ATD panel delves into how
trucking should do green
, By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor, Fleet Owner

Trucking experts believe the industry can no longer view the term "green truck" solely in terms of emission reductions....

Navistar delivers 15
Durastar Hybrid tractors
to Powers Distributing

The streets of southeast Michigan have just become a little greener, thanks to Navistar’s recent delivery of 15 International DuraStar Hybrid beverage tractors...

Wabash National looks
to uncertain future

Wabash National has expressed concerns about its viability in documents the company has filed with the Security and Exchange Commission...

Roadranger official:
Trucking’s 'been
this bad before'
, By Sean Kilcarr, senior editor, FleetOwner

WASHINGTON--With the economy still in turmoil and new, stricter emission regulations on the near horizon, it's easy for those in trucking to get stuck in "panic mode."...

IRTA elects new officers

The International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA) elected new officers and board members at the recent IARW (International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses)-WFLO (World Food Logistics Organization)-IRTA Annual Convention & Expo....

LaHood says states should
use Recovery Act cost savings

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood reminds the nation’s governors and state secretaries of transportation that money saved on transportation projects paid for with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars should be used for additional transportation projects. ...

Aura’s Oasis refrigeration
system may qualify for grant

Aura Systems Inc was notified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its Oasis all-electric transport refrigeration system may be eligible for grants under the National Clean Diesel Campaign Program (NCDC)....

Refrigerated transportation
report has global perspective

Refrigerated Transportation: A Global Strategic Business Report from Global Industry Analysts Inc provides a review of market trends, drivers, product profile, players, competition, recent developments, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic industry activities....

Pilgrim’s Pride will close
chicken processing plant

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation plans to close its chicken processing plant in Dalton GA within 60 days and consolidate production at the company’s processing facility in Chattanooga TN....

Hormel Foods Corp honors
supplier spirit of excellence

Hormel Foods Corporation announced that 69 suppliers were awarded a 2008 Spirit of Excellence Award for their role in the company’s continuous improvement process during the past year....

Gordon Food Service uses
QRadar to ensure compliance

Q1 Labs, a global provider of security information and event management (SIEM) products, announced that Gordon Food Service is using the company’s QRadar family of network security management products to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)....