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Commercial trailer orders
show strength in October

Net orders for commercial trailers in October increased 80% from September and 124% from a depressed October 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

Aegean takes delivery
of double-hull tanker

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc has taken delivery of the Paxoi, a 5,500-dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is expected to be deployed to the company’s market in the United Kingdom...

Sleep apnea and trucking
is topic of 2010 conference

The American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) announced plans to conduct a first-ever national conference on sleep apnea and trucking. The one-day conference will be held May 12, 2010, at The Westin Baltimore Washington–BWI in Baltimore MD and is preceded May 11 by a reception and keynote address from NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
dips 0.2% in October ‘09

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.2% in October 2009, following a 0.3% contraction in September. The latest decline lowered the SA index to 103.6 (2000=100) from the revised 103.8 in September...

Tenstreet’s new service aims
to enhance driver management

Tenstreet LLC, a supplier of software systems that help truck fleets recruit, hire, and retain drivers, has launched a new service aimed at automating and streamlining the driver management process...

Intermodal diversity
, By Charles E Wilson

Developing custom logistics solutions for clients helped Ventura Transfer Company emerge as one of the largest liquid and dry bulk intermodal operators on the West Coast...

Paying drivers by the hour pays off for Dupr Logistics

For its 700-plus drivers, Dupr Logistics has initiated a pay strategy shared by few companies in this economic climate by paying its drivers by the hour...

Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor: I enjoyed the article (Boot camp SNBC puts newly hired drivers through regimented training program) in your October 2009 issue. I have only...

FMCSA plans pre-employment screening program for drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will launch a new Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program that will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring process...

Piping purge
, By Charles E Wilson

Members of the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill November 19 to ban wetlines (exposed retained product piping) on cargo tank trailers used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids. The bill (HR 4016) still must be approved by the full House and must be passed by the Senate...