Buckeye Partners acquires 80% of Bahamas petroleum storage terminal

Buckeye Partners LP announced in late December 2010 that it had acquired an 80% interest in Bahamas Oil Refining Company International (BORCO) from affiliates of First Reserve Corporation for $1.36 billion...

ATA's Moskowitz named chairman of Consumer Energy Alliance

American Trucking Associations' (ATA) Vice-President and Regulatory Affairs Counsel Rich Moskowitz was recently selected as first-ever Chairman of the Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), an organization focused on showcasing the needs consumers and the overall economy have for a long-term US energy policy...

EPA amends HAPs rule for gasoline terminals, bulk plants

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for gasoline distribution bulk terminals, bulk plants, pipeline facilities, and other gasoline dispensing facilities...

Girard sponsors Tuesday’s Children event

Girard Equipment, USA will be sponsoring a day of celebration for the Tuesday’s Children organization. The day of celebration will take place January 22, 2011 in New York City at Chelsea Piers....

Fontaine has fifthwheel training materials

Fontaine Fifth Wheel has released a video and document outlining the proper coupling, sliding, and uncoupling procedures for its newest fifthwheels, the Fontaine Ultra LT, Ultra HD, and Ultra HR....

MOL initiative aims to cut CO2 emissions

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has established a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and started its use with the MOL tanker fleet. The SEEMP provides the most efficient vessel operation method (optimum route selection, appropriate maintenance, and so on considering slow steaming, ocean currents, and weather) to reduce CO2 emissions while ensuring safe operation and maintaining a strict operation schedule. ...

Luber-finer phone app aids in filter change

Luber-finer, a Champion Laboratories Inc filter brand, has released its latest filter change productivity enhancement tool: the new Luber-finer “phone app” for smartphones that run on Android operating systems. This app can be downloaded free of charge from the Luber-finer website or online from the Android Market. ...

Vehicle orders signal strong 2011 growth

The fundamentals that support heavy-duty commercial vehicle demand are all signaling the start of an upcycle for the market, according to ACT Research Co. Net orders for both Class 8 vehicles and commercial trailers surged in the last quarter of 2010, indicating trucking fleets are ramping up replacement of vehicles that has largely been deferred the past two years. ...

Investment group buys Reyco Granning

Reyco Granning Suspensions, a US manufacturer of suspension systems for heavy-duty vehicles, has been purchased from Tuthill Corporation in a management buyout backed by the private investment group, MAT Capital, an affiliate of MAT Holdings Inc. ...

Three Flint Hills terminals earn Star status

Flint Hills Resources announced that three of its Wisconsin fuel terminals have been recognized for earning the Star status under the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program....

Trucking group contends FMCSA
manipulates HOS fatigue factor

In an effort to rationalize a change in federal hours of service (HOS) requirements for professional truck drivers, the US DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) misapplied its own crash numbers to elevate driver fatigue as a cause of truck crashes, the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said. ...

Price of diesel fuel surges to seventh straight gain

In one of the steepest increases in recent months, the national average retail price of diesel climbed for a seventh consecutive week...

ATA’s 2011-2012 Road Team includes tanker driver

Bob Weller, a tanker driver with Hahn Transportation in New Market MD, was among the 18 truck drivers named to the American Trucking Associations’ 2011-2012 America’s Road Team...

FTR Shippers Condition Index stuck in neutral entering 2011

FTR Associates reports that the Shippers Condition Index (SCI) was hovering near the neutral reading of zero at the end of 2010, reflecting the continuing effects of the earlier pause in the economic recovery...

Odyssey Logistics acquires Optimodal Inc

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has acquired Optimodal Inc, an intermodal company specializing in multi-modal transportation of ISO tanks and related services throughout North America...

Preliminary Class 8 orders end 2010 strong

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing December Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 25,247 units, only a slight 3% drop from the strong November activity...

Ceridian-UCLA index sees year-end surge

The Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index (PCI), a real-time measure of the flow of goods to US factories, retailers, and consumers, surged 2.4% in December 2010 and pushed the PCI above its previous 2010 peak established in May. This performance, combined with November’s 0.4% increase, was enough to offset three previous consecutive months of decline...

Tire Digest Volume IV offered as a book

Pressure Systems International (PSI) is offering a full set of Volume IV (Jan-Nov/Dec 2010) Commercial Fleet Tire Digest issues, as a printed spiral-bound book...

Steam Slayer hose optimizes safety

Eaton Corporation announced a new line of steam hose engineered for maximum safety and superior performance...

One year later, Volvo EPA 2010 system exceeds expectations

In the North American marketplace for more than a year, Volvo’s No Regen Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology has rapidly become the EPA’10 system of choice as more and more customers gain experience with the product...

Mexican hazmat carriers barred from DOT-proposed program

A new Obama Administration proposal to allow Mexican trucks to operate throughout the United States drew a lukewarm response from many in the trucking industry. A concept document outlining a framework for the new program was released January 6...

Price of diesel fuel logs its sixth straight advance

The price of diesel fuel rose for the sixth straight week although its increase slowed, gaining 0.2 cent to a national average $3.333 a gallon at the pump, according to US Department of Energy information...

Mullen Group expands fluid capabilities

Mullen Group Ltd announced a number of transactions that will expand its fluid handling and hauling capabilities in northern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia...

CARB approves amendments to regulations

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved amendments to the In-Use On-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation (Truck and Bus Rule) and the Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Regulation...

Mouvex offers CC20 Eccentric Disc pumps

Mouvex has introduced the CC20 Eccentric Disc truck transport pumps to the North American market. The CC20 was developed as a vehicle-mounted system for loading and unloading transports, while its design also enables it to be used as a ground-based pumping unit....