July 1, 2011
Industry News
Truck capacity reaches six-month high
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
For the week ending May 14, spot market truck capacity recorded the highest volume for a single week in the past six months as truck availability increased...
Clean Energy contracts
with Fair Oaks affiliate
to build CNG fuel station
Jun 20, 2011 3:34 PM
Renewable Dairy Fuels, an affiliate of Indiana milk producer Fair Oaks Dairy, has contracted with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (Nasdaq: CLNE) to build and operate a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station that will dispense CNG fuel to power the initial fleet of 42 CNG milk-hauling trucks the dairy plans to deploy later in 2011....
Buckeye completes BP asset purchase
Jun 20, 2011 3:38 PM
Buckeye Partners LP has completed the purchase of 33 refined petroleum products terminals and 650 miles of refined petroleum products pipeline from BP North America Inc and its affiliates for $165 million....
CB&I wins Bahamas storage tank project
Jun 20, 2011 3:41 PM
CB&I announced that it has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of US $40 million, by Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Limited....
Miller completes driver fleet training series
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Miller Transporters has completed the Coaching Systems LLC Coaching the Professional Driver 2 series with all the company's drivers and independent contractors....
Class 8 order backlog at 55-month peak
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
North American Class 8 net orders totaled 38,100 units (not SA) in April 2011. This was up more than 31% from the level set in March and more than 157%...
Keller enables carriers to e-file HVUT report
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
J J Keller & Associates Inc is prepared to assist carriers with the filing of their Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) through...
Recent reports paint upbeat picture for transport, logistics activities
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Transportation clearly is one of the bright spots for a US economy that is recovering from recession at an agonizingly slow pace. Several recent reports...
Blackwater Midstream intends
to acquire Salisbury MD terminal
Jun 7, 2011 10:35 AM
Blackwater Midstream Corp has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a liquid terminal facility in Salisbury MD for $1.6 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the third quarter of 2011. ...
Ernst & Young honors Kim Kaplan, president and COO of K-Limited Carrier
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Kim Kaplan, president and COO of K-Limited Carrier Ltd, was selected as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the industrial Services Category for...
Mack to assemble mDRIVE in United States
Jun 13, 2011 4:06 PM
Mack Trucks Inc announced that assembly of the Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission will begin at the company’s Hagerstown MD powertrain plant in the third quarter of 2012....
Emco Wheaton meets urea challenge
Jun 20, 2011 3:39 PM
Legislation, first introduced in 2009, has forced transport companies across North America to install special tanks containing “aqueous urea solutions” also known as AdBlue or DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel-powered vehicles. But it has raised another problem: the potential for accidental spillage and expensive contamination of fuels....
ATA forecasts trucking gains through 2022
Jun 7, 2011 10:12 AM
After a dip during the recent recession, the US freight economy, particularly for trucking, is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to American Trucking Associations’ US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022....
Great West salutes Kimrad Transport LP
Jun 20, 2011 3:37 PM
Kimrad Transport LP was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2010 National Safety Awards Program....
DTNA will ramp up production at North American factories
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) plans to sharply increase production and employment levels at its Mt Holly NC and Portland OR truck manufacturing...
Westway adds Houston terminal capacity
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Westway Group Inc announced that its subsidiary Westway Terminal Company LLC is in the process of further expanding the capacity of its Houston 1 site....
Oiltanking acquires Panama companies
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The Oiltanking Group has acquired 100% of the shares of Colon Oil and Service SA (COASSA) and Colon Port Terminal SA (CPT). These companies will be renamed...
Tenstreet online directory lists carriers
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Tenstreet LLC has launched a new online directory designed to provide the trucking industry with fax numbers needed to process truck drivers' previous...
Velocity Midstream signs agreement with Shell Western E&P for services
Jun 1, 2011 12:20 PM
Velocity Midstream Partners LLC has secured long-term commitments from Shell Western E&P for transportation and terminal services for Shell’s light oil and condensate production from the Harrison Ranch (also known as the Piloncillo Ranch) in Webb and Dimmit counties, Texas...
CleaverBrooks acquires Cheminee Lining E
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
CleaverBrooks Inc announced that CleaverBrooks of Canada Limited has acquired all of the outstanding shares of Cheminee Lining E Inc in a cash transaction...
Safety expert casts further doubt
on FMCSA hours-of-service studies
Jun 13, 2011 4:00 PM
An internationally recognized safety researcher said the cache of studies submitted in an extraordinary manner by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to support its hours-of-service proposal contained many problems and couldn’t be relied on to support the agency’s proposed changes....
Vigillo debuts Affiliate Member Program
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Vigillo LLC has announced its Affiliate Member Program. The program is offered at no cost to all Department of Transportation-regulated motor carriers...
Olympia WA truck driver is chosen Highway Hero
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The 28th annual Goodyear North America Highway Hero is an Olympia WA truck driver who helped save the lives of two people in a car that had come to a...
