Baystate Biofuels will
open biodiesel terminal

Baystate Biofuels LLC is taking the final steps necessary to officially open its doors and start delivering a green energy, petroleum alternative to the region...

Survey ranks TEPPCO 35th
among top Houston firms

TEPPCO Partners LP, a storage terminal and pipeline operator, announced that it has been ranked 35th in an annual survey of Houston Texas’ 100 top-performing, publicly traded companies...

ATA applauds legislation
to improve safe truck parking

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding Rep Paul Tonko, D-NY and Sen Chuck Schumer, D-NY, for introducing legislation in Congress that would implement a pilot program to address shortages in safe parking for commercial motor vehicles on the National Highway System...

Volvo calls for transportation innovation

Increasing road congestion, inadequate infrastructure, and the continued need to reduce the environmental impact of trucks means the trucking industry, policymakers, and the general public must be open to new ways of increasing highway freight transport productivity...

Freight index falls 3.3% in March

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 3.3% in March from its February level, falling to its lowest level in more than six years...

Navistar selects OEConnection

Navistar Inc will optimize its dealers’ parts inventory and speed up customer repairs through parts supply chain and intelligence tools provided by OEConnection LLC...

Price of diesel fuel climbs 1.5¢ to $2.231

Average price of diesel fuel nationwide increased for a second straight week, rising 1.5 cents to $2.231 a gallon, according to Department of Energy information...

PHMSA/DGAC release hazmat training guide

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) recently published a draft of its new training document A Guide to Developing A Hazardous Materials Training Program that was prepared under a partnership with the Dangerous Goods Advisory Council (DGAC)...

Schneider receives Detroit Diesel BlueTec demo units

Detroit Diesel Corporation has delivered its first two BlueTec emissions technology customer demo units to Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI...

EPA plans to increase
renewable fuels supply

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing its strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)...

EPA to propose ECF rule withdrawal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to propose a rule to withdraw the Emission Comparable Fuels (ECF) rule, which became effective January 20, 2009, according to EPA information...

Equipment buying index
rises in 2nd quarter of 2009

CK Commercial Vehicle Research (CKCVR), Columbus OH, reports that their Fleet Equipment Buying Index for the second quarter of 2009 improved to 93.3 from 75.8 in the first quarter...

Minnesota requiring 5% biodiesel/diesel blend

Minnesota is requiring diesel fuel to contain a 5% blend of renewable biodiesel, according to information from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...

This recession hits tank fleets hardest

In what is clearly the worst US economy in decades, tank fleets have been the hardest hit sector of the trucking industry, according to Bob Costello, chief economist of the American Trucking Associations....

Diesel price
moves upward

The price of diesel moved up last week to $2.216 per gallon, a 3.1 cents increase from the week before, according to Department of Energy data. Ultra low sulfur diesel also increased 3.1 cents from the week before to $2.223 per gallon....

House committee to consider SAFE Truckers Act

An amendment to a bill is being considered in Congress that would eliminate duplicative background checks for drivers and ensure that the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC) would be the only credential required for drivers transporting hazardous materials....

Nordic to acquire
Suezmax tanker

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd, Hamilton, Bermuda, has agreed to acquire its 16th Suezmax vessel, a 150,000 deadweight tonnage (dwt) double-hull tanker, for a purchase price of $57 million, according to Nordic information...

DistTech relocates
terminal to Cleveland

DistTech Inc, Newbury OH, has relocated its Northeast Ohio trucking terminal to metro Cleveland to better accommodate the company’s changing customer base, according to DistTech information...

Louisiana NSC
honors Dupre Logistics

South Louisiana Chapter of the National Safety Council (NSC) has recognized Dupre Logistics, Lafayette LA, with an Occupational Safety Award of Merit for 1 million–2 million hours worked...

Enterprise acquires Texas storage terminal

Enterprise Products Partners LP, announced it has purchased the Mont Belvieu TX rail and truck terminal facilities from Martin Midstream Partners LP, Kilgore TX...

PEI plans RP for
diesel exhaust fluid

The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) will publish a Recommended Practice covering the storage, handling and dispensing of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF), according to PEI information...

H R Ewell joins
SmartWay Partnership

H R Ewell Inc, East Earl PA, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership Program that helps companies and organizations recognize that they can improve their bottom line and the environment at the same time...

Tank truck carriers take
home LA safety honors

Four tank truck carriers are among the honorees in the Louisiana Motor Transport Association 2008 Great West Casualty Fleet Safety Awards...

Wash facilities benefit from sound 'green' practices

Just like keeping a car well tuned to get sound performance, checking under the environmental hood at tank wash facilities can help reduce pollution...

NTTC puts spotlight on tank heels

National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) is in the process of upping emphasis on tank heels prevention, according to information presented at the NTTC Tank Cleaning and Environmental Council meeting March 30-31 in Savannah, Georgia...