US oil inventories drop in February
United States oil inventories registered a sizeable drop in February after demand for all major oil products rose, while imports fell to their lowest levels in more than three years... NITL supports US/Mexico cross-border trucking trial
The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) has voiced its approval of the plans by the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Bush Administration to begin a one-year trial for Mexican trucking companies to transport goods within the United States... ASME establishes Asia Pacific link
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has established a limited liability company, ASME Asia Pacific LLC, in Beijing, China... FMCSA sets 2 sessions on electronic on-board recorders
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has scheduled two more "listening sessions" March 27 and April 2 to obtain feedback from carriers and others interested in a proposal for new electronic on-board recorder standards... US, Brazil sign memorandum on biofuel importance
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance cooperation on biofuels ... Diesel price continues to climb
The average price of on-road diesel last week rose almost six cents per gallon from the week before, topping out at $2.685, according to information from the Department of Energy (DOE).... Week full of tank truck topics on tap
A week-long presentation of topics of interest to the tank truck industry are scheduled for the National Tank Truck Carriers Cleaning and Environmental meeting April 2-3 and the Safety Council meeting April 4-... Univar to acquire Chemcentral
Chemcentral Corp, Bedford Park IL, is being acquired by Univar USA, Redmond WA, for approximately $600 million, according to the companies' news releases... ArvinMeritor integrating global ride control business
ArvinMeritor Inc, Troy MI, is developing its global ride control businesses as an integral part of the company’s overall vehicle stability strategy... Vopak finds high silicon content in certain London terminal tanks
Royal Vopak executed an initial review of its storage and handling operations in London and concluded that product it received from one of its customers contained a "relatively high level of silicon," ... CVSA completes online airbrake training program
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), in association with Zurich Services Corp and Interactive Driving Systems, has completed the development of an online airbrake training program, Virtual Risk Manager – Airbrakes... OIG: Ensure CDL program integrity
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) must ensure the integrity and modernization of the commercial drivers license (CDL) program, more effectively enforce safety regulations, and continue to improve data quality... BP to acquire Chevron’s Netherlands company
BP plc, London, England, has agreed to purchase Chevron’s manufacturing company, Texaco Raffinaderij Pernis BV, Europoort in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for around $900 million... Hoffa criticizes plan to admit Mexican trucks to US
James Hoffa, Teamsters president, told a Senate subcommittee March 8 that the Bush administration’s plan is flawed that would begin a trial program for allowing Mexican trucks to transport goods in the United States....
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