Thermo King showcases
75 years of innovation
with offerings at MATS

Thermo King is celebrating a 75-year legacy of innovation at the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville KY....

RedLine Packing Vision System
makes labeling more efficient

A new Vision System that supports multiple print heads is making produce labeling even more efficient for RedLine Packing users....

ATA’s Truck Tonnage
Index climbs in February
for four months in a row

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.6% in February 2013 after increasing 1% in January....

Caterpillar Foundation
invests $1 million
in Feeding America

The hunger-relief organization Feeding America announced a $1 million investment from the Caterpillar Foundation to support programs that provide fresh fruit and vegetables to low-income clients....

PEAK unit unveils Final Charge test strips

Old World Industries’ Final Charge global extended life coolant solves the challenge of maintaining proper inhibitor levels when the vehicle is on the road 98% of the time and controlling what coolant technology is used for top-off is limited...

ATHS will conduct Antique Truck Show

Hundreds of antique trucks and thousands of trucking enthusiasts will gather in Yakima WA for the American Truck Historical Society (ATHS) 2013 National Convention and Antique Truck Show...

Mack will offer QR codes on new trucks

Mack Trucks announced that all new Mack trucks will feature a unique QR code to speed service response times and improve customer uptime. QR codes, or quick response codes, are matrix bar codes that supply rapid retrieval of information when a tablet or other mobile device scans the code...

Kraft Foods Group
salutes Central
Refrigerated Service

Central Refrigerated Service Inc received the 2012 Carrier of the Year award from Kraft Foods Group Inc at the group’s annual meeting in Chicago IL....

Foster Farms products
earn humane certification

Family-owned Foster Farms announced that its fresh chicken products have earned humane certification from American Humane Association....

California Giant Berry
Farms picks FoodLink
food tracking system

FoodLink has announced that California Giant Berry Farms will use the company’s item-specific tracking system on all its strawberries grown in the United States....

WOW Logistics seeks
scholarship applicants

WOW Logistics is offering its annual scholarship, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, to students attending a University of Wisconsin System school seeking a degree in dairy or food science....

Driver safety mushrooms
at South Mill—courtesy
of GreenRoad systems

GreenRoad has sharpened the focus on driver safety at South Mill, one of the nation’s top five mushroom and produce growers and distributors....

Freshway Foods observes
quarter century of growth

Freshway Foods is celebrating its 25th anniversary....

Thermo King honors
leading 2012 dealers

Thermo King honored leading 2012 dealers at its annual dealer meeting early in 2013....

Trailiner Corp selects
Rand McNally TND 760
for its 250-truck fleet

After analysis and driver testing of EOBR (electronic on-board recorder) and mobile communication systems, Springfield MO-based Trailiner Corporation has selected Rand McNally’s TND 760 mobile fleet management system for its 250 trucks....

Data logging system simplifies
monitoring of meat lockers

CAS DataLoggers recently provided a data logging system for a slaughterhouse with meat lockers storing product requiring continual temperature monitoring....

Calavo Growers creates
FreshRealm LLC business

Calavo Growers Inc has created FreshRealm LLC, a technology company building a platform for everyone in the fresh food business—or would like to be—to enable them to do their job more effectively....

JTS sponsors Food Expo

Johanson Transportation Service (JTS), a third-party logistics provider, will be a major sponsor of the 2013 Fresno Food Expo....

Online driver recruiting service expands

Jobs.CDLCareerNow.com has launched a new expanded website portal to help recruit and develop more qualified driver leads for motor carriers of all sizes...

PeopleNet offers Tethered Trailer Tracking

PeopleNet has introduced a trailer tracking offering that requires no additional trailer hardware...

BNSF hails Los Angeles
harbor board’s decision
to approve SCIG project

BNSF Railway called the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners’ decision to recommend approval of the Southern California International Gateway project a significant vote for both a greener environment and jobs....

Report contains
US warehousing,
storage information

Research and Markets has added the 2013 US Refrigerated Warehousing & Storage Industry–Industry & Market Report to its offering....

PTI plans to offer
comments on FDA
tracing pilot report

The Produce Traceability Initiative is developing a response to the Institute of Food Technologists’ 10 recommendations released by the Food and Drug Administration....

C R England orders
fuel-saving wheel
covers for its trucks

A de F Ltd, a privately held entrepreneurial company based in St Paul MN, has announced a partnership with C R England, the Salt Lake City UT-based transportation company....