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Roadmaster Provides Truck Driving Safety Awareness Training for Teens
Roadmaster Drivers School continues participation with the No-Zone campaign aimed at teaching teens how to safely avoid trucking accidents on the roads. - May 22, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Big Bear Lake Hosts Summer Blues Cruises
Big Bear Lake, California USA Blues Cruises scheduled for the summer season. - May 20, 2008 - Mad Mad Marcae & his Lost Roll of Pennies Blues Band
MyAutoPartsForLess, a Division of Auto Parts Solutions, Inc., Awarded Automotive & Truck Parts Contract by Dallas Area Rapid Transit
MyAutoPartsForLess.com, a certified Minority Business Enterprise and Small Business has been awarded a highly coveted automotive and truck parts contract by Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART). DART serves Dallas and 12 surrounding cities with approximately 130 bus routes, 45 miles of light rail transit (DART Rail), 75 freeway miles of high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes, and paratransit service for the mobility impaired. - May 20, 2008 - Auto Parts Solutions, Inc.
New Segway Dealership in Raleigh Provides Alternative to High Gas Prices
Triangle Segway offers the next-generation of mobility with its energy-efficient, eco-friendly Segway Personal Transporters, which are a money-saving transportation option for short trips around town. - May 18, 2008 - Triangle Glides
Netiton.com Supports Our Troops
Netiton.com announces a Veteran's Discount Program. - May 16, 2008 - Net It On
Motorcycle Towing Service Provider Locator Service Launches
towPartners today announced that it has expanded the offering of its popular towSearch service (www.towsearch.com) by adding a motorcyclist specific site, www.motorcycleroadside.com, that uses the highly developed towPartners database system. This service will allow motorcyclists to locate service providers when they have a roadside disablement. A mobile version of the application simplifies the search process for those on cell phones and other mobile devices. - May 15, 2008 - towPartners
All American Corporation’s 10th Anniversary Marked by Service Excellence Award
All American Corporation was awarded the inaugural Moving and Storage Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award during the American Moving and Storage Association’s 2008 Education Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla. - May 14, 2008 - All American Corporation
Altfueltrucks.com
Altfueltrucks.com launches new website to serve private and public fleet operators seeking information and resources for CNG and LNG powered trucks. - May 13, 2008 - Altfueltrucks.com
Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) Launches a New, Free Online Service as a One-Stop Site for Any Conversion Needs
Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) launches a new, free online service as a one-stop site for any conversion needs. Its features currency conversion, global time, clothing sizes, translation and pronunciation of words and text, file conversion, video resizing (from a file or a website like YouTube) for mobile or PDA, photo resizing and digital art, Roman numeral converter, ZIP code finder and maps, and a growing service portfolio. - May 07, 2008 - convertassist.com
BudgetGPS Service Used to Recover $400,000 Truck After Theft
On April 20, 2008, a 2007 Kenworth truck equipped with a Century XP-850 wrecker body was stolen from the Marlow’s Fuel Center truck stop in Dallas, TX. The truck was owned by Walnut Hill Wrecker, a WHW Towing Companies Company, based in Dallas, TX. The tow truck operator was off-shift and... - May 06, 2008 - towPartners
RideSearch Names Top 10 Cities for People Looking to Carpool
RideSearch.com, the free nationwide carpool matching service, has named the top 10 markets for people who are searching for someone to carpool with. - April 26, 2008 - RideSearch.com
Inland Empire Auto Repair Review Launches Professional Help Series of Automotive Articles and Archive Aimed at Helping Consumers
Automotive Professionals offer their knowledge and experience to benefit their website visitors on such subjects as fuel economy, tire maintenance, vehicle safety, and many other automotive related subjects. Website visitors are invited to suggest subjects for future articles. - April 25, 2008 - Inland Empire Auto Repair Review
Apollo CEO Young Entrepreneur Winner 2007
Apollo CEO Luke Trouchet won the prestigious Ernst & Young ‘Young Entrepreneur Of The Year’ Award 2007. - April 21, 2008 - Apollo Motorhomes
UrbanRide Offers Career Counseling Services to MPI Members
Members of the New York Chapter of Meetings Professionals International to receive 16 hours of professional counseling services. - April 18, 2008 - UrbanRide, Inc.
Garrick Opie Customs Debuts Michael Jordan Custom Ducati on Speed TV’s SuperBikes!
The bike, nicknamed Torello, features nickel-plated carbon fiber on the body and six LED headlamps made by Visteon. - April 17, 2008 - Garrick Opie Customs
The Grimes Companies Reports Record 1st Quarter 2008
The Grimes Companies, a leading Jacksonville based logistics and supply chain provider, has reported its strongest period in company history for the first quarter of 2008. Identified by the Jacksonville Business Journal in 2007 as the 9th fastest growing company in NE Florida, Grimes set new... - April 15, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.
