China approves purchase of Volvo’s joint venture share

Chinese authorities have approved an agreement in which Sinotruk (BVI) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation (CNHTC), and CNHTC will purchase all of the Volvo Group’s equity interest in the Jinan Huawo Truck Corporation joint venture...

TransCore Canadian
Freight Index increases

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index showed a 53% increase year-over-year. After registering continuous increases from January to June 2010, with June the highest recorded freight volume since June 2008, July 2010 freight volume dipped slightly by 19% compared with the previous month...

ATRI official describes
transportation industry
in trouble in interview

Dan Murray shares his view of the future of CSA 2010 as well as other challenges and solutions in the US transportation industry...

Stotesbury Transfer finds
new T800 makes the grade
—in more ways than one

Rob Pettigrew may be pulling a turnpike double configuration load of 90,000 pounds of raw milk with a new Kenworth T800 equipped with an engine that’s new to the North American market—but he doesn’t miss his old truck....

Hanson Logistics puts
the finishing touches
on Phase II expansion

Hanson Logistics is finishing its Chicago Consolidation Center Phase II expansion, with temperature draw-down scheduled for later in August 2010. ...

AFFI calls for speedy
resolution of standoff
on cross-border trucking

Kraig R Naasz, president and chief executive officer of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), issued a statement responding to Mexico’s announcement of additional retaliatory import tariffs on select US exports due to the ongoing cross-border trucking dispute....

PSI salutes Utility
Trailer for excellence

Pressure Systems International (PSI) has chosen Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company to receive its 2009 Customer Excellence Award....

Trusted Truck initiative
sets standards for WRIs

A multi-year research partnership sponsored by the National Transportation Research Center Inc—with Volvo Trucks North America, Volvo Technology North America, and the University of Tennessee as partners—reveals an effective model for implementing wireless roadside inspections (WRIs) to improve transport efficiency and increase highway safety and security...

Defense Logistics Agency
plans supplier conference

Robert Hale, the undersecretary of defense (comptroller) and chief financial officer, will be one the keynote speakers at the Defense Logistics Agency’s Enterprise Supplier Conference and Exhibition set for August 23-25 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus OH...

Carriers more often using
load boards earn higher
revenue per truck: survey

Based on a recent survey of more than 500 carriers, TransCore’s 2010 Carrier Benchmark Survey found that carriers using load boards for more than 40% of their loads earned $800 more per truck every month than carriers that used load boards less frequently....

Alanco refocuses
on StarTrak business

Alanco Technologies Inc has announced strategic initiatives to support its refocus on its StarTrak Systems wireless asset management business, after completion of its asset divestiture program August 18, 2010....

Less paper,
more profitability

Metafile’s MetaViewer document-capture and Web-based workflow application reduced the overall invoice-processing timeline at Perishable Distributors of Iowa Ltd (PDI) from one week to one day and bolstered accountability among PDI staff. MetaViewer reduced PDI’s costs by more than 40% by generating an immediate $60,000 return on investment (ROI) after its implementation and generating nearly $80,000 per year just one year later, thanks to increased purchase orders processed without the need for additional staff...

McLane Co takes Sonic
Drive-In’s order to supply
food distribution services

Sonic Drive-In Restaurants has chosen McLane Foodservice, a division of McLane Company Inc, to supply food distribution services....

Sysco Corp produces solid
results in fiscal Q4, 2010

Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) has reported financial results for its 14-week fiscal fourth quarter and 53-week fiscal year 2010 ended July 3, 2010....

Rivacold Group expands
into transport refrigeration

Refrigeration specialist Rivacold Group has acquired Frigiline, an Italian manufacturer of transport refrigeration systems....

Rypos provides early CARB
compliance coupon program

Assisting transport refrigeration unit (TRU) owners and operators to comply early with the new TRU model year 2003 California Air Resources Board (CARB) advisory, Rypos is offering up to a $400 savings on its Rypos diesel particulate filter/low-emission TRU (DPF/LETRU) and Proventia flow-through filter (FTF) trailer-mount filter products....

US food distribution
covered in new report

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

Iowa firm’s nationwide
voluntary recall involves
228 million shell eggs

Wright County Egg of Galt IA is voluntarily recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by its farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, a foodborne bacteria....

Great Dane Trailers
will build reefer trailer
plant in Statesboro GA

Great Dane Limited Partnership has announced plans to build a new refrigerated trailer plant on a 118-acre site in Statesboro GA, northwest of Savannah....

IARW issues Warehouse
Administration Manual

The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) has published the IARW Warehouse Administration Manual to serve as a guide to the management and administrative side of the refrigerated warehouse business....

PeopleNet, Par LMS form
technology partnership

PeopleNet has partnered with PAR Logistics Management Systems Corp (Par LMS), a provider of refrigerated and non-refrigerated trailer management technology....

Gulf Coast residents’
plight strikes a chord
with Neil Young, Tyson

Music legend Neil Young and John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc (NYSE:TSN), are joining forces to help battle hunger in Gulf Coast communities impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill....

Safety Vision collaborates
with PressurePro, Rice Lake
to offer integrated system

Safety Vision, a provider of mobile video systems; Advantage PressurePro, provider of tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS); and Rice Lake Weighing Systems have integrated their technologies to provide a system resulting in tangible return on investment (ROI) for fleets through fuel savings, extended tire life, reduced downtime, and improved driver performance....

Vigillo updates CSA 2010
Scorecards with changes

Vigillo LLC has updated the Vigillo CSA 2010 Scorecard with recently announced methodology changes by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Vigillo customers can now view their new scores prior to the scheduled FMCSA projected viewing date of August 16. ...

Heavy-duty vehicle
demand stays healthy

A strong rebound in net margins for publicly traded truckload companies in the second calendar quarter is expected to fuel continued improvement in demand for heavy-duty vehicles and trailers, according to ACT Research Co....