NATSO wins Truck Driver
Appreciation Week contest

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2009 recently concluded, and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced that NATSO (National Association of Truck Stop Operators) won the inaugural National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Video contestNational Truck Driver Appreciation Week 2009 recently concluded, and the American Trucking Associations (ATA) announced that NATSO (National Association of Truck Stop Operators) won the inaugural National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Video contest...

Sleep apnea and trucking
is topic of 2010 conference

The American Sleep Apnea Association (ASAA) announced plans to conduct a first-ever national conference on sleep apnea and trucking. The one-day conference will be held May 12, 2010, at The Westin Baltimore Washington–BWI in Baltimore MD and is preceded May 11 by a reception and keynote address from NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman...

Eaton website showcases
energy-efficient products

Energy-efficient products for use at home, at work, on the road and more are showcased in Eaton Sustainable Community, the new web feature from Eaton Corporation accessible at www.eaton.com...

US crude oil production
is poised for its biggest
surge in almost 40 years

US crude oil production for 2009 is on target to have its biggest one-year jump since 1970, according to a Platts analysis of industry data...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
dips 0.2% in October ‘09

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.2% in October 2009, following a 0.3% contraction in September. The latest decline lowered the SA index to 103.6 (2000=100) from the revised 103.8 in September...

TMW Systems acquires
Innovative Computing

TMW Systems has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of privately held BetaZone Inc, including its wholly owned subsidiary, Innovative Computing Corporation ...

Tenstreet’s new service aims
to enhance driver management

Tenstreet LLC, a supplier of software systems that help truck fleets recruit, hire, and retain drivers, has launched a new service aimed at automating and streamlining the driver management process...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for fourth week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide fell for the fourth straight week, declining 1.2 cents to $2.775 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Blendstar breaks ground
for new biofuel terminal

Blendstar LLC announced the groundbreaking for a biofuel transload terminal to distribute ethanol and biodiesel along the Gulf Coast...

Electronic log system
pays off for Dupré

Increased productivity and driver safety using new technology continues to pay off for Dupré Logistics with its use of an electronic log system. The electronic system mounted on each truck replaces the traditional paper log generated manually by truck drivers, allowing for better accuracy and compliance with fatigue rules and resulting in increased safety performance...

Road Safe America slates
Drive Safer Sunday 2009

The fifth annual national observance of Drive Safer Sunday is set for November 29, 2009, and the American Trucking Associations joins the advocacy group Road Safe America in urging all drivers to focus on safety...

Westport Innovations,
Volvo enter agreement

Volvo has entered into an agreement with Westport Innovations Inc as a Tier 1 Development Supplier for its heavy-duty natural gas engines and associated supply chain...

CF Industries confirms
fatal ammonia release

CF Industries Holdings Inc confirmed that a fatal release of anhydrous ammonia occurred during loading operations at its ammonia terminal at Pine Bend MN...

Apex Logistics puts its trust
in RSC from Meritor WABCO

In August 2004, Mike Siebert climbed into a truck cab for a demonstration of Meritor WABCO’s Roll Stability Control (RSC) system, and 15 minutes later, came away a believer...

Price of diesel fuel sinks
for third week in a row

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide decreased for a third consecutive week, according to US Department of Energy information...

HR 4016 calling for more study of tanker rollovers

The tank truck rollover issue would get more study if HR 4016, the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009, becomes law. The provision on tank truck rollovers was a late addition to the bill...

Wetlines ban passes transportation
committee, moves to full House

Members of the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill November 19 to ban wetlines (exposed retained product piping) on cargo tank trailers used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids. The bill (HR 4016) still must be approved by the full House and must be passed by the Senate...

Class 8 vehicle orders soar
to 21,500 units in October

Net orders for heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicles soared to 21,500 units in October, the highest level since January 2008, according to ACT Research Co...

Mack MP diesel engines
are certified for EPA2010

Mack Trucks Inc diesel engines have been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board to meet the near-zero emissions standards that take effect in January 2010...

EPA, CARB certify Volvo
diesel engines for 2010

Volvo Trucks North America’s D11 and D13 engines have been certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board as meeting upcoming 2010 diesel emissions standards...

Stena Bulk opens Brazilian
office, plans new tankers

Stena Sonangol Suezmax Pool has opened a representation office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Stena Bulk will add two new Suezmax tankers to the pool...

Hoyer 2008 annual report
wins international prize

International logistics service provider Hoyer GmbH Internationale Fachspedition, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, has received the Silver Award in the Transportation & Logistics category, presented by the LACP (League of American Communications Professionals), for its 2008 annual report...

Stolt-Nielsen SA acquires
LPG carrier Althea Gas

Stolt-Nielsen SA (SNSA) has agreed to acquire through its subsidiary Stolt-Nielsen Gas Ltd the 82,557-cbm LPG carrier Althea Gas from Iino Kaiun Kaisha of Japan...

Wetlines markup occurring November 19

Congressional markup of the proposed tank trailer wetlines legislation should proceed on Thursday, November 19. Markup comes just days after what has been termed a very productive field trip to a Baltimore MD cargo tank repair shop and a public hearing convened by Rep Corrine Brown (D-FL), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials...

FMCSA preempts Boston’s hazmat routing restrictions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted the American Trucking Association’s (ATA’s) preemption petition challenging the City of Boston’s hazardous materials transportation restrictions on the grounds that Boston failed to comply with the federal requirements for designating hazardous materials routes...