Rolling in the Dough

Lamonica’s Pizza relies on a reputation for quality and on-time performance. Learn how PacLease helps the company realize that reputation as it delivers about 1 million pounds of pizza dough products weekly for breads and pizza to hundreds of distributors and major retailers.

Water, Water, Everywhere

And fortunately for the people of Canada and the United States, there is more than a drop to drink thanks in large part to the work of companies like water treatment chemicals manufacturer Kemira. Learn more about how Kemira relies on PacLease to lease and maintain its fleet of custom-spec’d Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks so it can deliver the water treatment chemicals it manufactures to water and sewage treatment facilities.

Losing a Friend and Colleague

Photo courtesy LandLine magazineWe were heartbroken to learn that Max Kvidera passed away on Sunday, July 15, after a fall at his home in Kirkland, Wash. He was 66.

Max was an account executive at SiefkesPetit Communications from 2002 to 2007, and wrote for Randall-Reilly publications from 2008 until this past March. He then re-joined our firm doing project work while preparing to join the staff at LandLine magazine. He would have been a great addition.

Max was a true pro at his craft, but even more, a pure soul with a heart of gold. He was the best. Max leaves behind his wife, Pam, and son, Alex, along with a huge circle of family, friends, and colleagues. He will be sorely missed.

Plug Into Driver Comfort

When Shorepower Technologies succeeds in its 5-year goal to have 500 to 1,000 truck stop locations offering RV- and marine-type plug-ins, more truck operators, like Richard Hicks, will be able to stay comfortable during rest periods without burning a drop of diesel. Learn more about how truck fleets and operators are now using shore power and what plans are in the works to get more power stations online.

A Major Kenworth Announcement

Unable to go to the 2012 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Ky.? There’s at least one event you won’t have to miss. Kenworth Truck Co. will stream its major public announcement live from the floor of the Kentucky Exposition Center at 11 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Savings Time) Thursday, March 22. To participate, view here or visit the streaming site.

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Leaner, Greener and Keener Side Skirt

For those truck operators who have been caught in a quandary — how to install trailer side skirts while also paying for higher fuel costs, Freight Wing provides an option. How about financing programs that result in net profits from day one, as payments are significantly less than the fuel savings? And on top of that, Freight Wing’s new 2012 AeroFlex is 30 pounds lighter. Learn more about the 2012 AeroFlex trailer side skirt and Freight Wing’s financing option.