August 1, 2010
Industry News
Heil president signs historic
environmental policy statement
Apr 28, 2010 9:59 AM
Greg Hewitt, president of Heil Trailer International (HTI), signed a historic policy statement for the company’s Environmental Management System on the heels of Earth Day 2010...
Allison Transmission opens India facility
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Allison Transmission Inc announced the opening of a new multi-purpose operations facility on the outskirts of Chennai, India. Members of Allison's senior...
OTL/UPT salutes employees
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Oklahoma Tank Lines/United Petroleum Transports has named Kenny Williams as 2009 Professional Driver of the Year, according to Greg Price, president and...
Preliminary Class 8 truck
orders decrease in May
Jun 9, 2010 12:04 PM
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing May 2010’s Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 12,903 units, a 9.8% decline from April.Although May orders slowed from the previous month, year-over-year comparisons show a 74.7% improvement over May 2009...
Predictive Analytics helps Dupr gain accident reduction
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Dupr Logistics was the first company in the nation to partner with Fleet Risk Advisors to implement Advanced Predictive Analytics, a modeling system that...
Commercial trailer orders
continue strong in May
Jul 6, 2010 2:01 PM
May 2010 commercial trailer net orders were up 59% from the prior-year month, continuing a healthy rebound from a very weak 2009, according to ACT Research Co. Through May, year-to-date net orders for trailers are up 69%...
Kinder Morgan purchases four Slay Industries terminals
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP acquired four terminals from Slay Industries for approximately $98 million. The facilities include a marine terminal...
Dragon Products launches new website
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Dragon Products Ltd has unveiled a new website with complete information about its expanded capabilities. The new site, www.dragonproductsltd.com, provides...
Blackwater Midstream
to acquire terminal facility
Feb 11, 2010 9:23 AM
Blackwater Midstream Corp has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a liquid terminal facility in Brunswick GA for $1.8 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the first quarter of 2010...
KAG, DeWitt reach private fleet conversion agreement
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has reached a private fleet conversion agreement with DeWitt Petroleum. KAG will take over the company's transportation...
TMW's strong 2009 sales pace continuing into 2010
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
TMW Systems announced that 140 customers signed new software contracts with TMW in 2009. The company credits its healthy sales performance to the strategy...
Truck dealers give Peterbilt 384 top honor
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
American Truck Dealers (ATD) named the Peterbilt Model 384 as the 2010 ATD Commercial Truck of the Year during its 2010 annual Convention and Exposition...
Survey: Truckers’ interest
in acquiring carriers rises
Jul 13, 2010 9:44 AM
Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) has recently completed its Business Expectation Survey for the second quarter of 2010, which found that almost half of carriers surveyed are translating optimism for the year ahead into interest in buying another company...
Plains All American
Pipeline acquires
assets from Holly
Oct 23, 2009 2:24 PM
Plains All American Pipeline LP has acquired certain pipelines, a manifold system, and about 400,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity from Holly Corporation for $40 million...
Clean Trucks Program cuts
pollution under current law,
ATA tells House committee
May 19, 2010 9:29 AM
The debate over the Port of Los Angeles’ effort to ban drayage truck owner-operators is not about clean air or reducing the environmental footprint at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Robert Digges Jr, vice-president and chief counsel of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a subcommittee of the US House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently...
Greatwide’s MTS sharpens
supply chain visibility
May 26, 2010 9:27 AM
Greatwide Logistics Services announced the launch of a new service offering, Managed Transportation Services (MTS). MTS provides superior visibility from pick-up through delivery, along with centralized technologies to monitor and continuously improve operations across the supply chain...
Eaton's Mexico operations earn awards
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Eaton Corporation recently earned two Master of Quality awards from Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). Eaton was recognized for outstanding performance...
Study shows consequences
of continuing to restrict
domestic energy exploration
Feb 22, 2010 11:05 AM
America’s reliance on foreign energy will grow by 19% over the next 20 years, expanding the transfer of US wealth to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) by more than $600 billion, according to a report by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners...
