California’s drought of 2011 through 2015 didn’t just dry up the state’s harvests of crops such as almonds, grapes and oranges — it also dried up business for motor carriers.
July 20, 2017BusinessTechnologyEquipment
National Truck Protection Extends Coverage on Certain Reefer Units
National Truck Protection Inc. launched extended coverage for self-powered refrigeration units on medium-duty trucks.
June 26, 2017Business
Swift Expands Refrigerated Service in $225 Million Purchase of Central
Swift Transportation Co. said it acquired Central Refrigerated Service for $225 million, a move that officials said will significantly expand Swift’s temperature-controlled truckload business.
August 12, 2013Business
KLLM Owners to Buy FFE in $38.2 Million Reefer Deal
Two Mississippi businessmen have agreed to purchase Frozen Food Express Industries for $38.2 million, which could lead to the creation of the third-largest refrigerated carrier in North America.
July 22, 2013Business
Continental Express Acquires Ranger Refrigerated
Truckload carrier Continental Express said it has acquired Texas carrier Ranger Refrigerated Express Corp. Terms were not disclosed.
April 3, 2013BusinessLogistics
Frozen Food Express Swings to 2Q Profit
Frozen Food Express Industries reported a second-quarter profit, turning around a loss from a year ago, as its brokerage and logistics results improved.
July 25, 2012Business
O&S Trucking Files for Bankruptcy
O&S Trucking, Springfield, Mo., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Springfield News-Leader reported Thursday.
June 1, 2012GovernmentBusiness
CARB Declines to Extend Reefer Rule Deadline
California environmental regulators have approved a slate of amendments to fine-tune the state’s transport refrigerated unit rule, but denied a request by industry stakeholders to push back compliance deadlines by extending the useful life of the units from seven to nine years.
October 25, 2011Business
Refrigerated Fleets Seek Reimbursement for Rising Costs of Cooling Shipments
While all fleet managers are waging a battle with soaring diesel prices, refrigerated carriers are facing a second front in terms of collecting fuel surcharges to cover the cost of buying the red-dyed diesel that powers the engines of their reefer units.
April 25, 2011GovernmentBusiness
CARB May Be Flexible on Reefer Retrofits
California environmental regulators have pledged to cut truckers some slack early next year while enforcing the state’s amended transport refrigeration unit rule that will require all refrigerated trucks and trailers be equipped with low emission TRU retrofits or engines on their 2003 trucks and trailers by Dec. 31.
November 30, 2010