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NewsDecember 9, 2013

Sysco and US Foods Merging, Creates Nation’s Second Largest Private Fleet

Two of the nation’s largest distributors of food to commercial kitchens are merging creating one of the nation’s largest private truck fleets.

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Newsby Evan LockridgeAugust 20, 2013

Fleet Group Questions NTSB Straight Truck Safety Recommendations

The NAFA Fleet Management Association has raised concerns about straight truck safety recommendations issued earlier this summer by the National Transportation Safety Board after a study found they were not as safe as their larger counterparts.

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NewsMay 3, 2013

Survey Shows Private Fleets More Willing to Add Capacity

Private fleets are currently adding capacity at a faster rate than for-hire fleets, according to the Q2 2013 Fleet Sentiment survey conducted by CK Commercial Vehicle Research. Half of the private fleets participating in the quarterly survey indicated they were adding capacity with the power units they expected to purchase (in the next three months), with an average of more than 40% of those orders designated for that purpose.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Deborah LockridgeApril 29, 2013

5 Trends in Private Fleets

John Lamonica knows pizza. He can tell you why Brooklyn water makes great pizza dough, and how he has worked to get the same level of great flavor in his California operations using high-quality ingredients and filtered water. The president and CEO of Lamonica's Pizza Dough Co. is also proud of his three bright-red Kenworth trucks that deliver pizza dough to Costco and other customers in southern California.

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Articlesby Deborah LockridgeAugust 15, 2011

The Changing Supply Chain: It Takes More Than Trucks

In 1932, the Brown family started National Hauling with one truck. Today the New Jersey-based company, rebranded as NFI, offers regional truckload, drayage, intermodal (including refrigerated containers), dedicated fleets, warehousing, cross-docking operations, packaging, and global logistics

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ArticlesMay 2, 2011

'Making it Work' Key to Dedicated Fleets Success at Cardinal Logistics

All trucking is competitive, but the corner occupied by Cardinal Logistics Management Corp. is particularly tough. Find out why Cardinal's Vin McLoughlin is a 2011 HDT Truck Fleet Innovator.

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ArticlesApril 1, 2007

Pay It How It Plays

Private fleets are cutting costs and improving service by switching from traditional driver pay methods.

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