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AAR president criticizes
Chlorine Institute advocacy
of PTC systems as flawed

The Chlorine Institute has called on the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to re-examine its rule on the cost and benefits of implementing positive train control (PTC) systems. The Chlorine Institute contends that the FRA analysis of the benefits of PTC was flawed and that these systems result in business benefits to the railroads...

Qualcomm, GreenRoad offer
fleet management system

Qualcomm Inc and GreenRoad have signed an agreement to offer an integrated system that addresses mobile resource management (MRM), safety, and driving behavior...

ATA to Congress: Highway
investment will aid freight
movement, global position

The federal government must provide leadership and resources to facilitate safe and efficient movement of goods on the US highway system, American Trucking Associations (ATA) Senior Vice-President Tim Lynch told Congress...

Cautious optimism prevails
at annual AmeriQuest
transportation symposium

The mood was cautiously optimistic as nearly 200 transportation leaders from the private fleet, truckload carrier, rental and leasing, and supply communities discussed signs of economic improvement at the seventh annual AmeriQuest Transportation Industry Symposium recently in Orlando FL...

Terra negotiates to acquire
oil terminal in Pennsylvania

Terra Energy Resources Ltd announced the final negotiations for the acquisition of an oil terminal in western Pennsylvania...

KAG agrees to purchase
assets of Don E Keith

The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Don E Keith Transportation LLC, a California-based bulk transporter of asphalt, fuel, crude oil, and lubricants...

Stena, Sonanagol grow
with more tanker orders

Stena Bulk, which recently confirmed the order at Samsung Shipyard for two in-house designed Suezmax tankers for delivery in 2011, has now placed further orders together with partners and the Angolan oil company Sonanagol...

OL&T's involvement
with Grace expands
through Dubai project

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has announced the expansion of its work for W R Grace & Co to include the management of the specialty chemical and materials company’s Dubai transportation program. This project will improve the efficiency of services for Grace and its customers...

Goodyear Highway Hero finalists risk
their lives to save lives of others

For the 2009 award, the finalists are George Lantzy of Turtle Creek PA, Stephen Page of Gloucester MA, Jesse Lee Seal of Alma AR, and Junichi Shimizu of Gladstone OR...

GE Capital Fleet Services
launches advisory board

GE Capital Fleet Services has announced the launch of its Truck Advisory Board (TAB). The TAB will provide the company’s truck fleet customers with a forum for discussing process improvement ideas, suggesting new products, and sharing fleet management best practices...