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Westway adds Houston terminal capacity

Westway Group Inc announced that its subsidiary Westway Terminal Company LLC is in the process of further expanding the capacity of its Houston 1 site....

Superior Bulk Logistics picks Coda software

UNIT4 CODA Inc, a business unit of UNIT4, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management software, announced that Superior Bulk Logistics has purchased Coda Financials as its financial management software. ...

Asia Tank Container Organization formed

The Asia Tank Container Organization (@TCO) has been established by founder members Reginald Lee and Graham Wood to help foster the use of intermodal tank containers throughout the rapidly developing Asian marketplace. An @TCO board of directors, with senior officers from among the leading tank container companies worldwide, has also been formed. @TCO is a non-profit-making organization....

ATA seeks truckstops’ help in grassroots
campaign protesting changes to HOS

As part of its effort to contest the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) December 23 proposal to change the hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is seeking help from truckstops for its grassroots campaign aimed at helping thousands of truck drivers voice their objections to the HOS changes. ...

Ethanol Safety Seminars series planned

Safety is the top priority for America’s ethanol industry and those who transport and bring ethanol to the marketplace. ...

CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report
finds differences among carrier scores

TransCore announced the availability of the CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report, based on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data issued December 12, 2010. The FMCSA data covers all commercial vehicles subject to the new Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program, but the CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report focuses on the approximately 166,000 for-hire, interstate carriers for whom data was reported. ...

Pegasus TransTech facilitates HOS feedback

Pegasus TransTech, in response to requests from fleet customers, is providing drivers a free and easy method to provide feedback to the Department of Transportation concerning the proposed hours of service (HOS) regulation changes....

OTL/UPT honors drivers’ professionalism

Oklahoma Tank Lines/United Petroleum Transports has named Daniel Reid as 2010 Professional Driver of the Year, according to Greg Price, president and chief executive officer....

TransCore reports highest freight
volume since October on spot market

Truckload freight availability increased nationwide for the fourth straight week on the spot market, as indicated by traffic on TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards in the week ending February 5. The steady increase led to the highest load volume since October for a single week, according to TransCore Trendlines, the company’s trucking information website....

Canadian Freight Index exits 2010 on high

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index recorded an annual average of 233 points, exceeding the annual average volumes from each of the previous five years....