Heavy Duty Trucking, May 2018
MAY 2018 HDT 27 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM by the Numbers 120Million The approximate cost of Ryder Systems acquisition of MXD Group an e commerce fulfillment provider with last mile fulfillment capability 55Million The area in square feet of a new container staging hub at the Port of Los Angeles that will take 3500 truckloads per day from nearby container terminals in order to smooth the flow of goods in and out of the port 10000 Fleet Advantage hit a new company milestone leasing its 10000th Class 8 truck In 2017 alone the company placed purchase orders on more than 1800 Class 8 trucks COO He succeeds Karen Rasmussen in the role of president She will continue to serve as CEO Prior to joining Help in 2013 Doughty was COO of Contractor Management Services Noted Heavy Duty Trucking magazine editors have received two 2018 Jesse H Neal Business Journalism Awards one for Best Subject Related Package for its September 2017 alternative fuels coverage and the other for Editor in Chief Deborah Lockridge in the Best Commentary Blog category The 10 part series Trucking in the 21st Century was a finalist for Best Series HDT was also named a finalist in the Best Instructional Content category for three articles offering how to advice Morgan Truck Body plans to further expand its manufacturing footprint into New England opening a new facility in Plainfield Connecticut The 175000 square foot facility will be capable of supporting the production of a combination of 3000 dry freight and reefer truck bodies annually American Trucking Associations announced that its Technology Maintenance Council is hosting a new Fleet Data Management and Cybersecurity Conference to address best practices in fleet data management and security Attendees will learn how to extract more business value from the data that fleets collect to make cost reporting and operations more efficient It will include leveraging the power of the Councils Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards as well as new breakdown maintenance benchmarking services available through a joint project with FleetNet America AmeriQuest Business Services is unifying its organization and suite of solutions via a single company name Corcentric The new brand is designed to communicate the companys commitment to delivering procurement and finance solutions to its more than 6000 customers Icahn Enterprises the parent company of Icahn Automotive Group is selling auto parts maker Federal Mogul to Tenneco Inc for 54 billion Tenneco plans to split Federal Mogul into two entities an aftermarket and ride performance company and a powertrain technology company that makes parts such as pistons ignition coils and spark plugs Navistar has signed an agreement with TPI Composites to design and develop Class 8 trucks with lighter weight frame rails and body panels crafted from composite materials according to a report by the investment firm Zacks
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