inc. announced the acquisition of 102,000 square feet of office space in a newly developed business park in Salt Lake City UT....
Advantage PressurePro teams with Tiger
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Advantage PressurePro, manufacturer of PressurePro tire monitoring systems, has partnered with Tiger Leasing to provide leasing options for PressurePro...
Navistar, Ford reach
new business agreement
Jan 14, 2009 9:53 AM
Ford and Navistar International have reached an agreement to restructure their ongoing business relationship and settle all existing litigation between the companies....
ArvinMeritor paring senior executive pay
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ArvinMeritor Inc. is cutting base salaries of about 100 senior executives by 10 percent as it looks to conserve cash in response to worsening economic...
Dreyer's shifts production to other plants
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc. will stop production at its Houston TX manufacturing facility by the beginning of April 2009. It will shift production to...
Utility Trailer Sales of Boise has new digs
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company and Tautliner? curtainside trailers announce that Utility Trailer Sales of Boise Co. has relocated to a larger facility...
RLS will expand New Jersey warehouse
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
RLS Logistics has completed plans for expanding its Malaga NJ warehouse facility, designed to enhance its storage and service offerings to frozen and...
Industry Watch: Government
Truck-involved fatality rate drops in 2007
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Figures released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indicate that the nation's truck-involved fatality rate in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to...
Requirements for placing CARB ID numbers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an advisory explaining the requirements for affixing or painting CARB Identification Numbers on transport...
TRU filters help industry meet enforceable CARB regulations
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Rypos, manufacturer of a complete line of diesel particulate filters, is working with the refrigerated trucking industry toward compliance with the newly...
USDA outlines details of final COOL rule
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced details of the final regulation for the mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) program...
Product Innovations
Citgo HD LubeAlert manages lube maintenance
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Citgo's HD LubeAlert oil analysis program brings together oil service intervals and other service needs to help fleets optimize manpower and equipment...
Tier IV engines set clean-burning standard
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Thermo King's Tier IV truck unit engines, found in all new Thermo King truck units, have been shown to be significantly cleaner-burning. During recent...
System maintains liftgate battery charge
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Permalogic Selector System is the latest development from Phillips Industries to address problems facing fleets running auxiliary equipment such as...
ClearSky DPF approved for ComfortPro use
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new ClearSky diesel particulate filter (DPF) has been conditionally verified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for use with Carrier Transicold's...
PlatinumShield protects brake shoes
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ArvinMeritor Inc. has introduced remanufactured brake shoes with PlatinumShield coating, which provides protection against corrosion and rust-jacking....
Anti-siphon device provided as standard
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company now offers a tamper-resistant, durable, metal anti-siphoning device as standard on all Kenworth Class 8 vehicles specified with...
TrekView recorders excel in the dark
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
When the doors of a transport vehicle close, perishable products are alone. With the darkness, warm temperatures can creep in on perishables and damage...
FleetLink integrates with onboard systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TruckWeight Inc introduced FleetLink, a telematics device that lets fleet managers electronically capture and communicate axle-weight data generated by...
PACCAR Parts offers extended warranties
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
PACCAR Parts announces extended warranties up to 24 months on several of its PACCAR-branded all-makes aftermarket parts including clutches, air springs,...
TempTrackr provides portability in wireless temp measurements
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SenGenuity, the Sensors division of Vectron International, has announced the TempTrackr Wireless Temperature Measurement Solution, designed to provide...
PartSmart line aimed at cost-conscious
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Navistar is launching a new private label brand of truck parts aimed at cost-conscious truck owners. Known as PartSmart, the new product line offers quality...
Detroit Diesel, ESOC develop fuel filter change system safer to environment
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel Corporation has collaborated with ESOC (Environmentally Safe Oil Change) Commercial Truck Inc. to develop an environmentally safe fuel...
Hawco expands its product offerings
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hawco has expanded its refrigeration product offerings to provide more cooling systems for mobile refrigeration applications. Its mobile refrigeration...
