DHL partnership enhances
perishables supply chain

DHL Global Forwarding, Interstate Transport Inc, and Trans World Forwarding Inc (TWF) are teaming up to provide a complete perishables supply chain system starting from the point of consolidation at origin across Latin America to destinations across North America....

BATO announces increase in tire prices

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced price increases in the United States across several of its divisions, including consumer replacement; consumer original equipment; truck and bus; agricultural; and off-road....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
continues climb in October

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 0.8% in October 2010 after increasing a revised 1.8% in September....

Dot Foods donation tour
shows a heart of gold
during golden anniversary

Dot Foods wanted to make an impact in honor of its 50th anniversary, so the food redistributor sent a commemorative golden trailer to deliver 270,000 pounds of food—equivalent to $315,000—to 11 FeedingAmerica.org food banks across the nation from May through October 2010....

TransCore Freight Index
reports gain in October

TransCore’s North American Freight Index reported a 69% increase in spot market freight availability in October, compared with the previous year....

Centerview Partners
acquires Richelieu Foods

Centerview Partners, through its private equity business, together with members of Richelieu management, has acquired Richelieu Foods Inc....

Kodiak Active CC Boxes help
address terrorism threats

US government plans to counter sophisticated terror threats by tightening screening procedures for all air cargo could force time-sensitive cold chain shippers—including the bioscience and pharmaceutical industries—to move to higher-tech container options....

Two food industry leaders
chosen for Hall of Fame

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) announced that the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats has selected two food industry leaders as the 2011 Frozen Food Hall of Fame inductees....

US Foodservice deploys
Orion LED technology
at five of its facilities

US Foodservice will deploy Orion Energy Systems’ LED technology and intelligent occupancy sensors in freezers at five of its facilities in Little Rock AR, Oklahoma City OK, Boca Raton FL, Norwich CT, and Zebulon NC....

CARB adopts changes
to reefer unit measure

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has adopted amendments to the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM)....

Diamond Ranch makes
first shipment into Mexico

Diamond Ranch Foods Ltd has shipped its first container of product to accounts in Mexico under contracts that the company expects will generate an additional $100,000 per week in sales....

Ryder System to offer
DEF at all full-service
sites in North America

Ryder System Inc (NYSE: R) will soon be offering Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) at every one of its full-service locations in North America....

PeopleNet, Trinium partner

PeopleNet has announced its partnership with Trinium Technologies, provider of an enterprise management system for both domestic intermodal and international container operations....

US wholesale food distribution
industry is focus of new report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the Food Distributors report to its offerings....

Driscoll raises the bar on food
safety with OverSight system

To assure the quality and safety of its berries, Driscoll Strawberry Associates Inc has added the OverSight system from Locus Traxx of Jupiter FL....

Ryder improves used-vehicle website

Ryder System Inc has enhanced its www.usedtrucks.ryder.com website to improve the user experience and make it easier to search for and find used vehicles from Ryder online....

Factors fuel rebound in Class 8 demand

Several factors are combining to fuel a rebound in demand for heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles, according to ACT Research Co:...

Peterbilt earns Employer of Year honors

Peterbilt Motors Company has earned the 2010 Employer of the Year Silver Award by the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) for its innovative environmental initiatives in improving air quality in the greater North Texas area. ...

TMC schedules 2011 meeting/exhibition

“Extending the Boundaries of Vehicle Maintenance” is the theme of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2011 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, to be held February 8-11 at the Tampa (FL) Convention Center....

Intermodal volume hits
record level in Q3 2010

Intermodal volume increased 20.3% year-over-year in third quarter 2010, as international led the way with a remarkable 28.1% upsurge according to a report released by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) recently....

Fast Lane Transportation
introduces new service
to store loaded containers

Fast Lane Transportation Inc, provider of intermodal transportation and equipment services throughout California, has launched a service that offers secure overnight load storage....

Bison Transport chooses
Volvo’s MVASIST to aid
service communication

Bison Transport, one of Canada’s largest truckload motor carriers, has adopted MVASIST, the service management platform in use at Volvo Trucks North America dealer locations....

Thermo King’s Rail Ready
units boost fuel efficiency

Thermo King, a business unit of Ingersoll Rand, has introduced SB-210RR+ and SB-310RR+ refrigerated rail units at the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Expo in Fort Lauderdale FL....

Choptank salutes vets
with $250 gift cards

In honor of Veterans’ Day 2010, Choptank Transport held a drawing November 11 for two $250 Walmart gift cards....

Siedhoff skims off
excess operating costs
via Goodyear tire program

Ah, the milkman. He conjures memories of yesteryear and Ozzie and Harriet, when delivery trucks made their way around neighborhoods delivering milk in glass bottles. But just as the car replaced the horse, supermarkets and convenient stores replaced milkmen and home delivery....