IQgistics Joins the Texas Motor Transportation Association
Austin, TX based IQgistics partners with TMTA (The Texas Motor Transportation Association) as a Key Allied Partner. - April 13, 2008 - IQgistics
Layover.com Paves a Quicker, Easier Road to Your First Trucking Job
Layover.com Partners With CDL-prep Website TestAnswers.com. - April 12, 2008 - Layover.com
Iqgistics Proudly Supports Matagorda County Junior Livestock Auction
Austin, TX based IQgistics, a proud vendor of McAda Drilling Fluids, makes donation to support Matagorda County Junior Livestock Auction. - April 10, 2008 - IQgistics
All Pro Trailer Superstore Named CAM Superline's Top Trailer Dealer in the Country for 2007
All Pro West Truck & Trailer, just outside of Harrisburg Pennsylvania has been recognized by CAM Superline, Incorporated as its number one Trailer Dealer in the Nation for 2007. - April 09, 2008 - All Pro Trailer Superstore
Arrow Trucking Company Enters Financial Agreement with Daimler Truck Financial
Arrow Trucking has entered a financial agreement with Daimler Truck Financial for the purchase of new equipment. Arrow currently runs a tractor fleet of 1600 units. - April 09, 2008 - Arrow Trucking Company Inc
Japan Rail Passes Now Available on InternationalRail.com
Travellers can now Conveniently and Easily Book Japanese Rail Passes with the Most Selection on the Internet for UK Travellers. - April 05, 2008 - InternationalRail
towSearch.com Adds 10,000 Towing Providers and Sees a 29% Increase in Searches
towPartners® today announced that it has added more than 10,000 service providers to its free towing and road service provider locator tool in the first quarter of 2008. The addition of so many service providers comes alongside a new interface for users which improves search results. In the... - April 03, 2008 - towPartners
BudgetGPS Brings GPS to Associations
BudgetGPS announced today that it is launching a new associations program geared toward providing discounts on BudgetGPS service to associations interested in finding benefits for their members. This new program is available to industry associations in trucking, courier, pest control, HVAC,... - April 02, 2008 - towPartners
Local Company's Recycling Benefits School
FileSafe, a local document storage company, is recycling surplus shelving, giving it a second life benefiting a local school. - April 02, 2008 - Total Distribution, Inc.
Island Systems Engineering Announces New Harley-Davidson Shopping Portal
April 1st marks the opening of the latest Island Systems Shopping Portals. Highly successful with other product lines and their online stores, Island Systems has expanded its online store to provide discounts on Harley Davidson products. - April 01, 2008 - Island Systems Engineering
Yates Communications to Launch America's First True Green Radio Station; “Eco-Friendly” News and Talk Programming to Include Veteran Texas Radio Talent Kevin McCarthy
Yates Communications received approval this week from the Federal Communications Commission to purchase radio station KAND-AM, Corsicana, Texas, and announced that they will use the platform to create the nation’s first true “green” radio station. The owner will operate the radio... - March 29, 2008 - Yates Communications, LLC
FiberPatrol is Intrusion Detection Technology of Choice for Qinghai-Tibet Railway
Optellios, Inc., announced today that its fiber optic perimeter intrusion detection system has successfully passed the final acceptance test for securing Qinghai-Tibet railway in China. The company’s FiberPatrol system was chosen for final testing after it outperformed all competition in... - March 28, 2008 - Optellios
Florida Truck News Recognizes Trucking Veteran Tommy Thomas
Roadmaster Drivers School exec, featured on the cover of Florida Truck News, hits the 10-year mark working for Truck Driver Recognition Program. - March 28, 2008 - Roadmaster Drivers School
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet Now Available from Professional Plastics and Bayer Sheffield
Makrolon® 15 Polycarbonate Sheet - The First Glazing Replacement Option with a 15 Year Performance Warranty, Offers Long-Term Weatherability and is backed by a 15 Year Performance Warranty. - March 26, 2008 - Professional Plastics, Inc.
IQgistics Partners with State of Texas for Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
Austin, TX based IQgistics partners with the State of Texas to allow open bidding of state contracted GPS solutions. - March 26, 2008 - IQgistics
Americans Sound Off to Improve the Quality of Nation’s Highways, Roadways
As part of an educational and advocacy campaign called “Pavements for Life” (www.pavements4life.com) motorists and taxpayers are being asked to speak out on the importance of safe, cost-effective, and environmentally-responsible choices for pavements used on America’s highways and... - March 25, 2008 - American Concrete Pavement Association
LDI Raises Over $1,000 for The American Cancer Society
Logistic Dynamics, Inc. (LDI) a Buffalo, NY, based third party logistics provider recently participated in The American Cancer Society's 2008 Daffodil Days of the Western NY Region. In its first year, LDI was able to raise over $1,000 making it the #1 company for the WNY region. "We are very... - March 22, 2008 - Logistic Dynamics, Inc.
