ATA Truck Tonnage Index
jumps 2.1% in December

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index climbed 2.1% in December 2009 following a 2.6% increase in November....

UNFI facility earns
an Energy Star rating

United Natural Foods Inc (UNFI) announced that its Chesterfield NH distribution center has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star rating....

No basis for shortening HOS,
ATA informs federal agency

American Trucking Associations (ATA) representatives and other trucking industry speakers gave the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) a clear message recently: “The current hours-of-service (HOS) rules are working. Retain them, but add flexibility to the sleeper berth provision.” ...

Navistar acquires Holley
EGR valve technology

Navistar Inc has acquired from Holley Performance Products Inc certain assets including intellectual property rights to some of Holley’s valve technology for diesel engine exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems. Pure Power Technologies LLC, a Navistar company, will manufacture the advanced EGR valve at its Blythewood SC plant. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...

Minnesota trucking group
campaign urges drivers:
‘Keep Both Hands on Wheel’

The Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) has announced a year-long effort to provide information and training to its members and their drivers to improve road safety. The “Keep Both Hands on the Wheel” campaign will focus on reducing distracted driving by engaging truckers, their employers, contractors, and the public to follow safe driving habits...

Commercial truck drivers
banned from texting
while behind the wheel

Drivers of commercial trucks and buses are now banned from sending text messages via mobile phones while driving, according to federal guidelines issued by US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood....

US Justice Department
files antitrust lawsuit
against Dean Foods Co

The US Department of Justice has filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Dean Foods Company challenging its April 2009 acquisition of Foremost Farms USA’s Consumer Products Division....

Tyson shifting production
of case-ready beef, pork
to Southern US facilities

Tyson Foods Inc plans to shift some production from its Council Bluffs IA case-ready plant to its facilities in Goodlettsville TN and Sherman TX....

England Logistics gains
WFOE status in China

Third-party logistics (3PL) provider England Logistics has been granted status in China as a Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) with a license to provide international freight forwarding services....

Crunch Pak implements
AiroCide PPT technology

KES Science & Technology Inc announced that Crunch Pak has now implemented the NASA-developed AiroCide PPT Food Safety air sanitation technology for its facility in Cashmere WA....

JBT FoodTech business
gets $6.1 million contract

JBT Corporation announced that its JBT FoodTech business has signed a $6.1 million contract to supply freezing systems for a new plant in Hau Giang province, Vietnam....

Luby’s Culinary Services
teams with college system

Luby’s Culinary Services, a segment of Luby’s Inc, has announced a multi-year agreement with Lone Star College System....

Truck-involved fatality
rate in 2008 declines
for fifth year in a row

The trucking industry is safer than ever, according to truck Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) figures released by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and previously released National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) data on crashes....

TRU rule enforcement
in effect; citations issued

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) began enforcing the Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) in-use performance standards in early January 2010....

Detroit Diesel engine family
certified to meet 2010 regs

Detroit Diesel Corporation’s fuel-efficient family of engines, including the DD13, DD15, and DD16 with the BlueTec emissions control system, has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as meeting 2010 emissions regulations...

Class 8 commercial vehicle
net orders up in December

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles rose to 11,919 units in December 2009, up 37% from December 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

Bendix slates 2010
Brake Training School

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC is offering the 2010 Brake Training School. The school—conducted by the firm’s ASE-certified Service, Warranty, and Training (SWAT) team—teaches maintenance professionals the description, operation, and service elements for all components found within foundation and air brake systems...

APRA honors ArvinMeritor
as Remanufacturer of Year

ArvinMeritor was named Heavy Duty Remanufacturer of the Year for 2009 by the Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group (HDRG) of the Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA). The award was presented to Doug Wolma, general manager–remanufacturing, ArvinMeritor, here at the fourth annual Heavy Duty Remanufacturing Group Summit, held in conjunction with Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas LV...

ATA releases American
Trucking Trends report

The American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) annual report ATA American Trucking Trends 2009-2010 is available to the public and members of the media...

Volvo Trucks Safety Awards
program continues in 2010

Volvo Trucks North America continues its recognition of the safest fleets in North America through the 2010 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards. Two fleets with the safest driving records and top safety programs will each receive $25,000 prizes to be used on their safety activities...

Sherway Group selects
warehouse, workforce
systems from RedPrairie

RedPrairie Holding Inc announced that Sherway Group, a third-party logistics provider (3PL) based in Canada, has selected RedPrairie’s Warehouse Management and Workforce Management systems to direct operations across its more than one million square feet of warehouse space....