Technology Improving APUs
When the fuel crisis of 2007-2008 hit, Covenant Transport, like virtually every other large carrier in North America, realized it needed to get its fuel consumption and costs under control. As with many fleets at…
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Heil Trailer Designate Tri Tank Authorized Service & Repair Facility
Heil Trailer International and Polar Tank Trailer recently announced Tri Tank Corp. has been designated an authorized service and repair facility. Tri Tank has offered Polar products since 2008 and became a Heil Trailer dealer…
Freight Brokers ‘Need To Speed Up’
The business fundamentals of freight brokerage — using an operations call center to find trucks to move freight — have not changed in the past 10 years. Volume per broker per day, gross margins and…
Anheuser-Busch Deploying Electric Trucks
Anheuser-Busch soon will deploy 21 battery-electric trucks in California to showcase economic and environmental sustainable warehousing and distribution technology for fleets, according to industry reports. The brewing company is deploying trucks from BYD Auto, manufacturer…
Len Fletcher Dies at 68
Leonard (Len) Francis Fletcher, president and chief executive of Superior Carriers of Oak Brook, Ill., died Sept. 26 after a long battle with cancer, according to company officials. He was 68. Fletcher graduated from Columbus…
New Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators
Dixon Bayco Petroleum Product Indicators are designed to be mounted near the API discharge valves on road tanks using a standard bolt hole pattern. Available in standard and mini lengths these multi-product grade indicators can…
Dillon Logistics Wins SmartWay Award
Dillon Logistics, a transporter of asphalt, chemical and dry bulk products, has been selected to receive the 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award for outstanding environmental efforts and leadership. Based in Burr Ridge, Ill., Dillon Logistics has…
Boston Steel Exhibits New DEF Unit
At the last New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) show in Providence, R.I.,Boston Steel, a division of Tremcar USA, exhibited a Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) unit. It was specially designed to carry DEF, a liquid, aqueous…
NTTC Seeking Action On Dry-Bulk Axle Legislation
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) recently notified its membership that the association’s dry-bulk axle tolerance legislative effort fell just short in the Senate in August. In its letter, NTTC President Daniel Furth said: “While we…
Freeland Retiring As Cummins President
Rich Freeland, Cummins president and chief operating officer, is retiring after 40 years with the company. He will be succeeded by Tony Satterthwaite, distribution president, the company announced. The new appointments will be effective today…
