Overnite Driver Selected As Tennessee Road Team Captain.
RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tennessee Trucking Association (TTA) recently selected Memphis, Tenn., Road Driver Charlie Hunt, a 27-year employee of Overnite Transportation Company, as a Tennessee Road Team Captain. Hunt was chosen by the TTA as one of six captains to serve...

Six YRC Worldwide Drivers Named to America's Road Team.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. announced today that two Yellow Transportation drivers and four Roadway drivers have been selected to serve as America's Road Team Captains by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). For the next two years, Yellow Transportation drivers Rich Ewing...

ABF Driver Tony Spero Selected as an America's Road Team Captain.
FORT SMITH, Ark., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anthony (Tony) Spero, an award-winning driver for ABF Freight System, Inc.(R), has been selected by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) as one of 16 America's Road Team Captains. With a combined 366 years of experience and nearly 30.5 million safe-...

CHINA'S TOUGH ROAD AHEAD.
A recent BBC story about China opened with a makeup salesman from a very well-known French firm musing about the prospects of a number one brand position for his company's products among Chinese women under the age of 25. The implication was that here they were, millions of young...

Gordon Trucking Begins Sleep Apnea Wellness Program with REM Medical Corporation.
SEATTLE, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- REM Medical Corporation, a leader in innovative fatigue management solutions for corporations, today announced that Pacific, WA based Gordon Trucking, has chosen REM Medical as its provider of comprehensive sleep medicine services. Initially, REM Medical will provide obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) diagnostic and treatment...

Former National Winners Lead Overnite Transportation's Largest-Ever Team Into National Trucking Championships.
RICHMOND, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Led by three former national champions, Overnite Transportation Company's largest-ever contingent of drivers is set to compete in the 2001 National Truck Driving Championships to be held August 22-25 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Heading Overnite's team of 20...

Trimac acquires fertilizer hauling business.
CALGARY, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimac Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX Symbol TMA.UN) announced today that Trimac Transportation Services Limited Partnership ("Trimac") has completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canamera Carriers Inc. ("Canamera"). Canamera is a bulk trucking and warehousing company involved in...

ABF Drivers Paul Gattin and Ben Saiz Named America's Road Team Captains.
FORT SMITH, Ark., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ABF Freight System, Inc.(R) drivers Paul Gattin and Ben Saiz have been named Captains of the 2009-2010 America's Road Team by the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Gattin is an ABF city driver from Benton, Ark., and Ben Saiz is an ABF road...

Air quality in transportation cabins--Part II: air quality in a truck cabin.
ABSTRACT A portable air quality monitoring system was developed to monitor the indoor air quality (IAQ) in a truck cabin that was used for in-city transportation. Temperature, relative humidity, and the levels of various airborne contaminants (CO, C[O.sub.2], N[O.sub.2], and particles) were measured in the truck cabin...

Counsel says zoning bans truck stop; Proposed gas station part raises latest sticking point.
Byline: Steven H. Foskett Jr. SUTTON - The Planning Board's legal counsel has told the board that uses associated with a proposed trucking plaza on Oakhurst Road are not allowed by the town's zoning. The legal opinion, written by Jonathan D. Eichman of the Boston-based...