ASTM committee OKs biodiesel specs

The ASTM International D02 Main Committee has approved a trio of ASTM specifications for biodiesel blends, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...

Natural gas prices forecast to rise

High oil prices, low liquefied gas (LNG) imports, consumption growth, and a year-over-year decline in working inventories of 326 billion cubic feet have all contributed to the recent strength in spot prices, according to the monthly report from the Department of Energy...

Hispanic work-related deaths outnumber other workers

During 1992-2006, a total of 11,303 Hispanic workers died from work-related injuries, a rate that was consistently higher than the rate for all US workers, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP)...

Small business status could change

The Small Business Administration (SBA) is reviewing the way it determines the definition of a small business and a decision is expected by the end of the year...

Safety essential element for tank entry

SAFETY is an essential element for operating any tank cleaning facility in Canada, especially during confined space entry, said Jim Knudsen of Oxford Milkway Transport Co-Op...

FRP tank trailers call for specific wash process

Trailers with fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) tanks require different tank cleaning procedures from other types of tanks, said George Felix of Poly-Coat Systems...

FMCSA makes available
four HOS documents

The agency remains committed to issuing a final HOS rule in 2008...

Diesel price
slips slightly

The average price of diesel across the nation slipped less than five cents per gallon last week to $4.648, according to information from the Department of Energy....

ATA expresses concern
over cap-and-trade legislation

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has expressed concern over the impact that pending cap-and-trade legislation could have on the nation's economy and the price of fuel for the trucking industry...

TWIC enrollment
begins in more ports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun the initial enrollment for...

Schneider National adds
orientation centers

Schneider National, Green Bay WI, has added new-hire orientation centers at three new sites--Indianapolis IN, West Memphis AR, and Atlanta GA...

Gas prices convince
Americans to drive less

At a time of record-high gas prices and a corresponding surge in transit ridership, Americans are driving less for the sixth month in a row, according to information from the Department of Transportation...

EPA Energy Star awarded
to 2 biofuel facilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized POET Biorefining, Ashton IA, and East Kansas Agri-Energy LLC, Garnett KS, with the Energy Star award for reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, according to EPA information...

Daimler providing
DD, Cummins engines

Daimler Trucks North America, Portland OR, will offer a full line of its own Detroit Diesel (DD) engines, as well as Cummins heavy- and medium-duty engines...

TWIC enrollment begins in Little Rock, Camden

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 Little Rock, AR and Camden, NJ, according to information published in the Federal Register....

Cat to exit NA truck engine business,
partner with Navistar

Caterpillar Inc announced June 12 it will exit the North American heavy-duty diesel truck engine market by 2010...

Diesel price pauses
to catch breath

The average price of diesel in the United States paused last week to take a breath and remained at $4.692 per gallon, the same as the week before, according to information from the Department of Energy (DOE)...

DHS ends funding for Highway Watch program

The Highway Watch program has been discontinued after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declined to fund the program, according to information from the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

Research to begin on
sludge-into-biodiesel

A $200,000 grant has been awarded to Mississippi State University (MSU) for research to transform wastewater treatment plant sludge into biodiesel, according to information from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Growing China trade
impacts US traffic

A recent report from the Department of Transportation indicates trade growth between the United States and China...

ATA, others urge petroleum commodity market reform

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and 18 other transportation-related organizations are urging Congress to reform the energy commodities market in what the group believes would stop surging oil prices, according to ATA information...

TSI unchanged in April

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) was unchanged in April from its March level following the largest monthly decline since August 2006, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has reported...

CARB to consider mandated engine replacements

If there is some truth in the saying that as California goes, so goes the nation, tank truck carriers may want to take a look at a proposal before the California Air Resources Board (CARB) ...

International intermodal shipments down, domestic up

While intermodal revenue movements of international shipments continued to decline, domestic shipments are showing a distinctive upward trend...

SemGroup completes storage acquisition

SemGroup Energy Partners LP, Tulsa OK, has completed the previously announced acquisition of eight recently constructed crude oil storage tanks located at the Cushing Interchange from SemCrude LP for $90 million, according to company information...