Westway protects facilities against spring floods on the Mississippi
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Westway Group Inc announced that it has several facilities serving both its liquid feed supplements and bulk liquid storage businesses that have been...
ATA urges lawmakers, regulators
to respect business agreements
Jun 7, 2011 10:30 AM
The American Trucking Associations board of directors called on policymakers to respect contracts between carriers and shippers and abandon proposals to interfere in those arrangements....
ATA supports electronic logging
mandate, criticizes FMCSA proposal
Jun 13, 2011 4:09 PM
The American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration it supported the agency’s proposal to require motor carriers to install devices to record drivers’ hours of service electronically, but urged the agency to address important device design and performance requirements....
Volvo to assemble I-Shift in United States
Jun 13, 2011 4:07 PM
In order to meet demand for its I-Shift automated manual transmission, Volvo Trucks announced a $7 million investment to bring assembly of the transmission to the Hagerstown MD powertrain plant, with production scheduled for the third quarter of 2012....
Emco Wheaton boosts sales, service levels
Jun 13, 2011 4:03 PM
Emco Wheaton has strengthened its sales team across the United States, Canada, and Latin America as part of a new drive to raise levels of customer service and technical support for its range of loading arms and associated equipment....
Anhydrous Ammonia Training
Tour materials available online
Jun 13, 2011 4:10 PM
As a supplement to its nationwide training tour to educate safety officials on how to respond to anhydrous ammonia release incidents, the TRANSCAER Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour training materials and resources are now available online....
FTR Shippers Condition Index sinks in May
May 24, 2011 11:29 AM
FTR Associates’ Shippers Condition Index (SCI) as reported in the firm’s May Shippers Update fell to a reading of –11.4, reflecting tightening capacity and accelerating transport costs. The SCI sums up all market influences that affect shippers; a reading above zero suggests a favorable shipping environment, while a reading below zero is unfavorable....
Goodyear's fleetHQ goes for the gold
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has come up with a new gold standard. The Gold Medallion retread tire program is fleetHQ's latest service, offering...
Viking Pump creates historical museum
Jun 7, 2011 10:28 AM
In honor of its 100-year anniversary, Viking Pump has created a historical museum highlighting the innovations on which the company was founded. ...
Asia Tank Container Organization conducts inaugural board meeting
May 17, 2011 12:32 PM
The Asia Tank Container Organization (@tco) has held its inaugural board meeting simultaneously in Shanghai, China, and Houston TX using a teleconferencing link. The @TCO board of directors identified a number of companies as the main stakeholders in the Asian tank container industry and who will now be invited to become members of the organization. The meeting also established an @tco Technical Committee that will become operational June 1, 2011...
Digi forms strategic alliance with TankScan to provide remote access
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Digi International announced a strategic alliance with TankScan, a global tank monitoring system provider and division of ATEK Products. TankScan is using...
Used Class 8 vehicle prices keep rising
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The upward price trend of used heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles that began in early 2010 continued into March 2011, according to ACT Research...
VISTA competition salutes top Volvo truck technicians
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Service technicians from Beaver Truck Centre in Winnepeg, Manitoba captured first place at the 2011 Volvo Trucks North American VISTA competition. The...
Polar Corp enhances tank production, customer services
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Polar Corporation announced initiatives to reduce production lead times and expand after-sale support for customers that transport fuel, chemicals, propane,...
Buckeye not acquiring BP's 50% interest in Inland Corporation
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Buckeye Partners LP reported that its previously announced acquisition of refined petroleum products terminals and pipelines from BP Products North America...
BASF forms partnership with MIT center
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
BASF is establishing a partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL). The company has become...
Accuride acquires Forgitron wheel plant
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Accuride Corporation has acquired most of the assets of Forgitron Technologies LLC, including an 80,000-square-foot forged aluminum wheel manufacturing...
Trucking Conditions Index falls in April
Jun 13, 2011 4:02 PM
FTR’s April Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the June Trucking Update, fell to a reading of 7.57 from a March reading of 13.30....
OPW Fuel Management Systems marks
a half-century of serving the industry
May 24, 2011 11:18 AM
OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, is celebrating 50 years in the fuel controls industry....
Hendrickson provides technician training
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The truck service market called, and Hendrickson answered. Service training is one of the most valuable ways a supplier can build credibility and confidence...
NuStar, TexStar to develop pipeline system
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
NuStar Logistics LP and TexStar Midstream Services LP have signed a letter of intent to develop a new pipeline system to transport Eagle Ford Shale crude...
Mack will boost production at PA plant
Jun 7, 2011 10:38 AM
Mack Trucks Inc announced that, primarily due to increased demand for Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks, the company will boost production at its Macungie PA truck plant in August 2011 and hire approximately 300 people to support the increase. Because of recent recalls of employees laid off during the truck industry’s downturn, all of the additional personnel will be new hires....
