http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A pair of entrepreneurs have signed an agreement to market an innovative truck trailer with movable side panels in North America. Bob Hakken and Duke De Leeuw of Holland, MI, signed a deal with Wingliner International to distribute Wingliner System kits in the Canada, Mexico and the U.S., according to web ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/11/19/wingliner-tries-to-bend-its-way-into-north-american-trailer-market/ For all the grief that Walmart receives for being the big, bad neighbor that drives out smaller competitors, there is no doubt the company is not all Grinch – especially during the holiday season. What probably flew under the radar was the announcement last week of a $32 million Holiday Giving ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/11/11/kudos-to-walmart-for-its-fight-against-hunger/ One of the great traditions during the Christmas season is the annual U.S Capitol Christmas tree. This year’s tree will have a connection to the trucking industry, and not just along the transportation route. Remote asset tracking provider SkyBitz will be offering free tracking of the tree’s trip from the Apache-Sitgreaves ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/11/06/trucking-is-bringing-christmas-home/ For all of us who believe that companies want to do right by the environment first and foremost, a lesson was delivered on Friday that being green is still about making money. Smith Electric Vehicles and its parent company Tanfield Group pulled out of its agreement to supply Ford Motor Co. ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/11/02/all-electric-transit-connect-van-briefly-without-power/ The American Trucking Association has once again teamed up with Operation Interdependence for the Share the Road program to deliver non-perishable items to make care packages for U.S. soldiers serving overseas. Share the Road drivers brought donated items to a distribution center in Grand Junction, CO. Local volunteers, including members of ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/28/join-ata-and-support-our-troops/ New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine has signed what may be the first law of its kind in the country, according to the Associated Press. The law, which requires drivers to clear snow and ice off of their vehicles in the winter, goes into effect in one year, in time for ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/26/new-jersey-snow-removal-law-needs-rethinking/ I haven’t had a chance to thank the fine people at Fontaine Fifth Wheel for a visit I and other journalists made to their new facility in Trussville, AL, last week. The trip was wonderful and the management of Fontaine could not have been nicer. The trip served as a bit ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/20/for-trucks-fifth-wheels-are-at-the-point-of-safety/ Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed two new regulations that affect the trucking industry, although neither comes as much surprise. The first, a proposal by Rep. Paul Kujawski, will limit idling within state borders to no more than five minutes in any given 60-minute timeframe. There are exceptions to this, such as when ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/12/massachusetts-proposes-new-idling-regs/ Fiat is wasting little time in putting its stamp on the “new” Chrysler. The news yesterday was the split of the Dodge brand into two separate entities focusing on their respective products. The Dodge Ram Brand will be led by Fred Diaz Jr. as president and CEO. Ralph Gilles will ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/06/dodge-ram-goes-it-alone/ Kudos to four companies within the trucking industry who have been included in Newsweek’s Top 500 Green U.S. Companies. UPS, FedEx, C.H. Robinson and J.B. Hunt Transport Services are all included for their efforts to be greener. The complete list, available at www.Newsweek.com, includes a number of other companies that ... http://blog.fleetowner.com/trucking-straight-talk/2009/10/05/four-in-the-industry-rank-high-in-newsweeks-top-500-green-companies/