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ATA applauds House panel
for its transportation plan

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the leaders of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Highways and Transit Subcommittee for its draft of a transportation and infrastructure plan for the future...

NACD concerned over changes
to chemical security program

In preparation for a June 18, 2009, full House Homeland Security Committee mark-up of HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) sent a letter to the committee members outlining several concerns about the bill...

Commercial vehicle inventory
levels reach a 41-month low

Class 5-7 retail sales were off 54 percent from May 2008, but continued low production output has reduced inventory levels to a 41-month low...

Commercial vehicle
safety belt use
reaches 72% in ‘08

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently announced that safety belt use by drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72% in 2008. That is up 7 percentage points from 65% the previous year...

Diesel fuel price rises
seven weeks in a row

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide climbed for the seventh consecutive week, advancing 4.4 cents to $2.616 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information. In the past seven weeks, diesel has risen 43.1 cents...

Congress issues draft legislation
that would ban tank trailer wetlines

Petroleum haulers and other tank trailer owners got good news and bad news on the wetlines issue from the US House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...

Baystate Biofuels breaks
ground on new terminal

Baystate Biofuels LLC has broken ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. The terminal at Osgood Landing in North Andover will be the first full-scale commercial facility in Massachusetts dedicated to biodiesel distribution...

TEPPCO acquires vessels
from TransMontaigne

TEPPCO Partners LP has purchased marine assets, including 19 boats and 28 barges, from TransMontaigne Product Services Inc for all cash consideration of $50 million...

NACD hails ruling affirming
railroad’s hazmat obligation

In response to the recent decision by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has an obligation to provide rates and service to US Magnesium LLC (USM) of Utah to transport chlorine to destinations in Louisiana and Texas, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) issued...

NACD, ACC sign cooperation agreement

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) have signed an agreement to closely cooperate in the promotion and performance of their respective environmental, health, safety, and security (EHS&S) initiatives: Responsible Distribution Process (RDP) and Responsible Care...