Emco Wheaton meets urea challenge

Legislation, first introduced in 2009, has forced transport companies across North America to install special tanks containing “aqueous urea solutions” also known as AdBlue or DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel-powered vehicles. But it has raised another problem: the potential for accidental spillage and expensive contamination of fuels....

Buckeye completes BP asset purchase

Buckeye Partners LP has completed the purchase of 33 refined petroleum products terminals and 650 miles of refined petroleum products pipeline from BP North America Inc and its affiliates for $165 million....

Great West salutes Kimrad Transport LP

Kimrad Transport LP was presented a Platinum award by Great West Casualty Company as part of the 2010 National Safety Awards Program....

Miller completes driver fleet training series

Miller Transporters has completed the Coaching Systems LLC “Coaching the Professional Driver 2” series with all the company’s drivers and independent contractors....

Clean Energy contracts
with Fair Oaks affiliate
to build CNG fuel station

Renewable Dairy Fuels, an affiliate of Indiana milk producer Fair Oaks Dairy, has contracted with Clean Energy Fuels Corporation (Nasdaq: CLNE) to build and operate a new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station that will dispense CNG fuel to power the initial fleet of 42 CNG milk-hauling trucks the dairy plans to deploy later in 2011....

Griswold launches redesigned website

Griswold Pump Company announces the launch of its redesigned website at www.griswoldpump.com. This new site has been designed to provide visitors with a wealth of information on Griswold’s complete lines of ANSI, end-suction and self-priming centrifugal pumps, and vertical and submersible turbines in an easy-to-navigate format....

Drive tire features Fuel Max technology

Goodyear is putting more tread on the road while leaving more diesel in the tank with the introduction of its new G572 LHD drive tire with Fuel Max technology. EPA SmartWay-verified, the G572 LHD features 30/32nds of tread. ...

Anhydrous Ammonia Training
Tour materials available online

As a supplement to its nationwide training tour to educate safety officials on how to respond to anhydrous ammonia release incidents, the TRANSCAER Anhydrous Ammonia Training Tour training materials and resources are now available online....

ATA supports electronic logging
mandate, criticizes FMCSA proposal

The American Trucking Associations told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration it supported the agency’s proposal to require motor carriers to install devices to record drivers’ hours of service electronically, but urged the agency to address important device design and performance requirements....

Volvo to assemble I-Shift in United States

In order to meet demand for its I-Shift automated manual transmission, Volvo Trucks announced a $7 million investment to bring assembly of the transmission to the Hagerstown MD powertrain plant, with production scheduled for the third quarter of 2012....

Mack to assemble mDRIVE in United States

Mack Trucks Inc announced that assembly of the Mack mDRIVE automated manual transmission will begin at the company’s Hagerstown MD powertrain plant in the third quarter of 2012....

Emco Wheaton boosts sales, service levels

Emco Wheaton has strengthened its sales team across the United States, Canada, and Latin America as part of a new drive to raise levels of customer service and technical support for its range of loading arms and associated equipment....

Trucking Conditions Index falls in April

FTR’s April Trucking Conditions Index, as reported in the June Trucking Update, fell to a reading of 7.57 from a March reading of 13.30....

Safety expert casts further doubt
on FMCSA hours-of-service studies

An internationally recognized safety researcher said the cache of studies submitted in an extraordinary manner by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to support its hours-of-service proposal contained many problems and couldn’t be relied on to support the agency’s proposed changes....

Mack will boost production at PA plant

Mack Trucks Inc announced that, primarily due to increased demand for Mack Pinnacle model highway trucks, the company will boost production at its Macungie PA truck plant in August 2011 and hire approximately 300 people to support the increase. Because of recent recalls of employees laid off during the truck industry’s downturn, all of the additional personnel will be new hires....

Stena Bulk invests in three LNG tankers

Stena Bulk is on the offensive again—this time in the transportation liquid natural gas. ...

Blackwater Midstream intends
to acquire Salisbury MD terminal

Blackwater Midstream Corp has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a liquid terminal facility in Salisbury MD for $1.6 million. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the third quarter of 2011. ...

Gamajet PowerFLEX tank cleaning machine
offers 400-plus times more cleaning force

Gamajet Cleaning Systems announced the release of the PowerFLEX tank cleaning machine. The PowerFLEX offers 400-plus times the cleaning force of a standard sprayball at the same pressure and flow. ...

ATA urges lawmakers, regulators
to respect business agreements

The American Trucking Associations board of directors called on policymakers to respect contracts between carriers and shippers and abandon proposals to interfere in those arrangements....

Viking Pump creates historical museum

In honor of its 100-year anniversary, Viking Pump has created a historical museum highlighting the innovations on which the company was founded. ...

Truck capacity reaches six-month high

For the week ending May 14, spot market truck capacity recorded the highest volume for a single week in the past six months as truck availability increased 8.0% nationwide on TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards. Truck postings for all equipment types rose: flatbeds are up 8.4%, refrigerated vans rose 8.3%, and dry vans increased 4.9%, week-on-week. ...

Great West Truck Show set for Las Vegas

The Great West Truck Show will be held June 9-11, 2011, at the Las Vegas (NV) Convention Center. Some of the events at the 2011 GWTS include the Custom Rigs Pride & Polish Truck Beauty Competition, educational seminars sponsored by the California Trucking Association, and exhibits from hundreds of industry manufacturers and suppliers. ...

ATA forecasts trucking gains through 2022

After a dip during the recent recession, the US freight economy, particularly for trucking, is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to American Trucking Associations’ US Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022....

CVSA’s 2011 Roadcheck campaign will run June 7-9
, By Charles E Wilson

If it’s June, it must be time for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual International Roadcheck safety blitz...

National Tire Safety Week spotlights tire maintenance
, By Charles E Wilson

The Department of Transportation (DOT) hopes to put the spotlight on tire safety this week. National Tire Safety Week runs from June 5-11, and coincides with the begining of the heavy summer driving season...