NACE International, ASM
International launch website

NACE International, in collaboration with ASM International has launched a new website, www.corrosionanalysisnetwork.com, designed to provide a resource for solutions for control, prediction, and prevention of corrosion problems...

Meritor WABCO establishes
partnership with Iteris Inc

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems announced a strategic partnership with Iteris Inc of Santa Ana CA to streamline and simplify delivery of critical data about vehicle safety and performance to their mutual customers...

Hamburg Süd invests
in Daikin container
refrigeration units

Hamburg Süd has recently taken two large deliveries for a total of 2,000 new Daikin Reefer container refrigeration units. A first order for 1,000 units, placed in October 2009, was followed in February 2010 by a second order for another 1,000 machines....

Hormel Foods commends
suppliers’ ‘09 performance

Hormel Foods Corporation recently awarded 58 suppliers with a 2009 Spirit of Excellence Award for their roles in the company’s continuous improvement process throughout the past year....

Great Dane Super Seal
reefer trailer features
life-extending products

At Truck World 2010, Great Dane Trailers showcased its products to extend the useful life of a refrigerated trailer and combat corrosion....

Michigan carrier enjoys
lower drag, fuel savings
of its new Kenworth T700

Since 1972, M C VanKampen Trucking has been a leader in transporting fresh produce, frozen foods, and furniture. With a reputation for providing on-time, damage-free deliveries, the Wyoming MI-based company is known for its late-model fleet of trucks—mostly Kenworths....

Corporate budgets open
to training in 2010 despite
economy, survey reveals

The 2010 results of The Ken Blanchard Companies annual Corporate Issues Survey find that corporate leaders plan to either maintain or increase spending on training and development, despite skepticism about the near economic future...

ATA's chief economist
is appointed to ACTS

American Trucking Associations (ATA) Chief Economist Bob Costello received an appointment from US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS), which advises the Department's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...

Mack chooses Bendix drum
brakes as standard offering

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC reports that its Bendix foundation drum brakes are now standard at Mack Trucks for the company's on-highway and vocational commercial vehicles...

Mercedes-Benz engines
rank highest in study

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) announced that its Mercedes-Benz engines have received the award for "Highest in Customer Satisfaction among Vocational Heavy-Duty Truck Engines"...

Truckoad carriers not ready
for CSA 2010, survey finds

Results from Transport Capital Partners' (TCP) recent Business Expectations Survey of truckload carriers in the United States show that only half of the carriers were prepared for CSA 2010...

Melon growers beat the heat,
gain bigger fruit with Purshade

Purfresh has announced that Palmer Farm of Texas achieved a significant increase in the average size of melons and decrease in sun damage using the company’s patents-pending solar stress protectant—Purshade....

Nestlé USA forms Direct Store
Delivery Division, names president

Nestlé USA has announced that Tony Sarsam has been named president of a newly formed Direct Store Delivery (DSD) Division for Nestlé USA, based in Oakland CA....

Oregon congressman
drives move to repeal
Mexican trucks program

US Rep Peter DeFazio (D-OR) sent a bipartisan letter signed by 78 members of Congress to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, asking that they consider repealing the program that opens US roadways to Mexican trucks....

WFLO, FrigiPak partner
to explore feasibility
of cold chain in Pakistan

The World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), a core partner of the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA); and FrigiPak Pakistan have entered into a joint effort called the Pakistan Cold Chain Assessment to evaluate the feasibility of developing a sustainable cold chain in Pakistan....

Marten Transport chosen
for Audit Integrity Top 100

Marten Transport Ltd has been named to the Audit Integrity Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies as reported by Forbes.com....

Pilgrim’s Pride to close
corporate headquarters
as it integrates with JBS

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation has announced plans to close its corporate headquarters building in East Texas and a satellite corporate office in Atlanta GA as part of its continued integration with JBS USA....

Roadranger Academy
offers training modules

The Roadranger organization is offering computer-based training modules through the group’s Roadranger Academy to commercial vehicle service providers who want to increase their knowledge of drivetrain and hybrid systems. Easily accessed 24 hours a day at www.Roadrangeracademy.com, the modules allow users to work at whatever pace they desire...

IANA announces speakers
for sessions at seminar

The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) has announced its slate of speakers for the educational sessions during its 2010 Intermodal Operations & Maintenance Seminar...

Class 8 vehicle production
continues to strengthen

Fundamentals continue to improve in the trucking industry, setting the stage for significant demand for new equipment in 2011, according to ACT Research Co...

California ports update
Clean Air Action Plan

Building on the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) adopted in 2006, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles CA released a proposed, updated Clean Air Action Plan that includes new goals for curbing port-related air pollution over the next decade....