US Foodservice employees
compete in safety rodeo

US Foodservice put 54 of its drivers and warehouse selectors to the test recently with a series of trials at the firm’s third annual National Driving Competition in San Antonio TX....

Refrigerated Foods, Jennie-O
shine in Hormel’s 3Q results

Hormel Foods Corporation has reported its performance for the fiscal year 2009 third quarter....

Three videos educate public
about ATA safety initiatives

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) produced three educational videos in conjunction with its 18-point safety agenda. These videos offer a concise, visual way to learn about each of the 18 safety policies and the positive effects of their implementation...

SmarTire shareholders ratify
Bendix acquisition of assets

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, announced that the agreement to acquire select assets of SmarTire Systems Inc...

DTNA receives telematics
service, application award

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) was awarded the Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial Vehicles award by Telematics Update for its new RunSmart Predictive Cruise system...

Rand McNally launches
IntelliRoute TND 500

Rand McNally announced the launch of a truck navigation device designed for owner-operators and professional truck drivers...

Roadside Medical Clinic
will add 11 new sites

Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab announced that Dr Royce Brough has received licenses for 11 Roadside Medical sites throughout Texas, California, New Mexico, New Jersey, Indiana and Oklahoma...

Houston air cargo
facility will handle
perishable imports

The Houston Airport System and Trammell Crow Company announce that Tradewinds Cargo Handling, owned by New Jersey-based Group One Investments LLC, signed a lease to operate a cold-storage air cargo facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston TX....

Great Dane unveils
Classic Truckload reefer

Great Dane Trailers debuted the Classic Truckload reefer, its newest refrigerated trailer, August 20 at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas TX....

Navistar accumulates 5 million hybrid miles

The number of owners and operators of Navistar’s hybrid-powered commercial vehicles is growing as hybrid trucks and buses become more and more attractive....

Volvo Trucks marks 50 years
of its three-point safety belt

This year, it is 50 years since Volvo introduced the three-point safety belt....

Freightliner extends Slice of Life program

With almost one year down and hundreds of thousands of miles logged, the Freightliner Trucks “Slice of Life” drivers have put their Detroit Diesel DD15-equipped 2009 Cascadia trucks to good use....

Domestic container gains continue in 2Q

Domestic containers once again provided the only positive intermodal volumes, up 0.9%, as the economic climate continued to hamper intermodal results in the second quarter....

Commercial vehicle market to stay weak

The demand for new heavy- and medium-duty commercial vehicles is expected to be off around 45% for the full year 2009 and remain at weak levels through the first half of 2010, according to ACT Research Co....

OPS announces Eco-Pur system

Oil Purification Systems (OPS) announced the new Eco-Pur system, a supplemental filtration system that uses electronic controls to continuously optimize the cleaning process and remove both solid and liquid contaminants from lubricating oil....

PowerPacks come with extended warranty

Detroit Diesel PowerPacks, a set of six “reliabilt” fuel injectors for Series 60 and MBE 4000 engines, now are available with an extended two-year, 150,000-mile warranty when installed by authorized Detroit Diesel service outlets....

Icebox Solutions expands,
updates its website

Icebox Solutions announced the release of its newly updated and expanded website: www.iceboxsolutions.com....

Textainer completes
reefer transaction
with Hanjin Shipping

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd, a leading lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, reports that 650 40-foot high-cube refrigerated containers have been committed to a long-term lease with Hanjin Shipping....

ArvinMeritor plans to invest
in Brazil vehicle business

Chip McClure, ArvinMeritor Inc’s chairman, chief executive officer, and president, announced that the company is planning an up to a $10 million (US) investment for its commercial vehicle business in Brazil...

Eaton uses stimulus funds
for milestone commercial
hybrid vehicle deployment

Eaton Corporation announced its truck and electrical businesses will support a $45.4 million grant to produce plug-in hybrid electric power systems for 378 vehicles, the nation’s largest commercial hybrid deployment to date....

Supervalu recalls
macaroni and cheese

Supervalu Inc is voluntarily recalling frozen Culinary Circle gourmet macaroni and cheese products because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes....

Alcoa 24.5-inch LvL ONE wheel
supports load range ‘H’ tires

Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products has rolled out the latest addition to its new LvL ONE line, the 24.5" LvL ONE wheel....

Textainer tallies results
for 2Q, six-month period

Textainer Group Holdings Ltd, a lessor of intermodal containers, has reported results for the second quarter and the six months ended June 30, 2009....

Jamba juices up its expansion
plans via Inventure agreement

Jamba Inc has announced continued progress in its brand expansion plans, as its wholly owned subsidiary, Jamba Juice Company, entered into a license agreement with The Inventure Group to develop a line of a blend-and-serve, frozen fruit smoothie kits for retail grocery distribution....

Continental exceeds SmartWay
goal in its first year as partner

Continental Tire North America Inc has officially exceeded its goal of increased compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership in only its first year of participation....