Volvo thanks truck drivers
with a free holiday dinner

Some truck drivers end up on the road over the holidays rather than being with their families. Volvo Trucks North America salutes these drivers and will show its appreciation by providing them a free holiday dinner on Christmas Eve....

Del Monte Foods reports fiscal results

Del Monte Foods Company reported net sales for the second quarter fiscal 2009 of $901.0 million, compared with $808.2 million a year ago, an increase of 11.5%....

AVANZA stores donate 50 tons of food

Nash-Finch Company, a Minneapolis MN-based food distributor, announced the donation of 50 tons of food through its AVANZA supermarkets in Denver-Greeley CO and Omaha NE....

Cal-Maine to acquire Tampa Farm Service

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the egg production and marketing assets of Tampa Farm Service Inc., based in Dover FL....

ReeferTrak offers dual-mode capability

StarTrak Systems, a subsidiary of Alanco Technologies Inc., has introduced the ReeferTrak RT6000 wireless monitoring and control system with dual-mode communications....

LED flashlight detects refrigerant leaks

Spectronics Corporation has unveiled the Spectroline OPTIMAX 365, a cordless, rechargeable, true ultraviolet LED flashlight ideal for refrigerant leak detection in all types of air-conditioning and refrigeration systems....

C.H. Robinson expands to Corpus Christi

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, one of the world’s largest third-party logistics (3PL) providers of transportation and supply chain services, has expanded its operations into Corpus Christi TX....

Matson to raise rates for Hawaii service

Matson Navigation Company will raise its rates for the company’s Hawaii service by $120 per westbound container and $60 per eastbound container, effective January 4, 2009....

CARB updates status
of TRU standards

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted an update on the status of its Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) In-Use Performance Standards....

SmartWay program
going international

Representatives from 12 nations gathered earlier in December 2008, along with major big box retailers and freight carriers, for the first SmartWay International Summit....

Carrier PrimeLINE unit
rides wave of success

At the recent Intermodal 2008 container exposition and conference in Hamburg, Germany, Carrier Transicold reported that in the PrimeLINE container refrigeration unit’s inaugural year, it has already received more than 20,000 orders....

KLLM helps keep Stewpot
simmering with generosity

Since 1998, KLLM Transport Services has sponsored a Christmas party for children in the after-school program at Stewpot Community Center in Jackson MS. This year’s party will be held December 11....

Mitsubishi Fuso
consolidates ops

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, is consolidating North American operations at Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA), based in Logan Township NJ....

CARB revises emissions
compliance materials

The California Air Resources Board Board (CARB) has revised the compliance assistance materials for its Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) In-Use Performance Standards regulations....

DeNunzio’s Sausage
recalling products

DeNunzio’s Sausage of Elmira NY is recalling approximately 36,388 pounds of ready-to-eat Polish Kielbasa sausage products because they may contain an undeclared allergen—soy protein, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)....

Reed Boardall tracks
real-time trailer temps

Reed Boardall has been working with information technology consultants Waterstons and fleet management specialists Mix Telematics to develop a monitoring system that gives real-time location and internal temperature information for its refrigerated trailers....