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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA -
* L&B trucking sold to former C&S executive
BrattleboroVT,USA -The Brattleboro Reformer, by BOB AUDETTE -May 8, 2008: -- When Luke and Diane Bazin decided they wanted to sell their homegrown business, L&B Freightliner, Sterling and Western Star, it wasn't about the money... It was about finding the right buyer who would treat their 55 employers like the family they had become in the nearly 30 years since the company opened its doors... They were so concerned about finding the right fit, it took nearly 10 years to pull the trigger... "When I met with Carl (Wistreich) early last fall, I told him this was a business he should consider as he knew the industry and he was the right fit."... Wistreich, most recently a senior executive at C&S Wholesale Grocers, came from New York City nine years ago, and helped negotiate deals for C&S that increased annual sales from $3 to $19 billion... Trucks from Webster Trucking Corp. and Brattleboro Haulage, which are contracted out by C&S, use L&B for some of their service needs, said Wistreich... In addition, L&B services trucks for national firms such as Penske, Ryder and J.B. Hunt and local firms such as BDR Transport in Bellows Falls... Bazin said what he would miss most about the business is the 55 people who work for him and his wife... "They're really our family members," he said...* Schneider slows trucks to 60 mph
Green Bay,WIS,USA -The Marshfield News-Herald (Marshfied,WIS), by Nathan Phelps -May 9, 2008: -- Schneider National, the nation's largest truckload carrier, announced Thursday its plans to expand its fuel conservation efforts by voluntarily slowing down its fleet to 60 mph... The effort will reduce the fleet's consumption of diesel fuel by more than 3.75 million gallons a year and reduce truck carbon dioxide emissions by 83.25 million pounds a year -- the equivalent of taking 7,259 cars off the nation's highways, according to a company news release... The 3 mph slowdown, which builds upon the company's 30-year track record of environmental stewardship, was announced during a news conference Thursday in Washington, D.C., as the American Trucking Association unveiled its strategies for minimizing the carbon footprint of the trucking industry... A $3.4 billion company, Green Bay-based Schneider National employs 21,400 transportation and logistics experts worldwide... (Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers file photo - Schneider National plans to save fuel by limiting truck speed)* Con-way Truckload Lowers Top Speed of Fleet
Ann Arbor,Mich,USA -TruckingInfo -9 May 2008: -- Con-way Truckload has reduced the maximum governed speed of its 2,700-tractor fleet from 70 to 65 mph in support of an enterprise-wide sustainability initiative at parent company Con-way Inc... By adjusting its fleet to run at the lower maximum highway speed, the company expects to save 2.8 million gallons of diesel fuel per year, while reducing annual carbon emissions by approximately 62 million pounds. The savings represent the equivalent of removing 6,300 passenger cars from America's highways... * Rush Enterprises Buys Two North Carolina Dealerships
TX,USA -TruckingInfo -9 May 2008: -- Rush Enterprises, which operates the largest full service network of heavy- and medium-duty truck dealerships in North America, has acquired two more dealership companies in Charlotte, North Carolina... Rush has acquired the assets of Peterbilt Carolina Inc., which includes a Peterbilt, Hino and Isuzu heavy- and medium-duty truck dealership... Also acquired Adams International Trucks, an International heavy- and medium-duty truck and Workhorse custom chassis dealership. The total purchase price for the acquisitions was approximately $40 million... Labels: trucking industry news USA
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