ATA, TCA offer program for driver training 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA), in cooperation with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), has unveiled an initiative designed to provide financial assistance to men and women who wish to attend truck driver training schools....

SafeStat scores to be returned to Web site 

After removing motor carrier accident and safety evaluations and overall SafeStat scores from its Web site in late 2004, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is preparing to make the information available once more. ...

Hendricks Holdings acquires ST&E 

ST&E Fabrication LLC has been acquired by Hendricks Holdings Co and is now known as Stainless Tank & Equipment Co LLC, according to information from Charlie Graham, executive vice-president, operations....

NACD has membership directory available 

The National Association of Chemical Distributors(NACD) has its in-depth 2006 membership directory available that contains a list of top management personnel, facilities, and general chemical codes that indicate the type of product the company distributes....

New dispenser labels required for diesel 

The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) is reminding its members, and others, that the labeling requirements in the diesel sulfur rule are effective at retail facilities June 1, 2006, even though the deadline for retail facilities is not until October 15, 2006. ...

Group urges security enforcement for chemical sites 

The time has come for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to receive new authority to set and enforce federal risk-based security standards at all of America’s chemical facilities, according to the DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and American Chemistry Council (ACC) representatives. ...

Baltimore port to implement electronic ID system 

Beginning April 1, the Port of Baltimore MD will become the first port on the East Coast to implement the eModal Trucker Check security system, according to information from the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA)....

NTTC, PMAA discuss ULSD challenges 

The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) and the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), along with several other associations, met with Senate Energy Committee staff recently in an effort to educate them on the new rule regarding ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) and its impact on the industry....

Tank truck drivers increase shoulder belt use 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has released data on shoulder belt usage that indicates that among cargo types, the highest usage rates were observed among the drivers of single tankers and hazmat tractor-trailer combinations....

Streicher establishes Savannah port area operations 

Streicher Mobile Fueling Inc, Fort Lauderdale FL, has established a permanent operation in the Port of Savannah GA area for the company's customers traveling the Interstate-16 and Interstate-95 corridors into the port and points in northern Florida. ...

FMCSA may amend diabetes rule 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering amending its medical qualifications standards (49 CFR Part 391) that allows truck drivers with insulin-treated diabetes to obtain exemptions before operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). ...

FMCSA to implement two-phase hearing process 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has published a notice that it will implement in two phases a practice rule regarding respondents in certain civil penalty proceeding, according to information published in the Federal Register March 17....

Capka nominated for FHWA administrator 

Richard Capka has been nominated by President Bush for administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)....

Trimac adds new driver recruitment, training program 

Trimac Transportation Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and Mountain Transport Institute, Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada, have announced a Train with Trimac driver training program to enhance recruitment and retention....

ATA supports military transition to civilian jobs 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is supporting federal legislation introduced by Senators Conrad Burns (R-MT) and Mark Pryor (D-AR) that will ease the transition of military veterans to civilian jobs and provide a partial solution to the nation's truck driver shortage. ...

C-TPAT minimum security criteria in effect 

Minimum-security criteria for importers and carriers already enrolled in the US Customs and Border Protection C-TPAT program (or those wishing to join) became effective March 13, 2006, according to information from US Customs. ...

NAFTA surface transportation rises in 2005 

Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners, Canada and Mexico, was 10 percent higher in 2005 than in 2004, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the Department of Transportation. ...

Schneider certified by PTDI 

Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI, has announced that its Schneider Driver Training Academies in Green Bay and Dallas TX have been certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute (PTDI). ...

Freight index rises in January 

The Transportation Services index (TSI) for freight rose 0.5 percent in January from the December 2005 level, rising after a one-month decrease. ...

ATA files petition in Oregon weight/distance tax 

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a petition March 14 with the United States Supreme Court seeking review of the Oregon Supreme Court's rejection of its commerce clause challenge to aspects of Oregon's weight-distance tax system, according to ATA information. ...

DOT proposes MFT counselors for drug program 

The Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing to add state licensed and certified marriage and family therapists (MFTs) to the list of credentialed professions eligible to serve as substance abuse professionals for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs (Subpart O of 49 CFR part 40), according to information published in the Federal Register March 10....

Dupre wins Dow Chemical safety award 

Dupre Transport LLC, Lafayette LA, has been recognized for flawless OSHA safety performance for 2005 at the Dow Chemical Plaquemine LA plant....

Vopak, Biopetrol to add biodiesel plant  

A group company of Royal Vopak (Vopak), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and Biopetrol Industires AG (Biopetrol), Zug, Switzerland, have signed a long-term co-site agreement to produce biodiesel and pharma-glycerine in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, according to Vopak information.

Biopetrol will construct its third production facility at Vopak's terminal, Botlek Noord. ...

ACC joins move to increase rail competition 

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has joined a move to urge Congress to pass legislation aimed at increasing rail competition and providing more protection to rail customers, according to ACC information. ...

Public Citizen, others file HOS petition 

Five organizations led by Public Citizen have filed an hours-of-service (HOS) petition in the District of Columbia Appeals Court, saying the rule is "flawed and should be changed to help reduce fatigue-related crashes."...