Miller opens Cincinnati OH terminal

Miller Transporters announces the opening of its new Cincinnati OH terminal. Paul Dunn, formerly a dispatcher at Miller’s Nitro WV facility, has been selected as terminal manager. He has been with the company since July 2008 after he retired as an Inspector/Instructor Staff First Sergeant with the US Marine Corps....

Girard Equipment USA distributing Philly Nozzle product line

Girard Equipment USA, Linden NJ, announces that the company has become an authorized distributor of the Philly Nozzle product line...

Ryder improves used-vehicle website

Ryder System Inc has enhanced its www.usedtrucks.ryder.com website to improve the user experience and make it easier to search for and find used vehicles from Ryder online....

Factors fuel rebound in Class 8 demand

Several factors are combining to fuel a rebound in demand for heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles, according to ACT Research Co:...

Peterbilt earns Employer of Year honors

Peterbilt Motors Company has earned the 2010 Employer of the Year Silver Award by the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC) for its innovative environmental initiatives in improving air quality in the greater North Texas area. ...

Buckeye completes LA terminal acquisition

Buckeye Partners LP has completed the purchase of a refined petroleum products terminal in Opelousas LA from Chevron USA Inc. This niche terminal connected to Colonial Pipeline currently supplies central Louisiana with branded gasoline, diesel, and ethanol. Additionally, as a long-term participant in this market, Chevron has made a multi-year commitment to maintain its historic product volumes at the terminal. ...

Diesel fuel’s price reaches
highest level in two years

The national average retail price of diesel fuel surged to its highest level in more than two years, jumping 6.8 cents to $3.184 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information....

TMC schedules 2011 meeting/exhibition

“Extending the Boundaries of Vehicle Maintenance” is the theme of American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) 2011 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition, to be held February 8-11 at the Tampa (FL) Convention Center....

Trucking comments on GHG, fuel efficiency proposals during public meeting

Trucking industry representatives expressed support and concerns regarding the proposed national fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for heavy- and medium-duty trucks while testifying November 15 in Chicago IL at the first of two public hearings conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

DOT panel targeting truck drivers who suffer strokes

Truck drivers would have a tougher time returning to work following a stroke if a Department of Transportation expert panel gets its way. In fact, many drivers could find themselves barred from ever returning to driving a truck...

ITC will prohibit rope seals on cargo tank domelids

Intercontinental Terminals Company LLC (ITC), a Deer Park TX storage terminal operator, recently announced that it no longer will load tank trailers with rope gaskets that are used to seal manways and domelids...

Price of diesel fuel climbs
4.9 cents to $3.116 a gallon

Diesel fuel’s national average retail price resumed its recent upward track after a pause a week ago, rising 4.9 cents to $3.116 a gallon, the highest nationwide pump average in six months, according to US Department of Energy information....

Navistar ships about 17,000 vehicles

At a facility tour for media at the company’s Huntsville Engine Plant in Huntsville AL, Navistar International Corporation announced its success in delivering approximately 17,000 vehicles to US and Canadian customers in the past quarter. ...

Volvo partners with WWF to cut emissions

The Volvo Group will join the World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF) Climate Savers Program. As a WWF partner, the Volvo Group’s truck companies undertake to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vehicles manufactured between 2009 and 2014 by 13 million tons....

Capacity of Texas will develop
hydrogen fuel cell terminal truck

Capacity of Texas announces the award of an $872,000 grant to develop a hydrogen fuel cell terminal truck. The project is supported by the state of Texas through a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality....

CSA 2010 not just for trucking
companies, J J Keller warns

J J Keller & Associates Inc is warning companies of all types that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA 2010) initiative is not just for trucking companies. With the program officially kicking off November 30, the transportation industry and beyond will soon feel the effects of CSA 2010. ...

Hazmat Fusion Center web portal debuts

Hazardous materials responders at Hotzone 2010 witnessed the recent launch of the National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center’s web portal (Hazmat Fusion Center), www.hazmatfc.com, a responder-driven data collection, analysis, and education center....

CB&I wins Abu Dhabi storage tank contract

CB&I has been awarded a contract, valued in excess of US$40 million, by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Co Ltd for a storage tank project in Abu Dhabi. Takreer, a subsidiary of ADNOC, is the project owner. This was a third quarter award....

Canadian Freight Index maintains record

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index showed a 30% increase in year-over-year analysis, while month-over-month growth slowed with a six-point dip from August. Similar to North American data, spot freight volume in Canada for September 2010 is the highest recorded volume when compared with the same time in the past five years....

Buckeye to acquire Puerto Rican terminal

Buckeye Partners LP has signed an agreement to acquire a refined petroleum products terminal on the southeast coast of Puerto Rico from an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc....

Accuride helps MAC Trailer reduce weight

Accuride Corporation announced that MAC Trailer Manufacturing is offering weight-savings opportunities through Accuride lightweight wheel-end components...

Girard to distribute Philly Nozzle products

Girard Equipment USA has become an authorized distributor of the Philly Nozzle product line. This new distribution partnership will offer more products to the Girard product lineup. ...

ATA applauds Obama administration
for supporting more productive trucks

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the Obama administration for its efforts to make permanent two pilot programs that grant more productive trucks access to Interstate highways in Maine and Vermont. ...

Used-vehicle price rises 3% in September

The average retail sales price of Class 8 used vehicles sold in September 2010 increased 3% month-over-month to $42,100 according to ACT Research Co. ...

TransCore Freight Index shows increase

TransCore’s North American Freight Index registered a 65% increase in spot market freight availability in September 2010, compared with the previous year....