Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle recently distributed 58 Diesel Truck Idling Grants totaling $1 million to reimburse carriers 70 percent of the cost of buying and installing idling-reduction equipment.
There were 18 awards totaling $750,000 to fleets with more than 50 trucks:
Ashley, Arcadia, $87,973
Badger Express, Fall River, $15,590
Checker Logistics, Neenah, $14,508
Convenience Trans (Kwik Trip), La Crosse, $5,801
H.O. Wolding, Amherst, $51,125
Jeff Foster, Superior, $27,230
John Veriha Trucking, Marinette, $25,693
Karl’s Trans, Antigo, $12,474
Marten, Mondovi, $97,314
Millis, Black River Falls, $83,684
Plainfield, Plainfield, $15,348
Prochnow, Medford, $14,726
Roehl Transport, Marshfield, $97,591
Schneider National, Green Bay, $98,847
Valley Express, Neenah, $6,682
V/S Midwest, Kaukauna, $14,273
WEL Cos., DePere, $33,810
W.H. Transportation, Wausau, $47,327
There also were 40 awards totaling $250,000 to small fleets with 50 or fewer trucks.
