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OK Produce completes Phase 1 of fleet electrification

Fruit and vegetable distributor turns to BP Pulse to deliver Heliox charging stations and Omega charging management software for its fleet of 10 Freightliner and three Orange ...
FSA
Steve Stein, Danone senior manager of transportation, at left, recognizes Scott Dunlap, the first-place winner of the 2024 John J. Murphy Scholarship.
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FSA awards scholarships to food-company families

Scott Dunlap, son of Bush Brothers’ Todd Schultz, secured this year’s top prize in the Food Shippers of America’s scholarship program.
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Ben E. Keith lauds drivers’ IFDA achievements

Ben E. Keith this year had four employees inducted into the foodservice association’s Hall of Fame, and two who posted top honors in the IFDA National Championship.
C.R. England
G.E. “Gene” England stands with a vintage C.R. England truck outside the fleet's Salt Lake City headquarters in 2023.
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Gene England, 105, leaves behind long trucking legacy of family and safety

Nov. 14, 2024
The trucking icon and chairman emeritus of C.R. England, who drove until he was 90, died this week. He helped grow a family trucking business into one of the largest motor carriers...
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Roeth: Tackling emissions reductions in transport refrigeration

Nov. 13, 2024
The industry will likely rise to the challenge of reducing emissions in the transportation of refrigerated goods.