June 1, 2009
Features
Award-winning safety starts at the top at Jack B Kelley Inc
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
When Jack B Kelley Inc won the National Tank Truck Carriers' (NTTC's) top safety award this year, management left no doubt who deserved most of the credit...
Drilling for hazmat safety
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
It was every tank fleet manager's nightmare. A chemical transport rolled over on its side in an urban area, and a hazardous material was leaking from...
Editorial
Safety should be azero-sum program
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
ZERO accidents, zero incidents, and zero personal injuries. These three objectives form the core of the winning safety program at Jack B Kelley Inc, which...
Articles
HR Ewell joins SmartWay Partnership
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
HR Ewell Inc, a regional mid-Atlantic-based foodgrade products carrier in East Earl PA, has joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay...
Survey ranks TEPPCO 35th among top Houston TX firms
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TEPPCO Partners LP, a storage terminal and pipeline operator, announced that it has been ranked 35th in an annual survey of Houston TX 100 top-performing,...
Enterprise purchases terminal facilities
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Enterprise Products Partners LP has purchased the Mont Belvieu TX rail and truck terminal facilities of Kilgore TX-based Martin Midstream Partners LP....
Westway's Port Allen LA terminal set for expansion
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Shermen WSC Acquisition Corp, which has agreed to acquire the bulk liquid storage and liquid animal supplement businesses of ED&F Man Holdings Ltd, announced...
DistTech relocates trucking terminal
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
DistTech Inc has relocated its northeast Ohio trucking terminal to metro Cleveland to better accommodate the company's changing customer base. DistTech...
DOT unveils 2010 budget framework
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Department of Transportation has unveiled the framework of its proposed fiscal year 2010 budget, and it is a start toward setting the nation's transportation...
Peterbilt Model 384 is SmartWay-certified
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Peterbilt Model 384 has been recognized as fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay program,...
Mack, UAW reach tentative agreement
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative agreement on terms of a new 40-month master agreement that would cover about 1,700 UAW...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index off 4.5%
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.5% in March 2009, marking the first month-to-month...
Worst of recession is over, FTR report says
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In a recent flash report to its subscribers, forecasting firm FTR Associates reported that recent data suggests that the worst of the recession is over....
API sounds off against proposal for taxes
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Petroleum Institute issued this statement from President Jack Gerard regarding taxes on oil and natural gas companies in the Obama administration's...
Volvo honors hybrid system engineers
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Six engineers have been named winners of Volvo's 2009 Technology Award for their development of a commercially viable hybrid system for heavy vehicles....
DistTech opens Cincinnati-area terminal
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
DistTech Inc has opened a new trucking terminal in the Cincinnati suburb of West Chester OH. The company opened the facility on Cincinnati-Dayton Road...
Ventura Transfer again earns laurels from CTA for its intermodal safety
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ventura Transfer Company (VTC), a bulk transloader and distributor of products shipped throughout the United States, was again awarded first place for...
Mack announces top distributors of 2008
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc named East Texas Mack Sales LLC of Longview TX as 2008 North American Distributor of the Year. This marks the first time Mack has named...
Arch Chemicals renews Odyssey Logistics contract
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), a global logistics and transportation service provider for chemical and process industries, announces...
NSC chapter recognizes Dupr's safety
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The South Louisiana Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC) recognized Dupr Logistics, Lafayette LA, at its 58th annual meeting and The Clem Buckman...
CTA assails government plan for biodiesel fuel mandate
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says unresolved concerns over the impact of biodiesel on engine operability and durability has led it to the inescapable...
ChemLogix forms alliance with ADC
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ChemLogix LLC has formed a strategic alliance with Automated Decisions LLC (ADC) to provide the Supply Chain Network Optimization Service to the chemical...
OPS-1 receives environmental award
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Oil Purification Systems (OPS) announced that The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) has selected the OPS-1 onboard oil refining...
EPA announces next steps on two hazardous waste rules
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the next steps on two hazardous waste rules to respond to concerns raised by stakeholders:...
