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UTi Worldwide posts slightly higher 3Q net income
UTi Worldwide Inc. on Thursday, Dec. 1, reported revenues for its fiscal 2012 third quarter ended Oct. 31 were $1,264.5 million, an increase of 5.5 percent from $1,198.4 million. Net revenues (revenues minus purchased transportation costs) were $443.4 million, an increase of 9.2 percent from $406.1 million. Net income attributable to UTi Worldwide Inc. was […]
December 1, 2011
Business
UPS buys Italian pharmaceutical logistics company
UPS on Thursday, Dec. 1, announced an agreement to purchase Italy-based Pieffe Group to support its ongoing global healthcare strategy, which has seen the company make investments to better serve its customer base in the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries. The announcement follows the opening of five new dedicated facilities this year in North […]
December 1, 2011
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FMCSA not affiliated with firms selling substance abuse training for supervisors
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Thursday, Dec. 1, notified carriers that the agency has received numerous inquiries regarding companies using aggressive marketing tactics to sell supervisor training to employers who may be subject to FMCSA’s drug and alcohol testing requirements. FMCSA says it is not familiar with these companies nor the training they […]
December 1, 2011
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Love’s Travel Stop opens in Whitestown, Ind.
Love’s Travel Stops announced it opened a new travel stop in Whitestown, Ind., at Interstate 65, Exit 133. Professional truck drivers will receive double “I Love Rewards” loyalty points on purchases at the new location through Jan. 1. Whitestown is the second Love’s location recently opened in Indiana; Love’s in Belleville opened Nov. 16. The […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Getloaded, National Association for Minority Truckers form partnership
Getloaded, an Internet-based logistics site, has launched a new partnership with the National Association for Minority Truckers to connect member trucking companies with more load opportunities. “After launching our Spanish-language load board earlier this year, we at Getloaded have been searching for additional ways to encourage diversity in trucking,” says Fergus Caldicott, general manager at […]
December 1, 2011
Business
FleetPride acquires Colorado-based Greeley Truck Parts
FleetPride Inc., an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, announced the acquisition of Greeley Truck Parts, a Greeley, Colo.-based independent heavy-duty parts store. In operation since 1995, Greeley Truck Parts services agricultural, oil and gas, and trucking companies in Eastern Colorado and the Northern Front Range corridor. Founders Kevin and Deborah Hieb […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Wabco to supply adaptive cruise control in China
Wabco Holdings will supply its adaptive cruise control to Chinese bus manufacturer Yutong as part of an expanded long-term agreement to furnish advanced safety technologies. Series production will start in the first quarter of 2012 with Wabco ACC as a standard feature on Yutong’s range of high-end buses, which includes luxury, intercity, urban, light and […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Truck Enterprises Inc. earns SHARP Recertification
Truck Enterprises Inc. recently was awarded OSHA’s Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) Recertification by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Labor and Industry. TEI says that achieving SHARP Recertification establishes the company as one of fewer than 50 businesses in Virginia deemed as a worksite dedicated to occupational safety and health. Truck Enterprises […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Columbus McKinnon updates electric chain hoist
Columbus McKinnon’s updated Lodestar Electric Chain Hoist has a capacity range of 1/8 to 3 tons and a wide range of speeds and is designed with lightweight, durable cast-aluminum housing and a powder-coated finish for high visibility. The control panel features finger-safe wiring and plug-and-play connectors and is built to allow for quick voltage change, […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Cooling sealant formulated for winter use
Bar’s Leaks Professional Carbon Fiber Block Seal Head Gasket & Cooling Sealant for winter use is formulated to seal coolant leaks in radiators, heater cores, freeze plugs, gaskets, intake manifolds, cylinder heads and engine blocks. The cooling sealant is antifreeze-compatible, so there’s no need to flush the cooling system before using it, and it doesn’t […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Thermoil offers battery oil additive
Thermoil’s Battery De-Mister is a battery oil additive for nonsealed lead acid batteries. After using the additive and charging the battery, the hydrogen and oxygen gases migrating to the surface are slowed by the oil to help contain acid mist and fumes generated in the charging process, keeping the battery’s top free of acid deposits […]
December 1, 2011
Business
ISM New Orders, Production Indexes both indicate growth
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in November for the 28th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 30th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business issued Thursday, Dec. 1. The PMI registered 52.7 percent, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from October’s reading […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Canadian freight cost increases stalled in September
The latest Canadian General Freight Index released Wednesday, Nov. 30, indicate that the cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers in September remained the same when compared with August results. However the Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of accessorial charges assessed by carriers, decreased by .1 percent for the same period, the first […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Patriot posts improved 4Q transportation segment results
Patriot Transportation Holding on Wednesday, Nov. 30, reported net income of $1.754 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, a decrease of $240,000 or 12.0 percent compared to net income of $1.994 million in the same period last year. Net income for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30 was $12.211 million, an increase of […]
December 1, 2011
Business
YRC Worldwide stockholders OK reverse stock split
YRC Worldwide Inc. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, announced that stockholders authorized the company’s board of directors to effect a reverse stock split of the company’s common stock and to proportionately reduce the number of authorized shares of common stock with the ratio and timing of implementation of the reverse stock split at the discretion of […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Con-way Multimodal opening branch office in Dallas market
Con-way Multimodal, a division of Con-way Inc.’s operating unit Menlo Worldwide Logistics, announced that on Monday, Dec. 5, it will open a new branch office in Frisco, Texas, a Dallas suburb. Located at 3211 Internet Blvd., Suite 100, the Frisco office is the fifth Con-way Multimodal location to be added to the company’s existing network […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Kerry Logistics’ Hong Kong center earns environmental accolades
Kerry Logistics announced that its Product Customization and Consolidation Center in Tai Po, Hong Kong, is HK-BEAM (Gold) certified and also has earned LEED (Gold) certification, an internationally-recognized green building accreditation for design and construction that incorporates green technology. With a total area of 277,000 square feet, PC3 is designed for international fashion and lifestyle […]
December 1, 2011
Business
Detroit Diesel marks production of 100,000th DD platform engine
Detroit Diesel Corp. on Wednesday, Nov. 30, marked the production of the 100,000th engine coming off its DD Platform assembly line with a celebration at its manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The DD Platform of Detroit heavy-duty engines – which includes the DD13, DD15 and DD16 – was developed jointly by Daimler Trucks in Germany, […]
December 1, 2011
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