Monthly Archive: December 2018
The Polar Tank Sanitary 3-A Trailer is the lightest in the sanitary industry—410 pounds lighter than competitive same-spec cradle trailers. That means customers can haul more payload per trip, which translates to more revenue…
Greenlots, a global provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging software and solutions, will collaborate with Volvo Trucks to deploy charging infrastructure for electric trucks operating out of warehouses in Southern California, company officials said…
CityFreighter and XPO Sales have agreed to jointly pursue development and sales of electric trucks for the last mile, company officials said. The partnership includes the signing of a letter of intent to purchase...
Lafayette, Ind.-based Wabash National Corp., a leading trailer manufacturer, posted its second-highest revenue ever in the third quarter, but the news wasn’t all good. Net income fell sharply amid increasing operating pressures that have prompted…
A pair of heavy duty, opposed-piston engines will be produced for an emissions-reduction project in California, officials with the program said last month. The two 10.6L, 450-horsepower engines designed by Achates Power will run in…
It used to be that canola meal had to have a $100-per-ton discount to soybean meal before dairy nutritionist Marty Faldet would consider recommending it to his clients. No more. Years of feeding experience are…
The sky was a deep blue, the air was warm and it was a beautiful morning to be on a dairy farm in Chippewa Falls, Wis. And then, Mandy Nunes began to cry. Mandy, who…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will launch a new rule to further cut emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx) from diesel-powered, heavy duty trucks, agency officials said recently. EPA said it intends to publish a…
U.S. milk producers asked the government to increase aid payments to the industry to offset losses from foreign tariffs, saying dairy farmers have lost more than $1 billion in income since May.
The administration of…
Monterey Jack, Mild Cheddar and Flavored Pasteurized Process Cheese made by Associated Milk Producers Inc. (AMPI) cheesemakers in Iowa and Wisconsin topped their classes at the 2018 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest held…