Horton adds cooling system simulator
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Horton Inc has added a state-of-the-art cooling system simulator to the testing equipment at its Carmel IN facility. The simulator enables Horton to imitate...
ISL G beats emission test requirements
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cummins Westport Inc announced that an ISL G in-use emissions test performed on an urban transit bus recorded emissions significantly lower than the 2010...
Webb OEM site earns quality certification
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Webb Wheel Products OEM Business Unit manufacturing facility in Tell City IN has been awarded ISO/TS16949 quality certification. Vehicle component...
Detroit Diesel DD15 wins TWNA award
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel's turbo compounding technology for the DD15 engine was recently named top Technical Achievement in 2008 by Truck Writers of North America...
TMW Systems, WebTech Wireless partner
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMW Systems Inc and Vancouver, Canada-based WebTech Wireless Inc have announced a reseller and partnership agreement that will enable a new mobile resource...
Firms develop national sleep lab network
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Roadside Medical Clinic + Lab (www.roadsidemed.com) announces its new joint venture with Sleep Pointe LLC (www.sleeppointe.com). Roadside Medical Clinic...
Navistar selects OEConnection
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Navistar Inc will optimize its dealers' parts inventory and speed up customer repairs through parts supply chain and intelligence tools provided by OEConnection...
ATA backs drug/alcohol clearinghouse bill
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) supports the Safe Roads Act, S.1113, introduced recently by Sen Mark Pryor (D-AR). The bipartisan bill would...
Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey results issued
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
NIP Group Inc released the results of the Transportation Insurance Pricing Survey (TIPS) for the first quarter of 2009. The survey is used to benchmark...
Kenworth truck operators eligible for federal stimulus package aid
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Truck operators who purchase new Kenworth medium-duty hybrid trucks and tractors or T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) vehicles, then permanently remove...
OOIDA sues over fatigue enforcement
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) filed a lawsuit challenging a Minnesota State Patrol's arbitrary enforcement program used to...
OPW Fluid Transfer Group reorganizes its operations
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Fluid Transfer Group has made several strategic organizational changes. The company will streamline OPW's four business units and eight global operations...
SAF-Holland produces axles in Missouri
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland announces that axle production has commenced at its Warrenton MO facility in February 2009 with initial shipments of both drum and disc braked...
Penske, Smith offer driver safety training
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing has teamed up with Smith System to provide Penske customers exclusive online access to E Learning truck driver safety training courses...
PE Kramme joins SmartWay partnership
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
PE Kramme Inc, Monroeville NJ, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
People in the News
Fleets
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Randy Sheeler joined HR Ewell Inc, the East Earl PA-based foodgrade carrier, as vice-president of operations. He previously served as president and chief...
Suppliers
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Heil Trailer International (HTI) has promoted Greg Hewitt to operating company president. He has 22 years of experience with diversified manufacturing...
Obituaries
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
E W Johnson Jr of Landenberg PA, former vice president of operations at Matlack Inc, died April 1, 2009, at the Chester County Hospital in West Chester...
Equipment News
Western Pacific to sell Heil equipment
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Sacramento CA-based Western Pacific Products Inc will immediately begin selling Heil semi tanks, tank trucks/pull trailer combinations, and pumper trucks,...
Wall chart shows wheel end torque specs
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A wall chart identifying the proper torque specifications for truck and trailer wheel ends is available from Webb Wheel Products. Recommended specifications...
Nozzle helps cut ORVR compliance costs
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Fueling Components, a Dover company announced today the introduction of its 21Gv ORVR Nozzle. The nozzle is designed to make onboard refueling vapor...
SAF-Holland providesSAF CBX40 air suspension
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland has announced the release of the SAF CBX40 air suspension system. The SAF CBX40 incorporates a high-strength slider box with QwikRelease Pin...
Air-Weigh has scale for vocational trucks
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Air-Weigh is offering a new sensor and software configuration designed for vocational vehicles equipped with the Mack Camelback drive suspension. This...
