Superior Bulk
earns P&G award

Superior Bulk Logistics, Oak Brook IL, was recognized for its bulk carrier operations in the Procter and Gamble Excellence Awards program...

Pennsylvania to require
diesel/biodiesel blend

The governor of Pennsylvania has confirmed that each gallon of diesel fuel in that state will contain at least two percent biodiesel starting in January of 2010, according to information from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)...

ITCO begins study
on carbon footprint

The International Tank Container Organization (ITCO) has begun a study on the carbon footprint of tank containers compared to drums, flexibags, and parcel tanker ships...

PHMSA grants NTTC petition
in NY hazmat marking controversy

The Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration (PHMSA) has granted in part the National Tank Truck Carriers’ (NTTC) preemption petition that challenged the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s marking and recordkeeping requirements for gasoline transport vehicles, according to information published in the Federal Register January 23...

Carriers win service awards

Two carriers and a major oil company have earned the Procter and Gamble Excellence Award for performing consistently at high levels within the internal supplier performance management system....

Diesel price returns
to downward trend

After a brief run-up, the average price of diesel fell 1.8 cents per gallon last week to $2.296, according to Department of Energy (DOE) data...

Fleet managers express SCR preferences

Twice as many fleet managers prefer selective catalytic reduction (SCR) for 2010 engines over exhaust gas recirculation (EGR), according to a national research study conducted in November 2008 by Quixote Group Research. ...

TSI skids
in November

The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) fell 1.4 percent in November from its October level, falling after a one-month rise...

Innovation Fuels
buys biodiesel terminal

Innovation Fuels, New York, NY, has closed on the purchase of a 310,000 barrel (43,000 metric tons) capacity terminal located on 10 acres in the Port of Milwaukee WI...

Blackwater leases LA storage facility

Blackwater New Orleans LLC, New Orleans LA, has finalized a new lease for storage capacity with a Louisiana chemical manufacturer at its recently acquired Westwego LA chemical facility, according to Blackwater information...

Gates to close Utah distribution center

Gates Corp, Denver CO, will be closing its Salt Lake City UT distribution center in the summer of 2009, the second facility closing announced by the company this month...

NSC wants drivers
to stop using cell phone

The National Safety Council (NSC) is calling for a ban on motorist cell phone use because of safety concerns, according to NSC information...

Gates to close
facility in Canada

Gates Canada Inc will close its London, Ontario, Canada, power transmission facility in response to the difficult economic climate that has resulted in declining sales volumes, continued pricing pressures, and higher raw material costs, according to Gates information...

Petroleum demand shrinks to 2003 levels

Total US petroleum demand shrank to its lowest levels since 2003 due to the combined effects of higher prices early in the year and a weakening economy as the year progressed, according to information from the American Petroleum Institute (API)...

Cummins engines to meet EPA 2010 mandate

Cummins Inc, Columbus OH, has announced that its on-highway product range, including its industry-leading ISX, will be ready to meet new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations for the North American market beginning in 2010...

K-Limited driver named
ATA Road Team Captain

Ronald Hawkins Jr, a driver for K-Limited Carrier Ltd, Toledo OH, has been selected a Captain of the 2009-2010 America's Road Team sponsored by the American Trucking Associations (ATA)...

2009 diesel prices expected to fall

Economic contraction in 2009 and lower projected crude oil prices are expected to reduce annual average retail diesel fuel prices in 2009 to $2.27 per gallon, according to the Department of Energy (DOE) Short-Term Energy Outlook released January 13...

Official ID required
for all entries into US

John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers is reminding the industry that beginning June 1, 2009, the United States Customs and Border Protection Agency will require any United States or Canadian citizen crossing into the United States to have a passport or other authorized form of identification...

PHMSA tankcar rule
for hazmat protection

A final rule has been issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to improve the crashworthiness of railroad tankcars used to transport hazardous materials, according to an announcement by Mary E Peters, Department of Transportation Secretary...

Mack again sponsors construction driving contestMack again sponsors construction driving contest

Mack Trucks Inc, Lehigh Valley PA, will again sponsor the Driving Skills Safety Challenge during the World of Concrete show February 3-5 in Las Vegas NV...

Volvo seeks nominees for safety award

Volvo Trucks North America is seeking nominees for its fleet safety awards that will include $25,000 each to two fleets with the best driving records in 2008, according to Volvo information...

NBB: No biodiesel shortage

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) said it is confident the industry can meet renewable fuel requirements for 2009 that are not filled by the domestic ethanol industry...

Truck transportation increased in 2007

A report just released by the US Census Bureau of 2007 truck transportation revenues indicated a 3.2 percent increase from 2006. In 2007, truck revenues reached $229 billion...

CTL increases
driver pay package

CTL Transportation, LLC (CTL), Mulberry FL, has announced an increase to its company driver pay package, effective January 1, according to CTL information...

Task force recommends
CDL program improvements

The federal commercial driver license (CDL) program is a highly effective highway safety program with a fundamentally sound foundation, a CDL task force that includes John Conley, president of the National Tank Truck Carriers, has concluded...