Two-cent increase in diesel cost
After a slight easing for one week, the price of on-road diesel rose just over two cents last week from $2.897 to $2.920 per gallon, according to information reported May 15 by the Department of Energy.... DOT looking at ways to ease highway congestion
As a growing economy continues to produce highway congestion, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is preparing an initiative in an effort to ease some of the pain, according to a DOT news release quoting Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, speaking at a Bear Stearns Global Transportation Conference in New York NY May 10.... Truckers to convoy for Special Olympics
In an attempt to maintain Guinness World Records status, law enforcement and truckers throughout the United States and Canada will join forces to hold the World's Largest Truck Convoy September 16. ... Toll expenses impacting carrier bottom line
Tolls now represent 1.1 percent of Arnold Transportation Services' total expenses, according to Richard Wolfe, director, pricing services. He made the comments May 9 at the second annual ALK Technology Summit in Princeton NJ.... ATA projects 2006 fuel costs at $98.3 billion
The American Trucking Associations today revised upward the trucking industry's 2006 fuel costs, projecting motor carriers will spend $98.3 billion on fuel in 2006. ... TSI for freight rises 0.2 percent in March
The Transportation Services Index (TSI) for freight rose 0.2 percent in March from the February level, rising after a one month decrease, according to the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). ... Shell announces 4 Star winners
Shell Chemicals has announced its North America 4 Star Carrier Award winners for 2005. They include Seaboard/Harmac Transportation Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; GLS Transport Inc, Chicago Il; and System Transport, Carson CA. ... Driver retention begins with proaction
Successful driver retention begins with proaction rather than reaction, said Kelly Anderson of Impact Transportation Solutions Inc at the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference May 7-9 in San Antonio TX.... Downey to serve on new ATA Security Council board
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has formed a new Security Council with officers that include William F Downey, Kenan Advantage Group vice-president, who will serve as the council's second vice-chairman, according to ATA information.... Intermodal volume strengthens in first quarter
Intermodal volume strengthened in the first quarter, growing 6.3 percent, according to Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics, a quarterly publication of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). ... Chevron invests in Texas biodiesel plant
Chevron Corp, San Ramon CA, has invested through a subsidiary in a Texas-based company that is building a biodiesel plant in Galveston TX that is expected to be online by the end of 2006.... Economic outlook great for tank fleets
The US economy keeps chugging along, and tank truck carriers are among the beneficiaries, according to Martin Labbe, president of Martin Labbe Associates.... Weekly diesel price stabilizes slightly
On-highway diesel prices across the United States stabilized a bit last week from the week before, compared to the significant rises that have been occurring for the past year -- $2.897 per gallon from $2.896.... Ventura to handle ethanol in Dallas/Fort Worth region
Ventura Transfer Co, Long Beach CA, has been selected by US Development to manage and facilitate the transfer of ethanol for fuel-blending in the Dallas/Fort Worth region, according to Ventura information. ... Plan ahead for successful company inheritance
Carriers who wish to successfully pass their company on to their heirs not only should have a well thought-out plan in place, they should review and update plans periodically, said Terry Resnick of Resnick and Associates at the National Tank Truck Carriers annual conference May 7-9 in San Antonio TX.... NAFTA transportation trade up in February
Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 11.6 percent higher in February 2006 than in February 2005, reaching $59.8 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).... Petrochemical production decreases in 2006 first quarter
In the first quarter of 2006, total production of the 15 petrochemicals surveyed and reportable was 46.4 billion pounds, according to the results of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) first quarter petrochemical production and inventory surveys.... DHS to begin port worker background checks
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will begin conducting name-based background checks on nearly 400,000 port workers within the United States, according to DHS information.... FMCSA revisits railroad crossing proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has withdrawn a July 30, 1998, proposal that would have prohibited the driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) from driving onto a highway-railroad grade crossing without sufficient space to drive completely through the crossing without stopping. ... FMCSA to modernize CDL data system
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plans to modernize the Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Information System, according to a notice published in the Federal Register May 2. ... EPA to amend certain ULSD rules
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to correct, amend, and revise certain provisions of the Highway Diesel Rule and the Nonroad Diesel Rule, according to information published in the Federal Register May 1.... Price of diesel rises 2 cents
The average retail price for on-highway diesel rose two cents to $2.896 per gallon last week, according to information reported May 1 by the federal Energy Information Administration. ... Silfies acquires Gensimore Trucking
F T Silfies Inc, Nazareth PA, has purchased the assets of Gensimore Trucking, Pleasant Gap PA.... Diesel cost impacts Canadian trucking
Diesel fuel used by truckers in Canada has increased in price by 21 percent over the past 10 weeks and is up 27 percent year-over-year, according to the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA). ... A&R Transport opens new terminal in Charleston
A&R Transport Inc, Morris IL, has opened a new terminal and 75,000-square-foot secured warehouse in Charleston SC. ...
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