Kenworth provides T800 LNG trucks
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth T800 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks are now available for factory order and production. The T800 LNG truck offers outstanding performance...
Roadranger lubricants receiveSAE's environmental award
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Roadranger lubricants have received the E2T Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) for significant...
Stop using old gladhands on new air coils; try Phillips coiled air gladhand assemblies
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The wear and tear on gladhands through coupling and uncoupling increases the potential of loose air brake connections and accidental uncoupling that can...
Snider Tire joins Michelin retread network
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Greensboro NC-based Snider Tire Inc has decided to join the Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) network of servicing dealers. Snider Tire, one of the...
API adapter provides in-line sight glass
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dixon Bayco USA, Chestertown MD, has introduced the 5204SFI API adapter with an in-line tubular sight glass. The company married its 5200SFI tubular sight...
Michelin, Love's mark 25th service location
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As part of its cooperative agreement with Michelin Americas Truck Tires, Love's Travel Stops continues to grow its over-the-road truck tire care service....
Online cost calculator helps plan finances
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Eagle Capital has introduced a new tool that helps truckers manage their business by tracking expenses by month, by year, and most importantly, by mile....
Haul more gas, less steel with Chem-Lite
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
FIBA Technologies Inc announces the Chem-Lite jumbo, seamless steel tube. Designed especially for companies hauling high-pressure chemical products and...
StrapGuard excels when traffic is heavy
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hart Industries Inc, Middletown OH, has introduced StrapGuard, a new high-visibility, horizontal safety barrier for use when carriers are unloading at...
Hino to use SCR to meet 2010 regulations
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hino Motors Sales USA Inc. announced that it will utilize Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) to meet the stringent 2010 emissions regulations. The infrastructure...
Doran renews supply agreement with GE
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Doran Manufacturing LLC and General Electric renewed the supply agreement for electrical connection components that Doran produces for GE. Components...
Cole Hersee Company introducesMaster Battery Disconnect Switch
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cole Hersee Company introduces its new Master Battery Disconnect Switch. Ideal for trucking applications, the 75920 Master Battery Disconnect Switch cuts...
MSA announces harness innovation
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
MSA's Custom Gravity Harness with Adjustable Y Back D-Locator Pad is ideal for controlled descent, positioning, ladder climbing, rescue, and fall arrest....
Navistar provides stability control for DuraStar, WorkStar
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Navistar's International DuraStar and WorkStar medium-duty and severe-service trucks now offer the latest advancements in electronic stability control...
Anti-siphon device provided as standard
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company now offers a tamper-resistant, durable, metal anti-siphoning device as standard on all Kenworth Class 8 vehicles specified with...
Toyo M647 uses e-balance technology
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Toyo Tires introduces the M647 premium drive tire, designed for local, regional, and longhaul highway applications. The M647 has a deep, 30/32 tread that...
Hotsy's Model 895SS pressure washer boasts 8.2-horsepower electric motor
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hotsy has announced the latest addition to its hot water pressure washer line: Model 895SS. The 895SS is a portable hot water pressure washer that is...
DrumQuik PRO cuts contamination risk
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The DrumQuik PRO chemical dispensing system from Colder Products Company provides safe, easy, and economical delivery of urea-based Diesel Exhaust Fluid...
SV-830 supplies eyes, ears for any scene
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Safety Vision has introduced its SV-830 day/night mobile-rated color video camera. The SV-830 camera pairs high-intensity infrared (IR) illuminators with...
Articles
Regulations, controversial issues keep trucking companies on point
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Regulations are a daily part of tank truck carrier operations, so staying on point where federal data is concerned is essential, according to information...
Driver fatigue, rollovers, security issues get spotlight
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Putting Several heads together to solve problems can produce results and that was the object of roundtable discussions at the National Tank Truck Carriers...
Cell phones to insurance covered at NTTC council meeting
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Drivers using cell phones and colliding with stationary objects are subjects that don't seem to be far from most tank truck carrier safety directors daily...