CB&I wins Mideast
storage tank contract
Jul 13, 2010 9:41 AM
CB&I has been awarded a contract valued in excess of US $70 million by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Ltd to provide the propylene storage tanks for the Ruwais Refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi...
FMCSA raises
fees for UCRA
May 5, 2010 10:12 AM
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published a final rule April 27, 2010, that will significantly increase fees for motor carriers under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement ...
Price of Bridgestone
products increases
Jul 13, 2010 9:37 AM
Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, has increased prices on its Bridgestone brand products...
Freight transportation poised for sustained recovery: study
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
As the US economy recovers from the worst post-war recession, freight transportation is poised for a sustained recovery as well, the American Trucking...
Manual explains CSA 2010 procedures
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
J J Keller announces a new manual CSA For Commercial Motor Vehicle Fleets to help for-hire carriers and private fleets survive and thrive under the Federal...
ATA will strongly oppose
VMT tax implementation
Apr 28, 2010 10:02 AM
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) taxes have proven costly to administer, enforce, and comply with, and the trucking industry will strongly oppose implementing a VMT tax...
Bendix CVS divests fan drive business
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix CVS), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, has completed the sale of its fan drive/clutch business and related...
Blackmer LB Series compressors chosen for upgrade of Russian pumping station
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Lenoblgaz OAO, St Petersburg, Russia, is the main supplier of LPG and natural gas to nearly 1,000 commercial customers and more than 540,000 residences...
Schneider National joins towing network
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
A new, national towing group aimed at bringing greater collaboration and fairer pricing to the towing services available to motor carriers launched recently....
Flint Hills Resources firms
receive 57 awards for 2009
Jun 28, 2010 9:45 AM
Flint Hills Resources LLC companies have earned 57 local-, state-, and national-level awards for compliance and safety and environmental excellence for 2009 performance...
EMLL acquires petroleum terminal in eastern Pennsylvania
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
El Maniel International Inc announced the acquisition of an oil terminal in eastern Pennsylvania. The acquisition will include five acres of land, buildings,...
Mack names International Dealer of Year
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc recently honored Mack Centro of Valencia, Venezuela, as its 2009 International Dealer of the Year. Each year, Mack acknowledges the efforts...
People in the News
Fleets & Terminals
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Truck Safety Coalition, a partnership between Citizens for Reliable and Safe Highways (CRASH) and Parents Against Tired Truckers (PATT), awarded its...
Suppliers
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Volvo Financial Services has appointed Leo Hawkes president of its Region the Americas operations, with responsibility for the North America, Latin America,...
Equipment News
Turbines Inc's Model CDS 1000 flow meter designed for use in cryogenic applications
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Turbines Inc offers its new Model CDS 1000 monitor and precision turbine flow meter for cryogenic applications. The monitor and turbine meter, which can...
MSA Evotech offers latest in technology
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
MSA's Evotech full-body harness offers advanced design features that improve user comfort, ease of use, durability, and user safety. The Evotech harness...
Highland has aboveground storage tanks
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Highland's aboveground vertical tanks are an ideal solution for storage of a wide variety of liquid products. Whether it's petroleum products, chemicals,...
Module does general-purpose weighing
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Mettler Toledo introduces the new SWD440 dual-ended-beam weigh module. SWD440 weigh modules offer good value for general-purpose weighing of tanks, hoppers,...
ILTA
International Operating Conference & Trade Show marks milestone
Sep 2, 2010 3:08 PM
THE ANNUAL International Operating Conference & Trade Show has been a Houston, Texas, fixture for the past 30 years. Held by the International Liquid...
Despite signs of saturation, storage tank numbers still growing
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
OVER THE past three years, significant increases in storage tank capacity were added worldwide for crude oil and refined petroleum products. Still more...
