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DHS extends deadline
for some plant reviews

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the deadline for submission of the Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA), or for an Alternative Security Program (ASP) in lieu of an SVA, for low-risk chemical facilities (Tier 4)....

ExxonMobil expanding
ULSD production

ExxonMobil Refining and Supply, Fairfax VA, will invest more than $1 billion in three refineries to increase the supply of ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) by about six million gallons per day, according to ExxonMobil information. ...

Rollover prevention topic
for Bulk Transporter webinar

Tank truck rollover prevention will be the first topic of Bulk Transporter's new webinars scheduled to begin February 18, according to Chuck Wilson, Bulk Transporter editor and webinar moderator....

New emissions rule impacts storage, transloading

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final New Source Review rule that requires consistent accounting for air emissions that are not released through a stack, vent, or other confined air stream...

NEFI applauds new
SPCC tank truck ruling

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is applauding the recent decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that removes parked cargo tank trucks containing product from SPCC-sized secondary containment requirements, according to information in NEFI's weekly e-newsletter, NEON...

Whittington honored
for industry commitment

Charles “Shorty” Whittington (left), president and chief executive officer of Grammer Industries Inc of Grammer IN, has been honored by the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute with its first-ever Agricultural Transportation Leadership Award. Presenting the award was Gene Griffin, director of the institute...

Trimac completes
Canamera purchase

Trimac Transportation Services Limited Partnership, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has completed the $2.9 million purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canamera Carriers Inc, based in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, according to Trimac information...

EPA defines loading/unloading rack for SPCC rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule that defines, among other things, tank truck loading/unloading racks as they are regulated under the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirements, according to information published in the Federal Register December 5...

Kinder Morgan moving
ethanol via pipeline

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston TX, is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando...

DOE report: Ethanol
trails own market tempo

In spite of being the recipient of government subsidies and mandates, ethanol has not avoided the boom and bust cycles seen in other commodities, though it has followed a different tempo, according to the following report from the Department of Energy (DOE)...