PR, PR Plus height control valves offered
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems offers the Precision Response and Precision Response Plus height control valves for the original equipment market. PR...
Used-oil boiler handles large volumes
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Clean Burn has introduced the CB-500-CTB. The large-capacity used-oil coil tube boiler can recycle large volumes of used oil (3.6 gallons of used oil...
Red Dot to distribute ClimaCab system
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Red Dot Corp. announced that Glacier Bay Inc.'s ClimaCab all-electric climate-control system for commercial vehicles is available to its network of warehouse...
Waytek DIN Rails resist corrosion
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Waytek Inc., a distributor of electrical wiring supplies, now carries DIN Rails. These are designed for mounting various electrical components, including...
Webb Vortex outperforms other drums
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Testing of the new lighter-weight gray iron Webb Vortex drum shows considerable improvement in performance over other lighter-weight commercial vehicle...
PRIMAAX EX system improves durability
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For expanded application capabilities, Hendrickson recently launched the PRIMAAX EX system, an enhanced version of the PRIMAAX heavy-duty, vocational...
Phillips improves primary wire packaging
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For easier identification, Phillips Industries has improved the packaging for spools of its primary wire. The new see-through package design covers 12-...
Changing Roles
Suppliers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dr. Reiner Beutel has been named chief executive officer of SAF-Holland Group GmbH. His predecessor, Rudi Ludwig, has retired from day-to-day operations...
Associations
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Members of the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) elected four new directors to the IFDA board of directors and re-elected eight...
Supplier Showcase
Fleet Management Systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Also known as transportation management systems, these computer-based applications offer a comprehensive portfolio of tools to track and manage various...
KGL TC chooses FMS tracking systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
When it comes to safe, reliable, and cost-effective movement of goods in the Middle East, KGL Transportation Company (KGL TC) is a leader. With a workforce...
XATANET 4.3 can improve fleet operations
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
XATA Corporation has announced the release of the next version of its on-demand fleet operations software. New features and enhanced tools in XATANET...
Decisiv system links fleets to service locations
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Decisiv Service Management Platform (DSMP) is an Internet-based portal that helps streamline maintenance and repair activities by supporting stronger...
InterGis has fleet management solution
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
InterGis' Visual Control Room (VCR) fleet management solution provides automatic routing, scheduling, and dispatching, in addition to job tracking and...
All-in-one fleet management service
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TeleNav Inc. announced the addition of TeleNav Vehicle Manager to its Mobile Resource Management (MRM) product line. Powered by Turnpike, it combines...
Dispatch Manager performs multiple tasks
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. announces the release of Dispatch Manager, a software program to manage dispatching and load tracking in transportation...
Supply chain extended to point of delivery
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cadec Global has introduced a new version of DeliveryTracker, a configurable mobile application that extends a company's supply chain to the point of...
McLeod offers PC*MILER 22 upgrade
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
McLeod Software has completed the integration of the 22nd annual upgrade of PC*MILER from ALK Technologies Inc. The latest versions of ALK's routing,...
Cadec, Blue Sky form technology alliance
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cadec Global and Blue Sky Technologies Inc. have announced a technology partnership intended to help trucking fleets collect objective data that will...
Activity Alerts fill fleets in on vehicle events
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Networkcar's new Activity Alerts is an alert system that commercial fleets can use to create notifications by email or SMS (text) for specific vehicle...
Information Channels
TMW software increases shop efficiency
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMT ServiceCenter software from TMW Systems is designed to help maintenance and repair services increase their efficiencies and capabilities. The software...
Help assessing risk in cold workplaces
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A new ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standard provides a comprehensive method for assessing risk and managing work practices in...
Vigillo enters into agreement with ITI
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Vigillo LLC has formed an alliance with Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI). Under the agreement, Vigillo's web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) risk...
United Fresh Virtual Marketplace debuts
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The United Fresh Produce Association announces the launch of the United Fresh Virtual Marketplace, the first 24/7 search engine for produce industry products...
