DOT ready to restore
national infrastructure

Commenting on President Obama’s signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said his agency will use transportation funding in the act “to deliver jobs and restore our nation’s economy.”...

Truck-involved fatality
rate declines in 2007

Figures released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) indicate that the nation’s truck-involved fatality rate in 2007 decreased 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2.25 per 100 million miles in 2006....

LMS TotalHeat assists
cold-climate transportation

Logistics Management Solutions (LMS), a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider, has introduced TotalHeat, a single source for heated transportation needs....

Bergstrom, Kohler form ‘powerful’ alliance

Bergstrom Inc. and Kohler Power Systems have joined forces to offer the trucking market a hybrid power system....

TransCore launches 3sixty Freight Match Express

TransCore has launched 3sixty Freight Match Express for small brokers, shippers, and carriers, giving them full access to the DAT Network at service levels fitting their business needs....

Stater Bros. sees sales inch up in fiscal 1Q

Jack H. Brown, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Stater Bros. Holdings Inc., announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2009....

Dean Foods Company savors ‘strongest’ 4Q

Dean Foods Company earned $0.43 per diluted share from continuing operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2008, an increase of 79% from the $0.24 per diluted share from continuing operations earned in fourth quarter 2007....

Textainer reports 4Q, full-year results

Textainer Group Holdings Limited, lessor of intermodal containers, has reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008....

DOT chief discusses state
recovery bill spending

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood met with leaders of state departments of transportation from across the nation February 11 in preparation for final passage of the economic recovery bill....

Electrification is topic
of FedEx CEO's speech

Frederick W Smith, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation, will address a National Press Club luncheon February 23 in a speech titled, “Confronting the Energy Threat: Electrification of Transportation as the Path Toward a Stronger Economy and Enhanced National Security.”...

Ford plans battery electric
light commercial vehicle

Ford plans to market a pure battery electric-powered light commercial vehicle in North America, based on the new Transit Connect global commercial vehicle platform....

Hawco expands refrigerated product offerings

Hawco has expanded its refrigeration product offerings to provide more cooling systems for mobile refrigeration applications....

Industry leaders unite
to spur fresh produce use

Leaders from the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), National Restaurant Association, and International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) have joined forces on a multi-phase project to identify opportunities to increase fresh produce use in foodservice....

University project aims
to create ‘smart’ bridges

Engineering “smart” bridges that can discuss their health with inspectors is the goal of a new $19 million project led by the University of Michigan....

Bruno’s files voluntary Chapter 11 petition

Bruno’s Supermarkets LLC, owner and operator of Bruno’s and Food World, filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Alabama to restructure operations to focus on its core strengths....

FRESH on the GO a convenient innovation

McLane Company’s FRESH on the GO program is now available to convenience stores across the continental United States. FRESH on the GO lets retailers offer their customers a wide variety of fresh products—such as yogurts, fruits, cheeses, and ready-to-eat salads—at competitive prices....

SenGenuity TempTrackr wireless measurement

SenGenuity, the Sensors division of Vectron International, has announced the TempTrackr Wireless Temperature Measurement Solution....

Johnson provides reefer bodies for Navistar Defense

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies received Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) approval on the first shipment of 37 fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies....

FFEX executives
to address conference

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. announced that Ronald Knutson, chief financial officer; and John Hickerson, chief marketing officer, will jointly address the BB&T Capital Markets 24th annual Transportation Services Conference in Coral Gables FL....