Explosion in San Juan, Puerto Rico, shows importance of knowing emergency responder limitations and utilizing skills of experts
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
WHEN a fuel-air explosion ignited the Buncefield fire in December 2005 at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal and destroyed 20 large storage tanks...
Experts in tank foundations and bottoms analyze designs, problem remedies
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
ALAN Watson, an internationally recognized expert in storage tank lifting and foundations, said the best advice he can give owner-operators is to stress...
For storage terminal applications, technologies include positive displacement, Coriolis, turbine meters
Sep 8, 2010 4:06 PM, By Rick Weber
SELECTING the optimal meter for a storage terminal application is a very involved process, according to Joshua Rose, product marketing manager for FMC...
Articles
Let's stop tank truck rollovers NOW!
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By John Conley
Dear John, I'm looking for some info to show at my next safety meeting about tank rollovers. Have anything that will open there eyes to keep them safe...
Al Warren Oil thrives as Chicago fuel wholesaler
Sep 7, 2010 2:58 PM, By Charles E Wilson
ANOTHER winter is just a few short months away for the Chicago, Illinois area, and Al Warren Oil Company is ready to meet the challenge. That is what...
Arrow fuel delivery fleet features truck designed to honor those who perished on four flights on 9/11
Sep 2, 2010 2:27 PM, By Rick Weber
SCOTT Monto was sitting in his den one night a few years ago, watching The 9/11 Conspiracies: Fact or Fiction on The History Channel. Monto, general manager...
OSHA mulling fall protection rule for tank truck fleets
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
THE OCCUPATIONAL Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wants more control over trucking, and the latest focus is on fall protection. Tank fleets, in...
Combined effort needed for problem-free fuel deliveries
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
FUEL deliveries to c stores, truck stops, and other locations can be a messy process. All too often drivers must contend with underground storage tank...
SAF-Holland launches regional websites
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
SAF-Holland has announced the launch of two new regional websites supporting operations in Canada and Mexico. The websites, www.safholland.ca, and www.safholland.mx,...
NACE International, ASM launch corrosion website
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
NACE International, in collaboration with ASM International has launched a new website, www.corrosionanalysisnetwork.com, designed to provide a resource...
Alliance Parts redesigns website
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Visitors to the redesigned Alliance Parts website (www.alliancebrandparts.com) will find enhanced parts support tools designed specifically for commercial...
Navistar debuts e-commerce website offering vehicle parts
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Navistar International Corporation says it will become the first heavy-duty truck and bus manufacturer to sell parts online to customers via an e-commerce...
Bendix website offers bilingual capabilities
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC continues to improve and expand the capabilities of the Bendix Webshop, www.Bendix.biz. The Webshop, a password-protected...
Convention Calendar
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
August 24-25, 2010 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)/National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Cargo Tank Regulations Workshop, Memphis TN....
Accuride Corp adds two GOLD sizes
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Accuride Corporation announced that in support of the revised stopping distance regulations for standard three-axle tractors, it is introducing two new...
Rivetless front, rear covers on S-ABAs
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems introduces rivetless front and rear covers for S-ABA (Self-Setting Automatic Brake Adjusters). The front and rear covers...
Webb's Super Kits can lower brake costs
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Webb Transit introduces Super Kits to the transit and coach markets. Kits consist of two Webb OEM-quality brake drums, four new brake shoes lined with...
IMT makes Haldex ModulX preferred disc brake option
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announced that the ModulX DB22LT is now the preferred disc brake option offered on IMT axles. ModulX has been available...
System Saver 1200 Plus named standard air dryer for Daimler
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has announced that the Meritor WABCO System Saver 1200 Plus air dryer will be standard on all Daimler Trucks North...
Meritor WABCO provides single-piston air disc brake for Hendrickson products
Aug 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has announced the availability of its patented single-piston PAN 22 Series air disc brake at Hendrickson International....
