Arrowsight remote video
auditing system helps JBS
USA reduce E coli levels

JBS USA Beef reports a two-thirds reduction in microbial counts for E coli O157:H7 in its eight beef processing plants in the first half of 2011 versus the same period in 2010....

Smooth Air Blower enhances
Thermo King reefer systems

A new evaporator blower assembly from Thermo King lets transport customers gain improved energy and operational efficiency for their single- and multi-temperature refrigeration units while lowering fuel costs....

Michelin Advantage Program continues its steady growth

The Michelin Advantage Program, which offers members consistent pricing and services, is growing steadily as more small fleets and owner-operators join...

Kenworth provides NavPlus on Class 5–8s

Kenworth Truck Company announced that the NavPlus is now available for order on its Class 5-8 trucks...

Heavy-duty truck engine quality improves; satisfaction increases from 2010: survey

Heavy-duty truck engine quality has improved from 2010, after technology changes related to emissions standards revisions caused a spike in engine-related problems during recent years, according to the recent J D Power and Associates 2011 US Heavy-Duty Truck Engine and Transmission Study...

International brake drums line is launched

Navistar introduces International brake drums, offering a private label branded line of brake drums manufactured to the standards of Navistar OE specifications. These are the same drums that will be used at a factory production level on many Navistar truck models later in 2011...

Plane crash claims former
Great Dane leader Pines

Phillip Pines, Great Dane’s former president and chief operating officer, died the night of September 5, 2011, in a plane crash near Racine WI. He was 76. ...

BioStorage showcases
mobile biorepository
for relocating samples

BioStorage Technologies showcased Relofleet, the first mobile biorepository designed specifically for sample relocation within North America, at the recent Drug Information Association (DIA) annual meeting....

Total Quality Logistics
hiring at Dayton OH

Total Quality Logistics (TQL) will officially open the doors to its newest satellite office in Dayton OH on September 19, 2011....

Fair Oaks Farms leases
42 CNG-powered trucks
provided by PacLease

Fair Oaks Farms and Paccar Leasing Company (PacLease) have entered into a full-service lease agreement for 42 new Kenworth T440 tractors powered by Cummins Westport ISL-G compressed natural gas (CNG) engines....

Uruguayan produce
exporters committing
to Purfresh Transport

Transcargo is using Purfresh Transport for its second season of decay-free arrivals of mandarins shipped from Uruguay to the Far East....

Blast Freezer Curtain Wall provides
a safer alternative to panel doors

Zoneworks has introduced the sliding Blast Freezer Curtain Wall, a light, safe, and affordable airflow and thermal barrier for blast freezer cells. ...

Interstate Warehousing
attains energy savings
thanks to Digital Lumens

Groom Energy and Digital Lumens announced the installation of the Digital Lumens Intelligent Lighting System at three newly expanded Interstate Warehousing Inc facilities in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee....

Pilot Flying J offers DEF
at more fueling lanes

Pilot Flying J now offers Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) at the pump at more than 600 fueling lanes at 135 nationwide locations....

Canadian Freight Index slumps in July

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index for July 2011 was down 22% month-over-month but had a 3% increase year-over-year. July traditionally marks the start of summer vacation and highway construction season and has for the past five years experienced a decrease from June levels. However, July 2011 had the biggest decline in volumes since July 2007. ...

Mechanical Suspension Onboard Scale typically can be installed in one hour

TruckWeight recently introduced a new scale for mechanical suspension systems that can be quickly and inexpensively mounted as an aftermarket installation. The new Mechanical Suspension Onboard Scale requires no welding or special tools and can typically be installed in one hour on tractors and trailers with walking beam, leaf-spring, and other mechanical suspensions. ...

Bendix achieves air disc brake milestone

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) recently manufactured its 175,000th Bendix ADB22X air disc brake at the company’s wheel-end production facility in Bowling Green KY, which began producing the air disc brakes in 2005....

Rand McNally offers Lifetime Map Program

Rand McNally announced that all IntelliRoute TND GPS purchasers will be eligible to participate in a Lifetime Map Program. For a one-time fee of $89.99, participating IntelliRoute TND customers will have access to the latest Rand McNally map updates as long as they own the device....