System manages online driver applications
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For years, Hightower Advertising Agency has offered AdManager and PhoneManager through its OPUS Suite. A third product, WebManager, has recently been...
Numerex, Savi launch ST-694 Global Tag
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Numerex Corporation and Savi, a Lockheed Martin company, have announced their technology partnership to co-develop what would be the first asset and shipment...
ATA issues Driver Compensation Study
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations has released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with data from 2007 and 2008 operations. It is ATA's first report on...
3sixty Freight Match Express is launched
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TransCore has launched 3sixty Freight Match Express for small brokers, shippers, and carriers, giving them full access to the DAT Network at service levels...
Free WillGo Now: Trailer database changes
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As of February 1, 2009, WillGo Inc. will have converted its online, searchable Trailers For Sale database to a free service. Since its launch in 1997,...
TransCore's TWIC reader is authorized
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TransCore's TWIC hand-held reader, developed in conjunction with DAP Technologies and CoreStreet, has received Transportation Security Administration...
U.S. Chamber manual includes Bendix
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is continuing its national leadership in the fight against counterfeiting through its inclusion in the U.S. Chamber...
Alter work schedules to ease pain at pump
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Changes in employee work schedules can help ease the pain of high gasoline costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Switching to a four-day week with...
Transplace enhances business portal
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Transplace has announced the general availability of a hosted business intelligence reporting system. The web-based portal allows customers to produce...
ABS replacement parts wall chart offered
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex's All Makes ABS replacement parts wall chart is available. This chart was recently updated to reflect the Haldex ABS replacement kit offering for...
Rand McNally enhances software systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Rand McNally has introduced significant additions to its IntelliRoute and MileMaker commercial trucking systems to help carriers and shippers save time...
Hardcat program helps firms save money
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hardcat announces the development of a specific program to help medium to large logistics organizations better understand their assets and save money....
Sensaphone website aids facility managers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Sensaphone's new website offers detailed information on remote monitoring systems that can safeguard food, medicine, blood supplies, and other resources...
American Trucking Trends report offered
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations announced the release of American Trucking Trends 2008-2009, an annual state of the industry report. This trucking...
BBTS releases new fuel economy guide
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Time was, driver pay far outweighed fuel as a fleet's number one expense. With fuel moving into the lead, Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS) is...
Penske launches improved extranet
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing has announced the launch of its new customer extranet site, MyFleetAtPenske.com. The site, exclusively developed for Penske Truck...
Analysis covers trucking operational costs
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the findings of its analysis on operational costs of trucking. Research was sponsored...
Detroit Diesel enhances its website
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel has revamped its website, www.detroitdiesel.com, making it easier to find Detroit Diesel products, services, and dealers. There is extensive...
Online cost calculator helps plan finances
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Eagle Capital has introduced a new tool that helps truckers manage their business by tracking expenses by month, by year, and most importantly, by mile....
Waytek catalog has 300-plus new products
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Waytek Inc. announces new Catalog 221A, featuring more than 300 new products and 138 pages full of electrical wiring supplies. New products include: Molex...
Arsensault revises license pricing structure
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Arsenault Associates, provider of the Dossier fleet maintenance management software systems, announced a revision to its user license pricing structure...
Brochure highlights Kenworth AG130
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new Kenworth AG130 Front Air Suspension brochure is available from Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada. This brochure features the AG130,...
TMW Imaging version 3.1.0 is released
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMW Systems Inc. has reported the release of TMW Imaging version 3.1.0. This robust, no-frills document management application has become the most popular...
Great Dane Trailers redesigns website
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Great Dane Trailers has launched its newly redesigned website www.greatdanetrailers.com with expanded product information and more in-depth location search...
Produce association program aims to enhance supply chain
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
United Fresh Produce Association will establish a new Supply Chain Technology & Logistics Program to serve its members in all areas of supply chain management,...
Industry Events
Truck Driver Appreciation Week scheduled
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations announced the dates for National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW) 2009, which celebrates the 3.5 million professional...
