Fras-le plans to produce brake lining in US
Fras-le North America Inc will begin producing heavy-duty lining at its friction manufacturing facility in Prattville AL. This is the first time that Fras-le has produced heavy-duty brake lining in the United States.... Oilmen’s marks 60 years with open house
Oilmen’s Equipment Corp, the parent company of Oilmen’s Truck Tanks, recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with an open house at its corporate headquarters in Spartanburg SC... Bendix offers 2012 Brake Training School
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC announces the schedule for the 2012 Bendix Brake Training School, a program designed for both new and experienced technicians... Economic factors highly favor trucking shift to natural gas, By Charles E Wilson When asked during World LNG Fuels 2012 what single factor could do the most to spur use of natural gas by the trucking industry, one participant had this to say: “Give us 20,000 CNG (compressed natural gas)/LNG (liquefied natural gas) filling stations overnight across the United States.”... OPIS, PortStorage Group team up on tank storage database
Oil Price Information Service (OPIS), a leader in petroleum spot, wholesale and retail news and pricing data, has partnered with PortStorage Group, an international provider of independent and commercial petroleum tank storage facility information, to create what they say is the world’s largest tank storage database... Dry freight drivers may need tank truck endorsement, By Charles E Wilson Some dry freight drivers may be discovering that they are considered tank truck drivers by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ... Natural gas will drive US energy market for decades
In BP's recently released "Energy Outlook 2030," analysts estimate that in 2030, approximately 81% of the world's energy will come from fossil fuel sources. The report was researched by Industrial Info Resources... Biodiesel production breaks 1 billion gallon mark
The US biodiesel industry reached a key milestone by producing more than one billion gallons of fuel in 2011, according to year-end numbers released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on January 28.... Obama praised for supporting natural gas as transport fuel
Responding to President Obama’s January 26 announcement of a four-point plan to aggressively promote natural gas as a vehicle fuel, Richard Kolodziej, president of NGVAmerica, said: This is progress... USA Tank acquires All State Tank Mfg
USA Tank, through its parent Global Storage Solutions LLC, a portfolio company of Cameron Holdings Corporation, announced the acquisition of All State Tank Manufacturing LLC, located in Grove OK... Hella work lamp consumes less electricity
Hella Inc, the North American aftermarket subsidiary of automotive lighting and electronics supplier Hella, has released its new Hella Power Beam 3000 LED work lamp... Eaton expands Reman warranty coverage
Eaton Corporation recently extended the warranty coverage for its lineup of Eaton Fuller Reman and Eaton Fuller FLEX Reman vocational transmissions from 18 months to two years... OPW division provides Endura swivel joints
OPW Engineered Systems, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, continues to set the standard in the transfer of hazardous materials with its Endura Series Dual Split Flange (DSF) swivel joint... ATA Truck Tonnage Index posts largest annual gain in 13 years
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index jumped 6.8% in December 2011 after rising 0.3% in November 2011. The latest gain put the SA index at 124.5 (2000=100) in December, up from the November level of 116.6... KBR upgrading Rio Tinto fuel infrastructure in Australia
KBR has been awarded a contract to upgrade Rio Tinto’s fuel assets as part of the mining company’s investment in power and fuel supply projects to underpin existing and future expansion of iron ore production capacity in the Pilbara region of Western Australia... Meritor 2011 Aftermarket Performance System Award Winners
Meritor Inc has announced the winners of the 2011 Aftermarket Performance System awards, an internal recognition of its global Aftermarket facilities that achieved the best performance in lean implementation... Mauser expanding IBC capacity in the United States
Mauser Group, a worldwide manufacturer of industrial packaging, is expanding its intermediate bulk container (IBC) bottle capability in Houston TX... December Class 8 orders bounce back from November's Drop
Class 8 orders ended the year with the second best order month in six years as Class 8 net orders rose to 30,293 units. Orders rebounded strongly in December 2011 after dipping in November 2011... Frac sand, crude oil transload being added at Great Western Industrial Park
The Broe Group announced January 19 that Halliburton will establish a major sand terminal within the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor CO to serve energy production demand in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin and burgeoning Niobrara Shale Formation. Another customer is adding a crude oil transload and storage terminal.... Obama rejects Keystone XL, killing jobs and economic growth, By Charles E Wilson Siding with the White-House-inspired Occupy Wall Street crowd and environmental radicals, the Obama Administration announced on January 18 that it was rejecting TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project. TransCanada could reapply for a permit, and the company has indicated it may do so... Big boost for Clean Energy fueling infrastructure in 2011
Accelerating its development program to support growing natural gas vehicle fueling demand, Clean Energy Fuels Corp, a North American provider of natural gas fuel for transportation, significantly increased its fueling station project completions during 2011... Sales of hybrid MD, HD trucks could nearly double in 2012
The precipitous rise of oil prices has sent diesel fuel costs to near record highs in many countries. Truck manufacturers have responded by expanding their offerings of alternative drivetrains to help reduce emissions and fuel usage by trucks... Volvo Trucks hits record North American market share in 2011
Volvo Trucks in 2011 recorded the North American heavy-duty truck industry’s largest market share gain of the year, according to retail sales data... TCP national survey shows driver issues continue for carriers
The recent 4th quarter 2011 Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners (TCP) clearly shows that the trucking industry is still experiencing a driver shortage, but there has been slight improvement since August 2011 with 70% of the carriers experiencing unseated trucks... Donald J Schneider of Schneider National dies following lengthy illness
Donald (Don) J. Schneider, chairman emeritus and former president and chief executive officer of Schneider National Inc, one of the Green Bay WI area’s largest employers and one of the nation’s largest truckload carriers, died January 13 in De Pere WI. He was 76...
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