Potential fuel supply disruptions motivate fleets to plan for the worst
, By Matt Tormollen

After a slow start, the 2009 hurricane season heated up quickly in late August...

10-Step Disaster Preparedness Process Guarantees Fuel Availability

Last year, companies were devastated when hurricanes interrupted fuel deliveries in many parts of the United States particularly in the Southeast...

Navistar accumulates 5 million hybrid miles

The number of owners and operators of Navistar's hybrid-powered commercial vehicles is growing as hybrid trucks and buses become more and more attractive to businesses looking to their fleets and improve fuel economy...

New federal rules will impact food fleets
, By Charles E Wilson

FOR FOODGRADE tank truck fleets, the time has come to brace for a new round of government involvement. This legislative and regulatory onslaught almost...

NACD member companies achieve RDP verification

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) announced that 196 regular member and affiliate companies' sites have successfully passed NACD's third-cycle on-site Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) Verifications since January 2007...

Price of diesel fuel rises
for fifth straight week

The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for a fifth week, rising 1.6 cents to $2.668 a gallon and reaching its highest point so far in 2009, according to US Department of Energy information...

Aegean takes delivery
of double-hull tanker

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc has taken delivery of the Kerkyra, a 6,290-dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China...

Domestic intermodal
transport increases
market share in 2Q

Domestic intermodal transport gained significant market share against trucks in the second quarter of 2009, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...

NACD member companies
achieve RDP verification

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) announced that 196 regular member and affiliate companies’ sites have successfully passed NACD’s third-cycle on-site Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) Verifications...

Global Partners to acquire
terminals from Warex

Global Partners LP, a wholesale supplier of refined petroleum products in the Northeast, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire three terminal facilities from Warex Terminals Corporation Inc for $47.5 million...