September 1, 2008
Cover Story
Reynolds Nationwide provides regional foodgrade service
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mary Davis
At Reynolds Nationwide, farming holds a strong attraction second only to hauling milk, chocolate, tequila, and a variety of other liquid foodgrade products...
Editorial
Safe food supply must be our priorty
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Another food safety crisis swept across the United States this summer. By the time it was all over, more than 1,400 people had been sickened by salmonella...
Feature Articles
Arizona milk cooperative maintains steady, strong growth
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mary Davis
Arid Arizona may not seem like the land of milk and honey, but leaving honey aside, the state boasts 186,000 dairy cattle that produce 10 million pounds per day...
ArvinMeritor opens steer axle, gear plant in Monterrey
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Two Years passed since my last visit to Monterrey, Nuevo Len, and this Mexico city definitely had changed. An incredible amount of business development...
Five tips to control your tire costs and improve vehicle performance, safety
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
With tires ranked as the second highest operating cost after fuel, a solid tire maintenance program can help reap solid dividends. It could add thousands...
Sterling targets regional fleets with integrated sleeper
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Sterling Truck Corporation introduced the Sterling NightShift a new integrated sleeper during an August 4 press event in Napa, California. The truck builder...
California ports buy 400 Sterling natural gas-fueled tractors
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
By The end of 2008, Sterling Truck Corporation will have completed a 400-tractor order for the southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach....
International Milk Haulers Meeting
Milk haulers adapting operations to meet new demands
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Like Many of its sisters in the tank truck industry, milk haulers are experiencing a mixed market that is causing them to take a new look at their operations...
Maintaining foodgrade security top priority for carriers
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A Terrorist attack on the food sector would be a challenge to the United States in both economic and psychological terms, which is why maintaining transportation...
CIP tank systems require appropriate applications
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems need to be tailored to the tank trailers they are cleaning, said Gabe Miller of Sani-Matic Inc at the April 20-22 meeting...
Safety essential element for tank entry
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Safety is an essential element for operating any tank cleaning facility in Canada, especially during confined space entry, said Jim Knudsen of Oxford...
University of Kentucky develops state-of-the-art milk tank truck
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Because the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has targeted bulk food contamination as a high-consequence health threat, it is even more imperative that milk transportation be secure, said Chris Thompson of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture...
Industry News
ATA backs bipartisan energy bill
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Charles Whittington, president of Grammer Industries Inc., Grammer IN, and American Trucking Associations (ATA) first vice-chairman, discussed ATA's support...
FMCSA extends cross-border demo project
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is extending the cross-border trucking demonstration project for two years, and Mexican trucks...
Mack, Volvo reorganize their operations
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks North America have jointly formulated a plan for increasing the efficiency of their North American operations. The plan includes...
FUSO opens new headquarters
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck of America Inc. (FUSO) has opened its new sales, marketing, and distribution headquarters in Redford MI. FUSO is part of Daimler...
SAF-Holland Road Tour 08
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Realizing that hands-on presentations provide the best learning experience, SAF-Holland hit the road this summer with its new Road Tour 08 show vehicle....
Large-truck-related fatalities down in 2007
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The number of highway fatalities in crashes involving large trucks dropped again in 2007, according to a study from the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Volvo, Mack Trucks headed for CA ports
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America has received a 100-truck order for VNL 300 Daycabs, and Mack Trucks Inc. has received a 100-truck order for Pinnacle Axle Back...
Study ranks U.S. states on road conditions
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
North Dakota does the best job maintaining its roads and bridges and New Jersey has the worst-performing, least cost-effective highway system in the nation,...
Goodyear Highway Heroes
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is starting its second quarter-century of celebrating truck driver heroics. A search is on for United States and Canadian...
Labelmaster provides symposium agenda
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Labelmaster is sponsoring the third annual Dangerous Goods Symposium for Instructors, to be held October 21-24, 2008, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Deerfield...
Kenworth, Mack tops in customer satisfaction
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Kenworth and Mack Trucks have ranked highest in satisfaction with dealer service in the latest Heavy-Duty Truck Customer Satisfaction Study, done annually...
ATA sues over port concession plans
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA), with the support of its Intermodal Motor Carriers Conference (IMCC), filed suit in the United States District...
Surface trade with Canada and Mexico up
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 6.8% higher...
Index suggests labor market still softening
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index (ETI) continued a now year-long decline in July 2008, suggesting even more softening to come in the labor...
General Motors, Navistar deal ends
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
General Motors and Navistar International have broken off their deal in which GM was to sell its medium-duty truck business to Navistar. Due to significant...
Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers plan for SCR technology rollout
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
As part of an effort to increase fuel efficiency and reduce harmful vehicle emissions, executives from truck and engine manufacturers, diesel exhaust...
Volvo marks a quarter century of aerodynamic truck design
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The shape of things to come in the trucking industry was established 25 years ago in June 1983, when Volvo White Truck Corporation (now known as Volvo...
MC&E's focus: How to thrive in hard times
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations 2008 Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E) will focus on helping motor carriers prosper in today's bumpy economy....
Schneider's fuel program encourages efficient driving
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Schneider National, based in Green Bay WI, is encouraging its owner-operators to drive efficiently by providing them a payback for lower mile-per-gallon...
