ManagementShippersLinde drivers test their skills in ‘roadeo’May 16, 2012 10:12 AM Linde North America recently completed a “roadeo” at its air separation plant in Gonzales LA. The Linde “roadeo” was a competition designed to showcase and test the skills and safe practice of its tractor trailer drivers... Domestic intermodal container volume surges in first quarter, report indicatesMay 16, 2012 10:09 AM Domestic containers were the big winner in first quarter 2012, gaining 14.9% year-over-year, according to the Intermodal Association of North America’s Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report... Tank-TrucksQuality Distribution buys Wylie Bice Trucking, RM ResourcesMay 16, 2012 12:38 PM Quality Distribution Inc announced more oilfield-related tank truck fleet acquisitions. The newest purchases are fleets that operate in the Bakken oil and gas shale region... Other Print OpportunitiesMay 14, 2012 2:42 PM RailroadsKMP, MMLP partner on Permian Basin rail terminalMar 6, 2012 11:55 AM Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) and Martin Midstream Partners LP (MMLP) announced a new joint venture, Pecos Valley Producer Services LLC, to develop a multi-commodity rail terminal in Pecos TX. The new terminal will include truck-rail transloading service and will serve the growing oil and natural gas industries in the Permian Basin... Wisconsin & Southern to sell controlling ownership to WatcoNov 30, 2011 11:45 AM Watco Transportation Services LLC (Watco) and The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. (WSOR) announced that they have mutually approved an agreement whereby Watco will acquire controlling ownership of the WSOR. The WSOR will join forces with Watco, who operates a family of short line and regional railroads across the nation and offers a multi-faceted transportation business model... TrendsBendix says ESC mandate will bring improved highway safetyMay 23, 2012 10:20 AM Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC applauded the action taken by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to improve highway safety... ATA applauds NHTSA’s ESC proposal as promising developmentMay 23, 2012 10:14 AM American Trucking Associations officials said on May 22 that they were encouraged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's proposed requirement for electronic stability control (ESC) on large trucks. NHTSA's proposal would require trucks to use electronic stability control, which could prevent a significant number of large truck crashes... advertisement Popular Pagesadvertisement advertisement DirectoriesNewsletterEvents
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