Hansen Distribution Group
signs up for AFS systems

AFS Technologies announced the signing of foodservice distributor Hansen Distribution Group to Discovery Analytics and Discovery Planner, AFS Technologies’ business intelligence and planning systems....

Paragon Software lowers cost
of multiple-frequency deliveries

Private fleets and transportation companies will benefit from improvements to route optimization software from Paragon Software Systems Inc....

Ralcorp plans to acquire
Sara Lee dough business

Ralcorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: RAH) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the North American private brand refrigerated dough business of Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) for approximately $545 million....

White House announces
fuel efficiency standards
for heavy-duty vehicles

President Obama has announced new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas pollution standards for work trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles....

Replacement radiators cover Class 6-8

Alliance Truck Parts, a provider of replacement parts for the commercial transportation industry, now offers radiator replacements for all makes of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses. The new replacement radiators meet or exceed OEM specifications and are completely cycle- and leak-tested to ensure consistent product quality. ...

Keller enhances CSA Management Suite

CSA Management Suite, an online service by J J Keller & Associates Inc, has been enhanced to provide subscribers with both driver and unit scorecards. These reports were added to assist transportation professionals in conducting a more detailed analysis on their units and drivers to allow for more effective management of operations under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) initiative. ...

Grote opens its new European subsidiary

Grote Industries continued expansion of its truck lighting and vehicle safety systems business with the opening of its new production and customer service facility in Niederwinkling, Germany, near Munich. This facility supplies LED products to producers of commercial vehicles, construction machinery, and agricultural machinery throughout Europe. ...

TruckerNet app available for Blackberry

Daimler Trucks North America has announced the availability of its TruckerNet commercial driver support application for RIM Blackberry devices in addition to Apple iPhone and Google Android platforms....

Canadian Freight Index advances in June

TransCore’s Canadian Spot Market Freight Index posted the third straight month of increased freight volume in June. Month-over-month, load volume in the spot market saw a 3% increase, continuing to climb back from the April decline after a record-breaking March. ...

SmartWatt completes
LED lighting retrofit
at Americold site in AR

SmartWatt Energy recently completed a LED lighting retrofit at Americold’s temperature-controlled storage facility in Russellville AR....

TransCore produce report
shows rate increases

TransCore has released its second in a series of free monthly DAT Produce Reports, combining spot market freight rates from the company’s Truckload Rate Index with seasonal and regional data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)....

W Newell & Co ensures
food safety via AiroCide

W Newell & Company uses the NASA-developed food safety air sanitation technology AiroCide along with other global food safety initiatives to make fruits and vegetables safe....

Stevens Transport’s
innovative actions
cut fuel use, idle time

Stevens Transport, a refrigerated carrier headquartered in Dallas TX, has applied innovative thinking to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions....

Fresh & Easy to lease
25 CNG vehicles
from Ryder System

Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) has completed an agreement to lease 25 compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to grocery retailer Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market....

IMW to supply CNG fuel
system to Cavendish

IMW Industries has contracted to supply Canadian food processor Cavendish Farms with a custom compressed natural gas (CNG) compressor system....

Cargill voluntarily recalls
ground turkey products

Cargill Value Added Meats Retail, a business unit of Wichita KS-based Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of about 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale AR facility....

Swift Transportation
extends TRANSFLO
scanning agreement

Pegasus TransTech has extended its agreement to provide TRANSFLO Express truckstop scanning services through December 31, 2014, for Swift Transportation Company....

Crown Equipment Corporation
receives yet another Gold IDEA

Forklift manufacturer Crown Equipment Corporation has been ranked again by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) as one of the world’s best industrial designers....

D&D Sexton switches
to re-refined motor oil

Universal Lubricants, a producer of eco-friendly motor oils, has joined forces with D&D Sexton Inc, a Midwestern common/contract refrigerated carrier. ...

HNA Group, Bravia
agree to purchase
joint venture GE SeaCo

HNA Group Company Limited of China and Bravia Capital of Hong Kong have agreed to acquire GE SeaCo, subject to customary regulatory and shareholder approvals. ...

Class 8 vehicle order backlog eases in June

After increasing for nine consecutive months, North American Class 8 backlog slid less than 1% during June 2011. This easing was the result of a second straight month of slower order activity, as net orders came in at 21,266 units (not SA) during June. June net orders were 9% below May levels. ...

Eaton Corp improves UltraShift PLUS line

Eaton Corporation recently announced a number of expansions to its UltraShift PLUS line of automated transmissions, including the addition of two new vocational platforms, additional application approvals within a multipurpose platform, and a lower range of torque for its linehaul platform. ...