Weekly on-road diesel price creeps up
Just like the August thermometer, the price of on-road diesel continues creeping upward, topping out at $3.055 per gallon last week. ... California Assembly considers mandated biodiesel blend
California's state legislators are considering a bill (SB1675) that would mandate all diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in the state to contain at least two-to-five percent biodiesel by 2008 and five precent by 2010, according to California Assembly information.... Tremcar acquires Hutchinson Industries
Tremcar Technologies, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has acquired Hutchinson Industries Canada Inc, Toronto. Hutchinson, founded in 1918 by W J Hutchinson Sr, specializes in tank truck manufacturing for the petroleum refined and related products. Tremcar manufactures stainless steel tank trailers and aluminum and carbon steel dry bulkers.... Kenan buys Bulk Express
The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG), Canton OH, has purchased Bulk Express Inc (BXI). BXI transports products that require insulated and heated tanks, including coal tar, asphalt products, and oils.... Zeeland Chemicals pays $10,000 EPA fine in spill incident
Zeeland Chemicals, Zeeland MI, paid a $10,000 fine to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to immediately notify the National Response Center, the Michigan emergency response commission, and the local emergency planning committee of a 5,490-pound release of toluene January 2, 2005, according to EPA information. ... Westway Terminals resolves EPA complaint
Westway Terminals Co, Riverdale IL, has resolved an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) complaint for failure to immediately notify agencies of a chemical release, according to EPA information. ... TSA seeks comments on FAST card for Canadian, Mexican drivers
The Transportation Security Administration is seeking comments on an interim rule that allows Canadian and Mexican drivers transporting hazardous materials into the United States to use a FAST card for entry.... Senate confirms Hill to head FMCSA, STB nominees
Senate confirmations August 3 include the nomination of John H Hill to be administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and three people to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).... Senate bill proposes tax credit for rail improvements
A 25 percent federal tax credit may be approved for businesses, including trucking companies, investing in new rail track, intermodal facilities, rail yards, locomotives, or other rail infrastructure expansion projects, according to information from the Association of American Railroads (AAR). ... Safety alert issued for certain tank level switches
The US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has issued a courtesy notice related to level switches on storage tanks after a major explosion and fire at a storage and terminaling facility in England December 11, 2005. The United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive issued a safety alert after conducting an investigation of the incident.... Fuel theft scheme ends in prison sentences
A former automation clerk and a former terminal operator at a Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP) terminal in Seattle WA have been convicted and sentenced to prison for a scheme to steal more than 1.49 million gallons of fuel, according to information from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Transportation.... NAFTA surface trade rises in May
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 14.0 percent higher in May 2006 than in May 2005, reaching $66 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).... TCA joins in HOS lawsuit
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has joined the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) court action as an intervenor against the current hours-of-service (HOS) regulations, challenging the way they were adopted.... NPRA, Chemistry Council take issue with House security action
House committee legislation that addresses petrochemical and oil refining security fails to reflect that much has already been done to strengthen security at the facilities, according to information from the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA). NPRA and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) disagreed with some of the decisions the committee took.... Weekly on-road diesel price sidles up three cents
The price of on-road diesel sidled up last week, topping out at $2.98 per gallon. That's over three cents more than the price of $2.946 per gallon reported the week before, according to the July 31 report from the Department of Energy. ... For-hire truck tonnage index decreases in June
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased for the first time in three months, falling 0.7 percent in June. June's drop followed respective gains of 2.0 percent and 0.4 percent in April and May.... Roadside inspectors to compete in annual championship
Roadside inspectors from across North America will convene August 14-20 in New Orleans LA to compete in the annual North American Inspectors Championship. ... Ultra low sulfur diesel study underway
Results have been determined from the first phase of a study by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) to track what changes occur to on-road diesel fuel properties as a result of the transition to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). ... EPA addresses transfer rack vapor balancing
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is revising old rule provisions addressing vapor balancing for transfer racks by providing an additional, equivalent control option that allows routing of displaced hazardous air pollutants vapors to a storage tank with a common header, according to information published in the Federal Register July 28. ... Canadian truckers to enter US on FAST cards
Canadian truck drivers entering the United States with hazardous materials loads will be required to be in possession of a FAST card, effective August 10, 2006, according to information from the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA). The requirement is restricted to products requiring a hazardous materials placard and includes explosives. ... Whittington to lead renewable fuels task force
John Whittington, Grammer Industries, has been named chairman of a Renewable Fuels Task Force to examine issues associated with renewable fuels and their importance to the commercial agricultural trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Associations.... Three counties in Illinois receive temporary EPA relief
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has temporarily waived clean fuel requirements near St Louis MO in three Illinois counties because of electricity outages that caused fuel supply problems at a Conoco Phillips refinery.... FMCSA to issue study grant on imaging inspection system
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is making a $1.4-million grant available for a two-year study on a thermal imaging inspection system to identify faults and failures in tires, brakes, and bearings mounted on commercial motor vehicles. ... OOIDA opposes pilot program for Mexican truckers
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is opposing a future federal pilot program that would allow Mexican truckers to drive beyond the 20-mile southern border commercial zone to which they are now restricted, according to OOIDA information.... Truck driver retention, fuel prices impact rail demand
Railroad demand during the autumn is expected to hike as a result of several factors, including the trucking industry's problems with rising fuel prices and driver retention and recruitment, according to information from the Surface Transportation Board (STB)....
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