Dismal employment numbers aside, jobs are out there 

, By Charles E Wilson

It’s official now. The latest Labor Department unemployment numbers make it clear that we are seeing the worst employment recovery from recession since at least 1948...

Public-private partnership to reduce US port truck emissions  

The Coalition for Responsible Transportation (CRT), Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), and US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched the EPA SmartWay Drayage Program, yet another program targeting drayage operators at US ports...

ATA commends US Strategic Petroleum Reserve oil release—but urges more action 

The American Trucking Associations applauded the Obama administration and the International Energy Agency for releasing a total of 60 million barrels of oil to offset supply disruptions and calm rising prices, including 30 million barrels from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve...

TIA’s 3PL report shows revenue increases 

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has released the 1st Quarter 2011: TIA 3PL Market Report, and the results show that, in general, TIA members outperformed the economy. Comprised of data drawn from five categories of members based on revenue, the report represented nearly 1.2 million shipments and just under $1.9 billion in total revenue for Q1 2011. Comparing Q1 2011 with Q1 2010...

Most carriers report average rate increases 

The highest share of carriers (83%) reported average rate increases in the recent Second Quarter Business Expectations Survey by Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP). This compares with the first quarter’s survey...

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corp acquires Capital Transportation Solutions 

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) recently acquired Capital Transportation Solutions (CTS), a non-asset-based third-party logistics provider specializing in less than truckload (LTL) transportation spend management....

Kenan Advantage Group receives awards 

Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has received awards in recognition of the company’s outstanding performance. These KAG subsidiaries in both the Fuels Delivery Group and Specialty Products Group were recognized: KAG West, Kenan Transport, DistTech Inc, and Transport Service Co....

Mack Granite stars in ‘Transformers’ movie 

A Mack truck once again makes it to the big screen, this time in a leading role as Megatron, leader of the Decepticons, in the DreamWorks Pictures/Paramount Pictures’ production, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” directed by Michael Bay....

OPW provides Phoenix SQL software 

OPW Fuel Management Systems has introduced its Phoenix SQL fuel management software. As a browser-based program, Phoenix SQL operates over a server, and the content is delivered to users via their browser....

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
declines 2.3% in May 2011
 

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in May 2011 after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011. ...

OPW Kamvalok 1700D dry disconnect
couplings virtually eliminate spillage
 

OPW Engineered Systems, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announced that its Kamvalok 1700D Series dry disconnect couplings have been designed to provide for total closed-loop loading. ...

Anti-fraud legislation gains support of three trucking industry associations 

The Transportation Intermediaries Association, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, and American Trucking Associations have joined together in supporting HR 2357, “Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act 2011,” (FFIT), which would address issues of fraud that plague the marketplace...

OPW Kamvalok 1700D dry disconnect couplings virtually eliminate spillage 

OPW Engineered Systems, a division of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, announced that its Kamvalok 1700D Series dry disconnect couplings have been designed to provide for total closed-loop loading...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index declines 2.3% in May 2011 

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.3% in May 2011 after decreasing a revised 0.6% in April 2011...

Biodiesel board backs EPA volume proposal 

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) expressed support for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed 2012-2013 volume requirements for renewable fuels...

Demand for Class 8 trucks stays strong 

Despite some recent easing in freight growth and a softening in the path of the US economy, demand for commercial vehicles continues to be strong...

Three Luber-finer reference catalogs issued 

Champion Laboratories Inc offers a series of reference catalogs for its Luber-finer brand of premium filtration products...

OPW provides Phoenix SQL software 

OPW Fuel Management Systems has introduced its Phoenix SQL fuel management software. As a browser-based program, Phoenix SQL operates over a server, and the content is delivered to users via their browser...

Peterbilt makes Bendix brakes standard 

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC (BSFB) says its patented Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes have attained standard position on the steer axles of all Peterbilt Motors Company Class 8 truck models...

New towboat part of Enterprise Products growth effort 

The Christening of the M/V Endurance towboat on June 23 in Houston TX was just the latest step taken by Enterprise Products Partners LP to expand and grow its diverse transportation and storage terminal operations. More projects are underway or are in the planning stages...

Westway reaches agreement with Valero 

Westway Group Inc announced that its subsidiary Westway Terminal Company LLC has signed a lease conditions agreement with Valero Refining Texas LP...

Savage to operate MSE transload facility  

Savage Companies has entered into a preliminary agreement with the Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) under which Savage will operate a multi-user transload facility owned by MSE in Helena MS. ...

Miller Transporters drivers complete skills upgrade program  

Miller Transporters Inc, Jackson MS, just finished a campaign to upgrade skills for company drivers and independent contractors...

NA heavy-duty tractor order backlog continues to grow in May 

Tank truck fleets were among those buying new Class 8 trucks in May, but the pace of new orders overall seems to have eased a bit...

CB&I wins Bahamas storage tank project 

CB&I announced that it has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of US $40 million, by Bahamas Oil Refining Company International Limited....

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