2008 April

FedEx hybrids surpass two-million-mile mark

FedEx Corp. announced that its existing hybrid-electric truck fleet has reached more than two million miles of revenue service. The Memphis, Tenn.-based company says it also is expanding its commitment to clean-vehicle technology by placing an additional 75 hybrid vehicles into service in the United ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 30, 2008

April 29, 2008

CCJ's Innovator of the Year Award Think your company has found a better way to do something? Commercial Carrier Journal's Innovator of the Year Award recognizes fleets that have demonstrated true innovation in trucking management. CCJ editors will select finalists, one of which will be named ...

By Dean Smallwood Published April 30, 2008

ATRI sets online forum for National Truck Driver Injury and Health Survey

The American Transportation Research Institute will host an online forum May 16 at 2 p.m. ET to provide motor carriers the opportunity to provide input to the proposed Survey of Truck Driver Injury and Health being conducted by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 30, 2008

Vitran says 1Q net income down, revenue up

Vitran, a North American transportation and logistics firm, announced financial results for the first quarter of 2008, the three-month period ended March 31. The company reported net income of $1.1 million on a 15.2 percent increase in revenue to $177.5 million for the quarter. In ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 30, 2008

Blue Sky Award finalists named

CALSTART, North America's leading advanced transportation technologies consortium, recently announced the finalists competing for its Blue Sky Award 2008. The annual awards recognize outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and the clean transportation industry overall by companies, organizations and individuals. Past winners have ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 30, 2008

TCA members Cimarron Express, M&M Cartage recognized by Ford

The Truckload Carriers Association announced that two of its members - Cimarron Express Inc. of Genoa, Ohio; and M & M Cartage Co. of Louisville, Ky. - have received silver level World Excellence Awards from Ford Motor Co. The ceremony in Dearborn, Mich., marked the ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 29, 2008

April 28, 2008

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By Dean Smallwood Published April 29, 2008

ArvinMeritor’s senior VP/general counsel Baker honored

ArvinMeritor Inc. recently announced that Vernon Baker, senior vice president and general counsel, has been named a 2008 "Leader in the Law" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly and Midwest In-House for his outstanding professional accomplishments within the company as well as the broader legal community. Baker was ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 29, 2008

Donaldson’s Young Chung elected president of Fiber Society

Donaldson Co., a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, recently announced that Young Chung, Fellow at Donaldson, has been elected president of the Fiber Society for 2008. Chung is serving a one-year term. The Fiber Society was founded in 1941 with current membership at 500 strong. ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 29, 2008

Frozen Food Express posts 1Q net loss on higher revenue

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. on Monday, April 28, announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31. Revenue increased 9.6 percent to $116.7 million from $106.5 million in the 2007 quarter. Excluding fuel surcharges, revenue increased 2.1 percent to $93.7 million ...

By CCJ Staff Published April 29, 2008