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Feed The Children’s core carrier wins safety awards
Feed The Children announced that its core carrier FTC Transportation Inc. was awarded Great West Casualty Co.’s 2010 Platinum Workplace and National Safety awards for excellence in maintaining a safe employee work environment and traffic safety. FTC Transportation’s 2010 safety record helped to earn the awards for the second year. FTC Transportation, a wholly-owned subsidiary […]
May 10, 2011
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NationaLease 67th Annual Meeting set for Sept. 18-19 in San Francisco
NationaLease, a full-service truck leasing organization, will hold its 67th Annual Meeting Sept. 18-19 in San Francisco at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. Each year, representatives of NationaLease’s 175 independently owned truck leasing companies gather to tackle a variety of topics, including lowering operating costs, improving customer service, capitalizing on national accounts and maximizing […]
May 10, 2011
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Mack to roll out new products at Waste Expo 2011
Mack Trucks Inc. will showcase its TerraPro refuse series lineup, including a natural gas-powered version, and roll out several new product enhancements during Waste Expo 2011 in Dallas. Introduced in Oct. 2010 at the Mack World Sales Conference, the NG-powered version of the TerraPro Cabover gives customers an alternative fuel option for demanding refuse applications. […]
May 10, 2011
Business
PAR LMS announces dry van, flatbed management systems
PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of PAR Technology Corporation, announced new dry van and flatbed trailer management systems designed specifically for these vehicle types. Customized reporting from these new systems allows fast data-driven decisions about operations and planning, the company says. Reporting options include excessive trailer dwell time, geofence arrival and […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Dana breaks ground on technical center in China
Dana Holding Corp. on Tuesday, May 10, broke ground on a technical center in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. The new center will provide advanced product and applications engineering through research, design, development and testing of off-highway axles, driveshafts and transmissions; commercial vehicle driveshafts; light-duty axles and driveshafts; and sealing and thermal products, including electric vehicle battery […]
May 10, 2011
Business
enVista invests in Contech for added supply chain visibility
enVista, an enterprise and supply chain consulting services firm, announced that is has made a strategic investment in Contech Systems Inc., provider of the DataManager warehouse control system designed to help companies direct activities in their warehouses and distribution centers in real time. enVista says it made the investment as part of its mission to […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Haldex receives Caterpillar supplier quality award
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that it has earned Caterpillar‘s Supplier Quality Excellence Process bronze award at the facility in Marion, N.C., where new and remanufactured products – mostly air compressors – for Caterpillar’s air-braked vehicles are built. Caterpillar’s SQEP program is designed to place special emphasis on supplier performance excellence, and certification is awarded […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Dow Automotive Systems joins Diesel Technology Forum
The Diesel Technology Forum announced that Dow Automotive Systems has joined the forum, a nonprofit association that promotes the use of the most advanced clean diesel engines, fuel and technology in the United States. “Dow Automotive System’s success in increasing energy efficiency in automobiles and large commercial trucks while also reducing exhaust emissions has contributed […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Prophesy video highlights ‘Evolution of Transportation Management’
Prophesy Transportation Solutions Inc., a provider of trucking and logistics software solutions, has partnered with Epipheo Inc. to produce a short video presentation depicting the evolution of transportation management and the company’s role within it, in a humorous “edu-tainment” style. The “Evolution of Transportation Management” received nearly 600 views in the first 48 hours following […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Diesel prices fall by largest amount since August
The national average retail price for on-highway diesel dropped 2 cents during the week ended Monday, May 9, to $4.104 per gallon, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. The last time diesel prices fell by a larger amount was the week ended Aug. 23, when prices dropped 2.2 cents. Diesel prices […]
May 10, 2011
Business
Volatile fuel prices top fleet managers’ concerns
Corporate fleet managers rate higher and more volatile fuel prices as their top concern in 2011, according to a recent survey conducted by GE Capital Fleet Services. More than a quarter of respondents (29 percent) said the recent spike in fuel prices has made this issue their top concern, up from 12 percent a year […]
May 9, 2011
Business
Environmental groups call for tougher fuel economy standards
The leaders of several national environmental groups on Monday, May 9, asked President Obama to create long-term relief from soaring fuel prices by delivering stronger fuel-efficiency and auto pollution standards for new vehicles currently under consideration. The administration will propose new fuel efficiency and auto pollution standards this September, with key decisions being made this […]
May 9, 2011
Business
Paper Transport to test CNG/diesel dual fuel system
GreenMan Technologies Inc. announced that its American Power Group Inc. subsidiary has signed a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Test Vehicle Exemption agreement with Paper Transport Inc. to launch an over-the-road test of APG’s dual fuel system. The EPA exemption will allow APG to gather critical performance and emissions data on a pre-dual fuel and post-dual […]
May 9, 2011
Business
FMCSA enhances public access to motor carrier legal orders
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has launched a new Web page designed to improve free public access to orders and decisions on the agency’s civil penalty and safety rating cases. The Web page also provides frequently asked questions intended to help parties understand FMCSA’s process for making these legal determinations. “More access to information […]
May 9, 2011
Business
Old Dominion opens Tennessee container drayage facility
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. has opened a new container drayage site in Memphis, Tenn., that will serve all rail heads in the Memphis area and will offer pickup and delivery to any point in the continental United States. The company says the opening of this complex supports customer requests and expands service offerings in […]
May 9, 2011
Business
Averitt associates contribute $20,000 to Red Cross tornado relief
In the wake of recent tornado disasters across the South, the associates of Averitt Express recently made a $20,000 donation to the American Red Cross National Disaster Relief Fund. The Red Cross is currently using the funds to provide food and shelter to people who were forced to flee their homes due to the weather-related […]
May 9, 2011
Business
NPTC announces Safety Award winners
The National Private Truck Council recognized fleet members that continued to elevate safety performance during the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held April 17-19 in Cincinnati. “The purpose of the Safety Awards program is to recognize those member companies that strive to make private fleet safety a benchmark of their operations,” says Randy […]
May 9, 2011
Business
ABF Freight System driver named TCA Highway Angel
The Truckload Carriers Association has named ABF Freight System professional driver Lonnie Willis, of Sauk Village, Ill., as its latest Highway Angel. On March 24, Willis was approaching a busy intersection in downtown Amarillo, Texas, when an ambulance suddenly approached from behind with its lights flashing and sirens wailing. Willis began to slow down, but […]
May 9, 2011
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