Colonial Pipeline
returns to normal
Sep 30, 2008

Colonial Pipeline, Alpharetta GA, has achieved the same flow-rates for gasoline deliveries as the pipeline managed before Hurricanes Gustav and Ike hit the Gulf Coast refining region earlier this month...

Diesel price
climbs slightly
Sep 30, 2008

The average price of diesel rose a fraction of a cent last week to $3.959 per gallon, according to information from the Department of Energy...

Truckstop diesel volumes decline
Sep 30, 2008

Diesel volumes at truckstops continue this year to decline over 2007 volumes, according to a fuel survey conducted by NATSO, an association representing 1,100 truckstops and travel plazas...

EPA to update toxic materials list
Sep 29, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chemical Assessment and Management Program (ChAMP) intends to update the current Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory of industrial chemicals by "resetting" it to more accurately reflect the chemicals in commerce, according to EPA information...

Bulk storage site fined $10,000
Sep 29, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has fined Jim Jonas Inc, located at 16445 Main St, Lower Lake CA, $10,000 for allegedly failing to report its toxic chemical inventory, a violation of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, according to EPA information...

EPA funds clean diesel projects
Sep 29, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced the first $3.4 million in funding for clean diesel projects under the $50 million Diesel Emission Reduction Program...

Truck tonnage decreases in August
Sep 29, 2008

American Trucking Associations (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.6 percent in August, marking the largest month-to-month drop since March of this year...

New DOT program to reduce border delays
Sep 29, 2008

Freight shippers will experience less delay at US border crossings in California, Texas, and Washington thanks to a Department of Transportation (DOT) effort to prioritize and accelerate projects that ease border congestion, according to Transportation Secretary Mary Peters...

TMW System user conference draws 1,300-plus
Sep 29, 2008

TMW Systems, Cleveland OH, reports that its TransForum 2008 User Conference and Exhibition attracted more than 1,300 trucking and transportation services professionals who participated in 280 learning sessions...

Mack Trucks receives ATA thanks
Sep 29, 2008

Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), has thanked executives and employees of Mack Trucks Inc for the company’s continuing support of ATA’s Share the Road highway safety initiative, including providing a MACK Pinnacle tractor used in the program...

OSHA to hold hearing on PPE proposal
Sep 29, 2008

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is convening an informal public hearing beginning October 6 on a proposed rule involving personal protective equipment (PPE) and related training, according to information in the Federal Register...

ATA encourages action
on finance bill
Sep 29, 2008

The nation needs speedy action to ease the current financial crisis, said Bill Graves, American Trucking Associations (ATA) president, urging Congress to act quickly to stabilize the US financial system...

NTTC reschedules Texas Safety Council meeting
Sep 29, 2008

The National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) Western Region IV Safety Council meeting originally set for October 15 in Houston TX has been canceled as a result of damage from Hurricane Ike and rescheduled for November 20 at the Hobby Airport Marriott, Houston...

Windsor urges Senate
to implement energy plan
Sep 29, 2008

Barbara Windsor, Hahn Transportation president, has urged the Bush Administration and Congress to implement a comprehensive energy plan that will ensure an affordable supply of oil and limit the effect of rising fuel costs on the US economy...

Petroleum deliveries fall in August
Sep 18, 2008

Petroleum deliveries in August fell more from the previous year than at any other time in a year-to-year decline since 1982, according to a monthly report from the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

FMCSA issues hazmat permit notice
Sep 18, 2008

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an enforcement policy notice...

California resort reports fuel compromise
Sep 18, 2008

A load of 100 percent ethanol recently was added to a storage tank of unleaded gasoline at an incorporated resort village on Catalina Island CA where the mixed fuel was sold to customers...

Schneider, Army Reserve in joint recruitment
Sep 18, 2008

Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI, and the US Army Reserve have launched a public-private partnership that allows the two organizations to recruit, train, and employ individuals interested in both serving the nation and pursuing a career in the transportation and logistics industry...

Stolt-Nielsen to acquire Taby Group
Sep 18, 2008

Stolt-Nielsen SA, London, England, has signed an agreement to acquire the tank container operations of Taby Group, a privately held company in Hamburg, Germany with annual turnover of about $120 million...

Ports notified to implement TWIC procedures
Sep 18, 2008

The US Coast Guard has notified owners and operators of facilities located within Captain of the Port Zones of Hampton Roads VA, Morgan City LA, New Orleans LA, Upper Mississippi River, Miami, Key West, and St Petersburg FL that they must implement access control procedures utilizing Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) no later than January 13, 2009...

DOT announces funding for hurricane repairs
Sep 18, 2008

The federal government is making $5 million available immediately to begin funding work to repair roads, bridges, and airports damaged by Hurricane Ike...

Lynden Transport
wins quality award
Sep 18, 2008

Shippers voted Lynden Transport and Lynden International/Lynden Air Freight of Anchorage, Alaska, top carriers in Logistics Management magazine's 25th annual Quest for Quality Awards...

Miller Transporters
takes home honor
Sep 18, 2008

Miller Transporters Inc, Jackson MS, has been named a Readers Choice award winner by Logistics Management magazine in its annual Quest for Quality edition...

Carrier calls for one driver credential
Sep 18, 2008

With the Houston Gulf Coast area reeling from the effects of Hurricane Ike, testimony September 17 before a House subcommittee noted the importance of a single access credential for truck drivers who respond to emergencies...

EPA reminder:
Report storm spills
Sep 17, 2008

As business and industry officials return to their facilities in the wake of Hurricane Ike in the Houston/Gulf Coast area, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reminding them to report spills to the National Response Center...