Average diesel price
up to $4.764 per gallon

The average price of diesel across the nation rose over three cents last week to $4.764 per gallon...

OOIDA to challenge Ontario speed bill

In response to the Ontario, Canada, government’s decision to pass a speed limiter bill, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) will file a formal Notice of Intent challenging the legality of the legislation...

Two Interstates receive grant boosts

Two of the nation’s busiest Interstate highways will receive $11 million, more than $5 million each, in federal support for innovative strategies to reduce the frustration of truckers looking for parking on congested routes....

New drug test rule cuts cheating chances

A new Department of Transportation (DOT) rule will make it more difficult for transportation workers to cheat on their required drug tests...

More truck stops accept BioTrucker Fuel Card

The National Biodiesel Foundation (NBB) has announced that 80 new truck stops have been added to the BioTrucker Fuel Card network...

Truck Tonnage Index increases in May

The American Trucking Associations advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased on a month-to-month basis for the first time since January...

International LoneStar named to SmartWay list

The new International LoneStar big-rig truck has been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency as a SmartWay truck...

DGS consortium receives
military fuel contract

The US Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) has awarded four fuel-management contracts worth $8.6 million over five years...

Ruan provides aid
to disaster victims

Ruan Transportation, Des Moines IA, has been providing assistance to victims of the May and June Midwestern tornado and flooding disasters...

NEFI gives heads up on EPA labeling rules

The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is reminding petroleum distributors that it they sell, transport, or store diesel fuel, kerosene, and heating oil, they must be in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules, including proper labeling...

Land transport trade grows for NAFTA partners

Surface transport trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 14.3 percent higher in April 2008 than in April 2007...

Information on repairing flood damaged vehicles

With all of the recent flooding and hurricanes taking place throughout the US, ArvinMeritor has produced service bulletins on repairing commercial vehicle components damaged by flood water...

Go-ahead given for first Netherlands LNG Terminal

Economic Affairs Minister Maria van der Hoeven gave the official green light for construction of the first Liquefied Natural Gas import terminal in the Netherlands, on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam...

Motorola study reveals hefty savings with GPS-enabled technologies

GPS-enabled technologies are helping to increase mobile workforce productivity and enabling enterprises to become more efficient via a reduction in annual labor and fuel operating costs...

SNBD adds local and regional service

Schneider National Bulk Division is leveraging more than 40 years in the longhaul tank truck sector by expanding into the local and regional bulk hauling arenas...

Roadcheck 2008 shows advances
in truck fleet safety

The US trucking industry showed improvement in truck safety, including a significant increase in the number of drivers who passed roadside safety inspections and were in compliance with driver work and rest rules...

Acquisition expands ArvinMeritor global reman operations

ArvinMeritor Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire Trucktechnic, a major remanufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle disc and foundation brakes and components...

Dupre named Geo exclusive dedicated fleet

Dupré Logistics announced July 4 that its Site and Private Fleet Services was selected as the exclusive dedicated fleet provider for GEO Specialty Chemicals...

TWIC enrollment
begins in more ports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun the initial enrollment for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the ports of Longview WA, Vancouver WA, Terminal Island CA, and Decatur AL....

Canadian diesel price
hitting records highs

The price of diesel in Canada is hitting record highs and displacing labor as most carriers’ top operating cost...

HOS violations lead
to prison sentences

Surinder S Nijjar, owner and president of Nijjar Brothers Trucking, Inc (Nijjar Brothers), Madera CA, has been sentenced in US District Court to serve 12 months in prison...

Shell, Arrow Energy
to develop gas from coal

Shell Exploration Company BV (Shell) and Arrow Energy Ltd (Arrow), have signed a preliminary agreement to jointly develop projects to extract natural gas from coal deposits...

PHMSA requests biofuel pipeline information

The Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is requesting that any hazardous liquid pipeline operator intending to transport ethanol, ethanol-gasoline blends, or other biofuels by pipeline voluntarily provide advance notice of their intent to transport the fuels...

Webinar to discuss
onboard system benefits

On July 16, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will co-host a Webinar on the costs and benefits of onboard safety systems...

Enron Loophole close
no fuel magic fix

Although Congress has enacted legislation that will close the Enron Loophole, the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) is pointing out that the action is not a "magic fix and prices will not drop automatically."...