ATA Truck Tonnage Index plummets in December

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index plunged 11.1 percent in December 2008....

Knight tallies revenue, earnings for 2008

Knight Transportation, the Phoenix AZ-based truckload carrier, reported revenue and earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008....

Kenworth offers PremierCare ExpressLube

Kenworth PremierCare ExpressLube Service is available for heavy- and medium-duty trucks at participating Kenworth dealers in the United States and Canada....

Oklahoma company recalls
frozen chili beef products

Windsor Quality Food, doing business as Windsor Foods of Tulsa OK, is recalling approximately 676,560 pounds of frozen chili beef products that may contain foreign materials from an ingredient source, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said....

Eurofresh Farms, CHEP
bolster their relationship

CHEP has announced the signing of a new long-term contract with Eurofresh Farms, a leading grower of greenhouse produce....

EPA recommends using
CentriFuse brake drums

Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc., a Precision Partners Inc. company, announced that its CentriFuse Lightweight Brake Drums have been recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)....

Sysco’s 2008 Supplier
of the Year: Pactiv Corp.

Sysco Corporation has announced that Pactiv Corporation (Lake Forest IL) has been named as its 2008 Supplier of the Year....

Rush delivers hybrid
truck to food bank

Rush Truck Center in Tucson AZ has delivered one of the first Peterbilt production hybrid diesel electric trucks to the local Community Food Bank....

CARB explains rules
for placing ID numbers

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued an advisory explaining the requirements for affixing or painting CARB Identification Numbers on transport refrigeration unit (TRU) housings....

Phillips expands Electrical Harness Division

Phillips Industries has expanded its Electrical Harness Division (EHD) in Saltillo, Mexico, to meet increased industry demands for its products....

TMC expo will include Doran 360 system demos

Doran Manufacturing LLC will display and demonstrate the company’s family of Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring systems designed for truck and trailer fleets in Booth #1616 at the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) Transportation Technology Exhibition....

Secure Trailer Lots opens
drop lot in Houston TX

Specialized security company Secure Trailer Lots has opened a new high-security drop lot in Houston TX....

IRTA looking for nominees
for Executive of the Year

The International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA) is now accepting nominations from its membership for the IRTA Executive of the Year Award....

ConAgra’s 2008 Carrier
of the Year: Hill Bros.

Hill Bros. Transportation has been awarded the ConAgra Foods 2008 Temperature Carrier of the Year award....

Cabot Creamery Co-op
chooses RedPrairie WMS

RedPrairie Corporation has announced its Warehouse Management system (WMS) has gone live in Cabot Creamery Cooperative’s 60,000-square-foot distribution center in Montpelier VT....

Cummins subsidiary
partners with EMCON

Cummins Emission Solutions (CES), a subsidiary of Cummins Inc., will strategically partner with EMCON Technologies LLC in manufacturing CES-Designed emission controls systems for the 2010 on-highway truck market....

TRW Automotive U.S.
acquires EnTire Solutions

TRW Automotive U.S. has purchased Michelin North America’s stake in EnTire Solutions, a joint venture between the two companies....

Azure Dynamics
restructures

Azure Dynamics, a leading developer of hybrid electric and electric powertrains for commercial vehicles, has announced a restructuring and comprehensive cost reduction plan....

Publix selects Cadec
to extend supply chain

Cadec Global, a provider of fleet management systems, announced that Publix Super Markets Inc. is now a Cadec customer....

Kroger, Meijer recall
ice cream products

The Kroger Co and Meijer are recalling certain ice cream products after announcements from their manufacturers that the products may be contaminated with salmonella....

EPA authorizes CARB
to enforce TRU ATCM

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the California Air Resources Board (CARB) authorization to enforce the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

ATRI website offers results of two studies

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has posted on its website the results of its research into ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD) and snow and ice accumulation on vehicles....

Decker Million Mile Team gains members

Decker Truck Line Inc. recently recognized some new additions to its Million Mile Team....

Phoenix Industries expands in Florida

Phoenix Industries LLC, headquartered in Winter Haven FL, is expanding its North Miami terminal from its location less than a mile from Interstate 95 to an 80,000-square foot foodgrade freezer and cooler facility less than a block away....

TransCore’s TWIC reader is authorized

TransCore’s TWIC hand-held reader, developed in conjunction with DAP Technologies and CoreStreet, has received Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorization for use in security clearance of millions of personnel accessing the nation’s ports as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program....