March 1, 2009
Cover Story
Coal City Cob keeps Texas wash rack busy
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Randy Wasson sounds downright upbeat when he discusses the outlook for DFW Tank Cleaning in Waxahachie, Texas...
Feature Articles
Mac-Del well-positioned to stare down sluggish economy
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Mary Davis
Being Diversified is proving to be an advantage for Red and Michael Van Duyn, brothers and owners of Mac-Del Inc in Richmond, Indiana, as they operate...
HR Ewell converts tank wash boilers to green fuel methane
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
HR Ewell Inc, East Earl, Pennsylvania, has converted boilers in its foodgrade tank cleaning facility to natural methane gas as part of its effort in going...
Cloud Company completes Sellers acquisition integration
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cloud Company, San Luis Obispo CA, has completed the transition stage and integration of all Sellers Cleaning Systems products into the Cloud manufacturing...
World of Concrete Show
MaxxForce advanced EGR engine debuts at World of Concrete
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
One Step closer to meeting the stringent emissions standards required for 2010, Navistar unveiled its 2010 MaxxForce 13-liter advanced exhaust gas recirculation...
PayStar 5900 Set-Back- Axle available with 10-inch frame rails
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
To Meet the needs of vocational truck customers looking for a lighter-weight and more nimble truck chassis, the International PayStar 5900 Set-Back Axle...
Technology & Maintence Council
DDC 2010 test engines rack up 12 million miles
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel Corporation has completed 12 million miles of testing on its BlueTec selective catalytic reduction(SCR) technology, including three years...
ArvinMeritor system fights brake shoe corrosion and rust-jacking
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Arvinmeritor Inc has introduced remanufactured brake shoes with PlatinumShield coating, which provides superior protection against corrosion and rust-jacking....
CITGO Lubricants launches Greenway optimization program
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
CITGO Lubricants launched a new program during the Technology & Maintenance Council annual conference to optimize fleet performance, both economically...
Industry News
Innovation Fuels partners with Tanco
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Innovation Fuels, the New York-based renewable fuel company that manufactures, markets, and distributes biodiesel fuel to customers around the world,...
Oiltanking, Dow conclude purchases
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Oiltanking GmbH, Hamburg, Germany, and The Dow Chemical Co, Midland MI, have concluded purchase agreements for Dow's Joliet IL and Cartagena, Colombia,...
Sterling Transport joins EPA SmartWay
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Sterling Transport Co Inc has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
SAF-Holland facility earns quality award
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland's Muskegon, MI facility has won the Masters of Quality Award for 2007 from Daimler Trucks North America, Freightliner Custom Chassis Division....
Dupr becomes Responsible Care partner
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Chemistry Council recently recognized Dupr Logistics as a certified partner of its Responsible Care Initiative. To gain certification in...
Pickens praises senator's favoring natural gas as transportation fuel
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Texas energy executive T Boone Pickens, the architect of The Pickens Plan to reduce US dependence on foreign oil, praised US Senate Majority Leader Harry...
ExxonMobil hails Dupr's safety milestone
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ExxonMobil recently recognized Dupr Logistics for five consecutive years of safe and flawless performance in the Baton Rouge LA fuel delivery market....
TRINCON Group forms strategic alliance with TMW Systems
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TRINCON Group has formed a strategic alliance with TMW Systems, which positions the firm as a partner in management consulting services available to TMW...
OPW announces sales territory changes
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW announced that as of February 1, 2009, R&D Marketing is representing OPW Fueling Components, OPW Fuel Management Systems, and Richards in Washington,...
KAG, Hess sign agreement
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has entered into a five-year fuel transportation agreement with Hess Corporation. KAG will be the single-source provider of...
People in the News
Fleets
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Oklahoma Tank Lines/United Petroleum Transports has named W C Moseley as Professional Driver of 2008. Moseley, who is with the OTL/UPT service terminal...
Suppliers
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Engineered Systems, part of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, a Dover company, announced that Jeff Reichert has been appointed general manager. This appointment...
Equipment News
Haldex adds ILAS E Air Suspension Valve
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces the addition of the ILAS E Air Suspension Valve. This valve can control the position of lift axles through...
Firestone drive tire built for severe service
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new Firestone FD835 On/Off-Highway drive tire is designed to deliver superior traction and exceptional removal mileage in severe-service applications....
Blackmer pump technologies reduce scale-to-scale time at 3 Rivers Terminal
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Since founding the 3 Rivers Terminal in Joliet IL in the early 1990s as a for-hire hydrogen peroxide storage-and-distribution facility, Seeler Industries...
Portable washers an on-site, outdoor asset
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Krcher's North American style mobile, gasoline-powered hot water pressure washers on wheels are built with heavy-duty components and steel chassis to...
EHW Series washers an electric innovation
Mar 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Landa's EHW hot water pressure washer is ideal for all-elecric, in-plant cleaning needs. Just plug it in and get hot water with no noise, no fumes. Featuring...
