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Ida has minimal effect
on oil and gas production

Tropical Storm Ida caused no significant loss of oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico, though Chevron, Marathon Oil Corp, and Exxon Mobil Corp temporarily shut down some production and evacuated some personnel as a precaution...

Trimac completes purchase
of StarTrans business, assets

Trimac Dry Bulk Group Inc has completed the purchase of the business and certain assets of StarTrans Inc. A South Carolina-based motor carrier, StarTrans is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk products, including cement and lime products, and operates in a 20-state area east of the Mississippi River through a network of nine terminals in eight states...

Small number of fleets
planning to buy trailers
negatively affects index

The Q4 2009 FSR Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research fell 23% from the previous quarter to a reading of 68.7. The Q4 2009 index was severely impacted by the small percentage of fleets planning trailer purchases...

House approval
of chemical security
act disappoints NACD

After the US House of Representatives approval of HR 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) issued this statement...

Price of diesel fuel shows
first decline in five weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in five weeks, dipping 0.7 cents—the same as last week’s increase—to $2.801 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Paying drivers by the hour
pays off for Dupré Logistics

For its 700-plus drivers, Dupré Logistics has initiated a pay strategy shared by few companies in this economic climate—by paying its drivers by the hour. It’s an initiative the company says was implemented to produce better schedules, more quality team members, and safer drivers. Dupré Logistics has stressed the new pay structure does not function as a cost-cutting measure, but rather a quality control initiative...

Meridian offers five ways to leverage cash and profit

Fierce competition, shrinking margins, and a down economy have many businesses wondering if they’ll be able to make it through these uncertain times. Unfortunately, the “wait and see” strategy that many are employing will make them most vulnerable. Now is not a very good time to fall behind....

Cold Winters keep S&B Kessler running hot
, By Charles E Wilson

Another heating season is about to get underway, and propane haulers hope they will be running hard for the next few months...

ATA urges improvement
in border infrastructure

Improving security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders will require more funds for infrastructure, more reasonable enforcement of trade security program rules, and giving the lead role in coordinating federal efforts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, Celadon Group Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Russell told a congressional panel...

Bendix supports NHTSA findings on value of ESC

Bendix Commercial Vehicle System LLC supports the conclusions of a study released by the federal government showing that Electronic Stability Control (ESC), also known as Electronic Stability Program (ESP), on heavy trucks (above 10,000 lbs) can both substantially reduce the number of annual heavy-truck crashes and prevent injuries and deaths...