Natural gas truck fueling
station opens near ports

The world’s largest natural gas truck fueling station, designed and built by Clean Energy Fuels Corp, is now open for business on a 2.9-acre site adjacent to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles CA...

Kinder Morgan ships B5
via Plantation pipeline

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP announced that Plantation Pipe Line Company is the first pipeline company in the United States to transport biodiesel for commercial purposes...

Diesel fuel’s price falls
for second straight week

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide dropped 1.4 cents to $2.594 a gallon the past week, the second straight decrease after almost two months of increases, according to US Department of Energy information...

Truck-involved fatality
rate drops 12% in 2008

Figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) indicate that the truck-involved fatality rate in 2008 declined 12%, dropping from 4,822 in 2007 to 4,229...

SkyBitz protects assets
with two new sensors

SkyBitz has announced the availability of Tank Activity and Tire Pressure sensors. The two new sensors, together with SkyBitz’s suite of intelligent sensors, provide remote monitoring and diagnostic capabilities of enterprise assets...

Commercial vehicle demand
picture is stabilizing: report

Orders for heavy-duty commercial vehicles are coming in as anticipated, according to the latest edition of FTR Associates’ North American Commercial Truck & Trailer Outlook. As a result, FTR’s forecast for 2009 calling for a decline of almost 47% in Class 8 truck production remains unchanged...

Stolt Tankers BV cancels
SLS Shipbuilding contract

Stolt Tankers BV, a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen SA, announced that it canceled a contract with SLS Shipbuilding Co Ltd of South Korea for the construction of hull #474, a 44,000-dwt coated parcel tanker, the second in a series of four ships, citing extended delivery delays...

Enterprise, TEPPCO
agree to merger

Enterprise Products Partners LP, TEPPCO Partners LP, and Enterprise GP Holdings LP announced that Enterprise and TEPPCO have entered into definitive agreements to merge Enterprise and TEPPCO (along with TEPPCO’s general partner) to form a publicly traded energy partnership with an enterprise value of more than $26 billion...

ATA Truck Tonnage Index
increases 3.2% in May

The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose for the first time since February 2009, gaining 3.2% in May 2009...

Volvo, Mack employees
salute military heroes

As America’s Independence Day holiday nears, employees at the Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks New River Valley Plant (NRV) recently continued their tradition of honoring the nation’s fallen and missing military heroes...

Voters overwhelmingly oppose Card Check

An overwhelming majority of voters, including 74% of surveyed union households, polled in a new survey oppose the Employee Free Choice Act...

Price of diesel fuel drops
for first time in two months

The average price of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for the first time in eight weeks, decreasing 0.8 cents to $2.608 a gallon, according to US Department of Energy information...

Ruan lights up Des Moines IA
for first-ever Founder’s Days

Ruan Transport Corporation will dazzle central Iowans this July by lighting up the Des Moines skyline—not with fireworks, but with an illumination befitting the Ruan building and the firm’s legacy that began in Des Moines....

Requirements straightforward
for quality brake inspections

Brakes comprised the largest percentage, about 52.5%, of out-of-service violations (OOSV) cited in roadside inspections conducted during Roadcheck 2008...

Fleet execs experience braking
innovations of Meritor WABCO

More than 55 motor carrier executives from the Northeast, Midwest, South, and Canada experienced first-hand the performance and benefits of advanced braking systems for truck trailers at a ride-’n-drive demonstration in the Detroit suburb of Romeo MI recently...

Hi-G-Tek providing ISO
18000-7 standard products

Hi-G-Tek, a developer of active-RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) sensing and control systems for tracking cargo and sensitive materials, is offering its 18.7 Secure Series...

Aero Clad bumper
for Volvo VNL trucks

Hendrickson Bumper and Trim unveils its Aero Clad bumper with stylish air dam for 2003 and newer Volvo VNL on-highway trucks...

New Private Fleet Assessment
Program helps drive excellence

The Private Fleet Assessment Program, a web-based management resource designed to help private fleets to world-class performance, has been launched by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC), Optima Associates, and Schneider National Inc...

Schneider National
provides Best Doctors
to its employees

Best Doctors Inc, a medical consultation service that empowers employees to take an active role in their medical decisions, announced that Schneider National Inc has made the Best Doctors benefit available to its associates and their dependents...

Eastman again honors
Penske performance

For the second straight year, Penske Logistics is a recipient of Eastman Chemical Company’s Supplier Excellence Award...

Groendyke renewable
fuels service grows

Groendyke Transport, as one of the top five largest tank truck carriers, has expanded its presence in the transportation of renewable fuels. The company, with a strong operational footprint in the central United States, is well-positioned to serve the needs of feed stock and quality renewable fuels producers...

Mack Trucks plans to consolidate
entire production at Macungie PA

Mack Trucks Inc announced that the company will move forward with its previously announced plan to consolidate production of its entire product line at its assembly facility in Macungie PA....

Mack has special financing
package for vocational trucks

Mack Trucks Inc and Mack Financial Services are offering special financing arrangements for a limited time on qualifying MACK Granite and Titan by Mack vocational trucks and tractors through the Granite & Titan Sell-a-Thon program...

Arrow offers four-year
engine warranty option

Arrow Truck Sales Inc announces a four-year/400,000 mile comprehensive engine warranty option on pre-owned units. This program provides extended protection for the equipment purchaser who wants to take the worry out of buying used...

PHMSA hazmat fee
will stay unchanged

Based on revised estimates of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be generated at current hazardous materials registration fee levels, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has decided that an increase is not necessary to fund the national Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grants program at its authorized level of $28,318,000 for fiscal year 2009...