Congress should do more
to support natural gas
as fuel: NGVAmerica chief

Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more US jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently...

Share the Road attends
West Virginia highway
safety program rollout

Share the Road was in West Virginia recently, serving as the rally point for a coalition of safety partners seeking to make highways safer in the state. The Share the Road tractor-trailer served as a symbol of raising awareness of the need for passenger occupancy vehicles and commercial motor vehicles to operate safely with one another...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
slips 0.5% in February

The American Trucking Associations advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.5% in February 2010 following a revised 1.9% increase in January....

Greatwide Logistics
emerges stronger
after restructuring

Greatwide Logistics Services, a national provider of third-party logistics services, has completed its transformation after a financial restructuring to become one of the industry’s leading integrated logistics and transportation providers....

Intelligent Lighting System
cuts warehouse energy use

Digital Lumens is offering the Intelligent Lighting System, combining LEDs, networking, and software to reduce lighting-related energy use by up to 90% in warehouses and industrial facilities....

Tropical Shipping adds
525 reefer containers

Tropical Shipping has received 525 new refrigerated containers, consisting of 150 20-foot containers and 375 40-ft containers....

Carrier’s new brand ID
reflects its commitment
to sustainable systems

Carrier Corporation unveiled a new Carrier brand identity emphasizing its roots in environmental stewardship and ongoing commitment to the development of sustainable systems....

Dometic reefer container
has 29 cubic feet of space

At the 2010 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville KY, Dometic Group is showing its new super-size refrigerated container with a full 29 cubic feet of interior capacity....

Vector 6600MT unit raises
capacity, lowers fuel use

Featuring next-generation environmental technologies, the new Vector 6600MT hybrid trailer refrigeration unit from Carrier Transicold raises the bar on multi-temperature trailer refrigeration system capacity while reducing fuel consumption and emissions....

Thermo King unveils
three new innovations

At the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville KY, Thermo King has debuted three products that provide environmental and cost savings....

Navistar raises the bar
with new ProStar+ truck

Navistar Inc has introduced the all-new International ProStar+ (Plus) at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville KY....

Pegasus TransTech
launches new website

Pegasus TransTech has launched a redesigned website at www.pegasustranstech.com....

Winn-Dixie Stores
completely rolls out
Food Recovery Program

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc has announced the complete rollout of its Food Recovery Program, which provides perishable items to local Feeding America affiliate food banks in the company’s five-state operating area....

Volvo’s 2010 Driving Success
Tour shifts into gear in May

Starting in May 2010, Volvo Trucks North America takes its message of maximized efficiency and productivity on the road with the 2010 Driving Success Tour...

Qualcomm, GreenRoad offer
fleet management system

Qualcomm Inc and GreenRoad have signed an agreement to offer an integrated system that addresses mobile resource management (MRM), safety, and driving behavior...

Arrow Truck Sales celebrates
60 years as a vehicle retailer

Arrow Truck Sales Inc is celebrating its 60th year as a retailer of used, heavy-, and medium-duty trucks and trailers in North America...

Class 8 vehicle net orders
increase in February 2010

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 7,900 units in February 2010, up 20% from January 2010 and also from February 2009, according to ACT Research Co...

ATA to Congress: Highway
investment will aid freight
movement, global position

The federal government must provide leadership and resources to facilitate safe and efficient movement of goods on the US highway system, American Trucking Associations (ATA) Senior Vice-President Tim Lynch told Congress...

Aura Systems, Zanotti
form alliance to market
electric reefer system

Aura Systems Inc has entered into a strategic alliance with Zanotti in North America (ZE Inc). Aura will integrate its patented AuraGen power generation and management system with Zanotti’s transport refrigeration systems to create an all-electric system....

Idle Guard 200 prevents
unnecessary vehicle idling

Transportation Safety Technologies (TST), a division of Riverside Manufacturing, is offering the Idle Guard 200, a solid-state, reliable timer that automatically prevents unnecessary engine idling in fleet and delivery vehicles....

Cold storage facilities
now eligible for loans
under USDA program

US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Farm Storage Facility Loan program has been amended to allow producers to build cold storage facilities to store their fresh fruits and vegetables....

Cautious optimism prevails
at annual AmeriQuest
transportation symposium

The mood was cautiously optimistic as nearly 200 transportation leaders from the private fleet, truckload carrier, rental and leasing, and supply communities discussed signs of economic improvement at the seventh annual AmeriQuest Transportation Industry Symposium recently in Orlando FL...

Mack ranks as 2009’s
top truck exporter

Mack Trucks Inc finished 2009 as the leading exporter of heavy-duty North American trucks. It had nearly one-third of total truck exports from the United States, Canada, and Mexico to countries outside North America, with a 30.8% market share...

TMW’s strong 2009 sales
pace continues into 2010

TMW Systems announced that 140 customers signed new software contracts with TMW in 2009. The company credits its healthy sales performance to the strategy of many successful transportation firms to retool and boost productivity ahead of 2010’s anticipated freight recovery...