Driver turnover rate continues climb
The driver turnover rate among truckload carriers increased during the 2006 third quarter following improvements during the first and second quarters of the year, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported... Diesel price slips
The average price of on-road diesel slipped just over one cent per gallon from the week before, according to Department of Energy information... Freightliner LLC to reduce workforce
Freightliner LLC, Portland OR, has announced plans to reduce its workforce at its truck manufacturing plant in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Eight-hundred employees will be idled as a result... EPA issues methyl bromide exemptions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final methyl bromide production and import critical use exemptions for 2007. EPA also authorized uses that qualify for the 2007 critical use exemption. ... Kaneb to expand Amsterdam terminal
Kaneb Terminals BV, San Antonio TX, has signed a contract with BV Aannemingsbedrijf H Verwater & Zonen for the construction of 264,000 cubic meters of petroleum storage at its Amsterdam terminal. ... Xethanol Corp. forms venture with Renewable Spirits LLC
Xethanol Corp has formed a venture with Renewable Spirits LLC for the purpose of building a biomass-based pilot production facility, utilizing waste citrus peels as raw material for making ethanol.... Canada petitions FMCSA for carrier financial amendment
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking comments on a proposal to amend motor carrier financial responsibility requirements after a petition from the Canadian government... DOT proposes railroad hazmat analysis
Railroad companies would be required to perform a safety and security risk analysis to determine the most appropriate route for shipping hazardous materials as part of a new proposal announced December 16 by the Department of Transportation (DOT).... EPA amends certain SPCC requirements
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending certain requirements for facilities subject to EPA's Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations to streamline options... EPA proposes emission control system for trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to require the emissions control systems of large diesel and gasoline highway trucks and buses to be monitored similarly to passenger cars. ... Weekly diesel price rises slightly
The on-road price of diesel rose only a fraction of a cent last week across the nation, averaging $2.621 per gallon, up from $2.618 the week before. ... Highway traffic burgeons
Highway traffic congestion burgeoned as Americans' odometers neared three trillion miles during 2005, according to data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).... Deadline to be extended in Texas biodiesel issue
A deadline is expected to be extended to December 31, 2007, for the biodiesel industry to show proof of nitrogen oxide emissions reduction to meet a Texas standard, according to the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA)... Transcaer, DOE form partnership
A new partnership between Transcaer (Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response) and the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management Office of Transportation is designed to enhance emergency response efforts across the nation... ULSD standard appears on target
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that surveys of retail stations since mid-October show that about 85 percent of highway diesel fuel meets ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) standards, exceeding the 80 percent regulatory mandate.... Holland Group merges with Germany's SAF
The Holland Group Inc, Holland MI, and Otto Sauer Achsenfabrik GmbH (SAF), Bessenbach, Germany, have signed a definitive agreement which will result in the merger of the two companies.... Truck driver safety belt usage increases in 2006
Safety belt usage among commercial motor vehicle drivers increased significantly in 2006, underscoring the effectiveness of efforts by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and other industry groups... Freight TSI drops in October
The Transportation Services Index (TSI) for freight fell 0.4 percent in October from the September level, turning down after a one-month rise and continuing a pattern that began in October 2005 of alternating monthly increases and decreases... Diesel price rises 5 cents
The average price for on-road diesel rose five cents per gallon last week, up from $2.567 to $2.618... NAFTA trade rises in September
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 3.5 percent higher in September 2006 than in September 2005... EPA provides import/export compliance Web site
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a new Web-based Compliance Assistance Center for helping chemical importers and exporters comply with environmental laws... Volvo recognized for environmental actions
Volvo Powertrain North America, Hagerstown MD, was recently recognized for its commitment to the environment by Businesses for the Bay... Bendix honored for safety system
Advanced safety technologies stemming from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' ABS-6 antilock braking system platform have received attention from Frost & Sullivan, which named Bendix the recipient of its 2006 Customer Value Leadership of the Year Award.... Pure Biofuels selects firm for biodiesel refinery
Pure Biofuels Corp, Lima Peru, has engaged the firm Capricorn Chemical Engineering SAC to provide basic engineering, process flow design, and instrumentation and control schematics for the company's intended Callao Port biodiesel refinery ... Penford begins ethanol plant project
Penford Corp, Centennial CO, recently conducted a groundbreaking for its new ethanol production facility...
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