New 4000A Flatbed From Utility Trailer Manufacturing Reduces Tare Weight by 400 Lbs. (LIGHTER); Delivers Equal Beam Strength With Higher-Strength Steel (STRONGER) (14237)
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky -- Using the proven one-piece, plasma-cut main beam web that gave the 2000A Flatbed a legacy of quality, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company revealed the next evolution in flatbeds, the 4000A(TM), at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

MISCOR Group Announces New Locomotive Contract With Australia-Based Laing O’Rourke. American Motive Power Subsidiary Triples Backlog with Contract. (14196)
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Industrial services provider MISCOR Group, Ltd. (OTC BB: MIGL) has announced its subsidiary, American Motive Power (AMP), has been awarded a contract worth approximately $6 million by the Australian construction and services company Laing O’Rourke for the remanufacture of five freight locomotives at its Dansville, NY location.

method Chooses Ozburn-Hessey Logistics as Supply Chain Management Partner. 3PL to Ensure Logistics Operations of New Distribution Center (14161)
Brentwood, TN. -- Ozburn-Hessey Logistics (OH Logistics) was recently selected as the supply chain management partner for method’s fourth distribution center in Dayton, New Jersey. OH Logistics currently provides third-party logistics services for method distribution centers in Georgia and California.

Wabash National® Corporation to Locate Manufacturing Facility in Simpson County (14083)
Semi trailer manufacturer to create 460 new jobs, invest approximately $26 million in the region

Wisconsin Manufacturer, Wildeck, Inc., Named Vendor of the Year. Nationwide storage solutions provider, AME Vertical, selected Wildeck, Inc. for “Vendor of the Year” (13965)
Wisconsin Manufacturer, Wildeck, Inc., Named Vendor of the Year Nationwide storage solutions provider, AME Vertical, selected Wildeck, Inc. for “Vendor of the Year” honors based on the company’s high product quality, service and customer response.

Ryder Sites Distribution Center in Plainfield (13876)
PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a global provider of transportation and supply chain management solutions, will establish a national distribution center here for education company K¹² Inc. (NYSE: LRN), creating up to 90 new jobs for Ryder by 2010. Ryder will manage the distribution and reclamation of K12 Inc.’s education materials from its distribution center located adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport at the Plainfield Business Center at Airwest.

Going Green Gets Us Out Of The Middle East And Puts Billions Back Into American Workers’ Pockets (13792)
As a nation we might predominantly use gasoline-engine vehicles for personal use, but our freight and shipping industry is wholly diesel based. Factor in the diesel needed to power most generators, construction equipment and industrial heating, and it becomes clear that we use a vast amount of diesel per annum, and it is this market that alternative fuels and energy specialist, Dr. Richard Craven, believes is crucial in our breaking free of Middle Eastern oil dependence

Steel Dynamics Updates Earnings Guidance, Announces Conference Call (13667)
Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) today announced that it expects fourth quarter 2007 earnings to be within the range of guidance provided in October, excluding the October 26, 2007 acquisition of OmniSource Corporation. This update is based on current information regarding the financial impact of the purchase of OmniSource, as well as quarter-to-date performance of the company's operations. The dilution in fourth quarter earnings is the result of the 9.7 million shares issued as a part of the consideration paid for the acquisition of OmniSource Corporation, as well as related additional interest expense and purchase accounting adjustments

Prime Distribution Services of Indianapolis Expanding (13651)
Consolidating and Expanding into a 1.2 Million Square-Foot Building at Allpoints Midwest. With a total of 1.2 million square feet, it the largest lease in the state this year and one of the largest lease transactions entered into in Central Indiana

National Railway Equipment Sees Superior Results in Test of its New N-ViroMotive GenSet Locomotive at Indiana Rail Road (13568)
During the October test, INRD found that the single N-ViroMotive 2100 HP GenSet locomotive performed the same work as two SW 1500 locomotives in an MU consist, totaling 3000 HP