Carriers split on adequacy of ROR
to reinvest in equipment, survey finds

Carriers split almost 50/50 when asked if they are getting an adequate rate of return (ROR) on their investment to justify reinvesting in equipment in the recent Second Quarter Business Expectation Survey by Transport Capital Partners (TCP)....

CIT orders 5,000 railcars for ag, fuels, oilfield applications

CIT Group Inc, a global leader in transportation finance, today announced that CIT Rail, the third largest railcar lessor in North America, ordered 5,000 railcars from multiple manufacturers...

Atlas Oil begins hauling, transloading crude oil in Odessa TX

Atlas Oil Company has begun transloading crude oil for a major refiner at its newest transloading facility in Odessa TX. In its initial phase, Atlas is transloading 30,000 barrels per month, but the site is expected to handle up to 90,000 barrels a month in the future...

Dupré CEO joins Committee of 100

Reggie Dupre, chief executive officer of Dupre Logistics in Lafayette LA, has been selected as a member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development Inc....

OPW provides 890 Series counterbalance

OPW Engineered Systems, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announces the availability of its new 890 Series “High Load” counterbalance. This extension of OPW’s counterbalance product line has been designed for loading arms that are required to handle extremely heavy loads. A growing trend in loading and unloading operations due to more stringent regulatory requirements, heavy loads are the result of the presence of additional valving, safety breakaways, actuators, couplers, and vapor-recovery attachments. ...

NBB supports renewable fuels proposal

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s latest renewable fuels proposal will provide stability for the nation’s biodiesel industry while helping to create jobs, improve the environment, and bolster US energy security, National Biodiesel Board Chief Executive Officer Joe Jobe testified recently. ...

Maxxcare rewards drivers for purchases

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC, a subsidiary of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; and Boss Truck Shops Inc, a subsidiary of Bosselman Inc, have announced a new loyalty rewards program called Maxxcare....

Flint Hills Resources companies
earn 78 awards for performance

Flint Hills Resources LLC companies have earned 78 local-, state-, and national-level awards for safety and environmental excellence for 2010 performance. These honors recognize FHR’s sites and employees for their achievements in operating plants responsibly and safely....

OPW products helping to make oilfield operations safer

With oilfield activity booming across North America, officials at OPW Fluid Transfer Group (OPWFTG), a Dover Company, are emphasizing that the company’s rail and tank truck fluid handling products, as well as its dry disconnect products are helping to provide optimum safety and environmental protection at shale oil and gas drilling sites...

Bendix acquiring Iteris vehicle products

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, announced it is acquiring select assets--including SafetyDirect and the AutoVue Lane Departure Warning System--from Iteris, Inc...

PHMSA clarifies void-venting rule for multi-compartment cargo tanks

In a move that should be welcomed by tank truck fleets, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has ruled that an open vent is not required at the top of a void space on a multi-compartment cargo tank...

Tank container operator M&S Logistics adding US office

>M&S Logistics Limited, headquartered in Sandbach, England, recently opened its newest location In Houston, Texas. Wim Roldaan has been appointed vice-president, USA Logistics to head up the operation...

Opperman & Son joins Heil Trailer dealer network

Heil Trailer International announces that Opperman & Son, a California-based trailer dealer, has joined the Heil distribution network as a “Going the Extra Mile” dealer...

TransMontaigne, BKEP building new crude storage in Cushing OK

TransMontaigne Partners LP (TLP) and Blueknight Energy Partners LP (BKEP) announced agreements for the construction and operation of one million barrels of crude oil storage adjacent to BKEP’s Cushing OK facility...

Texas Gov Rick Perry signs natural gas bills at Peterbilt plant

With Peterbilt’s Denton TX factory as a backdrop, Texas Governor Rick Perry recently signed into state law three Texas bills promoting natural gas initiatives in the state. One of the bills would promote an aggressive expansion of natural gas fueling facilities in the section of the state called the Texas Triangle—Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio...

Federal judge orders IL petroleum hauler to recognize union, restore pay and benefits

An Illinois petroleum hauler and marketer, was ordered by a federal judge to recognize and bargain with the union representing its drivers, even though the original company closed and its operations were transferred to a non-union entity owned and managed by the same people...

Sunoco Logistics plans to purchase Eagle Point tank farm, East Boston MA terminal

Sunoco Logistics Partners LP has reached an agreement with Sunoco Inc to purchase the Eagle Point tank farm and related assets in Westville NJ for approximately $100 million in deferred distribution units. Sunoco Logistics anticipates additional capital spending of about $90 million to provide for operational flexibility and to meet regulatory requirements. ...

Dupré adds cryogenic transportation

Dupré Logistics LLC announced that, effective immediately, dedicated cryogenic transportation has been added to its menu of services. The service is being offered by the Site and Private Fleet Services business group of Dupré Logistics to customers in the industrial, chemical, and energy markets to accommodate increased demand in the US industrial gas distribution network. ...

Green Mountain completes Beach
Haven Oil Terminal assessment

Robert Brehm, chief executive officer of Green Mountain Development Corp, announced that the company has completed its business assessment report for rehabilitation and operation of the Beach Haven Oil Terminal in Berwick PA in the Marcellus Shale region....

Chesapeake Energy Corp unveils
plan to transform American fuels
market, reduce OPEC oil imports

Chesapeake Energy Corporation unveiled its plan for an achievable, scalable, and affordable pathway toward a transportation future that runs on America’s own abundant supplies of natural gas and oil from deep shale and other unconventional formations....

Oiltanking Partners LP prices initial public offering

Storage terminal operator Oiltanking Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership, announced an initial public offering of ten million common units representing limited partner interests priced at $21.50 per unit. The common units began trading under the ticker symbol "OILT" on the New York Stock Exchange on July 14...

Trucking groups call for Congress to limit redundant security rules

The American Trucking Associations and National Tank Truck Carriers are asking Congress to direct the Transportation Security Administration to work with industry rather than issuing excessive, burdensome, and duplicative security rules...

Volvo Trucks adding factory-installed natural gas option for VNM daycab

Volvo Trucks announces a natural gas-powered Volvo VNM daycab targeted at local and regional vocational applications. The natural gas option is ideal for port drayage, pickup and delivery, grocery and beverage haulers, or any private fleet concerned about CO2 emissions...

Chesapeake Energy to invest $150 Million in network of LNG truck fueling stations

In a major development to encourage US trucking companies and shippers to switch from diesel to natural gas fuel, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, reportedly the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, is investing $150 million in Clean Energy Fuels Corp...

MN budget battle puts truck drivers at risk
, By Charles E Wilson

When Minnesota's tax-and-spend governor couldn't get his way with the state legislature, he shut down virtually the entire state government. That included shuttering 62 rest stops along Interstate Highways running through the state...