ATRI test project compares
idle-reducing technologies

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the results of a demonstration project involving four mobile idle reduction systems. ...

Trailer ABS lamp now
permanent requirement

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a final rule that makes permanent an existing requirement that trailers with antilock brake systems (ABS)...

Davis Express saves
about $389,000 a year
using fuel-stingy T660s

When diesel fuel prices reached as high as $4.75 per gallon a year ago, Davis Express was way ahead of the competition because it specified its trucks with fuel-saving components and selected the Kenworth T660 as its model of choice....

RFID-enabled system pays
dividends for H&M Bay

H&M Bay, a temperature-controlled less-than-truckload (LTL) third-party logistics provider, was featured in a recent issue of RFID Journal....

PSI-branded hoses deliver
maximum air to tires

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

Domestic intermodal
transport increases
market share in 2Q

Domestic intermodal transport gained significant market share against trucks in the second quarter of 2009, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...

First Mack Pinnacle rolls off
Macungie PA assembly line

A new era began August 13, when the first Mack Pinnacle tractor came off the production line at the Macungie Assembly Operations in Pennsylvania...

R-O-M Corp enhances SidekicK
folding ramp with larger wheels

More than a decade ago, R-O-M Corporation introduced the SidekicK, a reversible folding walkramp and transverse carrier system that increased side-door delivery options for food distributors. Since that time, continued product improvements have enhanced the SidekicK....

EPA GreenChill partners
receive awards at summit

Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle Inc received three awards from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership at the Food Marketing Institute’s Sustainability Summit held recently in San Francisco CA....

Financing options revised
for TRU ATCM compliance

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has revised the Financing Options list on the transport refrigeration unit (TRU) compliance assistance document titled Funding Opportunities for TRU ATCM Compliance....

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....

Monterey Gourmet Foods
to close plant in Eugene OR

Monterey Gourmet Foods plans to close its Eugene OR plant September 4, 2009....

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....