2008 July

Volvo, Mack both receive 100-truck orders under Clean Trucks Program

Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks both announced Wednesday, July 30, that they received a 100-truck order under an initial phase of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Clean Trucks Program. The program calls for 16,000-plus drayage units currently serving container operations ...

Horton names two senior VP/GMs as part of restructuring

Horton has appointed two staff members as senior vice presidents and general managers of product lines in a move toward a more efficient, decentralized organization. Jeff Lindgren is now the senior vice president of sales and marketing and general manager of the Britton, S.D., plant ...

Arkansas Trucking Association honors 76-year-old Stallion driver

Jimmy Wallace, a driver for Stallion Transportation Group in Beebe, Ark., recently received the Arkansas Trucking Association 2007 Driver of the Year Award. Wallace, 76, has clocked more than four million accident-free miles and 30 consecutive years without a preventable accident. He has attended every ...

July 30, 2008

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Decker recognizes April, May, June Drivers of the Month

Decker Truck Line Inc. recently announced that John Kilmer was selected as the April Driver of the Month for its flatbed division, and Jerry Birkey was selected for its reefer/van division. Kilmer, who has been driving with Decker for 17 years, lives in Fort Dodge, ...

P.A.M. Transportation posts 2Q net loss

P.A.M. Transportation Services on Wednesday, July 30, reported a net loss of $1.33 million for the quarter ended June 30, and net loss of $4.16 million for the six-month period then ended. These results compare to net income of $2.19 million and $3.46 million for ...

Horizon Logistics launches new website

Horizon Logistics, the logistics and transportation management subsidiary of Horizon Lines, has established a new corporate website, www.horizon-logistics.com. The site, which focuses exclusively on Horizon's logistics division, is designed to enhance the flow of information between the company and website visitors. Horizon Logistics was launched in ...

Prophesy updates FleetTrax maintenance, inventory software

Prophesy Transportation Solutions announced that FleetTrax, its fleet maintenance and inventory management system, recently received a significant update. The company says version 3.5 now is available. Users will note marked performance improvements, including greater processing speeds and many user-friendly new features, according to Prophesy; also new ...

Trucking seeks plan to limit effect of fuel costs on economy

A top trucking official, along with a professional truck driver, on Wednesday, July 30, urged the Bush administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the U.S. ...

Master Halco outsources to Ryder

Ryder System announced that it has been awarded a Dedicated Contract Carriage and transportation management contract with Master Halco Inc., the world's leading distributor and manufacturer of perimeter security and fencing. Under the contract, Ryder will assume all private fleet responsibilities for Master Halco's 48 ...

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Crackdown: FMCSA’s putting extra muscle into shutting down truck fleets

From in-depth coverage and data review, it's become clear that FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Small ...

Risk & Reward, Part 3: Industry, FMCSA at odds over CSA

Infographic: Small Fleets loom large on inspectors’ radar

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