June 1, 2010
Cover Story
Winning plan
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
If not the youngest, Andrews Logistics Inc certainly has to be one of the youngest tank fleets to earn the National Tank Truck Carriers top safety award....
NTTC 2010 Safety Council Seminar
Refining CSA 2010
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
William Quade, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) associate administrator for program delivery and enforcement, said the agency delayed...
CSA 2010 grief
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
You've heard of the five stages of grief, right? Usually, that theory is associated with the death of a loved one or the death of a marriage. But Scott...
Keeping records
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
To those companies that choose not to enroll in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP): Be prepared...
Failure to illuminate
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
In response to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) request that the Mineta Transportation Institute's (MIT) National Transportation Security Center...
ABCs of EOBRs
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
The US Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published the final rule on EOBRs (electronic on-board...
Safety first
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
Many of us are familiar with some of the common texting abbreviations. LY means Love You. ROTFL means Rolling On the Floor Laughing. And then there's...
NTTC 2010 Tank Cleaning Council Seminar
EPA crackdown
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Expect to see more Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-related inspections of tank wash racks in coming years. Also, expect more and steeper fines for...
Wash rack productivity
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Running a profitable tank wash rack means squeezing every ounce of productivity and efficiency out of the operations. Anything less results in lost revenue...
Editorial
Safety departments more important than ever
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
These are busy days for tank truck fleet safety managers and the companies that employ them. Safety compliance challenges are growing by the day, and...
Industry News
Domestic container volume
paces intermodal upsurge
May 19, 2010 9:33 AM
The US economy emerged from its recession during the first quarter of 2010 as increased consumer demand and inventory acquisition prompted a significant rise in total intermodal volume. Domestic container volume posted the strongest growth, rising 15.7% year-over-year...
Kenworth names its 2009 Dealer of Year
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
MHC Kenworth in Kansas City MO was named 2009 Kenworth Dealer of the Year for the United States and Canada at the annual Kenworth Dealer Meeting held...
OPW opens India plant
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
OPW Fueling Components, a Dover Company, has announced the opening of its newest manufacturing facility in Chennai, India. This state-of-the-art manufacturing...
TransCore freight index jumps 259% in March
Apr 26, 2010 11:27 AM
Spot market freight availability increased by 259% in March 2010 compared with the same month in 2009, according to TransCore’s North American Freight Index. The high load volume in March, added to the atypically high totals of January and February, contributed to the strongest first quarter volume since 2004...
ATA criticizes climate
change bill in US Senate
May 19, 2010 9:49 AM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) cannot support the American Power Act, the climate change bill introduced May 12 by Sens John Kerry and Joe Lieberman, ATA President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Graves said...
BIO expresses support
for biofuels incentives
in GREEN JOBS Act
May 10, 2010 9:52 AM
The advanced biofuel industry can create thousands of green jobs if sustained political commitment and diverse federal programs support industry efforts to secure project financing...
PeopleNet helps with CSA 2010, EOBR regulations
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
PeopleNet has introduced two new service offerings to help the trucking industry comply with recent CSA 2010 and EOBR (electronic onboard recorder) regulations...
Workshops can benefit cargo tank testers, inspectors, and owners
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and National Tank Truck Carriers will cosponsor five special workshops...
Poster series offers CSA 2010 information
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
To help motor carriers educate their drivers on the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration's new Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010, J J Keller...
Congress should do more
to support natural gas
as fuel: NGVAmerica chief
Mar 29, 2010 11:31 AM
Faster growth in the use of natural gas as a transportation fuel would provide increased energy security, cleaner air, less greenhouse gas emissions, and more US jobs, the president of NGVAmerica told the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently...
Dedicated Transport Holdings
acquires All Star Transportation
Feb 11, 2010 9:25 AM
Dedicated Transport Holdings LLC, a privately held company headquartered in Cleveland OH, announced the acquisition of All Star Transportation Inc, located in Clearwater FL and New Castle DE...
Nashville TN flooding compels TMW to move TransForum User Conference
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
TMW Systems announced that its 2010 TransForum User Conference and Exhibition has been moved from the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville TN to the Gaylord...
Labelmaster schedules
fifth Dangerous Goods
Instructor's Symposium
Apr 28, 2010 10:07 AM
Labelmaster will hold its fifth annual Dangerous Goods Instructor's Symposium, set for September 22-24, 2010, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 511 North Columbus Drive, in downtown Chicago IL...
Convention Calendar
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
June 22-23, 2010 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)/National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Cargo Tank Regulations Workshop, Vancouver BC,...