Pre-approved warranty repairs available
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
With new pre-authorized warranty repair guidelines now posted on www.roadranger.com, telephone calls for many Eaton repair authorizations may no longer...
Ruan joins EPA SmartWay partnership
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Ruan Transport Corporation is the newest member of the SmartWay Transport Partnership. Originating as an innovative collaboration between the United States...
Carlisle Motion Control plans partnership
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Carlisle's Motion Control Division (Motion Control) announced its plan to form a strategic partnership with Brake Resources Inc (BRI) of St. Louis MO....
Eaton acquires Kirloskar engine valves
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Eaton Corporation announced it has acquired the engine valves business of Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Through...
Schneider Logistics joins Responsible Care
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Schneider Logistics Inc., a global logistics provider and part of the Schneider National enterprise, was recently approved as a Responsible Care Partner...
Michelin signs agreement with InterStar
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Truckers across the United States seeking immediate availability of Michelin tires and emergency roadside assistance now have 237 additional service locations....
Mack's McKenna talks SCR via the web
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc. has added a new section to its website, www.macktrucks.com, enabling customers to ask powertrain marketing manager David McKenna questions...
Decline in driving suggests new highway funding needed
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The latest data released by the United States Department of Transportation showed the eight month of steady decline in driving by American motorists....
Alter work schedules to ease pain at pump
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Changes in employee work schedules can help ease the pain of high gasoline costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Switching to a four-day week with...
People in the News
Fleets
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Quality Distribution Inc. appointed Stephen R. Attwood as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He was most recently vice president and corporate...
Suppliers
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Dover Fluid Management, a division of Dover Corporation, has named David Crouse president of OPW Fueling Components. With 17 years of experience in the...
Equipment News
Wheel alignment station gets an upgrade
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Josam's wheel alignment station JT 4000 has received a software upgrade for its Bluetooth measuring heads and computer program. Upgrades give the operator...
SelecTrucks fuel card fights rising prices
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
SelecTrucks is providing extra relief to fleet and owner-operator customers. It will offer a fuel card valued up to $2,000 on purchases of mid-roof Freightliner...
Access speed limiters remotely
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
MAGTEC Products (USA) Inc. announces that its M5K onboard safety and security device has a new Speed and Idle Management (SIM) feature. SIM enables the...
Simons offers fuel purchasing protection
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Simons Petroleum Inc., a national marketer of petroleum products to the trucking industry, has announced a new comprehensive fuel purchasing program....
Detroit Diesel rolls out new 12.8-liter engine
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Sterling Truck Corporation's A-Line and L-Line vehicles will be among the first in the Daimler Trucks North America product lineup to be offered with...
Volvo Trucks North America to develop prototype lightweight composite sleepers
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America will develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a United States Army...
Pro-Check simplifies trailer circuit testing
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Eliminate trailer electrical circuit diagnostics with the Lite-Check 720 Pro-Check. The Pro-Check automatically displays the circuit with voltage, amperage,...
Mack develops low-NOx answer for CARB
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Mack MP7 and MP8 engines have been certified to meet California's 2008 criteria to limit emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) while idling. This means Mack...
Carbis makes its own marine loading arms
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Carbis Inc. has begun manufacturing its own line of marine loading and unloading arms. To handle such a range of bulk liquid freight, Carbis employs a...
Business Class M2e Hybrid can be rented
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Freightliner Trucks announced its new Business Class M2e Hybrid will be available for commercial application rentals at International Leasing Co. Inc.,...
Oil additive boosts truck fuel economy
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
A new metal-conditioning oil additive, GO-15 from Engineous USA, has shown to increase the fuel economy of trucks approximately 15 percent while boosting...
Haldex TRS system adds diagnostic tools
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Haldex Trailer Roll Stability (TRS) system helps control speed at the trailer by constantly monitoring the trailer's movements. FleetPlus is a PC-based...
LVD Switch can eliminate dead batteries
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Cole Hersee Company introduces its new Low Voltage Disconnect (LVD) Switch, which eliminates dead batteries by automatically disconnecting non-critical...
Chevron transitions C&I lubricant brands
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Chevron Products Company announced that effective July 14, 2008, Chevron and Texaco Commercial and Industrial (C&I) lubricants will be marketed under...
Webb VORTEX drum enters aftermarket
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Aftermarket Business Unit of Webb Wheel Products Inc. announces the availability of the lightweight Webb VORTEX brake drum for aftermarket replacement...
BestTransport, iDashboards team up
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
BestTransport.com and iDashboards have announced a strategic partnership that will deliver enhanced business intelligence and reporting capabilities to...
TMW receives Microsoft certification
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
TMW Systems has passed Microsoft certification testing for a new Cash Receipts software module that extends Dynamics GP's cash management capabilities...
Fuel on the Fly lets carriers adjust costs
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Transportation Costing Group (TCG), specialists in activity-based profitability and cost analysis for the transportation industry, announced the latest...
Videos show benefits of MTIS by PSI
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
Maintaining proper tire inflation is one solution to rising fuel prices because a vehicle running on underinflated tires will consume more fuel than a...
TTMA approves, releases publications
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM
The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association Engineering Committee has approved and released these publications: Revised Recommended Practices RP 44-08...