Carriers shying away from using broker services, TCP survey says
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The recent First Quarter Business Expectations Survey completed by Transport Capital Partners, LLC (TCP) found 87% of carriers reporting said they have...
Volvo Trucks, UAW agree on contract
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks North America announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers have ratified a new five-year agreement covering about 1,300...
TMW Systems acquires routing and scheduling software provider Appian
Jun 1, 2011 12:09 PM
TMW Systems has acquired Appian Logistics Software, which has offices in Oklahoma City OK...
Company backed by Permira funds to acquire BakerCorp
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
A company backed by the Permira funds announced that it will acquire BakerCorp, provider of equipment rental systems for liquid and solid containment...
Flint Hills plans to open office in Ames IA
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Flint Hills Resources announced that it will open a new office in Ames IA that will provide up to 20 new jobs. The new regional office will house operations,...
Carlisle Brake receives new headquarters
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
In conjunction with the Carlisle Companies' launch of a new segment named Carlisle Brake & Friction, the new global headquarters for Carlisle Brake will...
People in the News
Fleets & Storage Terminals
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The US Chamber of Commerce's board of directors elected John Ruan III as its chairman for a one-year term. Ruan, the chairman of Iowa-based Ruan Transportation...
Suppliers
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Jay Morfitt has joined Heil Trailer International as the director of sales and marketing, and he will report to Greg Heyer, vice-president of global sales,...
Equipment News
Drive tire features Fuel Max technology
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Goodyear is putting more tread on the road while leaving more diesel in the tank with the introduction of its new G572 LHD drive tire with Fuel Max technology....
Griswold launches redesigned website
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Griswold Pump Company announces the launch of its redesigned website at www.griswoldpump.com. This new site has been designed to provide visitors with...
BTI MaxxLife Butterfly Valve designed for pneumatic tank trailer industry
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The engineers at Bulk Tank Inc (BTI) have developed the MaxxLife Butterfly Valve, which was designed specifically for the pneumatic tank trailer industry....
Western Star adds two suspension options
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Western Star Truck Sales Inc announced two new suspension options for its truck models and configurations. The first a Neway 60,000-lb-capacity AD 260...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index declines 2.3% in May 2011
Jul 5, 2011 4:11 PM
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in May 2011 after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011...
Blackmer pump designed for DEF
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Blackmer has announced the availability of a new positive displacement sliding vane pump model the STX1220A-DEF that has been designed specifically for...
Articles
Rollovers Continue to Pose Challenge
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By John Conley
My ever-present cell phone is linked to Google Alerts-tanker and continues to go off way too many times a day with messages about tank truck crashes...
United Petroleum Products fuels diverse range of customers
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
WITH customers spread across a large swath of British Columbia, Canada, drivers for United Petroleum Products Inc face some challenging operating conditions....
NTTC annual conference attendees enjoy Baltimore hospitality
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
AMERICAN history mixed with current events during one of the most upbeat annual meetings National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) has held in recent years....
FMCSA report
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
THE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has been very busy over the past two and a half year, and the pace isn't slowing, FMCSA Administrator...
Economy looking strong for tank truck carrier sector
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
TANK truck carriers are outpacing the rest of the trucking industry, according to Bob Costello, chief economist for the American Trucking Associations....
Natural gas
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
THE United States is the Saudi Arabia of natural gas. With that bold statement, Richard Moskowitz, American Trucking Associations vice-president and regulatory...
Hawkins, Weller describe ATA Road Team membership as ultimate honor
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
LESS THAN a handful a tank truck drivers have been selected for the American Trucking Associations' America's Road Team. Two tank truck drivers selected...
EOBRs, CSA bring challenges, benefits for fleets
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
ELECTRONIC on-board recorders (EOBRs) and the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program certainly will be used in litigation and likely will impact...
Truck driver health demands more attention
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
DRIVER health is of increasing concern to a growing number of trucking, and with good reason. The driver shortage is growing by the day, as are healthcare...
Tank conference responds to regulators
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Bruce Sauer
DURING the TTMA convention, the TTMA Tank Conference worked on a response to proposals by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA)...
TTMA honors safe manufacturers
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Bruce Sauer
ITS impossible to place a dollar value on plant safety. But TTMA honored the trailer manufacturing industry's top facilities for keeping employees safe....
New Bulk Transporter site offers used equipment buyers, sellers greater flexibility
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
TANK truck fleets have a new online resource for buying and selling used equipment. The auction service is available on the Bulk Transporter web site...
Goodyear rolls out new Fuel Max, DuraSeal widebase singles
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
TANK truck fleets are a definite target market for Goodyear's new widebase single drive- and trailer-position tires. Both feature Goodyear's Fuel Max...
Convention Calendar
Jul 1, 2011 12:00 PM
July 31-August 2, 2011 Texas Food & Fuel Expo, Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio TX. Ph: (512)476-9547 August 25-27, 2011 The Great American...
