SAN MATEO, CA – It's been one year since Con-way, the freight transportation and logistics services company, named Mitch Plaat as its first chief procurement officer. Since then, Plaat and his team have found significant savings by strategically sourcing certain.
Read More →ELM SPRINGS, AR – WSE Transportation, LLC, recently recognized its company driver, owner operator, team drivers, and trainer of the year for 2006.
Read More →AURORA, ONTARIO – Intier Automotive Seating, an operating unit of Magna International Inc., in conjunction with Chrysler Group, has co-engineered and manufactured new seating features for Chrysler Group's 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country.
Read More →KALAMAZOO, MI – Dana Corp.'s Commercial Vehicle Systems group will showcase SmartWave TPMS tire pressure monitoring system at the Wireless Fleet 2007 conference in Miami, Feb. 20-21.
Read More →CHARLOTTE, NC – Horizon Lines Inc. has turned to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to track containers seamlessly from a Seattle distribution center over the sea and land to their final destination in Alaska.
Read More →BELLEVUE, WA – To help fleets find ways to reduce fuel costs, PacLease, a full-service, North America leasing company, has released an informational fuel economy guide.
Read More →FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Streicher Mobile Fueling, Inc. has completed its reincorporation in the state of Delaware by merging with and into its wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary.
Read More →AKRON, OH – As finalists for Goodyear's 24th annual North America Highway Hero Award, three professional truck drivers battled flames to pull victims from their burning vehicles in as many Arizona accidents, and one driver came to the rescue of a Minneapolis Metro Transit police officer who was attacked by a suspect in a drug deal.
Read More →ISELIN, NJ – BASF Catalysts, a provider of diesel emissions control technology, has launched www.dieselretrofitdaily.com — a new, Web site featuring updates on diesel retrofit technology, programs, regulations, and funding, as well as online discussions about cleaning emissions from existing diesel trucks and buses.
Read More →BIRMINGHAM, AL – The Alabama Trucking Association is accepting nominations for its annual SMMC Fleet Safety Awards Banquet, set for March 26 in Birmingham. Categories include Safest Fleet, Most Improved Fleet, Driver of the Year, Maintenance Professional of the Year, Safety Professional of the Year, and a new category: Fleet Manager of the Year.
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