Flex-Panel’s indestructible qualities mean forklifts have met their match

Industrial Insulation Systems Inc (IIS) introduced its patent-pending indestructible forklift door system at a recent open house from its Boise ID manufacturing facility....

Kroger registers results
for fiscal second quarter

The Kroger Company reported total sales, including fuel, in the fiscal 2009 second quarter ended August 15, 2009, were $17.7 billion versus $18.1 billion for the same period a year ago....

Thermo King introduces
cellular version of TracKing

Thermo King announces the launch of the TracKing cellular web-enabled temperature management system. This new system will complement the existing TracKing satellite system....

Nash Finch Co, Roundy’s
reach settlement of suit

Nash Finch Company has entered into a settlement agreement with Roundy’s Supermarkets Inc that resolves the lawsuit filed in 2008 related to Nash Finch’s 2005 acquisition of two Roundy’s distribution centers....

Food industry's finest
drivers earn laurels
at safety competition

Nine drivers—including first place winners from Nicholas & Company, U S Foodservice, and Ben E Keith Foods—were recognized for their exceptional performance after competition in the 2009 Food Industry Truck Driving Championship....

Prime Inc deploys Decisiv
integrated data systems

Decisiv Inc announced completion of the integrated system between FleetPlus, Decisiv’s fleet facing service management software platform, and TMT Fleet Maintenance software from TMW Systems Inc....

Greatwide broadens
Supervalu agreement

Greatwide Logistics Services, a national provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services, has recently expanded and renewed its product transportation agreement with Supervalu in Pennsylvania....

CH Robinson acquires
two produce companies

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc, a produce sourcing and non-asset based third party logistics company, acquired two jointly owned, produce industry firms: Rosemont Farms Corporation Inc and Quality Logistics LLC....

PSI-branded hoses
deliver maximum air

When replacing the valve stem connection hoses on the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI, it is recommended that the proprietary MTIS hose be used to maximize the performance of the system....

Sta-Lock gladhands
ensure a connection

New Sta-Lock gladhands from Phillips Industries can ensure a secure trailer connection when space is tight and reduced weight is a goal....

TMTA salutes FFE
Transportation’s Stubbs

Texas Motor Transportation Association (TMTA) named FFE Transportation Services Inc’s Stoney “Russell” Stubbs as the 2009 Leadership Award recipient. ...

Pilgrim’s Pride will file
plan of reorganization

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation and six of its subsidiaries that are debtors and debtors in possession in the Chapter 11 cases pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas will be filing a joint plan of reorganization and disclosure statement under Chapter 11....

PrimeLINE reefer units
bolster green initiatives
of Chiquita banana fleet

Citing energy and weight savings and overall operational improvements, Chiquita Brands International is adding 1,250 PrimeLINE container refrigeration units from Carrier Transicold to its banana fleet....

Penske, Freightliner announce SCR seminar dates, locations

Penske Truck Leasing announced a 16-city, North American 2010 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Engine Seminar and Open House. The event debuts September 15, 2009, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and wraps up November 17, 2009, in Portland OR...

Trucking execs see light at end of tunnel: survey

The general conclusion by carrier executives is to be cautious in regard to equipment and expansion, according to a report of improving outlooks in the recent Transport Capital Partners (TCP) quarterly survey...

Freight economy’s recovery will be slow: FTR conference

The worst is over for the freight economy, but recovery will be slow and uneven, according to speakers at the recent FTR Associates Freight Transportation conference, which took place August 25-27, 2009, in Indianapolis IN...

Pilot Travel Centers starts
operating two DEF pumps

Pilot Travel Centers, which operates more than 350 owned or licensed retail interstate travel centers in 41 states, has begun operating two Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) fuel island pumps in preparation for serving vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR)....

KLLM Transport Services
to decrease pay to drivers

KLLM Transport Services LLC announced it will decrease driver pay for most its drivers beginning in October 2009....

Alliance Parts, ArvinMeritor
offer rebuilt brakes shoes

Alliance Parts has partnered with ArvinMeritor to provide a line of remanufactured brake shoes....

Navistar, Caterpillar create
NC2 Global joint venture

Navistar International Corporation and Caterpillar Inc have closed a joint venture transaction resulting in a new company, NC2 Global LLC, to serve the global commercial truck market....

Wared, PFS will offer
services to MENA region

Wared Logistics, provider of logistics and transportation services for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has partnered with Preferred Freezer Services (PFS), a provider of cold storage warehouses, to construct and manage refrigerated warehouses throughout MENA....