Safety News
ATA submits comments
supporting texting ban
May 12, 2010 9:45 AM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) proposal to prohibit commercial motor vehicle drivers from text messaging on handheld devices while driving...
Few drivers rate fleet
benefits 'above average'
May 3, 2010 10:03 AM
Open Road Drivers Plan, a legal program serving thousands of over-the-road drivers across the United States and Canada, conducted a survey earlier this year to determine the key benefits that influence...
CSB examining oil site
where explosion occurred
May 3, 2010 10:07 AM
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) announced it has sent investigators to an oil site where a fatal explosion occurred April 14, 2010, in Weleetka OK. The CSB team is headed by Investigations Supervisor Don Holmstrom...
Vigillo plans to release
PSP Driver Scorecards
May 26, 2010 9:43 AM
Vigillo LLC, creators of data mining software products designed to aggregate, organize and deliver complex fleet safety information in an easy-to-read scorecard format, has announced the upcoming release of its Vigillo PSP Driver Scorecards...
Safety programs must focus
on risky behaviors, crash
causes, ATA tells US Senate
May 10, 2010 9:40 AM
The trucking industry has made great strides to improve safety and is now the safest it has ever been, but “we can do more,” the American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a subcommittee...
Pre-Employment Screening
Program applauded by ATA
May 19, 2010 9:55 AM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) implementation of a Pre-Employment Screening Program for professional truck drivers, which is one item on ATA’s 18-point safety agenda...
NSC chapter recognizes
Dupré with safety award
May 3, 2010 10:05 AM
The South Louisiana Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC) recently presented Dupré Logistics with the Occupational Safety Award of Merit for two million to four million hours worked...
ATA continues to work
with FMCSA toward
improving CSA 2010
May 12, 2010 9:38 AM
The American Trucking Associations told a subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation recently that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010)...
HOS rules are working
but need flexibility: ATA
Apr 28, 2010 9:50 AM
Current federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules, which govern the durations that a commercial driver can be on duty and behind the wheel, have played a role in improving highway safety...
People in the News
People in the News
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Fleets Dennis Day, a driver for DistTech Inc based in Seville OH and a resident of Newbury OH, was recently honored by the Ohio Trucking Association (OTA)...
Equipment News
TMC expands practice
for comparing performance
of aftermarket brake linings
Apr 28, 2010 10:11 AM
The Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations has expanded an industry practice designed to help equipment owners compare the performance of aftermarket brake linings...
Railcar Vacuum Pneumatic Filter Screen filters contaminants in vacuum transfers
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Bulk Tank Inc has developed a product that could save the industry hundreds of thousands of dollars. BTI's Railcar Vacuum Pneumatic Filter Screen connects...
sMart Vent joins Girard product offerings
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Girard Equipment Inc recently unveiled the latest product in its line of IBC pressure/vacuum relieving vents. The 2" sMart Vent along with the 3" Stainless...
Oseco rupture disc improves safety of pressurized railcars
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Pressurized railcars are at constant risk of explosion due to improper or changing pressurization. Offering an improvement over traditional, failure-prone...
Red Dot to handle Sleeping Well systems
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Red Dot Corp now offers Sleeping Well battery-powered auxiliary air-conditioning systems through its network of warehouse distributors in Canada and the...
New Literature
Labelmaster 2010 Catalog featuring hundreds of new items
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Labelmaster has released its 2010 Catalog containing hundreds of new products including labels, forms, placards, shipping supplies, signs, and books....
Product Showcase: Safety Equipment
Haldex to launch approved rollover simulator for trailers
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Haldex plans to launch what it says is the world's first UN-ECE-approved rollover control simulator for trailers. The simulator will enable trailer manufacturers...
WGH selects RSSplus as standard equipment
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Walker Group Holdings (WGH) LLC, the maker of Brenner, Bulk, and Walker stainless tank trailers, has selected Meritor WABCO RSSplus roll stability support...
Coming in July
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
APU's Auxiliary Power Units To submit your company's press release for consideration in this section, please send to: Jay Russel Miller, Depts Editor...
Michelin makes wet highways safer
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
With the patented Antisplash deflector on both of the tire's sidewalls, the new Michelin XZA3 Antisplash truck tire helps make highways safer by lowering...
Kenworth to add Bendix ESP as an option
Jun 1, 2010 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company will add Bendix ESP (Electronic Stability Program), a full-stability program, as an option on select Kenworth medium-duty tractor...
