Diesel price drops
to $2.185

The average price of diesel fell 1.6 cents per gallon last week to $2.185...

Heil to sell tanks, parts through Western Pacific

Western Pacific Products Inc will immediately begin selling Heil Trailer International semi tanks, tank trucks/pull trailer combinations, and pumper trucks...

Wetlines mandate on House Democrats' agenda

A move to mandate the removal of flammable materials from cargo tank loading and unloading lines is again making its way through the halls of Congress, according to John Conley, National Tank Truck Carriers president...

Mack Trucks selects VISTA winners

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, recently selected the winners of its inaugural competition to find its top dealer service technicians...

Volvo service techs win VISTA competition

Service technicians from Volvo Trucks North America, Greensboro NC, dealership Pare Centre du Camion Volvo in Levis, Quebec, Canada...

Aegean takes delivery
of bunkering tanker

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc, Piraeus, Greece, has announced it has taken delivery of the Sichem Arctic, a 1991-built 23,400-deadweight tonnage (dwt) double-hull bunkering tanker...

Fretting over fuel
, From FleetOwner

Though diesel fuel prices are relatively low and stable at the moment, transportation experts continue to worry about how fuel prices are going to behave down the road...

Gains expected for 2010 cement consumption

Although all market segments and all regions are expected to record significant declines in cement consumption during 2009...

ATA Truck Tonnage plunges 4.5 percent

The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 4.5 percent in March, marking the first month-to-month decrease of 2009...

CITGO terminal wins 'green' award

CITGO Chesapeake VA terminal, located on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River, has been recognized as a Model Level participant in the River Stars environmental program...

NSC offers kit for distracted driver prevention

The National Safety Council (NSC) is now offering a Distracted Driving Resource Kit for companies to help educate employees about the risks of using cell phones while driving...

AFVI recognizes 'green' leaders

The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) has recognized outstanding leadership in the alternative fuels and vehicles industry as part of the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles Conference and Expo 2009 in Las Vegas NV...

NHTSA studies average ABS repair expenses

Monthly maintenance and repair expenses for tractor/trailer antilock braking systems (ABS) average 85 cents for tractors and 25 cents for trailers, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) analysis...

Dufour Petroleum
joins SmartWay

Dufour Petroleum LP, Petal MS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Energy Partners LP has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership...

CARB low-carbon plan
receives opposition

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to receive opposition against its proposed low-carbon fuel standard...

Diesel price inches down

The average price of diesel fell a fraction of a cent last week to $2.221 per gallon, according to data from the Department of Energy...

Study: US must increase biofuels incentives

The United States must increase incentives for a wide variety of biofuels infrastructure investments if the nation is to meet federal renewable fuels goals, according to a new report...

EPA sets deadline
for E15 comments

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set May 21, 2009, as the deadline for receiving comments on ethanol-gasoline blends of up to 15% (E15), according to information in the Federal Register April 21...

Court dismisses
NAFTA truck lawsuit

A lawsuit challenging entry of Mexican trucks into the US interior has been dismissed by the US Ninth Circuit Court, according to court information...

Pirates release Stolt tanker

Stolt-Nielsen SA, London, England, has confirmed that MT Stolt Strength, an on time-charter to Stolt Tankers BV, was released April 21 by her Somali captors. ...

PEI launches WikiPEI Web site

The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) has launched WikiPEI, an interactive Web site, written collaboratively by its readers and designed to be a comprehensive online database of words and terms used in the industry...

NAFTA trucking activity
drops in January 2009

Surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners Canada and Mexico was 27.2% lower in January 2009 than in January 2008...

Vision completes
hybrid truck tests

Vision Industries Corp, Los Angeles CA, has announced that its prototype zero emission plug-in electric/hydrogen fuel cell Tyrano truck completed the second stage of performance testing...

New ATA committee
to promote RPs

New Service Provider Committee (SPC) formed by the Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) of the American Trucking Associations Inc (ATA) will promote the creation of maintenance recommended practices (RP)...