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Pre-Employment Screening
Program details on website

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), in partnership with NIC Technologies, has launched www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov, offering the latest information on the federal motor carrier Pre-Employment Screening Program ...

NACD opposes proposal
to triple hazmat fees

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) has filed comments in opposition to a notice of proposed rulemaking from the Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to increase the hazardous materials registration fees for registration year 2010-2011 and following years...

States can collect UCR fees
at 2009 rates, FMCSA rules

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced that states participating in the Unified Carrier Registration (UCR) plan may assess and collect fees for the plan under the current FMCSA regulation...

KAG, DeWitt reach private
fleet conversion agreement

The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has reached a private fleet conversion agreement with DeWitt Petroleum. KAG will take over the company’s transportation fleet through its West Coast subsidiary, KAG West. KAG West will continue to provide dedicated services to DeWitt’s customers in Southern California, specifically in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties...

Dragon Products Ltd
launches new website

Dragon Products Ltd has unveiled a new website with complete information about its expanded capabilities. The new site, www.dragonproductsltd.com, provides an overview of the range of Dragon equipment and services available for applications ranging from drilling, workover, and well servicing to pumping, storage, and hauling...

Odyssey expands scope
of SAS 70 certification

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T), a global logistics and transportation service provider for chemical and process industries, has expanded the scope of the SAS 70 Type II certification to include the European, Middle East, and African (EMEA) regions in addition to the company’s North America region. The SAS 70 audit was conducted by the independent audit firm of BDO Seidman, LLP and issued January 15, 2010...

Domestic container
volume rises 9.0%
in 2009 fourth quarter

The improvement in the US economy during fourth quarter 2009 translated into modest gains for intermodal shipments. Domestic container volume increased 9.0% during the quarter compared with Q4 2008. All but two IANA regions recorded domestic container volume gains...

Wash rack helping D F Hammonds run lean in Memphis
, By Charles E Wilson

FIND OUT what the customer wants, and work hard to meet those expectations. Repeat the process every single day. In a nutshell, that is Denny Hammonds'...

Are terrorists targeting US fuel shipments?
, By Charles E Wilson

A STUDY published in January seems to suggest that terrorists could be targeting gasoline and propane shipments in the United States. Requested and funded...

Fleets

Gnter-Friedrich Maas has taken over management of the business unit Chemilog at the Hoyer Group effective from the beginning of 2010. He succeeds Ortwin...