EMLL acquires terminal
in eastern Pensylvania

El Maniel International Inc announced the acquisition of an oil terminal in eastern Pennsylvania. The acquisition will include five acres of land, buildings, and equipment valued at more than $2 million...

CTP applauds legislators
for backing higher weight
limit on Interstate highways

The Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP), a group of more than 150 shippers and allied associations dedicated to responsibly increasing federal weight limits on Interstate highways, applauded Rep Jean Schmidt (R-OH) and Rep Steve Kagen (D-WI) for encouraging fellow members of the House Committee on Agriculture to support The Safe and Efficient Transportation Act, HR 1799...

Survey: Truckers’ interest
in acquiring carriers rises

Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) has recently completed its Business Expectation Survey for the second quarter of 2010, which found that almost half of carriers surveyed are translating optimism for the year ahead into interest in buying another company...

CB&I wins Mideast
storage tank contract

CB&I has been awarded a contract valued in excess of US $70 million by Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company Ltd to provide the propylene storage tanks for the Ruwais Refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi...

Price of Bridgestone
products increases

Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions (BBTS), a division of Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, has increased prices on its Bridgestone brand products...

Continental adds HSR2
Eco Plus steer tire

Continental Tire the Americas LLC is introducing a new and more fuel-efficient version of its medium-duty steer tire in summer 2010. The HSR2 Eco Plus is the latest addition to the family of steer tires and Continental’s answer for achieving fuel savings for the hybrid highway and regional road application...

Love’s Selects Blue1USA as DEF Mini-Bulk System Provider

Love’s Travel Stops announced that it has begun installing Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) storage and dispensing systems at its fuel islands across the country...

Storms cause severe transport disruptions across northern Mexico

Truck and rail service in northern Mexico was severely disrupted by damage resulting from a tropical depression that moved through the region on July 8 and Hurricane Alex, which made landfall on June 30...

Highway bottlenecks growing across United States

In 10 years, an additional 1.8 million trucks will be on the road; and in 20 years, for every two trucks today, another one will be added...

CBP still delaying enforcement of empty tank policy

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will continue its policy of not enforcing a requirement that tank trailers and tank cars may not classify equipment containing residue as “empty” until further notice...

Trucking associations support efforts to reduce idling

The American Trucking Associations and several of its affiliates support the Diesel Idle Reduction Campaign headed by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), in partnership with the District Department of the Environment, District Department of Transportation and Maryland Department of the Environment...

Survey: trucker interest in technology varies

Transport Capital Partners, LLC (TCP) recently completed its Business Expectation Survey for the 2010 second quarter and found that carriers surveyed are considering engines, electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), and credit availability as they plan for the year ahead for equipment...

FMCSA changes insurance requirements for Canadian companies

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has changed its regulations to allow Canada-domiciled motor carriers and freight forwarders to use insurance policies issued in Canada as acceptable evidence of financial responsibility...

Westway Group receives Safety Leadership Award

Westway Group Inc has been recognized with the Safety Leadership Award by the National Safety Council at a number of facilities. This award honors companies that have achieved five consecutive years without an occupational injury or illness resulting in days away from work or death...

OPW unit schedules two
virtual training seminars

OPW Fuel Management Systems, a business unit of OPW Fueling Components, has scheduled a pair of web-based product training seminars for July 2010...

ATA applauds DOT efforts
toward safe truck parking

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) greatly appreciates the latest efforts by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and Secretary Ray LaHood to provide professional truck drivers with safe places to stop and rest along the National Highway System ...

Commercial trailer orders
continue strong in May

May 2010 commercial trailer net orders were up 59% from the prior-year month, continuing a healthy rebound from a very weak 2009, according to ACT Research Co. Through May, year-to-date net orders for trailers are up 69%...

Canadian Freight Index up
for fifth month in a row

TransCore’s Canadian Freight Index has climbed for the fifth straight month, showing significant improvement year over year with a 73% increase in spot market freight availability...

Rivetless front, rear
covers on S-ABAs

Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems introduces rivetless front and rear covers for S-ABA...

Trilliant 36 version
for corrosive conditions

Grote Industries has introduced a new version of its Trilliant 36 LED WhiteLight conversion bulb. The product is designed to operate in adverse conditions where sodium chloride, high humidity, and other corrosive elements wreak havoc on most PAR 36 incandescent work lamps...

Girard Equipment USA
adds CCT as distributor

Girard Equipment USA has added Central Connecticut Tank Fabrication and Truck Repair LLC (CCT) as an authorized distributor. Girard embraces this partnership and believes this relationship will generate greater availability of Girard products backed by service from CCT...

EPA salutes Detroit Diesel
plant for energy efficiency

Detroit Diesel’s Engine Manufacturing Center in Redford MI has been recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as one of the first manufacturing facilities to meet the Energy Star Challenge for Industry...

Terror threat warning issued for New York City area

Lest we forget that terrorists continue to target the United States for attack, federal authorities issued an alert on June 23 warning of a possible terrorist attack on metropolitan New York City. No date or time was given for the alleged terrorist attack...

TMW teams with Roush,
KSM Transport Advisors

TMW Systems Inc has announced a strategic alliance with KSM Transport Advisors LLC (KSMTA). The alliance is built on TMW’s long-standing relationship with David Roush, newly appointed vice-president for KSMTA...

Truckers again face driver
shortage, survey indicates

Transport Capital Partners LLC (TCP) has completed its Business Expectation Survey for the second quarter of 2010, which found that two-thirds of carriers surveyed are experiencing a return of the driver shortage...