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Railroads

PHMSA wants comments on railcar standards
Jul 28, 2008 2:47 PM

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is soliciting comments on the merits of petitions filed with the agency on an interim standard for railroad tank cars used to transport toxic by inhalation hazard (TIH) materials...

NACD voices concern
about railcar proposal
Jun 3, 2008 8:36 AM

Although it is expressing support for a federal proposal to improve rail tank car safety, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)...

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Shippers

FT Silfies launches
new bulk company
Aug 7, 2008 11:54 AM

FT Silfies Inc, Nazareth PA, has launched a new company, Silfies Bulk Transport LLC in Aberdeen MD, for hauling various liquid commodities...

Ruan participating
in SmartWay program
Aug 1, 2008 10:10 AM

Ruan Transport Corporation, Des Moines IA, is now participating in the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program designed to improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions, and improve energy security...

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Tank-Trucks

FT Silfies launches
new bulk company
Aug 7, 2008 11:54 AM

FT Silfies Inc, Nazareth PA, has launched a new company, Silfies Bulk Transport LLC in Aberdeen MD, for hauling various liquid commodities...

Legal trucks needlessly
delayed by inspections
Aug 7, 2008 11:49 AM

Less than one percent of trucks weighed at roadside inspections are issued citations for being illegally overweight, according to current Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) estimates...

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Trends

Diesel price slips
10 cents per gallon
Aug 5, 2008 8:33 AM

The average price of diesel slipped 10 cents last week to $4.502 per gallon, the second time in the same number of weeks, according to Department of Energy surveys...

Bendix white paper
reviews stability systems
Aug 5, 2008 8:27 AM

A new white paper from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, Elyria OH, presents information and data about two types of stability systems--roll-only systems, known as roll stability control/program (RSC/RSP), and full-stability technology, also called electronic stability program/control (ESP/ESC)...

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