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Karmak celebrating 30th anniversary
Karmak Inc. is celebrating its 30th anniversary of providing technology business solutions to the heavy-duty truck industry, developing, installing, supporting and maintaining business management software. Karmak products are used by heavy-duty truck dealers, parts distributors, manufacturers, service shops, lease/rental facilities, trailer dealers and fleets. Karmak was founded in Carlinville, Ill. in 1981, by Richard Schien […]
February 7, 2011
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Phillips promotes Hopkey to global business development manager
Phillips Industries has promoted Travis Hopkey to the new position of global business development manager. Hopkey, who has been with Phillips since 2002, most recently held the position of national accounts manager for the company and also has served Phillips as manager and then director of marketing. The new position that Hopkey will fill is […]
February 7, 2011
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FMCSA seeks safety advisory committee nominees
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is soliciting nominations for interested persons to serve on the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. MCSAC is composed of FMCSA stakeholders from the safety enforcement, industry, labor and safety sectors and is charged with providing advice and recommendations to FMCSA on federal motor carrier safety programs. For more information, […]
February 5, 2011
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DOT expands program to help small businesses
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a final rulemaking to help economically and socially disadvantaged businesses take advantage of opportunities to participate in federally funded highway, transit and airport projects. The final rule also will hold states and local agencies more accountable for including disadvantaged businesses in their transportation plans. “When we help small businesses, […]
February 5, 2011
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FedEx Office debuts self-service printing from smartphones, flash drives
FedEx Office announced the introduction of FedEx Office Print & Go, a technology designed to enable customers to access and print documents directly from BlackBerry smartphones and USB flash drives on its digital copy machines. The smartphone printing feature is enabled by the HP ePrint mobile printing application. FedEx Office Print & Go can be […]
February 5, 2011
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Choptank Transport selects McLeod’s PowerBroker III
McLeod Software announced today that Choptank Transport, a brokerage company serving the temperature controlled transportation market, has chosen McLeod’s PowerBroker III product to serve as the new system supporting its core brokerage operations. ”Because of the internet web portal capabilities in PowerBroker, Choptank will be able to share this enhanced visibility for the entire transit […]
February 5, 2011
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Wal-Mart Canada recognizes Bison Transport for green practices
Bison Transport recently was honored by Wal-Mart Canada as its Innovative Carrier of the Year. Wal-Mart Canada selected the Winnipeg, Manitoba-based fleet for its accomplishments in transportation sustainability. “This award is in recognition of Bison as a leader in transportation sustainability,” says Don Streuber, president and chief executive officer. “We are honored to be recognized […]
February 5, 2011
Business
Greatwide taps Johnson to lead Gallop Logistics
Greatwide Logistics Services, a Dallas-based provider of third-party logistics services, has selected Andrew Johnson as vice president of Gallop Logistics, a subsidiary of Greatwide Logistics Services. Johnson comes to Greatwide with more than 32 years of transportation and produce industry experience, having held increasingly important roles in business development and sales. Prior to Gallop Logistics, […]
February 5, 2011
Business
UPS appoints Flowers head of Global Freight Forwarding
Stephen Flowers, most recently the head of UPS’s Americas Region, has been named president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding, responsible for the global strategy, performance and revenue growth of the company’s freight forwarding services. The freight forwarding organization includes sales and operations for air freight, ocean freight, brokerage and specialized transportation services enabled through customer […]
February 5, 2011
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Purolator names Catapano manager, corporate sales operations
Purolator USA, a provider of U.S.-Canada cross-border logistics services, has announced the appointment of Anthony Catapano to the newly created position of manager of corporate sales operations. In his position, Catapano will be located in the company’s headquarters in Jericho, N.Y. “Anthony will fill an important roll by ensuring that as we expand, our sales […]
February 5, 2011
Business
Navistar-Modec EV alliance expands eStar service, distribution network
The Navistar-Modec EV Alliance on Friday, Feb. 4, announced several additions to its sales, service and support network for the eStar all-electric truck: Chicago International Trucks (Chicago market), Rechtien International Trucks (Florida market), K. Neal International Trucks (military and government sales), Beltway Companies (Baltimore/Metro D.C. area) and Dattco (New England area). “Expanding our service and […]
February 5, 2011
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Echo Global launches self-service transportation management system
Echo Global Logistics announced that it has launched FlexTMS, a self-service transportation management system. FlexTMS is an “a-la-carte” software-as-a-service TMS with integrated managed services designed to provide shippers with a customized cost-effective solution for their logistics needs. It offers clients a standard solution that includes routing guide management, automated load entry, tendering and acceptance, load […]
February 5, 2011
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Eaton to deploy 1,000 EVs in Illinois, build charging infrastructure
Eaton announced it will provide technology and support for a major electric vehicle effort in Illinois to build an EV infrastructure and deploy as many as 1,000 Mitsubishi “i” electric vehicles in the Bloomington-Normal area by 2014. The goal of the Bloomington-Normal EV Task Force initiative is to make the region known as “EVTown.” The […]
February 5, 2011
Business
Mahle Clevite releases 2011-12 Original Filter Catalog
Mahle Clevite Inc. has released the 2011-2012 Mahle Original Filter Catalog that for the first time offers a full range of light- and medium-duty filtration products for all applications, including European, Asian and domestic vehicles. The 2011-2012 Filter Catalog (FI-20-11), which supersedes (FI-10-08/FI-20-08), includes information on filter types, removal tools and applications, as well as […]
February 5, 2011
Business
Nulogx joins EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
Transportation management system provider Nulogx announced that it has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and industry designed to significantly reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution. Nulogx will pursue activities that support the partnership’s goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up […]
February 5, 2011
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Jasper Engines announces promotions
Jasper Engines and Transmissions announced the promotions of Matt Weinzapfel and Ryan Dooley. Weinzapfel is now the company’s vice president of engine manufacturing, and Dooley has moved into the position of diesel division manager. Weinzapfel came to Jasper in 1994 and has spent time in the company’s accounting, gas and diesel and production system divisions. […]
February 5, 2011
Business
Supreme Industries makes several senior management changes
Supreme Industries Inc, announced several senior management changes: • Robert W. Wilson, president and chief operating officer and president and chief executive officer of the company’s wholly-owned operating subsidiary, Supreme Indiana Operations Inc. (“Supreme Indiana”), has announced his retirement. He will work with the company to support a successful transition in leadership as an adviser […]
February 5, 2011
Business
McLeod Software’s sales increase 56 percent in 2010
McLeod Software announced the completion of its fiscal year with a new record for sales growth. The company’s 2010 fiscal year shows a 56 percent sales increase over 2009. “We continue to see extremely strong growth in investment in information technology from our customers in the transportation industry” says Tom McLeod, President and CEO of […]
February 4, 2011
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