Legislation extends
biotax credit

Included in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act signed by President Bush earlier to aid the economic crisis in the United States is an extension of the biodiesel blender tax credit...

ATA expands
safety agenda

The American Trucking Association (ATA) safety agenda has been extended with 18 new recommendations made by the organization’s Safety Task Force that was established earlier this year, according to ATA information. ...

BNSF beginning ethanol
unit train deliveries
to Musket terminal

BNSF Railway Co, Fort Worth TX, will begin delivering unit trains to Musket Corp's newest ethanol storage terminal in in North Fort Worth, according to BNSF information....

Fuel, economy worry
trucking executives

Carriers are worrying most about the cost of fuel and the nation’s economy as it impacts the trucking industry, according to an American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) survey...

Several situations impact natural gas prices

Despite recent hurricane damage to natural gas supply infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, the current decline in prices is the result of more than just those events, including moderate temperatures, lower crude oil prices, and uncertainties about future economic growth, according to information from the Department of Energy (DOE)...

Michigan posts licensing information

Information for Michigan's licensing category for all milk tank truck wash facilities that wash the interiors of Grade A bulk milk trucks or tankers is available online at michigan.gov...

OSHA holds PPE proposal hearing

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held an informal public hearing October 6 on a proposed rule involving personal protective equipment (PPE) and related training...

SBA offers hurricane disaster loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is offering disaster loans up to $2 million to qualifying companies following the recent Hurricanes Ike and and Gustav, according to SBA information...

Mack wins environmental award

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the company’s success in reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout its operations, according to Mack information...

Schneider wins SmartWay award

Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI, has received a third consecutive Environmental Excellence Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to Schneider information...

Freight Index falls in August

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.9 percent in August from its July level, declining after four consecutive monthly increases, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported...

FMCSA medical plan
now on Internet

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has information available about its truck driver medical programs posted on its Web site at fmcsa.dot.gov...

Canadian alert
about C-TPAT seals

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is warning all Canadian C-TPAT carriers that their designation as a secure, low-risk business could be lost for a considerable period of time for something as simple as not having a certified seal on every trailer entering the United States, which is a condition of C-TPAT membership...

IG: DOT Canadian/Mexican
safety review flawed

The results of a 2006 review by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on Canadian/Mexican carrier safety compliance were not statistically valid, according to an audit by the DOT Office of Inspector General (IG)...

Hurricane Ike shuts
2 TWIC offices

Two Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)offices are closed in the Houston TX region as of October 1, 2008, as a result of Hurricane Ike, according to information from the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)...

DOE projects drop
in 2009 diesel prices

Although crude oil prices are expected to be up slightly on average next year, the on-highway diesel retail prices are projected to average $3.91 per gallon in 2009--lower than the 2008 projection, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Short Term Energy Outlook released October 7...

Vopak purchases ExxonMobil NC terminal

Vopak Terminal Wilmington (NC) Inc has purchased ExxonMobil’s terminal in South Wilmington that Vopak has operated since 1991, according to Vopak information...

PHMSA publishes 49 CFR Part 172 corrections

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is making some corrections in 49 CFR Part 172 regarding hazmat table, special provisions, hazmat communications, emergency response information, and training regulations...

AmeriGas acquires
Penn Fuel Propane

AmeriGas Partners LP, Valley Forge PA, has acquired the assets of Penn Fuel Propane LLC from an affiliate, according to AmeriGas information...

Tesoro files lawsuit in ethanol controversy

Tesoro Refining and Marketing Co has filed a lawsuit against the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to prevent the implementation of a new regulation that the company said would essentially mandate the addition of more crop-based ethanol to gasoline in California...

PHMSA issues revised ethanol information

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is alerting emergency responders to new and revised proper shipping names and identification numbers that may be used for fuel mixtures composed of ethanol and gasoline in various concentrations, according to PHMSA information...

TWIC entry required for more ports

Owners and operators of facilities located within the port zones of Honolulu, Prince William Sound, Southeast Alaska, and Western Alaska must implement access control procedures utilizing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) no later than February 12, 2009, according to information in the Federal Register September 30...

Greenhunter recovering from Hurricane Ike

Greenhunter Energy Inc, Grapevine TX, reports that its Houston TX biofuels refinery has been substantially cleaned of layers of mud, spilled materials, and debris from flooding. Major mechanical and operational components of the refinery remain intact...

Blackwater acquires New Orleans terminal

Blackwater Midstream Corp, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, has agreed to acquire an 800,000 barrel storage terminal in the Port of New Orleans for $4.8 million, according to company information...

NAFTA surface trade rises in July

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 15.9 percent higher in July 2008 than in July 2007, reaching $71.6 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)...