Completed MEP begins
transporting natural gas

Construction of the approximately 500-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) is complete, and natural gas transportation service began August 1 on the pipeline from Delhi LA to Transcontinental Pipe Line’s Station 85 in Butler AL...

Meritor WABCO air disc brakes
can meet stopping-distance regs

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has announced that its current lineup of air disc brakes is capable of supporting North American truck operators to meet and exceed the newly released US federal government-mandated, shortened stopping-distance requirements...

Piedmont expands tire
retreading agreement

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has been selected by Piedmont Truck Tires Inc as the sole provider of tire retreading systems for the Greensboro NC-based company...

ArvinMeritor hybrid Class 8
truck gains greater notice

ArvinMeritor In recently hosted President Obama’s White House energy advisor, Carol Browner, at its Troy MI headquarters to discuss the company’s dual-mode hybrid Class 8...

Bendix hails NHTSA’s
stopping-distance ruling

Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC applauds the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) final rule requiring a 30% reduction in stopping distance for heavy trucks...

ATA applauds bill offering
incentives to reduce idling

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds Reps Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Kay Granger (R-TX) for their sponsorship of HR 3383...

Kenworth leads the field
in customer satisfaction
for Class 8 truck owners

Kenworth Truck Company achieved the highest ranking in customer satisfaction among Class 8 truck owners in the Over the Road, Pickup and Delivery (P&D), and Dealer Service segments...

Oregon launches B2
biodiesel requirement

Oregon’s 2% biodiesel (B2) requirement has gone into effect as of August 5, making it the third state supporting increased reliance on the cleaner-burning, domestically produced fuel...

PSC adds two dedicated
foodgrade bays at center

PSC Container Services has completed the addition of two dedicated foodgrade bays at its Conley GA Service Center...

In search of truckers behaving heroically along American roads

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company continues to honor deserving truck drivers with its recognition program for those who perform good deeds along the highways of North America. The company announced that a search is on for US and Canadian drivers who come to the rescue of fellow motorists....

Magellan Midstream Partners to acquire Longhorn operations

Magellan Midstream Partners LP announced that its purchase of substantially all of the assets of Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP has been approved by the bankruptcy court. Closing was set for July 29 with no additional approvals required....

Motorists rank distracted driving as biggest threat

Thirty-five percent of drivers said they feel less safe than they did five years ago, according to the second-annual 2009 Traffic Safety Culture Index released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Overall, most American motorists report that they feel no safer now than they did five years ago....

Q3 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index remains flat

The Q3 2009 Fleet Sentiment Report Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research rose just 1% from the adjusted Q2 2009 index to a reading of 89.0....

Price of diesel fuel climbs for second straight week

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide increased 2.2 cents to $2.55 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information. This marks diesel’s second price rise in two weeks....

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...