ATA board hears
DOT rule updates

Updates on issues of particular interest to the trucking industry were presented to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Board of Directors February 24....

Schneider posts
gain for 2008

Schneider National Inc, Green Bay WI, posted a gain of $3.4 billion in revenue for 2008 from the year before, but is projecting "a very difficult 2009."...

OOIDA wants review of highway spending

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) said it wants a review of highway spending after it read a report issued by the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission...

New US entry ID required June 1

On June 1, 2009, all travelers entering the United States will be required to present a single document denoting both citizenship and identity...

PEI to sponsor DEF seminar

A conference to prepare for the launch of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) has been scheduled June 4-5 in Nashville TN by the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) and NATSO, which represents travel plazas and truckstops...

Pilot to provide
DEF at truck stops

Pilot Travel Centers LLC, Knoxville TN, has announced the details and scheduled rollout for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) availability at its North American truck stops...

House bill aimed
at Mexican truckers

The Teamsters union is supporting a $410 billion spending bill House Democrats presented recently that, if approved, would prevent Mexican-licensed trucks from traveling beyond commercial zones along the US-Mexico border...

2008 radionavigation plan now available

The 2008 Federal Radionavigation Plan has been released that is used for operating federal radionavigation systems used in positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) applications...

Shell to implement Elemica logistics solution

Elemica, Exton PA, has announced that Shell Chemicals is to implement the new slot booking application within Elemica’s newly enhanced Logistics Solution...

US urged to change infrastructure funding

The United States should change its infrastructure funding from indirect motor fuel taxes to direct mileage-based fees, and increase the federal gasoline tax and the federal diesel tax to aid the transportation system in the short-term, the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission said recently...

ATA commends commission for noting funding challenges

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is commending the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission (STIFC) for its accounting of the funding challenges facing the nation’s surface transportation systems...

GE Sensing introduces
DPF soot sensor

GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies, Billerica MA, has introduced ACCUSOLVE advanced diesel particulate filter (DPF) soot sensor that enables reduced emissions and improved efficiency of internal combustion engines and after treatment systems, according to GE Sensing information...

Freight, equipment
demand weakens

A further weakening in freight and equipment demand is indicated by a mid-February report from FTR Associates, Nashville TN...

OBD mandated for 2010 engine control systems

A final rule has been issued that will require heavy-duty engine emission control systems be monitored for malfunctions via an onboard diagnostic system (OBD)....

Diesel at lowest price since 2005

Last week's average price of diesel slid 5.6 cents to $2.13 per gallon, the lowest it has been since May of 2005...

US intermodal volume
posts gain in 2008

Domestic intermodal volume posted a solid 2.9% overall gain in 2008, according to the a recent Intermodal Market Trends and Statistics, an intermodal volume data report published by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA)...

ATA seeks federal
freight mobility goal

Freight mobility should be the focus for federal surface transportation programs, according to Randall J Clifford, speaking on behalf of the American Trucking Associations February 20 in Los Angeles CA...

Diesel emission program
to get $300 million

The federal Diesel Emission Retrofit Program is expected to receive an infusion of $300 million from the economic stimulus package, according to information from the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA)...

CHEMTREC training
video available

A training video is available that discusses the CHEMTREC program for emergency responders, according to information from the American Chemistry Council...

Sunoco to provide ExxonMobil Texas terminal storage

Sunoco Partners Marketing Terminals LP has entered into a long-term agreement with ExxonMobil Oil Corporation to provide over two million shell barrels of storage capacity at Sunoco's Nederland TX crude oil terminal...

Aker delivers tanker for Tesoro products

Aker Philadelphia PA Shipyard has delivered its sixth MT-46 veteran product tanker to American Shipping Co, Oslo, Norway, according to Aker information...

KBR to operate US Army fuel farm in Kuwait

KBR Inc, Houston TX, has been awarded a contract by the US Army Contracting Command to execute bulk fuel farm operations at specific military sites near Shuiba Port and at Camp Buehring in Kuwait, according to KBR information...

Trucks challenge
intermodal market

Trucks made inroads into the intermodal share of the transportation market in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a recent analysis by FTR Associates, Nashville IN...

Distillate deliveries
down in January

January deliveries of distillate fuel oil, which includes diesel fuel, fell 3.5 percent, and jet fuel deliveries slipped nearly 9 percent, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

Trucking fatalities decline in 2007

The truck-involved fatality rate in 2007 declined 5.8 percent from the year before, according to information from the American Trucking Association (ATA)...