(Bloomington, Minn., Nov. 1, 2010) -— With more transportation customers asking for help to get ahead of industry trends such as meeting new regulatory requirements and increasing efficiency practices, Thermo King, a business unit of Ingersoll Rand, recently hosted a day-long event to hear from customers and showcase solutions.
Destination: Driving Efficiency in Transportation was held on October 20, 2010, at the Thermo King facility in Bloomington, Minn. Throughout the day, company leaders presented topics ranging from meeting industry and regulatory trends to improving energy and operational efficiency and cost of ownership challenges facing transporters.
The company provided tours of its facility including the global training center, automated parts distribution center and Frederick McKinley Jones Research and Development Center, an $8 million facility for the design, testing and evaluation of products, systems and components. It is one of only a handful of similar testing centers in the transportation industry.
Attendees also were able to visit the Innovation Showcase featuring Thermo King trucks, trailers, auxiliary power units, buses, smart products and aftermarket parts and accessories.
In the afternoon, four key Thermo King end users — D&D Sexton, Inc. (Carthage, Mo.); Marten Transport Ltd., (Mondovi, Wis.); Metro Transit (St. Paul, Minn.); and New Flyer (Winnipeg, Canada) — gave presentations regarding industry challenges they face as well as their experiences working and collaborating with Thermo King to meet their needs.
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