Tankstar USA Inc adopts SkyBitz system

SkyBitz announced that Tankstar USA Inc has chosen SkyBitz as its tracking system for company fleets....

Comdata enhances DEF reporting, controls

Comdata Corporation has implemented enhanced reporting and controls for Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) and other alternative fuel types....

HireRight DAC Edition simplifies screening

HireRight announced the availability of the HireRight DAC Edition, an integrated screening management system for transportation companies....

Corrosion Composites receives an ACE

Corrosion Companies Inc recently earned an Award for Composites Excellence (ACE) at Composites 2011 in Fort Lauderdale FL for its Composites Cargo Tanker with DuraShield Continuity Capability. ...

Intermodal market share dips in Q4 2010

FTR Associates Intermodal Update, issued February 7, reports that intermodal market share declined by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2010. ...

ATA January Truck Tonnage Index registers robust gain

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.8% in January 2011 after rising a revised 2.5% in December 2010....

Westway adds Houston terminal capacity

Westway Group Inc announced that its subsidiary Westway Terminal Company LLC is in the process of further expanding the capacity of its Houston 1 site....

Superior Bulk Logistics picks Coda software

UNIT4 CODA Inc, a business unit of UNIT4, a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial management software, announced that Superior Bulk Logistics has purchased Coda Financials as its financial management software. ...

Asia Tank Container Organization formed

The Asia Tank Container Organization (@TCO) has been established by founder members Reginald Lee and Graham Wood to help foster the use of intermodal tank containers throughout the rapidly developing Asian marketplace. An @TCO board of directors, with senior officers from among the leading tank container companies worldwide, has also been formed. @TCO is a non-profit-making organization....

ATA seeks truckstops’ help in grassroots
campaign protesting changes to HOS

As part of its effort to contest the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) December 23 proposal to change the hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for commercial truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) is seeking help from truckstops for its grassroots campaign aimed at helping thousands of truck drivers voice their objections to the HOS changes. ...

Ethanol Safety Seminars series planned

Safety is the top priority for America’s ethanol industry and those who transport and bring ethanol to the marketplace. ...

Wilden redesigns, simplifies website

Wilden, provider of air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pump technology, announces the launch of its new website at www.wildenpump.com....

CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report
finds differences among carrier scores

TransCore announced the availability of the CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report, based on Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) data issued December 12, 2010. The FMCSA data covers all commercial vehicles subject to the new Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) program, but the CarrierWatch CSA 2010 Industry Report focuses on the approximately 166,000 for-hire, interstate carriers for whom data was reported. ...

January’s preliminary Class 8 orders rise

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing January 2011’s Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 27,009 units, a modest 1% increase over strong December 2010 activity. ...

Preliminary Class 8 orders up in January

A preliminary reading of heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles net orders for North American markets rose to 27,300 units in January 2011, according to ACT Research Co. The January order volume represents an increase of 320% compared with January 2010. Preliminary net order numbers are subject to revision and are typically accurate to within 5% plus or minus. ...

Pegasus TransTech facilitates HOS feedback

Pegasus TransTech, in response to requests from fleet customers, is providing drivers a free and easy method to provide feedback to the Department of Transportation concerning the proposed hours of service (HOS) regulation changes....

OTL/UPT honors drivers’ professionalism

Oklahoma Tank Lines/United Petroleum Transports has named Daniel Reid as 2010 Professional Driver of the Year, according to Greg Price, president and chief executive officer....

Elemica, WEBB schedule joint conference

Elemica, the B2B supply chain network; and WEBB, a firm that optimizes relationships among trading partners, will host a joint conference February 22, 2011, in Sao Paolo, Brazil. ...

TransCore reports highest freight
volume since October on spot market

Truckload freight availability increased nationwide for the fourth straight week on the spot market, as indicated by traffic on TransCore’s DAT Network of load boards in the week ending February 5. The steady increase led to the highest load volume since October for a single week, according to TransCore Trendlines, the company’s trucking information website....

CCA licenses Nationwide Boiler Inc to use TRIM-NOX on fire tube boilers

CCA announced that it had signed a license and supply agreement with Fremont CA-based Nationwide Boiler Inc to use CCA’s patented TRIM-NOX urea injection system for SCR applications on fire tube boilers. ...

Canadian Freight Index exits 2010 on high

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index recorded an annual average of 233 points, exceeding the annual average volumes from each of the previous five years....

Used Class 8 vehicle sales rebound 21%

The unit volume of sales of used heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles increased 21% in December 2010 on a month-over-month basis, according to ACT Research Co. In the latest release of the State of the Industry: US Classes 3-8 Used Trucks, ACT reported that unit retail channel sales for the full-year of 2010 were up by 31%, followed by a 18% gain for the wholesale channel and 6% for auctions. The data is based on same dealer sales from ACT’s database of used truck dealer sales....

Dana completes SPL U-joint upgrades

With the recent completion of key product improvements to its Spicer Life Series (SPL) Model 170 universal joint assembly, Dana Holding Corporation has upgraded the performance and durability features of its entire lineup of SPL heavy-duty universal joints. ...

DTNA builds 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) marked the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle with a celebration at its Mount Holly NC plant. The 1,000th vehicle—a Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid truck—is manufactured at the Mt Holly location....

Teletrac releases Fleet Director 8.2 system

Teletrac has released the Fleet Director 8.2 fleet management telematics system. Fleet Director 8.2 gives flexible new at-a-glance dashboards and safety scorecards to help monitor driving behavior and safety performance for individual drivers, user-defined groups of vehicles, and the fleet as a whole....