Archive for January, 2013

Sun Metro Taps Stertil-Koni for Major HD Lift Installation

Sun Metro Taps Stertil-Koni for Major HD Lift Installation

| January 24, 2013

  Stertil-Koni has been awarded a major competitive contract with the City of El Paso Mass Transit, known as Sun Metro,  to produce and install 18 high-capacity, heavy duty vehicle lifts. Specifically, the contract purchase calls for Stertil-Koni to deliver two of the company’s most innovative lifting systems.  Selected were:  ECOLIFT, the industry’s first U.S. […]

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Transportation Costing Group Upgrades LTL Solution, Interfaces with ALK

Transportation Costing Group Upgrades LTL Solution, Interfaces with ALK

| January 22, 2013

Transportation Costing Group (TCG), a provider of Activity-Based Costing and Profitability Management solutions for truckload and less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carriers, has announced several upgrades to its Cost Information System for LTL operations. The enhanced Version 13 LTL/CIS™ solution for new and existing users is meeting the changing needs of LTL carriers by incorporating a new […]

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Stertil-Koni Study Shows Preventative Maintenance & Safety Top Priorites of Fleets & Transits

Stertil-Koni Study Shows Preventative Maintenance & Safety Top Priorites of Fleets & Transits

| January 14, 2013

New Stertil-Koni research study finds preventative maintenance and safety remain the top focus of transit authorities and fleet operators in the U.S. and Canada.  A new industry-wide market research study of fleet operators and transit authorities conducted by heavy duty lift leader Stertil-Koni has found that the three top elements cited as very important to […]

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K & J Trucking Selects Blue Tree

K & J Trucking Selects Blue Tree

| January 13, 2013

  Blue Tree Systems, a provider of reefer monitoring, trailer tracking, and in-cab fleet management solutions, today announced that K & J Trucking, Inc. has selected its R:COM Fleet Management solution. The refrigerated truckload carrier is using the Blue Tree System’s trailer tracking and temperature management features to lower refrigeration unit fuel costs and provide […]

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Paragon Software Systems Makes Food Logistics Top 100

Paragon Software Systems Makes Food Logistics Top 100

| January 10, 2013

  Paragon Software Systems has earned a spot in Food Logistics magazine’s FL100 list,  comprised of software providers as well as equipment and technology companies whose products and services play a significant role in food and beverage supply chains. “With the evolution of the food supply chain, software and technology providers are playing a more […]

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Ravens’ Super Bowl 2013 victory sets TV ratings record

Ravens’ Super Bowl 2013 victory sets TV ratings record

| January 10, 2013

  Courtesy of LA Times and writer Chuck Schilken:  If Joe Flacco wasn’t a household name before the Baltimore Ravens‘ 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, he certainly is now. That’s because a record number of households were watching Flacco’s MVP performance Sunday night, according to early overnight ratings released by the Nielsen Co. The game […]

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