Foreign oil dependence
annoys public

The majority of Americans questioned by a recent survey are unhappy with the US energy dependence on foreign oil, according to a report from Public Agenda...

EPA seeks comments
on E15 blend

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments on a waiver application to increase the amount of ethanol that can be blended into a gallon of gasoline to up to 15 volume percent (E15)....

ArvinMeritor makes
cuts for cost savings

ArvinMeritor Inc, Troy MI, has taken actions since October 2008 that will result in savings of approximately $430 million on an annual basis, according to company information....

FMCSA permits change
to in-cab video camera placement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is granting an exemption to DriveCam Inc that will enable video event recorders to be mounted on commercial motor vehicles lower in the windshield....

Freight Index rises in February

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) rose 2.0 percent in February from its January level, rising from its lowest level in more than five years...

Gardner Denver consolidates compressor/pump operations

Gardner Denver Inc, Quincy IL, has announced the consolidation of its operations for compressor and vacuum pumps used in OEM applications into its Monroe LA facility...

Diesel price up
fraction of cent

The price of diesel may be less this summer than that of gasoline, according to latest Department of Energy (DOE) data...

KY Milk Hauler Award
nominations now open

Nominations are being accepted for the Kentucky Quality Milk Hauler Award to be presented in August...

Heritage driver wins TRALA award

Dennis R. Shirar, a driver for Heritage Transport LLC, Indianapolis IN, has been selected as the 2009 Driver of the Year by the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA)...

PHMSA issues rule
for tube trailers

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is amending the hazmat regulations to revise certain requirements applicable to the manufacture, maintenance, and use of DOT and MC specification cargo tank motor vehicles, DOT specification cylinders...

EPA proposes more
greenhouse gas reports

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a regulation to require reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from all sectors of the economy...

Lynden receives Alaska Green Star Award

The Lynden family of companies, Anchorage AL, was recently presented with a Green Star Award for environmental programs in Alaska...

Penn Tank Lines named
Carrier of the Year

Penn Tank Lines, Chester Springs PA, has been named the 2008 Carrier of the Year by Circle K Corp. The carrier was honored for overall outstanding performance...

CTA names
safety winners

The California Trucking Association (CTA) has named its annual safety winners, including several bulk carriers...

P E Kramme
joins SmartWay

P E Kramme Inc, Monroeville NJ, has joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership...

Mack Trucks names Distributor of the Year

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, has named East Texas Mack Sales LLC, Longview TX, the 2008 North American Distributor of the Year...

PEI opens RP comment period

The comment period is now open for review and revision of the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) RP300, Recommended Practices for Installation and Testing of Vapor Recovery Systems at Vehicle Fueling Sites...

NAFTA transportation trade down in January

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

Dupre acquires Logistics Plus

Dupre Logistics LLC, Lafayette LA, has acquired Logistics Plus Inc, Greenville TX....

Permaflo biodiesel weathers
Alaska’s extreme cold

Low temperatures may be less of a problem in the future for biodiesel users thanks to a recent research project that involved Integrity Biofuels, the Indiana Soybean Alliance, and Purdue University...

SPCC amendment
delayed to January 2010

The Environmental EPA is once again delaying the effective date of certain final rule amendments that apply to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations...

Diesel price
begins upward climb

For the second week in a row, the average price of diesel has risen--reaching $2.228 per gallon last week, a fraction of a cent higher than the week before...

Dixon Valve & Coupling
holds Houston open house

Customers had an opportunity to see the full range of tank hardware manufacturing and distribution capabilities at the Dixon Valve & Coupling Co facility in Houston TX during an April 3 open house. The company moved to the new and larger location in 2008...

Class 8 truck
orders up in March

FTR Associates, Nashville IN, has released preliminary data showing Class 8 total net orders for all major North American OEM’s in March were up 26% from February 2009...

NBB protests
European biodiesel duties

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) has submitted comments in response to the European Commission's (EC) decision to impose provisional antidumping (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on US biodiesel entering the European Union (EU)...