Giumarra International
Berry picks Savannah GA
port for blueberry imports

Giumarra International Berry has begun moving fresh blueberries from Chile through the Port of Savannah GA to better serve Atlanta and other Southeastern markets....

Commercial refrigeration
equipment demand likely
to hit $32 billion in 2016

Global demand for commercial refrigeration equipment is forecast to rise 4.6% per year through 2016 to $32.5 billion, an acceleration from the 2006-2011 pace....

Magline extractor handle lets drivers
pull hand truck out from under loads

Magline Inc, a manufacturer of route distribution systems, introduces the new extractor handle for its two-wheel hand trucks and brake trucks....

Aurora Organic Dairy
donates milk and butter
to hunger relief groups

Aurora Organic Dairy donated more than 28,000 gallons of organic milk and 2,540 pounds of organic butter to hunger relief organizations in 2012....

C R England appoints
Josh England as CFO

C R England, a Salt Lake City UT-based global transportation provider, has named Josh England as the company’s new chief financial officer....

Bridgestone revives Dayton truck tire line

Bridgestone Commercial Solutions, a business of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, is reintroducing its Dayton medium truck tire line in 2013. Commercial market needs combined with renewed interest from drivers, small fleets and managers pushed the revival of the line, which was retired in 2011...

Sloan offers MAXXGrip gladhand combo

Sloan Transportation Products Ltd announced the release of its latest product innovation: the MAXXGrip Dura-Grip gladhand combo...

K & J Trucking chooses
Blue Tree R:COM system
for reducing fuel costs

Blue Tree Systems Inc, a provider of reefer monitoring, trailer tracking, and in-cab fleet management systems, announced that K & J Trucking Inc has selected its R:COM Fleet Management system....

United Fresh Produce
Association joins AWC

United Fresh Produce Association has joined with organizations representing a broad cross-section of agricultural employers in the newly formed Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC)....

Sysco Corp completes
acquisition of four
foodservice companies

Sysco Corporation recently completed the acquisition of four independent foodservice companies....

New ebook discusses five
food traceability mistakes

Barcoding Inc is providing an ebook entitled "5 Biggest Mistakes in Food Traceability—and How to Fix Them."...

Supervalu agrees to sell
five grocery businesses
to investor consortium

Supervalu Inc has announced a definitive agreement under which it will sell its Albertsons, Acme, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, and Star Market stores and related Osco and Sav-on in-store pharmacies to AB Acquisition LLC....

CN opens new intermodal
terminal at Calgary park

The first CN trains to serve the state-of-the-art intermodal terminal for containerized goods at the company’s new Calgary Logistics Park have arrived....

America’s Road Team
captains: ambassadors
of US highway safety

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced the captains of the 2013-2014 America’s Road Team....

Food Think Tank
website launches

Food Tank: The Food Think Tank, launching January 10, 2013, will help propel change by fostering the growing community of voices on food issues....

Savi improves real-time insight
into cargo shipments, logistics

Shippers, logisticians, customs agents, and supply chain professionals can now dedicate more time to action and less time gathering data with the introduction of Savi Mobile Tracking System 2.2....

Celadon's acquisitions
accelerate its entry
into reefer service

Celadon Trucking Services Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Celadon Group Inc, has agreed to acquire Rock Leasing Inc, based in Warren IN; and Kelly Logistics Inc, based in Wadley AL....

PSI increases permanent employment

During 2012, Pressure Systems International, the manufacturer of the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by PSI, increased permanent employment at its San Antonio TX facility by 23%, following a 21% increase in 2011...

FDA proposes two rules
to prevent foodborne
illness, boost food safety

The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed two new food safety rules that will help prevent foodborne illness. These proposed rules implement the bipartisan FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and are available for public comment....

The Chefs' Warehouse
purchases Queensgate

The Chefs’ Warehouse Inc has acquired substantially all the assets of Cincinnati OH-based Queensgate Foodservice....

Fleet leaders’ outlook
‘cautiously optimistic’
about 2013, study finds

GreenRoad has published results from the Fleet Leader 2013 Outlook study....

Textainer acquires 50.1%
interest in TAP Funding

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (TGH), a leading lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, has acquired a 50.1% interest in TAP Funding Ltd....

Recognize truck driver
bravery by submitting
Highway Hero nominees

The Goodyear Highway Hero Award is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013. Do you know a worthy candidate?...

Flex Power option adds
versatility to Vector units

With the launch of its new dual-voltage option called Flex Power, Carrier Transicold enables its Vector trailer refrigeration units to now use either low- or high-voltage power sources when parked for loading, unloading, or staging....