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Buckeye restarts BORCO ops after Irene

Buckeye Partners LP initiated start-up procedures August 26 at BORCO, its marine terminal in the Bahamas. Buckeye had suspended operations at the terminal the night of August 24 as part of its preparations to secure the facility for Hurricane Irene. The storm passed the Bahamas with effectively no adverse impact on the facility. ...

Bendix praises FMCSA safety plan, suggests three enhancements for it

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC commends the efforts of the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in creating its draft plan for increased highway safety. While the company sees value in the direction the agency is moving, it also offered recommendations to further strengthen elements of the plan as a part of its response during the plan’s public comment phase....

Select Energy acquires Riverside, Blue Star

Select Energy Services LLC, a water solutions, oilfield service, and supply company headquartered in Houston TX; has acquired Riverside Transportation Inc, an oilfield fluid hauling and disposal company based in Carlsbad NM; and Blue Star Oilfield Services LLC, a tank truck services company operated by Riverside. ...

Vitol, Blueknight to construct oil terminal

Vitol Midstream LLC, a member of the Vitol Group; and Blueknight Energy Partners LP (BKEP) have entered into agreements for the construction and operation of a new crude oil terminal in Midland TX. ...

ATA backs MADD Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving

Consistent with its history of advocating highway safety initiatives, American Trucking Associations announced its support of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving....

More than half of carriers consider buying or selling a firm, survey says

Looking ahead, more than half of motor carriers said they would be interested in buying or selling a firm, according to the recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners (TCP). Larger carriers (more than $25 million revenue) are twice as likely to be interested in buying as are their smaller counterparts....

Hoyer Group strengthens
market position in 2010

Hamburg, Germany-based Hoyer Group announced positive results for the 2010 financial year. The group has recorded an increase in revenue due in large part to the marked improvement in economic conditions....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
advances 2.8% in June 2011

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in June 2011 after decreasing a revised 2.0% in May 2011....

Carriers split on adequacy of ROR
to reinvest in equipment, survey finds

Carriers split almost 50/50 when asked if they are getting an adequate rate of return (ROR) on their investment to justify reinvesting in equipment in the recent Second Quarter Business Expectation Survey by Transport Capital Partners (TCP)....

ILTA holds one of the largest storage terminal events

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...