TransCore issues Carrier Benchmark Survey

TransCore’s second annual Carrier Benchmark Survey reveals that in 2011 to date, carriers’ monthly revenue on average was $1,607 (10%) higher per truck than in 2010. The increase was due primarily to a corresponding 10% uptick in per-mile rates. The survey also found that for-hire carriers who used load boards for 30% to 60% of their loads saw monthly revenues rise by an additional $1,378 (7.7%) per truck compared with 2010....

Yara has DEF locator app for Android users

Yara has launched a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) mobile locator application for Android mobile devices....

Eaton Corp hybrid system users rack up more than 200 million miles of service

Eaton Corporation has announced that customers of its hybrid systems have collectively accumulated more than 200 million miles of service, reducing diesel fuel consumption by 8 million gallons and harmful emissions by 80,000 metric tons....

Perdue installation helps
Maryland’s commitment
to solar energy shine

Maryland Gov Martin O’Malley and other state dignitaries celebrated the completion of one of the largest commercially owned solar power systems in the eastern United States at Perdue Inc’s corporate headquarters....

Testa sustainability
efforts earn IEC laurels

Testa Produce Inc has taken significant steps to become a sustainable and environmental leader in the foodservice industry....

Want to monitor temperatures
real-time? ATI has an app for that

American Thermal Instruments has a smartphone app that enables users to access ATI’s LOG-IC NFC data logger to scan, review, and communicate real-time temperature monitoring data....

Pacific Seafood Group
purchases Coast Seafoods

Pacific Shellfish Company, a subsidiary of the Clackamas OR-based Pacific Seafood Group, has acquired Coast Seafoods Company of South Bend WA. ...

C R England rolls out
some green machines
—its LNG tractor fleet

C R England has unveiled a new fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to be used in its dedicated operation division based in Ontario CA. ...

Bay Grove Capital
acquires Richmond
Cold Storage Co LLC

Bay Grove Capital LLC, a principal investment firm based in San Francisco CA, has acquired Richmond Cold Storage Company LLC (RCS), a third-party warehousing logistics company headquartered in Richmond VA....

Hain Celestial Group Inc
purchases Europe’s Best
assets, ops in Canada

The Hain Celestial Group Inc has acquired the assets and business of the Europe’s Best brand of all-natural, frozen fruit and vegetable products in Canada through its Hain Celestial Canada subsidiary....

Auchan optimizes logistics
via RFID-based tracking

Orange Business Services is providing Auchan Group a real-time tracking system to monitor the complete routing of plastic crates carrying fruits and vegetables for its French hypermarkets and supermarkets....

Acts of trucker heroism
deserve recognition
—so honor a Highway Hero

Do you know a truck driver who has performed a heroic deed? Don’t miss the deadline to recognize drivers who put themselves in harm’s way to save someone else....

Frozen Food Express
intends to streamline
its dry freight services

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc plans to restructure its dry freight service offerings....

Paragon routing software
balances warehouse ops

Paragon Software Systems Inc has added the Dispatch Smoothing feature to its transportation routing software to prevent bottlenecks in warehouse dispatch....

Idealease expands to offer
Capacity terminal tractors

Idealease Inc, which operates a leading North American commercial vehicle leasing, rental, and service network, has expanded its product offering to include diesel-powered Capacity terminal tractors....

Mack sponsors 2012 Back On The Road

Thanks to Mack Trucks Inc and Arrow Truck Sales, one deserving driver will leave the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show behind the wheel of a Mack Pinnacle model highway tractor....

Medium-duty truck quality improves, but customer satisfaction drops: survey

While the quality of medium-duty trucks has improved considerably during the past five years, overall customer satisfaction has declined during the same period, according to the J D Power and Associates 2011 US Medium-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study released recently....

Haldex provides TransitmaX brake lining

Haldex has introduced TransitmaX brake lining, developed for superior performance in demanding transit and coach applications. The friction material is FMVSS-121-certified for both 26,000- and 29,000-lb gross axle weight rating (GAWR) applications....

Dole signs settlement
agreement over workers’
alleged exposure to DBCP

Dole Food Company Inc has announced the signing of a definitive settlement agreement with the Provost & Umphrey Law Firm LLP. ...

Ralcorp completes
acquisition of Sara Lee
refrigerated dough ops

Ralcorp Holdings Inc has completed its acquisition of the North American private brand refrigerated dough business of Sara Lee Corporation....

Johnson restructures
its sales organization

Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies announces the restructuring of its sales organization and expansion of geographical coverage by its regional sales managers. ...

New white paper outlines
scalable paths to achieve
forklift program success

While many warehouse and material handling managers face pressure to reduce costs and improve productivity, industry reports show these same managers are reluctant to implement a forklift fleet and operator management program that could help achieve business goals....