U-Freight Targets Aviation and Aerospace Logistics
U-Freight, the leading international freight forwarder, is seeking to build its presence in the market for the provision of supply chain management services to manufacturers, operators and vendors involved in the global aviation and aerospace industry. - March 19, 2008 - UFreight
BudgetGPS Announces Low Cost GPS Tracking Solution - BudgetGPS.com
BudgetGPS announced today that it has released version 2.0 of its primary operating system as well as a new, more aggressive pricing structure designed to allow smaller fleets access to truck mounted GPS services. - March 18, 2008 - towPartners
North Carolina Center for Automotive Research Names New Chief Operating Officer
The North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR) announced today that Simon Cobb, most recently the Director of North Carolina Operations for Lotus Engineering, Inc., is being named to lead business and program development for the NCCAR, the automotive testing and research facility located in the northeastern region of North Carolina. - March 18, 2008 - Northeast Development Commission
Edinburgh Airport Parking - the Green Option
FHR, a leading travel services company, has announced today the addition of a new green option to their range of Edinburgh Airport Parking services. The service is operated by Secure AirParks which has recently become a carbon balanced company ensuring that their emissions from operating the... - March 16, 2008 - FHR
Arrow on Target for Shippers in Russia and the CIS
Advance International is increasing its involvement in the provision of intermodal railfreight services, which commenced a few years ago when it established the Advantage Express Service to offer an intermodal rail operation between Almaty in Kazakhstan and the Georgian port of Poti. - March 15, 2008 - Advance International Transport
PLM Trailer Leasing Opens New Refrigerated Trailer Customer Service Center
Center will offer emergency roadside assistance 24 hours per day - March 13, 2008 - PLM Trailer Leasing
Customers for Private Jets? Recession Proof.
Charter air flights soar despite the US economy downturn. - March 11, 2008 - Blue Star Jets
TeleType Releases Commercial Truckers GPS with Hazmat Routing
TeleType offers portable GPS navigation system for professional truck drivers, bus drivers, and RV'ers. The product now supports 10 levels of Hazmat routing and offers commercial truckers the ability to enter the size and weight of their vehicle to effectively navigate based on vehicle characteristics. - March 10, 2008 - TeleType Co.
Abfab Limos Grabs Europe's Oldest Superstretch Limo Firm
Abfab Limousines has this week taken over AA Stretch Limousines - Europe's oldest superstretch Limousine hire company - thanks to the outgoing owner of AASL going into retirement. Mick at Abfab Limos has thus expanded his operation to supply London and also Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Surrey county as well with VIP limo hire services. - March 09, 2008 - Abfab Limos
TechnoCom Contributes to ITS World Congress Landmark Achievement in Advanced Vehicle Communication Technology
TechnoCom Corp. (www.technocom-wireless.com) joined New York State Department of Transportation representatives and their partners to demonstrate a landmark achievement in advanced vehicle communication technology to support the most important industry event of 2008 – the 15th World Congress... - March 06, 2008 - TechnoCom Corporation
LuxeJets Launches Aircraft Finance Division
Air charter broker LuxeJets LLC, headquartered in Manhattan, New York, announced today it has launched LuxeJets Credit Services LLC--a company specializing in assisting owners of private aircraft with new and innovative ways of financing, refinancing and leasing new and used aircraft. - March 04, 2008 - LuxeJets Credit Services
Composite Railroad Tie Manufacturer Integrico Announces Alex Rankin as Chairman of the Advisory Board
Composite Railroad Tie Manufacturer IntegriCo Composites, LLC announced on December 1, 2008 the appointment of Mr. Alex Rankin as Chairman of the Company's Board of Advisors. - March 03, 2008 - Integrico
New Contractor Tool Trailers Make a Better Alternative to the Average Truck Body
All Pro’s new line of Tool Trailers are designed to increase Contractors efficiency and productivity by becoming a professional rolling work shop. - February 29, 2008 - All Pro Trailer Superstore
Atlanta Web Design Firm Completes Project for BATMA
The Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association needed a new, more powerful and fully interactive website to service their user base of residents commuters in the Atlanta area and help quell the nightmarish Atlanta Traffic problem. - February 29, 2008 - Smart Marketer
Railinc Successfully Completes Fourth Annual SAS 70 Type II Examination
For the fourth consecutive year, Railinc successfully completed a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Type II examination. More stringent than a Type I examination, the Type II audit includes detailed testing of the organization's internal controls. The SAS 70 Type II report demonstrates that... - February 28, 2008 - Railinc
Checker Sedan & Lufthansa Team to Offer Fliers Complimentary Sedan Service at Detroit Metro Airport
Checker Sedan, the official luxury sedan service of Detroit Metro Airport, today announced that it has teamed with Lufthansa, Europe’s leading premium airline, to offer select members of Lufthansa’s popular Aeromotive program (www.lufthansa-usa.com/automotive) complimentary luxury sedan service to and from Detroit Metro Airport starting today. - February 22, 2008 - Checker Sedan
SimplyTrak Joins O2 Accelerator Programme
Companies join forces to deliver mobile asset tracking to the UK SME market. - February 20, 2008 - SimplyTrak Ltd