Thermo King TriPac APU
gets SmartWay verification

Thermo King Corporation announced that the TriPac electric auxiliary idle reduction and temperature management system has received verification from the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Verified Technologies program....

Michael Foods to be sold
to GS Capital Partners
affiliates for $1.7 billion

Michael Foods Inc announced that its parent, M-Foods Holdings Inc, has signed a definitive agreement under which its owners, affiliates of Thomas H Lee Partners LP and certain current and former members of management, will sell Michael Foods to affiliates of GS Capital Partners....

Vigillo plans to release
PSP Driver Scorecards

Vigillo LLC, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, has announced the upcoming release of its Vigillo PSP Driver Scorecards...

Intermodal market share
sets record in Q1: analysis

Intermodal transport’s share of US long-haul truck traffic reached record highs in the first quarter of 2010, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...

TMW provides web service
for CSA 2010 management

TMW Systems announced that it would be making available a free service for its carrier customers designed to help them monitor and manage their critical Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) safety scores and data...

ATA supports Obama’s
calls for fuel economy,
emissions standards

Leaders of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) joined President Obama at the White House for his signing of a presidential memorandum that directs the US Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency to develop national standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for heavy- and medium-duty trucks....

Fresh Express recalls
salads due to health risk

Fresh Express, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is voluntarily recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an “S” in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella....

Blue Gem Enterprise
prepares for expansion

Blue Gem Enterprise (BGEM) has moved into a new state-of-the-art distribution center in central Dade County Florida....

Americold establishes
lease with Target Corp
at Arizona warehouse

Americold Realty Trust announced a new five-year triple net lease with Target Corporation for approximately 100,000 square feet of space at the company’s Phoenix AZ temperature-controlled warehouse....

Self-service scanning kiosks
debut at Pilot Travel Centers

Pegasus TransTech has launched new TRANSFLO Express self-service scan station kiosks in selected Pilot Travel Center locations....

Cost savings are top concern
for fleet managers, survey says

Cost containment is a top priority for fleet managers and executive management, according to a recent survey conducted by GE Capital Fleet Services....

Dot Foods celebrates
its first half-century
with loads of giving

When Dot Foods Inc turns 50 years old May 26, it will kick off a nationwide tour to donate a total of 270,000 pounds of food to Feeding America food banks near its locations across the nation. The food will be delivered by a special golden anniversary trailer....

CARB expands financial
assistance to truckers

The California Air Resources Board has approved changes to an existing $28 million financial assistance program that will significantly help more California independent truckers qualify for the purchase of a cleaner-running vehicle....

SnoTemp Cold Storage
opens energy-efficient
facility in Albany OR

SnoTemp Cold Storage announces the opening of a 100,000-square-foot frozen storage warehouse at its Albany OR location....

Maersk ships bananas
from Philippines to Europe

A Maersk Line container vessel transporting several containers of bananas from Davao, Philippines, arrived in Rotterdam, Netherlands recently....

HPP completes sale
of Kosher Valley brand

The Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ:HAIN) announced that Hain Pure Protein Corporation (HPP), a joint venture between Pegasus Capital Advisors LP and Hain Celestial, has sold its Kosher Valley brand of certified kosher antibiotic-free chicken and turkey to Empire Kosher Poultry Inc....

Greatwide MTS sharpens
supply chain visibility

Greatwide Logistics Services announced the launch of a new service offering, Managed Transportation Services (MTS)....

Pre-Employment Screening
Program applauded by ATA

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) implementation of a Pre-Employment Screening Program for professional truck drivers, which is one item on ATA’s 18-point safety agenda...

ATA criticizes climate change
bill introduced in US Senate

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) cannot support the American Power Act, the climate change bill introduced May 12 by Sens John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, ATA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Graves said...

Freight transportation poised
for sustained recovery: study

As the US economy recovers from the worst post-war recession, freight transportation is poised for a sustained recovery as well, the American Trucking Associations reports in its newly released ATA US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2021...

Domestic container volume
paces intermodal upsurge

The US economy emerged from its recession during the first quarter of 2010 as increased consumer demand and inventory acquisition prompted a significant rise in total intermodal volume. Domestic container volume posted the strongest growth, rising 15.7% year-over-year...

Kenworth T700 assists
Zeitner and Sons Inc
to pull through recession

One of the Midwest’s leading refrigerated carriers, Zeitner and Sons Inc in Omaha NE, operates a fleet of 100 trucks, mostly Kenworth T660s and T2000s....

TRU ATCM Revision
Workshop rescheduled

The Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) workshop that was scheduled for May 26, 2010, has been canceled....

Ozone boosts food safety
in global transport: study

Purfresh announced results from recent third-party research that demonstrates ozone’s applicability and effectiveness as a tool to improve the safety of fresh food shipped globally....

Pro-Tech Energy helps
Fond du Lac Cold Storage
turn to the sun for power

Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a self-funded energy services company serving the Mid-Atlantic region’s commercial properties, has announced the successful installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation systems on the roofs of two Fond du Lac Cold Storage refrigerated warehouses in Edison NJ....