Eaton brochures outline
UltraShift PLUS benefits

Eaton Corporation has published two new color brochures that outline the features and benefits of the company’s new lineup of UltraShift PLUS heavy-duty automated transmissions....

‘Fresh from Florida’
caters to preference
for locally raised poultry

In a move aimed at appealing to customers who prefer locally grown products, Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE:PPC), in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is introducing “Fresh from Florida” chicken at several retailers in the state....

Kroger recalls ice cream
sold in 17 states because
of undeclared allergen

The Kroger Company is recalling select containers of Kroger Deluxe Chocolate Paradise Ice Cream sold in 17 states because it may contain tree nuts not listed on the label....

Tire Safety Week reminds
industry: Wheel neglect
consequences can be fatal

Even though the driver in a nearby vehicle is a crash dummy, the point from a training video is clear: truck-tire wheel-off events on the nation’s highways can be catastrophic....

FreshDirect puts farmer’s
market at customer’s door

Turn off the alarm clock and sleep in; the weekly early morning dash to the Farmer’s Market for fresh salad greens and pasture-raised eggs has just ended....

Commercial trailer order
trend continues in April

April 2010 commercial trailer net orders moderated from relatively stronger levels in the past few months, dropping 13% from March, according to ACT Research Co. The April net orders were 3% above the prior year level, and year-to-date growth in net orders through April is 72%...

Preliminary Class 8 truck
orders decrease in May

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing May 2010’s Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 12,903 units, a 9.8% decline from April.Although May orders slowed from the previous month, year-over-year comparisons show a 74.7% improvement over May 2009...

Market for hybrid
trucks, buses surging

Transit buses have long been an important platform for testing new drivetrains in the heavy-duty vehicle market, but within the past couple of years, manufacturers have increased development of hybrid electric and hydraulic hybrid drivetrains for the medium- and heavy-duty truck segments...

RLS Logistics performs
in a ‘Superior’ manner

RLS Logistics, a temperature-controlled logistics provider, recently received its highest independent inspection marks to date and a “Superior” rating from the American Institute of Baking....

Hy-Vee Inc hooks up
with EPA’s GreenChill
to fight climate change

Hy-Vee Inc is partnering with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s GreenChill program to reduce refrigerant emissions, help protect the ozone layer, and fight climate change....

Dairy.com celebrates
10 years of innovations

Dairy.com, a provider of web-based supply chain, transportation, and commodity trading systems for the dairy industry, commemorates 10 years of operation....

Global Cold Chain
Directory for 2010
published by GCCA

The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) has published the 2010 Global Cold Chain Directory....

Fleet hiring capability might constrain driver supply: report

For fleets needing additional drivers, the constraint will be in their ability to hire and train prospects from the available labor pool, according to FTR Associates’ Driver Supply Update for May 2010...

McLeod celebrates 25 years
serving the trucking industry

McLeod Software announces its 25th year of providing software systems to the trucking industry. Over the past 25 years, McLeod Software has grown into one of the nation’s leading transportation management software...

Eaton transmission logs
more than two million
miles without repairs

Jackie Tennant, 62, has been an owner-operator for 35 years and accumulated some four million miles of road service....

United Natural Foods,
Whole Foods extend
distribution agreement

United Natural Foods Inc (NASDAQ:UNFI) announced that the company and Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFMI) have amended their primary distribution agreement to extend the term of the agreement for an additional seven years....

Carrier Transicold AeroFlex
fairings boost efficiency

AeroFlex fairings, which have demonstrated up to a 7.5% improved fuel economy for tractor-trailer rigs, are available from Carrier Transicold’s North American dealer network....

England Logistics selects
McLeod PowerBroker system

England Logistics Inc announced the selection of McLeod Software’s PowerBroker platform as its brokerage software system....

Klinge lands contract
to store polar ice cores
for university in Oregon

Klinge Corporation, a specialist manufacturer of transport and storage refrigeration equipment, has won a new contract to store polar ice cores....

Court rejects petition
for rehearing authorization
of TRU ATCM enforcement

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has denied the American Trucking Associations’ petition for rehearing en banc (by the full court), the US Environmental Protection Agency’s authorization of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to enforce the Transport Refrigeration Unit Airborne Toxic Control Measure (TRU ATCM)....