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. ...

Volvo Trucks Dealer Locator app available

Volvo Trucks’ Dealer Locator mobile application is the easiest way for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users to access Volvo Trucks dealer information on their mobile device....

Delhaize America,
Food Lion to expand
NC distribution center

Delhaize America and Food Lion plan to expand the company’s distribution center in Dunn NC, adding approximately 54,000 square feet to increase storage space for refrigerated and frozen foods....

GCCA launches website

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has launched a completely redesigned and enhanced website....

Borden Dairy Co expands
distribution in Southeast

Borden Dairy Company will bring its milk to more dairy aisles across the Southeast....

DHL’s GOGREEN service
tracks carbon emissions

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, a leading provider of global air and ocean freight and road freight services, has launched a new service for carbon emissions tracking—the GOGREEN Carbon Dashboard. ...

UNFI signs distribution
agreement with Safeway

United Natural Foods Inc (Nasdaq: UNFI) has signed a three-year distribution agreement with Safeway Inc (NYSE: SWY)....

My Carrier Resources
helps promote services

My Carrier Resources (MCR) is a marketing website designed to help carriers of all types and sizes promote their services by completing a profile that includes equipment, territory, and services....

Pegasus TransTech debuts
scanning app for iPhone

Pegasus TransTech has introduced TRANSFLO Now! for iPhone, a mobile scanning system that speeds document delivery....

Uni-Maxx Truck Care network is formed

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has formed a new on-highway truck service network, Uni-Maxx Truck Care. Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC, a Goodyear subsidiary; and Boss Truck Shops Inc, a subsidiary of Bosselman Inc, are the network’s first two members, participating through their on-highway Wingfoot Truck Care Centers and Boss Shops locations....

August is Driver Appreciation
Month at Detroit Diesel Corp

Detroit Diesel Corp announced that in recognition of all of the hard-working truck drivers that keep the US economy rolling, it has designated August as “Detroit Diesel Driver Appreciation Month.” ...

Class 8 demand remains strong
yet tempered by slow economy

While some near-term concerns are being generated on the international scene and the US political landscape, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be solid. Strength continues across all segments of the commercial vehicle market, but recent slowing in momentum in freight movement must continue to be monitored, according to the most recent data reported by ACT Research Co....

DTF will provide MFTA financing services

Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) has reached an agreement with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America (MFTA) to begin providing financial products and services for more than 175 MFTA dealers and their customers in the United States....

China heavy-duty vehicle sales rise in Q1

China heavy-duty commercial vehicle sales posted a 9% gain in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the same quarter of 2010. More than 290,000 heavy-duty commercial vehicles were sold during the quarter, with the heavy-truck segment of the market posting the best performance while the heavy-tractor segment declined from the previous year. ...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
climbs 2.8% in June 2011

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June 2011 after decreasing a revised 2.0% in May 2011....