Texas Gov Rick Perry signs natural gas bills at Peterbilt plantJul 19, 2011 With Peterbilt’s Denton TX factory as a backdrop, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently signed into state law three Texas bills promoting natural gas initiatives in the state. One of the bills would promote an aggressive expansion of natural gas fueling facilities in the section of the state called the Texas Triangle—Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio... Oiltanking Partners LP prices initial public offeringJul 15, 2011 Storage terminal operator Oiltanking Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, announced an initial public offering of ten million common units representing limited partner interests priced at $21.50 per unit. The common units began trading under the ticker symbol "OILT" on the New York Stock Exchange on July 14... Trucking groups call for Congress to limit redundant security rulesJul 15, 2011 The American Trucking Associations and National Tank Truck Carriers are asking Congress to direct the Transportation Security Administration to work with industry rather than issuing excessive, burdensome, and duplicative security rules... MN budget battle puts truck drivers at riskJul 13, 2011, By Charles E Wilson When Minnesota's tax-and-spend governor couldn't get his way with the state legislature, he shut down virtually the entire state government. That included shuttering 62 rest stops along Interstate Highways running through the state... Dismal employment numbers aside, jobs are out thereJul 13, 2011, By Charles E Wilson It’s official now. The latest Labor Department unemployment numbers make it clear that we are seeing the worst employment recovery from recession since at least 1948... Public-private partnership to reduce US port truck emissionsJul 13, 2011 The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched the EPA SmartWay Drayage Program, yet another program targeting drayage operators at US ports... TIA’s 3PL report shows revenue increasesJul 12, 2011 The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has released the 1st Quarter 2011: TIA 3PL Market Report, and the results show that, in general, TIA members outperformed the economy. Comprised of data drawn from five categories of members based on revenue, the report represented nearly 1.2 million shipments and just under $1.9 billion in total revenue for Q1 2011. Comparing Q1 2011 with Q1 2010... ATA Truck Tonnage Index |
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