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Price of diesel fuel drops
for first time in two months

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in eight weeks, decreasing 0.8 cents to $2.608 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Ruan lights up Des Moines IA
for first-ever Founder’s Days

Ruan Transport Corporation will dazzle central Iowans this July by lighting up the Des Moines skyline—not with fireworks, but with an illumination befitting the Ruan building and the firm’s legacy that began in Des Moines....

Requirements straightforward
for quality brake inspections

Brakes comprised the largest percentage, about 52.5%, of out-of-service violations (OOSV) cited in roadside inspections conducted during Roadcheck 2008...

Fleet execs experience braking
innovations of Meritor WABCO

More than 55 motor carrier executives from the Northeast, Midwest, South, and Canada experienced first-hand the performance and benefits of advanced braking systems for truck trailers at a ride-’n-drive demonstration in the Detroit suburb of Romeo MI recently...

Hi-G-Tek providing ISO
18000-7 standard products

Hi-G-Tek, a developer of active-RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensing and control systems for tracking cargo and sensitive materials, is offering its 18.7 Secure Series...

New Private Fleet Assessment
Program helps drive excellence

The Private Fleet Assessment Program, a web-based management resource designed to help private fleets to world-class performance, has been launched by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC), Optima Associates, and Schneider National Inc...

Schneider National
provides Best Doctors
to its employees

Best Doctors Inc, a medical consultation service that empowers employees to take an active role in their medical decisions, announced that Schneider National Inc has made the Best Doctors benefit available to its associates and their dependents...

Eastman again honors
Penske performance

For the second straight year, Penske Logistics is a recipient of Eastman Chemical Company’s Supplier Excellence Award...

Groendyke renewable
fuels service grows

Groendyke Transport, as one of the top five largest tank truck carriers, has expanded its presence in the transportation of renewable fuels. The company, with a strong operational footprint in the central United States, is well-positioned to serve the needs of feed stock and quality renewable fuels producers...

PHMSA hazmat fee
will stay unchanged

Based on revised estimates of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be generated at current hazardous materials registration fee levels, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has decided that an increase is not necessary to fund the national Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants program at its authorized level of $28,318,000 for fiscal year 2009...