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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA - Trucking Company Wins Right To Name Sewage Plant
Going once, going twice, sold. Congratulations, you’ve just bought the rights to name a sewage treatment plant
Babson Park,DL,USA -The Ledger, by Cary McMullen -October 13, 2008: -- ... T. Wayne Hill Trucking Inc. of Bartow is the winning bidder in the eBay auction to name Webber International University’s soon-to-be-completed sewage treatment plant... For its top bid of $6,100, the company will name the plant the T. Wayne Hill Trucking Inc. “Bio-Solids Management” Wastewater Treatment Plant... The 10-day auction ended on Oct. 6, and the school announced the results on Oct. 10... T. Wayne Hill Trucking Inc. specializes in sludge hauling, and its trucks are notable for its logo — a smiley face holding its nose...
* Trucking Company Marten Transport Raises Settlement Rates
Mondovi,WI,USA -Truck Net, by Craig Zwiener -13 Oct 2008: -- Marten Transport, which has charted outstanding growth this year, has announced another advantage for owner operators - even higher settlement rates. Starting Nov. 1, 2008, Marten will raise settlement rates by two cents per mile across the board to its already excellent graduated scale... Marten offers business support services through ATBS, the largest business services provider with solutions for owner operators. Their services include assistance with taxes, accounting, bookkeeping, education, and more... For drivers interested in owning their own truck, Marten has two options for leasing a truck with one of them including the possibility of an APU already installed...
* Trucking Company ACT Wins EPA SmartWay Award
Kansas City,MO,USA -Truck Net, by Craig Zwiener -Oct. 14, 2008: -- American Central Transport, Inc. (ACT) announced today that it has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWaySM Transport Partnership with the 2008 SmartWay Excellence Award. .. For the past several years, ACT has implemented initiatives such as aerodynamic tractors, heating/cooling technology that reduces truck idling, use of low viscosity lubrication and speed management policies. These actions have greatly improved the company's operations by reducing pollution and increasing fuel efficiency...
* Penske Truck Leasing Joins EPA's SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership
Reading,PA,USA -MarketWatch -Oct 13, 2008: -- Penske Truck Leasing today announced its collective support and participation in the SmartWay(SM) Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution... Penske's logistics and truck rental operations have earned the highest EPA Performance Scores of 1.25 representing outstanding environmental performance. Both are using most of the commercially available fuel saving strategies and actively evaluating the latest fleet technologies... Penske will contribute to the partnership's goal to reduce 33 to 66 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and up to 200,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year by 2012 by improving the environmental performance of its fleet and freight operations and also promoting program awareness among its expansive customer base.
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