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Purfresh enhances
Hyundai Merchant
Marine’s services 

Purfresh Inc and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) will team together to expand HMM’s refrigerated services offerings and deliver higher-quality fresh produce to worldwide markets....

Eaton improves hybrid power systems 

Eaton Corporation has announced enhancements that will increase fuel economy, performance, and payback of its hybrid power system for commercial vehicles...

GE opens new Vehicle Innovation Center 

GE Capital Fleet Services announced the opening of its Vehicle Innovation Center, a facility that provides businesses, industry groups, and researchers a first-hand experience with alternative fuel vehicles and enabling GE technologies...

Arizona groups announce winners of fleet safety, achievement awards  

The Arizona Trucking Association (AzTA) and Arizona Transportation Education Foundation (ATEF) have announced winners of the industry’s fleet safety and individual achievement awards. ATA also announced the winners of the state truck driving championships held April 21...

US Foods purchases
New City Packing Co 

US Foods has announced the purchase of New City Packing Company, a supplier of quality steaks and fresh-cut portion meats to restaurants and clients across the United States....

Energy recycling firm
acquires CHP projects
at Dean Foods facilities 

Recycled Energy Development (RED) has acquired combined heat and power (CHP) projects at Dean Foods facilities in City of Industry CA and Franklin MA....

Magellan adds RoadMate
device to help truckers
plan routes, drive safely 

Magellan has announced a new addition to its RoadMate Commercial GPS family for truckers and commercial drivers providing improved safety and productivity before, during, and after on-the-road trips....

Performance Food Group
to acquire foodservice
distribution company IFH 

Performance Food Group Inc (PFG) plans to acquire Institution Food House Inc (IFH) from Alex Lee Inc....

MCI marks production
of 100,000th Star Cool
refrigerated container 

Maersk Container Industry (MCI) has produced its Star Cool refrigerated container number 100,000, reflecting unabated demand for frozen and chilled foods and an acute need for energy savings in global transportation....

Pilot Flying J plans
to open seven facilities 

Pilot Flying J recently announced plans to open seven new travel centers and travel plazas in June and July 2012....

Microchannel coils increase fuel
efficiency on SB, Spectrum units 

Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control systems for mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, now offers sustainable microchannel coils as a standard feature on its SB and Spectrum series single- and multi-temperature platform trailer refrigeration units....

Temperature excursions
in pharmaceuticals
examined in new report 

Nearly 30% of individuals surveyed reported temperature excursions in 6% or more of their temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical product....

Klinge Corp will provide
ATEX Directive-certified
refrigerated container 

With the spill of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the world became aware of the consequences that safety shortfalls in the offshore industry would have on the environment, people, and property....

TRALA unveils newly redesigned website 

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) has launched a redesigned and improved website with focus on enhanced member support and user experience...

Carrier Transicold
enhances X2 series
with two new models 

Carrier Transicold has introduced two new models in its X2 series of trailer refrigeration units: the 2500 APX and 2100 APX....

Rand McNally upgrades
EOBR compliance system 

Rand McNally announced a new pricing plan, several new features, and a warranty program for its single-box compliance system for fleets....

Tyson Foods salutes
18 Premier Carriers 

Tyson Foods Inc has named 18 of its vendor carriers as “Premier Carriers of the Year” for 2012. This is the first year the company has selected carriers for the honor....

Testa Produce facility
receives Edie Award 

Testa Produce Distribution Center in Chicago IL is one of five projects announced as winners of the Edie (Economic Development in Illinois) Award....

IARW Top 25 lists
of PRWs indicate
positive growth 

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) has released its annual IARW Global Top 25 List of the public refrigerated warehouses (PRWs) with the greatest capacity of warehouse space in the world....

Fikes operation
deploys TRANSFLO
Express scanning 

Fikes Truck Line and its sister company FTL Custom Commodities have implemented TRANSFLO Express truckstop scanning from Pegasus TransTech....

PeopleNet delivers engine
reporting for CNG, LNG vehicles 

PeopleNet announced that it is the only telematics provider to deliver engine reporting for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquid natural gas (LNG) vehicles....

TCBY takes frozen yogurt
to the streets with truck 

TCBY recently launched its new frozen yogurt truck platform in Charlotte NC as part of its expansion....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
retreats 1.1% in April 2012 

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.1% in April 2012 after increasing 0.6% in March....

Bridgestone offers fuel-saving tire system 

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions now offers a total tire system that can save money and helps the planet as well...

Freight index sets volume record in April 

In April 2012, the TransCore DAT North American Freight Index achieved the highest volume in a single month since the index was established in 1996...

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