Most carriers expect rates
to increase in the next year

Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) has completed its Business Expectation Survey for the third quarter of 2010, which found that 63% of responding carriers experienced rate increases, with 7% reporting more than 15% rate increases....

SelecTrucks extends
Down Payment Match

SelecTrucks is extending its Down Payment Match promotion through December 31, 2010. ...

Rural transportation system
requires more investment,
improved connectivity: study

Rising congestion in popular tourist destinations, inadequate roads to serve growing agricultural and energy output, and emerging cities that are not connected to the Interstate system all require immediate attention and investment to ensure that America’s rural areas stay connected....

Magellan Midstream closes
BP Pipelines asset acquisition

Magellan Midstream Partners LP has completed its acquisition of 7.8 million barrels of crude oil storage and more than 100 miles of active petroleum pipelines from BP Pipelines (North America) Inc for $289 million....

August Class 8 net
orders similar to July’s

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing August Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEMs at 12,337 units, a 8.3% increase over the previous month’s net orders and 16.8% better than August 2009....

TIA members outperform
economy, report reveals

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) has released the 2nd Quarter 2010: TIA 3PL Market Report, and the results show that, in general, TIA members outperformed the economy. The report, comprised of data drawn from five categories of members based on revenue, showed a growth in total dollars billed in the second quarter of 2010, an encouraging sign from the marketplace....

Gardner Denver Inc plans
to relocate corporate HQ

Gardner Denver Inc intends to relocate its global corporate headquarters to the greater Philadelphia PA area....

Truck dealers urge sales
incentives in meeting
with Obama officials

The American Truck Dealers (ATD) led a coalition of trucking industry executives to meet recently with senior members of the Obama administration and to discuss the state of the industry, the impact of higher costs resulting from new emission mandates, and options to boost medium- and heavy-duty truck sales....

Haldex ABS announces combination-style nipple

Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces a new combination-style nipple for its Full Function ABS. Used with the PLC Select Full Function 1M and 2M ABS applications...

Vigillo offers CSA Benchmark Scorecards

Vigillo LLC announced the availability of its new CSA Benchmark Scorecards. The new Benchmark Scorecards, provided at no additional cost...

Used commercial vehicle registrations set a record

There were 354,400 used commercial vehicles (GVW Class 3-8) registered in the United States during the first two quarters of 2010, according to Polk...

Next Generation Scientists join to support biodiesel

The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to lead America’s energy efforts—and biodiesel is front and center...

Compsee, Brother Mobile Solutions partner

Compsee, a division of Control Solutions Inc, announced its partnership with Brother Mobile Solutions...

TRALA meets with Obama officials, pushes financial incentives to aid trucking

The Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA) was joined by representatives of truck dealers, truck, engine, equipment manufacturers, and truck operators in meeting with senior officials of the Obama administration...

PHMSA drops expiration dates from Hazmat classification rule

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) announced that it plans to eliminate expiration dates for classification approvals because the policy has had unanticipated effects since its implementation. A wide range of hazardous materials were covered under the previous rule. The rule change took effect September 7...

PHMSA calls for comments on NY rule covering gasoline transports

New York is once again trying to convince the federal government that a state (specifically New York) should have the right to mandate its own rules for gasoline transport vehicles. New York’s previous rules these vehicles were preempted in January 2009 by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (PHMSA) after being contested by the National Tank Truck Carriers Inc...

TSA proposing application changes for the Hazmat Endorsement

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it is considering changes in the form that truck drivers must fill out when applying for a hazardous materials endorsement to go with a commercial driver license...

Two Carry Transit Trailers Stolen

Food grade company Carry Transit had two trailers stolen over the Labor Day weekend at a customer site in Chicago, according to Randy Vaughn, director of EHSS for Superior Bulk Logistics, Carry Transit’s parent company...

Odyssey Logistics
joins SmartWay

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation (OL&T) has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, earning the highest rating of 1.25. ...

Elemica celebrates
10 years in business

Elemica is celebrating 10 years of business success, along with the one-year anniversary of its merger with RubberNetwork. Founded by 22 top chemical companies in 2000 as an ecommerce hub linking buyers and sellers, Elemica has grown into a global company offering supply chain systems for customer management, supplier management, logistics management, and sourcing management. ...

Lane departure warning
optional on Kenworth T700

Kenworth Truck Company offers the Takata SafeTraK three-lane departure warning system as an option for the Kenworth T700. ...

ArvinMeritor offers
ProTec HMIS Series

ArvinMeritor Inc has launched its Meritor ProTec High Mobility Independent Suspensions (HMIS) Series....

Class 8 net order
retreat mostly seasonal

July 2010’s net orders of 11,667 heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles was 27% below June, but was still up 27% from July 2009, according to ACT Research Co. ...

QualaWash purchases Manfredi Special Services

QualaWash Holdings LLC (QHL) has purchased Cleveland OH-based Manfredi Special Services (MSS), reportedly the largest tote/intermediate bulk container service and supply chain management provider in North America...

Girard, VSP offer
new line of gaskets

Girard Equipment Inc has teamed up with VSP Technologies, a dedicated fluid-sealing products distributor, to develop the ISO DNATM PITA gasket line...