Wetlines bill gets
a brief delay

Faced with stiff industry opposition, Rep James Oberstar D-MN and his staffers on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee delayed the wetlines legislation markup that was set for Nov 5. This is just a temporary delay for House bill HR4016, which would ban wetlines on all tank trailers that handle hazardous materials...

House approval
of chemical security
act disappoints NACD

After the US House of Representatives approval of HR 2868, the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) issued this statement...

Price of diesel fuel shows
first decline in five weeks

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in five weeks, dipping 0.7 cents—the same as last week’s increase—to $2.801 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Economic recovery begins;
truck freight growth lags

The recovery has begun, according to the latest issue of The North American Commercial Truck and Trailer Outlook published by FTR Associates, but the transportation industry forecast company warns that any significant freight growth is not expected until 2010 with increased orders for equipment to follow later in the year...

Class 8 net truck orders
spike upward in October

FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 21,792 units in October 2009, reflecting a definite upsurge in order activity...

ArvinMeritor finishes sale
of Meritor Suspension JV

ArvinMeritor Inc has completed the sale of its 57% stake in the Meritor Suspension Systems Company (MSSC) joint venture to Mitsubishi Steel Mfg Ltd (MSM) for approximately $13 million, which included a $12 million cash dividend received by ArvinMeritor in the third quarter...

Wetlines legislation markup set for Nov 5

Markup of the wetlines legislation will begin Thursday, November 5, according to officials on the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This is one of the last opportunities for the tank truck industry to promote changes to make the legislation more tolerable...

Mack again receives orders
from US Army for tractors

Mack Trucks Inc has received three additional delivery orders for Mack Vision Elite model tractors from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command. The orders are part of a three-year, $28.5 million contract for 152 heavy-duty tractors and trailers, as well as spare parts...

Meridian offers five ways to leverage cash and profit

Fierce competition, shrinking margins, and a down economy have many businesses wondering if they’ll be able to make it through these uncertain times. Unfortunately, the “wait and see” strategy that many are employing will make them most vulnerable. Now is not a very good time to fall behind....

Cap-and-trade will do little
to cut emissions, ATA says

Proposed cap-and-trade legislation will impose significant costs on the trucking industry and all consumers while doing little to reduce carbon emissions from trucking, American Trucking Associations (ATA) First Vice-Chairman Barbara Windsor said at a press conference on Capitol Hill...

ATA urges improvement
in border infrastructure

Improving security and efficiency of freight transportation across borders will require more funds for infrastructure, more reasonable enforcement of trade security program rules, and giving the lead role in coordinating federal efforts to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency, Celadon Group Inc Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Russell told a congressional panel...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index slips 0.3% in September

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0.3% in September 2009 after increasing 2.1% in both July and August. The latest decline lowered the SA index to 103.9 (2000=100)...

Port of Long Beach
official chastises
NRDC over criticism

The recent legal settlement between the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Port of Long Beach is good news for clean air, Port of Long Beach Executive Director Richard Steinke said in a letter on the port’s website...

ATA, Port of Long Beach officials reach settlement

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) Executive Committee and the Port of Long Beach (CA) Harbor Commissioners have each approved a settlement negotiated between port officials and ATA and trucking industry representatives...

Werts Welding wins Heil dealer service award

Werts Welding & Tank Service, Wood River IL, won the fourth annual Heil Trailer International "Going the Extra Mile" service award...

FMCSA will rewrite
HOS regulations

Here we go again on driver Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. A new rule is coming from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and the wrangling may never end....

Buckeye Partners to acquire
assets from ConocoPhillips

Buckeye Partners LP has signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to purchase three refined-product storage and distribution terminals and two refined-product pipelines and associated storage tanks in the Chicago IL and St Louis MO areas...

Plains All American
Pipeline acquires
assets from Holly

Plains All American Pipeline LP has acquired certain pipelines, a manifold system, and about 400,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity from Holly Corporation for $40 million...

ArcLight finishes acquisition of HFOTCO from Motiva

ArcLight Capital Partners LLC has closed on the acquisition of the remaining 50% membership interest in Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company LLC (HFOTCO) from Motiva Enterprises LLC. ArcLight acquired its initial 50% interest in HFOTCO in October 2007 from Chartco LLC...

Bio-Clean affiliate chosen for barge cleaning test

Bio-Clean International Inc’s affiliated entity, American Bio-Clean Corporation (ABC), has been selected by Custom Fuel Services, a unit of Ingram Barge Company, to formulate a specific-use, bio-remediation fluid...

Price of diesel fuel surges 10.5 cents for a 2009 high

The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide jumped 10.5 cents to $2.705 a gallon, its highest price since November 17, 2008, when it was $2.809, according to US Department of Energy information...

Dupré Logistics expands into Birmingham AL area

Dupré Logistics LLC announced the expansion of its Energy Distribution Services group into the Birmingham AL market...

Biodiesel returns more energy than ever: study

Biodiesel is better than ever at harnessing the power of the sun and turning it into fuel...

NACD outlines concerns over chemical security bill

In preparation for a recent US House Energy and Environment Subcommittee markup of HR 2868, the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act, the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) sent a letter to the full House Energy and Commerce Committee outlining several concerns about the bill...

Quala Systems sold by Quality Distribution

QualaWash Holdings LLC purchased substantially all of the QualaSystems Inc operating assets from Quality Distribution Inc...

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