OPW website focuses on shale oil and gasAug 16, 2011 OPW Fluid Transfer Group (OPWFTG), a Dover Company, announced the launch of its website dedicated to the shale oil and gas market. The new site is at www.opwshaleoil.com. ... Obama Administration retreats on requiring CDLs for farmersAug 15, 2011, By Charles E Wilson America’s Heartland spoke out in support of farmers, and the Obama Administration backed down... Boasso America launches new brokerage divisionAug 10, 2011 Container depot operator Boasso America launched a new brokerage division, MTY Express on August 1... Nation's top truck drivers on the road to OrlandoAug 10, 2011 Over 400 top professional truck drivers from all across the United States are in Orlando FL for the 2011 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) and National Step Van Driving Championships (NSVDC) running August 9-13, 2011 in the Orange County Convention Center. The "Super Bowl of Safety" is sponsored annually by the American Trucking Associations ... President Obama unveils heavy-duty truck fuel efficiency rulesAug 10, 2011 Trucking industry groups voiced general support for the fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty trucks and other commercial vehicles that were announced August 9 by the Obama Administration. The proposed standards were jointly developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The plan calls for commercial trucks to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gases by as much as 20%. If adopted, the rules would apply to vehicles manufactured between 2014 and 2018... Hoffer offers cryogenic flow metering system for tanker truck applicationsAug 9, 2011 Hoffer Flow Controls introduces the Integrated Cryogenic Electronics (ICE) flow metering system for tanker truck applications. Designed with the operator in mind, ICE provides a user-friendly interface featuring a 4.3-inch, full-color LCD touch screen and easy-to-access panel-sealed push buttons... ATA backs MADD Campaign to Eliminate Drunk DrivingAug 9, 2011 Consistent with its history of advocating highway safety initiatives, American Trucking Associations announced its support of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Campaign to Eliminate Drunk Driving.... More than half of carriers consider buying or selling a firm, survey saysAug 9, 2011 Looking ahead, more than half of motor carriers said they would be interested in buying or selling a firm, according to the recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners (TCP). Larger carriers (more than $25 million revenue) are twice as likely to be interested in buying as are their smaller counterparts.... Safety workers survey discovers high rate of non-compliance with PPE protocolsAug 9, 2011 In a survey released by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89% of safety professionals said they had observed workers not wearing safety equipment when they should have been. Twenty-nine percent said this had happened on numerous occasions. ... Hoyer Group strengthens |
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