April 1, 2010
Cover Story
Building tomorrow's transportation company model
Apr 21, 2010 3:40 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Dupré Logistics LLC can be described in many ways: Dedicated logistics provider, third party logistics manager, fuel distribution specialist...
Features
Tank-trailer leasing companies say they have enough capital, despite tighter bank lending criteria under federal rules
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
DESPITE tighter lending criteria, tank-trailer leasing companies say they have the capital to meet their needs. Many banks adopted stricter lending criteria...
Truck repossessions, liquidations fall in Q4 2009
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
REPOSSESSIONS and liquidations of trucking equipment in the fourth quarter of 2009 declined significantly as compared to similar figures from 2008, according...
More companies turn to full-service leasing as an alternative for truck, tractor acquisitions
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
LEASING is giving carriers financial flexibility, which is critical in a volatile economy that is showing signs of life but still struggling. In these...
NTTC Chairman
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Jeff McCaig, chairman and chief executive officer of Trimac Transportation, took up the reins as chairman of National Tank Truck Carriers Inc during one...
NTTC focus
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
NATIONAL Tank Truck Carriers members are returning to one of their favorite cities Chicago, Illinois for the association's 62nd Annual Conference and...
Chicago playtime
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
CHICAGO is known as The City That Works, a tag promoted by Mayor Richard M Daley that refers to Chicago's labor tradition and the long hours worked by...
NTTC PAC schedules Chicago golf event
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The National Tank Truck Carriers Political Action Committee (NTTC PAC) will host its annual golf event on Monday, May 10th prior to the Executive Committee...
Spouses going for lunch, private gallery tour at the Art Institute of Chicago
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
THE NATIONAL Tank Truck Carriers spouse program begins Monday, May 10 with a meet-and-greet reception and light refreshments at the Marriott Magnificent...
First Outstanding Performance Trophy for Andrews Logistics
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
A MERE 13 years after being founded, Andrews Logistics Inc in Irving, Texas, became a first-time winner of the Outstanding Performance Trophy in the National...
2009 Competitive Safety Contest
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Over 100 Million Miles Class GRAND Trimac Transportation Services .460 HONOR Ruan Transport Corporation .689 MERIT Kenan Advantage Group .721 45-75 Million...
2009 Personnel Safety Contest
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Over 100 Million Miles Class GRAND Trimac Transportation Services 1.93 HONOR Ruan Transport Corporation 3.56 MERIT Kenan Advantage Group 3.89 45-75 Million...
2009 Competitive Safety Contest - Safety Officials
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Over 100 Million Miles Class GRAND Trimac Transportation Services Neil Voorhees, USAMarcel Pouliot, Canada HONOR Ruan Transport Corporation Matthew A...
2009 Improvement Contest
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
TWENTY-NINTH YEAR WINNERRogers Cartage Co, Milwaukee WI TWENTY-THIRD YEAR WINNERTransport Service Co, Oak Brook IL TWENTIETH YEAR WINNERGroendyke Transport...
Industry News
Trucking accounts for 70% of freight tonnage in latest Commodity Flow Survey
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Final estimates from the 2007 Commodity Flow Survey (CFS) that was recently released by the Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology...
Wyoming Senate lauds Dixon Bros Inc
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Wyoming State Senate recognized Jim Dixon and his family on the 50th business anniversary of Dixon Bros Inc, Newcastle WY from the floor of the Senate....
Paccar donates $250,000 to relief effort in Haiti
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Paccar announced it was making a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross to support Haitian relief efforts. In addition, the company was donating...
KAG agrees to purchase
assets of Don E Keith
Mar 17, 2010 10:32 AM
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Don E Keith Transportation LLC, a California-based bulk transporter of asphalt, fuel, crude oil, and lubricants...
FMCSA announces limited HOS waiver for ag anhydrous ammonia shipments
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced a 90-day waiver from the federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules for truck drivers handling...
White House nominates Harding for TSA post
Mar 10, 2010 12:38 PM
Major General Robert A Harding was nominated March 8 by the Obama Administration to become administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the arm of the Department of Homeland Security that oversees security for all transportation modes...
Oregon trucker's bravery, calmness in fiery accident makes him Highway Hero
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The 27th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero is an Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident,...
Penn Tank Lines adding VA terminal
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Penn Tank Lines, an East Coast petroleum hauler, will open a new terminal in Montvale VA during the first quarter of 2010. Initially, four transports...
Arrow's Back on the Road aims to benefit a trucker
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Arrow Truck Sales has announced the launch of Arrow's Back On The Road 2010 campaign, presented by Volvo Trucks North America. Now in its third year,...
OL&T's involvement
with Grace expands
through Dubai project
Mar 16, 2010 1:09 PM
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has announced the expansion of its work for W R Grace & Co to include the management of the specialty chemical and materials company’s Dubai transportation program. This project will improve the efficiency of services for Grace and its customers...
Special permit expires for FRP tanks built under PHMSA Special Permit 9166
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Tank trailers constructed of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) under SP-9166 are no longer allowed to transport hazardous materials, according to a...
Royal Vopak, Zamil Group sign storage terminal MOU
Jan 5, 2010 3:09 PM
Royal Vopak of the Netherlands and the Zamil Group of Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expressing their intention to develop a joint venture storage terminal company for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region...
Motor Wheel's Mexico facility honored
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc, a Precision Partners Inc company, announced that its Mexico facility has been awarded the 2009 Major Casting...
People in the News
Suppliers
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
FIBA Technologies Inc announces the addition of John Finn as business development manager. Most recently, he worked as an associate at Covington Associates,...
Associations
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Jerry Thrift, manager for new product development for Ryder System, was installed as the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2010-11 general chairman...
Obituaries
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
John Ruan, founder of Ruan Transportation Management Systems, died February 13, 2010. He was 96. Born Feb 11, 1914, Ruan began a company in 1932 with...
Equipment News
Girard's Tankflo bottom outlet valve gains approval
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Tankflo, Girard Equipment USA's newest bottom outlet valve for ISO tank containers, has received recognition and approval under the European directive...
TRP provides clutches, clutch components
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
TRP Aftermarket Parts is introducing a complete line of high-quality clutches and clutch system components for use in all makes of medium- to heavy-duty...
Spicer convertible tag axles improve fuel efficiency, vocational flexibility
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Dana Holding Corporation has introduced two new Spicer tag axles that improve fuel efficiency, reduce vehicle weight, and lower OEM installation costs...
Snider Tire opens Bluffton IN retread plant
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Snider Tire recently opened a new Michelin Retread Technologies plant in Bluffton IN to supply two of its Tire and Retread Asset Control System (TRACS)...
Convention Calendar
Convention Calendar
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
April 27-29, 2010 Atlantic Region Energy Expo, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City NJ. Ph: (973)467-4066 April 28-30, 2010 Midwest Petroleum...
Product Showcase: Vehicle Tracking Systems
Teletrac to provide SpeedGauge services
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Teletrac Inc and SpeedGauge Inc have announced an agreement whereby Teletrac will provide SpeedGauge services as an integrated component of its fleet...
XATA, SpeedGauge team up for safety
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
XATA Corporation has announced a reseller partnership with SpeedGauge, a commercial vehicle GPS data provider for speed tracking and analysis. The addition...
Iridium to supply two-way MSS
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
SkyBitz and Iridium Communications Inc announce a strategic partnership that will position Iridium as the first-ever provider of two-way global mobile...
Telogis expands agreement with NAVTEQ
Apr 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Telogis Inc has expanded its agreement with NAVTEQ on a global scale. The agreement is the culmination of a six-year relationship between the two firms...
