Texas Aid Network connects relief groups

The Texas Aid Network, a program produced by the nonprofit NPower Texas, has launched a new website, www.texasaidnetwork.org, the next generation of its original....

Volvo Trucks field-tests liquefied gas

Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for liquefied methane gas will open at Stigs Center in Göteborg. ...

Button selects SmartDrive
video-based safety system

SmartDrive Systems has been selected by Button Transportation Inc of Dixon CA to equip the trucking company with an advanced, video-based driver safety system....

NHTSA proposes new truck tire standards

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed new truck tire standards for vehicles with gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds. ...

Barbara Windsor takes up role as ATA chairman

Barbara Windsor made trucking industry history during the American Trucking Associations 2010 Management Conference October 16-19 when she accepted the ATA chairmanship for 2010-2011...

Economy tops list of key trucking industry concerns

Top issues of concern to the trucking industry include the economy, CSA 2010, government regulation, hours of service, driver shortage, fuel issues, transportation funding/infrastructure, onboard tech, environmental issues, and truck size and weight...

PHMSA wetlines reg proposal goes to OMB

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration reportedly has sent its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for banning wetlines on tank trailers to the Office of Management and Budget, according to National Tank Truck Carriers and the American Trucking Associations...

Diesel fuel’s price advances
for third consecutive week

The national average price of diesel fuel posted its third straight weekly increase, gaining 0.7 cent to an average retail price of $3.073 per gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Medium-duty truck
production constrained

While medium-duty truck demand has been slowly growing for several months, a strong rebound in North American production of medium-duty trucks is being constrained by continuing weakness in the housing and construction sector...

Dupré Logistics expands
Houston-area presence

Dupré Logistics LLC announced the expansion of its Houston TX terminal. The company purchased an additional 5.9 acres neighboring its existing Channelview property...

Zep completes acquisition
of Niagara National LLC

Zep Inc announced completion of the acquisition of the brands and assets of Atlanta GA-based Niagara National LLC, a leader in automatic truck wash systems and products, effective October 1, 2010, for an undisclosed price...

Keller explains importance
of taking correct steps to go
beyond CSA 2010 scorecard

The team of transportation experts at J J Keller & Associates Inc is urging carriers to go beyond the “scorecard” for CSA 2010 and to understand the importance of taking steps to improve their scores...

Preliminary Class 8 data
shows surge in orders

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing September 2010 Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 14,872 units, a 21.6% increase over the previous month and 38.8% better than September 2009...

Canal Terminal Co begins
direct transfer facility

Canal Terminal Co, Joliet IL, has announced the start of construction on a new dedicated tank truck/tank car direct transfer facility at its bulk liquid storage and handling facility in Joliet...

PetroLink fuel control
system offers wireless
fleet vehicle monitoring

OPW Fuel Management Systems, part of OPW Fueling Components, offers the PetroLink fuel control system. PetroLink is a completely wireless system that monitors fleet vehicle identification, mileage, and other important fueling information through the use of RFID technology...

Westmor builds its
biggest LP bobtail yet

Westmor Industries, a manufacturer of petroleum and liquid handling equipment, recently completed engineering and production work on its largest-capacity LP bobtail. The new unit will be put to work by FCA Co-op, a propane distributor with several locations throughout southern Minnesota...

Scania collaborates
in research to develop
biofuel-based engine

Scania has been granted SEK 30 million—about EUR 3.3 million—by Sweden’s Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation Initiative (FFI) to develop a biofuel engine intended for heavy commercial vehicles. This research will show how the best characteristics of the diesel and the Otto principle can be combined in an engine that can operate on both alcohol- and gaseous methane-based fuels...

Trail King acquired by CC Industries

Trail King Industries, a manufacturer of dry bulk trailers and flatbeds, was acquired by CC Industries. Terms were not disclosed...

Renault sells part of stake in truck builder Volvo AB

French auto maker Renault announced October 7 that it was selling part of its stake in Volvo AB for 3 billion euros ...

Enbridge to expand
Edmonton terminal

Enbridge Inc announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enbridge Pipelines Inc (EPI), will expand the tankage of its mainline terminal at Edmonton, Alberta, by one million barrels at an estimated cost of approximately $260 million, subject to regulatory approval. ...

USDG begins operations
at St James Rail Terminal

US Development Group LLC (USDG), a Houston TX-based developer of rail logistics and terminal facilities, announced that its St James Rail Terminal has begun to receive and offload shipments of crude oil via unit train....

Trucking Conditions
Index rises in August

FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index edged higher in August 2010 to a reading of 2.3. ...

Price of diesel fuel makes
second spike in two weeks

Diesel’s national average price continued to spike as it jumped 6.6 cents to $3.066 a gallon, marking the second big gain in two weeks, according to US Department of Energy information....

First-time contestant Schlecht
wins TMC Skills Competition

First-time competitor Jeffrey Schlecht, Omaha Truck Center, Norfolk NE, was recognized as trucking industry’s top technician after being named grand champion of the Technology & Maintenance Council’s (TMC) 2010 National Technician Skills Competition, held in Raleigh NC recently....

Sales of used Class 8
vehicles up 55% in August

Reported sales of used Class 8 commercial vehicles were up 55% in August 2010 compared with the prior year on a “same dealer” basis, according to ACT Research Co. ...