Long years of driving expertise lead to ATA Road Team honor
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ronald Hawkins Jr, now 50, wanted to be a tank truck driver for as long as he can remember a goal that eventually led him to a long career in back of...
NTTC topics include ID theft, physical injury protection
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Keeping employees safe takes many forms in the tank truck industry, but at the National Tank Truck Carriers Safety Council meeting two specific issues...
NTTC puts spotlight on tank heels, cleaning audit form
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) is in the process of upping emphasis on tank heel prevention and updating its Tank Cleaning Audit Form, according...
Select personal protective equipment to fit the job requirement
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Selecting the proper personal protection equipment (PPE) to fit the job requirement should be top priority before making a purchasing decision, said Dan...
NTTC hears ways to improve tank wash/carrier relationships
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Good communication between carriers and tank wash personnel is essential for maintaining an efficient working relationship, said representatives from...
Pristine tank interior answers demands for premier service
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Starting with a clean slate has more than one meaning in the tank truck industry, particularly when procedures and equipment for tank cleaning facilities...
Tank wash facilities benefit from sound environmental practices
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Just Like keeping a car well tuned to get sound performance, checking under the environmental hood at tank wash facilities can help reduce pollution,...
Convention Calendar
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
June 25-27, 2009 The Great West Truck Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas NV. Accesswww.greatwesttruckshow.com July 20-21, 2009 Oregon Petroleum...
Peterson offers 2009 Catalog Supplement
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Peterson Manufacturing announces that its new 2009 Catalog Supplement is off the presses and on its way to customers. The supplement adds 25 pages of...
Haldex provides Master Catalog on CD
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In order to support dedication to a green initiative, Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has recently produced its Master Catalog on a CD. By producing...
Point-to-point fuel prices provided daily
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Today's volatile diesel prices make it difficult for carriers to mitigate high fuel expenditures using the traditional method of negotiating fuel surcharges...
Website highlights Doran 360HD system
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
A new easy-to-navigate website details the new Doran 360HD Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Among topics covered with this intuitive website are status...
PSI Fleet Tire Digest offered in Spanish
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Commercial Fleet Tire Digest published by Pressure Systems International (PSI) is now available in a Spanish language version. The Tire Digest is...
Kenworth brochure highlights its medium-duty hybrid vehicles
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth has produced a new brochure on its T270 Class 6 and T370 Class 7 diesel-electric hybrid trucks and tractors. These medium-duty hybrid trucks...
Analysis covers trucking operational costs
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the findings of its analysis on operational costs of trucking. Research was sponsored...
Labelmaster publishes its 2009 Catalog
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Labelmaster has released its 2009 Catalog featuring hundreds of new products including labels, forms, placards, shipping supplies, signs, and books, as...
XTRA Lease provides free 2009 Size & Weight Guide
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The 2009 version of the Size & Weight Guide, a reference guide containing state-by-state listings of size and weight regulations, is now available from...
Webb updates disc brake rotor catalog
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Webb Wheel Products Inc. has released an updated rotor catalog listing all Webb rotors available for hydraulic disc brake school bus, light truck, and...
Hino Trucks revamps website
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hino Trucks has updated its website at www.hino.com. With the design derived from three critical core elements dynamic creativity, ease of content surfing,...
Penske launches improved extranet
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing has announced the launch of its new customer extranet site, MyFleetAtPenske.com. The site, exclusively developed for Penske Truck...
Free training video can help responders
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Thanks to a recently released training video, emergency responders can learn about a free emergency response tool called CHEMTREC (CHEMical Transportation...
Book tells how to achieve Safety for the Long Haul
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released Safety for the Long Haul, a comprehensive text on large-truck safety. Written by Dr Ron Knipling,...
Vigillo enters into agreement with ITI
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Vigillo LLC has formed an alliance with Instructional Technologies Inc. (ITI). Under the agreement, Vigillo's web-based Software as a Service (SaaS) risk...
Guidebook covers trucking cargo security
Jun 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released the ATA Certified Cargo Security Professional Resource Guidebook, which provides a detailed synopsis...
