August 1, 2011
Editorial
Rollover reminders keep coming
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
TANK truck rollovers remain an all-too-frequent occurrence. We get regular reminders that this is a problem that must be taken seriously by every facet...
Industry News
Trucking groups call for Congress to limit redundant security rules
Jul 15, 2011 2:06 PM
The American Trucking Associations and National Tank Truck Carriers are asking Congress to direct the Transportation Security Administration to work with industry rather than issuing excessive, burdensome, and duplicative security rules...
OPW products helping to make oilfield operations safer for workers, environment
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
With oilfield activity booming across North America, officials at OPW Fluid Transfer Group (OPWFTG), a Dover Company, are emphasizing that the company's...
Oiltanking Partners LP prices IPO
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Storage terminal operator Oiltanking Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, announced an initial public offering (IPO) of ten million common units...
Public-private partnership to reduce US port truck emissions
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched the EPA...
Bendix acquiring Iteris vehicle products
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, announced it is acquiring select assets including SafetyDirect and...
Opperman & Son joins Heil Trailer network as a Going the Extra Mile dealer
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Heil Trailer International announces that Opperman & Son, a California-based trailer dealer, has joined the Heil distribution network as a Going the Extra...
Tank container operator M&S Logistics adding US office in Houston TX
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
M&S Logistics Limited, headquartered in Sandbach, England, recently opened its newest location In Houston, Texas. Wim Roldaan has been appointed vice-president,...
IL petroleum hauler ordered to restore pay, benefits
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
An Illinois petroleum marketer, was ordered by a federal judge to recognize and bargain with the union representing its drivers, even though the original...
PHMSA clarifies void-venting rule for multi-compartment cargo tanks
Jul 22, 2011 12:24 PM
In a move that should be welcomed by tank truck fleets, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has ruled that an open vent is not required at the top of a void space on a multi-compartment cargo tank...
Biodiesel board backs EPA volume proposal
Jul 5, 2011 4:09 PM
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed 2012-2013 volume requirements for renewable fuels...
Demand for Class 8 trucks stays strong
Jul 5, 2011 4:06 PM
Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the US economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong...
ATA commends US Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil release but urges more action
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations applauded the Obama administration and the International Energy Agency for releasing a total of 60 million barrels...
People in the News
SUPPLIERS
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Heil Trailer International announced that Brian Climer has accepted the position of director-global customer service. Working out of the Global Support...
ASSOCIATIONS
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Rob Abbott, American Trucking Associations (ATA) vice-president of safety policy, was named to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
Equipment News
Prophesy Dispatch works with PC*Miler
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Prophesy Transportation Solutions Inc (an Accellos division), announced that its Prophesy Dispatch transportation management system is fully compatible...
Three Luber-finer reference catalogs issued
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Champion Laboratories Inc offers a series of reference catalogs for its Luber-finer brand of premium filtration products: Luber-finer Automotive and Light...
OPW Kamvalok 1700D dry disconnect couplings virtually eliminate spillage
Jul 5, 2011 4:13 PM
OPW Engineered Systems, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announced that its Kamvalok 1700D Series dry disconnect couplings have been designed to provide for total closed-loop loading...
Michelin offers XZA3+ Evertread steer tire
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Trucking fleets and owner-operators that want more miles out of their steer tires while still saving fuel can now take advantage of the new Michelin XZA3+...
Articles
Pirkl Gas
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
CROP drying might very well be the most demanding operation served by a propane distributor. Lasting just weeks, crop drying takes almost total commitment...
Westmor Industries growing to meet customer demand
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
WORK is progressing nicely on the fourth major expansion in five years at Westmor Industries Inc in Morris, Minnesota. The latest project should be operational...
Lack of training and increased use of ethanol blends resulting in accelerated aging of petroleum hoses
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
A THOROUGH visual inspection would eliminate two-thirds of the hose failures seen by Hart Industries in its work with tank truck fleets, according to...
Texas Gov Rick Perry signs natural gas bills at Peterbilt plant
Jul 19, 2011 3:30 PM
With Peterbilt’s Denton TX factory as a backdrop, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently signed into state law three Texas bills promoting natural gas initiatives in the state. One of the bills would promote an aggressive expansion of natural gas fueling facilities in the section of the state called the Texas Triangle—Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio...
Chesapeake Energy to invest $150 Million in network of LNG truck fueling stations
Jul 14, 2011 11:06 AM
In a major development to encourage US trucking companies and shippers to switch from diesel to natural gas fuel, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, reportedly the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, is investing $150 million in Clean Energy Fuels Corp...
Volvo Trucks adding factory-installed natural gas option for VNM daycab
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Volvo Trucks announces a natural gas-powered Volvo VNM daycab targeted at local and regional vocational applications. The natural gas option is ideal...
ILTA holds one of the largest storage terminal events
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
IT WAS another record year for the Annual International Operating Conference and Trade Show held June 6-8 at the Hilton Americas-Houston Hotel and the...
Higher through-puts, turn rates boost storage terminal prices
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
STORAGE terminal values fared better than other sectors of the real estate market over the past decade. All indications are that the trend should continue...
API 2611 finally gets published, recognizing that terminals are different from refineries
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
IN June 1993, the American Petroleum Institute (API) published API 570 (Piping Inspection Code) a standard developed to reduce the rate of serious incidents...
Microscopic bugs are responsible for exterior and interior corrosion of metal fuel systems, including underground storage tanks
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
BP Americas chairman/president Bob Malone created a stir in 2006 when he made a comment on a CNN newscast regarding a leaking BP transit line in Prudhoe...
Hydrostatic testing
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
BASED on inspection results, advanced integrity assessments allow tank operators to postpone repairs, eliminate the need for repairs, or be exempt from...
Overfill protection
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
TODAY'S petroleum distribution operations, whether pipelines or terminal facilities, need to ensure that protection is given to human health and the environment....
Support grows for Keystone XL project
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
The active and growing campaign in support of a new pipeline connecting secure sources of energy in Canada to consumers in the United States has gotten...
Odfjell purchases 20-acre terminal in SC
Feb 8, 2011 10:52 AM
Odfjell Holdings (US) has completed its purchase of a 20-acre terminal in North Charleston SC. The new terminal will consist of 40 tanks with deep draft on the shipping channel, dual rail, and highway access....
Sunoco Logistics plans to purchase Eagle Point tank farm, East Boston MA terminal
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has reached an agreement with Sunoco Inc to purchase the Eagle Point tank farm and related assets in Westville NJ for approximately...
Westway reaches agreement with Valero
Jun 27, 2011 2:34 PM
Westway Group Inc announced that its subsidiary Westway Terminal Company LLC has signed a lease conditions agreement with Valero Refining Texas LP...
Green Mountain completes Beach Haven Oil Terminal assessment
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
Robert Brehm, chief executive officer of Green Mountain Development Corp, announced that the company has completed its business assessment report for...
Savage begins construction of "crude oil by rail" terminal
Jul 26, 2011 2:35 PM
Savage Companies, Salt Lake City UT, announced that construction is underway for a multi-user rail terminal served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway in Trenton ND, bringing delivery of crude oil by rail from the Bakken shale oil formation...
Convention Calendar
Aug 1, 2011 12:00 PM
August 25-27, 2011 The Great American Trucking Show (GATS), Dallas Convention Center, Dallas TX. Accesswww.gatsonline.com September 13, 2011 National...
