ATA Truck Tonnage Index
sinks 2.4% in June 2009

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.4% in June 2009. In May, SA tonnage jumped 3.2%....

ATA supports ban on texting
while driving motor vehicles

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) strongly supports safety objectives in new legislation that encourages states to ban texting while operating a motor vehicle. ...

Alcoa, CIMC to develop efficient tanker trailer

Alcoa and CIMC Vehicles (Shandong) Co Ltd, a specialty truck manufacturer in China, have formed a strategic partnership to design and develop a new, energy-efficient aluminum fuel tanker trailer for the Asian market....

Crowley will manage five petroleum tankers for APT

The settlement agreement recently approved by a US Bankruptcy Court judge in New York became effective July 28, clearing the way for an investor group led by The Blackstone Group to terminate its relationship with US Shipping and to retain Crowley Maritime Corporation to manage five US-flag petroleum tankers for the newly renamed company, American Petroleum Tankers LLC (APT). ...

Navistar announces 2010 pricing for Internationals

Navistar has announced 2010-compliant MaxxForce Advanced EGR engine technology will increase International truck prices $6,000 to $8,000, depending on engine model. ...

Video shows procedures for installing 71SO valve

OPW Fueling Components, a Dover Company, has released an installation video for its OPW 71SO CARB/EVR certified vapor-tight overfill prevention valve....

Price of diesel fuel rises
after four-week decline

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide climbed 3.2 cents to $2.528 a gallon after a four-week decrease, according to US Department of Energy information...

Royal Vopak’s Vietnam
terminal ready to serve

Royal Vopak’s new modern chemicals storage terminal in Vietnam has been commissioned as of June 2009...

Report shows how chemical firms
are maintaining competitive edge

In its recent study, Capital-efficient Chemical Companies, global management consultancy Arthur D Little (ADL) analyzes capital strategies of the world’s top 70 chemicals players...

Foodliner/Quest Liner joins SmartWay

Foodliner/Quest Liner has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...

Partnership condemns VDOT
for closing Interstate rest areas

The Partnership to Save Highway Communities condemned the Virginia Department of Transportation for its decision to proceed with closing rest areas along Interstate highways despite...

Buckeye Partners makes
pipeline, terminal changes

Buckeye Partners LP announced that it has completed a comprehensive “best practices” review of its business and is implementing organizational changes that are expected to result in annualized savings of $18 million to $22 million...

Navistar, ArvinMeritor
form supply agreement

Navistar and ArvinMeritor Inc announced that under the terms of a new long-term supply agreement, Meritor axles are now in standard position on International medium-duty trucks and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses...

FMCSA would allow
Canadian insurance
for Canadian fleets in US

Canada-domiciled trucking companies would be allowed to operate in the United States with insurance provided through Canadian insurance companies if a Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) is adopted...

Innovation Fuels endorses
Bioheat as fuel of future

Innovation Fuels, the New York-based renewable energy company that manufactures, markets, and distributes second-generation biodiesel, is enthusiastically supporting clean-burning Bioheat fuel...

House approves bill to bring
more NGVs to market faster

The US House of Representatives, by unanimous consent, passed HR 1622, a bill that would direct the Secretary of Energy to: (1) conduct a five-year program of natural gas vehicle research, development, and demonstration...

Polar, Ridewell offer RAR-240 suspension

Polar Tank Trailer LLC and Ridewell Suspensions announce the release of an RAR-240 suspension with stainless steel hangers and upper spring plates. This version of Ridewell’s air-ride suspension is available for a full range of tank trailers, exclusively through Polar Tank...

HOYER expands network in Ireland

HOYER Ireland, part of the HOYER Group, a leading tank container operator, has taken over the Cork, Ireland-based subsidiary SCL Transport Ltd, part of the Irish South Coast Transport Group in Fermoy...

NATSO hails conference
for taking ATC from agenda

The National Association of Truck Stop Operators (NATSO), congratulated the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) for its decision to remove automatic temperature compensation (ATC) for retail fuel pumps as a method of sale from its agenda...

TRALA against accounting
via one-size-fits-all method

The Truck Rental and Leasing Association (TRALA) submitted comments to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) arguing against a one-size-fits-all approach to accounting for leases utilized in the truck leasing industry...

Guide helps explain
hazmat training

A new publication, What You Should Know: A Guide to Developing a Hazardous Materials Training Program, is now available for download from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) webpage at www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat...

Alert truck drivers prevent
further devastation in Detroit crash

A fiery crash near Detroit last week shows the need for greater automobile driver safety awareness and education that is advocated in the American Trucking Associations’ 18-point safety agenda...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for four weeks in a row

The average price of diesel fuel declined 4.6 cents to $2.496 a gallon, its fourth straight decline, according to US Department of Energy information...

Class 8 vehicle net orders
remain weak in June ‘09

Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders for June 2009 were 51% below the prior-year period, but there were some bright spots in the underlying data, according to the State of the Industry report released by ACT Research Co LLC. Medium-duty Classes 5-7 net orders continued weak...

Climate change laws mean
higher consumer costs: ATA

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the US Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works that climate change legislation would impose significant costs on American consumers...