Kenco, a leading provider of distribution, transportation, and supply chain intelligence solutions, is helping its customers lighten both their energy costs and environmental footprint with new sustainability dashboards. The dashboards bring together an array of data to conveniently display progress on key sustainability metrics. The dashboards track usage of electricity, natural gas, and water, plus… Read more »

Rep. Arnel Ty of the LPG Marketers Association on Thursday urged the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to recall what he described as “harsh truck-load restrictions” which took effect on June 1. Ty, a member of the trade and industry committee of the House of… Read more »

As Michigan’s average gas price reaches a near-record high, readers have expressed a lot of frustration on MLive, not to mention during trips to the gas station. They’re criticizing oil companies and questioning what government leaders are doing to ease the pain. Lansing resident Paul Heintz said he and his wife try to plan errands… Read more »

Twelve European food logistics providers have formed a pan-European association, the “European Food Network”. German group Dachser has taken a leading role in the development of the network and will assume systems leadership. Dachser Food Logistics managing director Alfred Miller said: “Retailers and producers nowadays are increasingly looking beyond national boundaries when it comes to… Read more »

Sunland Distribution, Inc. is pleased to announce that on May 1, 2013 the company officially changed its name to Sunland Logistics Solutions, Inc. The company is proud of what Sunland Distribution stands for and the company it has evolved into over the last 30 years. Sunland has recently embarked on the journey to realize the… Read more »

Kenco, a leading provider of integrated logistics solutions, real estate services, and material handling equipment, has announced the executive appointment of Todd A. Johnson to the position of senior vice president of operations with Kenco Logistic Services. In addition to his operations responsibilities, Johnson will focus on account management, business development and strategic planning in… Read more »

National Private Truck Council has honored five individuals and companies for excellence in fleet management and operations with its annual Leadership Awards. The annual awards were sponsored by Heavy Duty Trucking magazine and presented during NPTC’s annual conference and exhibition, which concluded yesterday in Cincinnati. HDT’s senior editor, Tom Berg, assisted NPTC’s president and CEO,… Read more »

President Barack Obama tapped Charlotte, NC mayor Anthony Foxx as the new secretary of transportation on Monday. The choice is seen as part of an effort to boost the number of minorities in high-level positions on his Cabinet. The nomination of Foxx, who led last year’s Democratic National Convention, would make him the only African… Read more »

IBM to Resell ARCAD’s IBM i Tools as Rational Power Pack IBM last week announced that it is now distributing several of ARCAD Software’s IBM i change management tools along with its Rational Team Concert product. IBM’s announcement of the ARCAD -Rational Power Pack is a tremendous win for ARCAD, and a validation of a… Read more »