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Reyco Granning names Compton president

Reyco Granning announced David Compton has been named president. Compton’s background includes more than 30 years at a Tier 1 automotive supplier with experience in engineering, operations and general management. Some of his accomplishments include the introduction and supervision of lean initiatives, expansion into international markets and the establishment of a significant independent aftermarket parts […]

December 18, 2011

Trimble appoints Konezny as worldwide division manager

Trimble announced the appointment of PeopleNet founder and CEO Ron Konezny as general manager of Trimble’s worldwide Transportation and Logistics (T&L) Division. “Since establishing PeopleNet in 1994, Ron has positioned the company as a fast-growing wireless tracking and mobile communications provider in the U.S. transportation industry. His expanded leadership role will be an asset in […]

December 16, 2011

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The Office City deploys JumpTrack for proof-of-delivery

Jump Technologies, Inc. (JumpTech) developer of cloud-based mobile systems, announced that The Office City, one of the nation’s fastest growing independent suppliers of office products and supplies, has selected and deployed JumpTrack’s proof-of-delivery system across its entire fleet. The Office City, a long-time JumpTech customer, says it competes against big-box national office supplies dealers with […]

December 16, 2011

FedEx says 2Q net income up 76%

FedEx Corp. on Thursday, Dec. 15, reported FedEx Corp. reported the following consolidated results for the second quarter of 2012 fiscal year ended Nov. 30: • Revenue of $10.59 billion, up 10 percent from $9.63 billion the previous year; • Operating income of $780 million, up 66 percent from $469 million; • Operating margin of […]

December 15, 2011

FTR: Shipping environment hinges on revised hours rule

FTR Associates on Thursday, Dec. 15, announced that its Shippers Conditions Index improved in October by 1.1 points from the previous month to a current reading of -3.6. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a favorable shipping environment, while a reading below zero is unfavorable. FTR […]

December 15, 2011

TransCore same-month freight index up 36% in November

TransCore said its North American Freight Index climbed 36 percent last month compared to November 2010, the third consecutive month with the highest same-month volume since 2005. Compared to October, spot market freight volume slipped 4.4 percent, a normal seasonal trend. Spot market freight volume has declined in November since the company established the Index […]

December 15, 2011

YRC Worldwide sells Glen Moore truckload assets to Celadon

YRC Worldwide Inc. on Thursday, Dec. 15, announced it sold a significant portion of the assets of its Glen Moore truckload operating subsidiary to Celadon Trucking Services Inc., a subsidiary of Celadon Group Inc. Terms were not disclosed. “Less-than-truckload shipping is what we do best,” said James Welch, chief executive officer for YRC Worldwide. “Our […]

December 15, 2011

Senate Commerce Committee advances highway safety initiatives

The American Trucking Associations on Thursday, Dec. 15, thanked the members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee for advancing several key highway safety initiatives as part of their draft of a transportation reauthorization bill. “Thanks to Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and Sens. Lautenberg and Wicker and their staffs, the Commerce Committee put […]

December 15, 2011

DOT announces TIGER grants

The Department of Transportation announced that 46 transportation projects in 33 states and Puerto Rico will receive a total of $511 million from the third round of DOT’s TIGER program. The announcement comes months ahead of schedule and will allow communities to move forward with infrastructure projects such as road and bridge improvements; transit upgrades; […]

December 15, 2011

Love’s opens Travel Stops in Little Rock, Ark., and Dwight, Ill.

Love’s Travel Stops announced it opened new travel stops in Little Rock, Ark., at Interstate 30, Exit 128; and Dwight, Ill. at I-55, Exit 220. The Love’s in Little Rock includes Subway and Hardee’s restaurants and features 80 truck spaces. The Love’s in Dwight includes a Hardee’s restaurant and features 90 truck spaces. Each location […]

December 15, 2011

Tom Joy & Son driver named Highway Angel

The Truckload Carriers Association has named W. Paul Lothary, a professional truck driver for Tom Joy & Son Trucking of Peshtigo, Wis., as its latest Highway Angel. On Nov. 7, Lothary was driving along Highway 41 in Germantown, Wis., when he came around a corner and saw the aftermath of a serious accident. Numerous vehicles […]

December 15, 2011

Rush Enterprises acquires West Texas Peterbilt assets for $25M

Rush Enterprises Inc. announced that it has acquired certain assets of West Texas Peterbilt, a Peterbilt dealership group with five locations in Texas. The $25 million purchase expands the company’s Rush Truck Center commercial vehicle dealership network to 70 locations in 14 states and includes dealerships in Amarillo, Lubbock and Odessa, Texas, that offer Peterbilt […]

December 15, 2011

CARB reinstates Cleaire LongMile DPF verification

Cleaire Advanced Emission Controls on Thursday, Dec. 15, announced that the California Air Resources Board has reinstated the verification of its LongMile diesel particulate filter system, allowing the company to immediately market and install systems to support California fleet regulations and air quality improvement efforts. Cleaire says CARB directed the company to suspend the sales […]

December 15, 2011

SpeedGauge adds custom speed tracking, by zone

SpeedGauge, a provider of business intelligence and location-based analytics for the trucking and insurance industry, says it is taking speed monitoring to a new level. SpeedGauge provides speed tracking on streets and highways around the world, but now with the release of SpeedGaugeAnywhere, fleets can create speed zones around any custom location that is not […]

December 15, 2011

Rotary Lift updates parallelogram wash bay lift

Rotary Lift has updated its parallelogram wash bay lift package to help maximize bay space and product life. The lift also includes an ALI-certified stainless-steel control panel that can be wall-mounted; As a result, the lift’s PLC power unit now can be located outside of the bay, up to 65 feet away from the lift […]

December 15, 2011

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Kinedyne facility in China achieves ISO 9001:2008 certification

Kinedyne announced that its manufacturing facility in Nantong, China, recently achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification of its Quality Management System (QMS). The Nantong facility produces most of the company’s products, including cargo securement devices for customers in the truck/automotive aftermarket and government sectors, and is the second Kinedyne location to receive this internationally recognized quality […]

December 15, 2011

Mack Defense SVP Kelly receives My Boss is A Patriot Award

Mack Defense senior vice president Tom Kelly recently received the My Boss is A Patriot Award for his support of colleague Ryan Werling, Mack Defense director of defense sales and programs and Army Reserve Major, during his six-month tour of Iraq. Kelly and his team at Mack Defense, a division of Mack Trucks Inc., stayed […]

December 15, 2011

Monthly freight index down 0.2%, year-over-year up 4.0%

The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry fell 0.2 percent in October from the recent peak achieved in September, the first monthly decrease after four consecutive increases, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Freight Transportation Services Index released Wednesday, Dec. 14. BTS, a part of the Research […]

December 14, 2011

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