Florilli Transportation renews
XATA MobileMax contract

Florilli Transportation LLC has renewed its contract for XATA Corp’s MobileMax fleet operations system....

Commercial vehicle inventory
levels reach a 41-month low

In preparation for a June 18, 2009, full House Homeland Security Committee mark-up of HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) sent a letter to the committee members outlining several concerns about the bill...

Hormel, Herdez Del Fuerte
form MegaMex joint venture

Hormel Foods and Herdez Del Fuerte SA de CV announced a definitive agreement to create MegaMex Foods, a 50/50 joint venture to market Mexican foods in the United States....

Commercial vehicle safety
belt use reaches 72% in ‘08

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72% in 2008....

Nestle voluntarily recalls
refrigerated cookie dough

Nestle USA’s Baking Division is initiating a voluntary recall of Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products....

PMA Foodservice Conference nears

Foodservice and produce leaders from across the supply chain will want to make certain they are in the room July 25 when industry principals convene to discuss the implications of new research about produce’s role in growing the foodservice industry’s business....

Pro Force represents
Fontaine in Canada

Fontaine International announced that Pro Force Marketing Ltd will now represent Fontaine and its aftermarket company, Fontaine Parts Connection, throughout Canada....

Kenworth of South Texas
is Dealer of Year for 2008

Kenworth of South Texas in San Antonio TX was named 2008 Kenworth Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held recently in Columbus OH....

Networkfleet announces
4200 tracking system

Networkfleet Inc announced the soon-to-be-available Networkfleet 4200, a GPS vehicle tracking system for commercial and government fleets....

Thermo King parts rebate
program is in its fifth year

Thermo King Corporation is offering customers rebates of up to $250 when they purchase qualifying parts for Thermo King and Carrier units from participating Thermo King dealerships in the United States and Canada....

SageQuest selects KORE
as its wireless network

KORE Telematics, a digital wireless services provider specializing in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, announced that SageQuest has selected the KORE network....

Natures Choice Produce
picks CHEP pallet program

Natures Choice Produce Inc, a grower and shipper of watermelons, has renewed its contract to ship products on pallets from CHEP....

Kenworth’s
efforts garner
EPA Clean Air
Excellence Award

PACCAR’s Kenworth Truck Company was recently honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the Clean Air Excellence Award....

Dean Foods to acquire
Belgian firm’s division

Dean Foods Company has agreed to acquire the Alpro division of Vandemoortele NV, Belgium’s largest privately held food company....

AgTEC offers studies backing
truck weight limit increase

Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC), which supports increasing the overall gross vehicle weight limits for trucks, has analyzed and made available 11 independent studies...

ArvinMeritor participates
in hybrid truck convoy

ArvinMeritor Inc participated in a June 11 hybrid truck convoy to Capitol Hill, sponsored by Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) and CALSTART...

ATA unveils 18 initiatives
for greater highway safety

American Trucking Associations (ATA) unveiled its new highway safety agenda at a Capitol Hill press conference...

Cap-and-trade program
will harm trucking: ATA

American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a congressional committee that a cap-and-trade program would impose significant costs on truckers and American consumers...

Volvo Truck agrees to carry
SAF-Holland’s spare parts

SAF-Holland SA is joining forces with the Volvo Truck Corporation in the aftermarket business. As part of this cooperation, Volvo Truck Corporation has started to include SAF-Holland spare parts in its European Truck Shop...

Union Pacific has greener
produce delivery on track

Union Pacific Railroad’s refrigerated boxcar fleet has been known for its ability to deliver fresh produce. The railroad now is delivering “greener” produce, too....

Volvo Trucks announces
Dealers of Year for 2008

Volvo Trucks North America recently announced its 2008 Dealers of the Year for the United States and Canada....

The Really Cool Food Co
merges with Renaissance

The Really Cool Food Company LLC and Renaissance Food Group LLC have announced a merger....

Psion Teklogix mobile devices
enhance efficiency for USCS

Psion Teklogix Inc announced that United States Cold Storage (USCS), a leading public refrigerated warehousing (PRW) company, has begun a nationwide implementation of new Psion Teklogix’ mobile devices at more than 30 sites....