July 1, 2009
Editorial
Congress calling for wetlines ban on all hazmat tank trailers
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
The News on the wetlines (retained product piping) issue gets worse by the day. ...
Industry News
Voters overwhelmingly oppose Card Check
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
An overwhelming majority of voters, including 74% of surveyed union households, polled in a new survey oppose the Employee Free Choice Act...
Cap-and-trade program will harm trucking: ATA
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told a congressional committee that a cap-and-trade program would impose significant costs on truckers ...
Obama to nominate three
for key administration posts
Jun 10, 2009 11:39 AM
President Barack Obama plans to nominate these individuals for administration posts: Anne S Ferro, administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Ernie DuBester, member, Federal Labor Relations Authority; and Julia A Clark, general counsel, Federal Labor Relations Authority...
PHMSA hazmat fee to stay unchanged for FY 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Based on revised estimates of unexpended balances from previous years and revenues expected to be generated at current hazardous materials registration...
NACD, ACC sign cooperation agreement
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The objective of this agreement is to recognize and support the continued communication...
Mack demonstrates hybrid technology on Capitol Hill
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc gave federal legislators and policymakers a first-hand look June 11 at its parallel diesel-electric hybrid technology for heavy-duty trucks....
Vitol opens second phase of expansion
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Vitol Tank Terminals International (VTTI) officially opened the second phase of an expansion of the Euro Tank terminal in Rotterdam, Netherlands...
SGLP enters into asphalt storage contracts, leases
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
SemGroup Energy Partners LP (SGLP) has completed the execution of additional asphalt storage contracts or leases related to its asphalt facilities ...
Baystate Biofuels breaks ground on new terminal
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Baystate Biofuels LLC has broken ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. ...
Arrow offers four-year engine warranty option
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Arrow Truck Sales Inc announces a four-year/400,000 mile comprehensive engine warranty option on pre-owned units. ...
ATA seeks action to control energy commodity speculation
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has called on Congress to increase the transparency of futures markets and impose reasonable aggregate position limits on energy commodities....
Commercial vehicle forecast remains soft through 2010
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The forecast for commercial vehicle sales and production continues to soften in 2009 and 2010, according to ACT Research Company (ACT). ...
ArvinMeritor participates in hybrid truck convoy
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ArvinMeritor Inc participated in a June 11 hybrid truck convoy to Capitol Hill, sponsored by Hybrid Truck Users Forum (HTUF) and CALSTART. ...
ATA commends House panel for transportation proposal
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauds the leaders of the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee ...
Schneider National expands fuel-hauling service capabilities
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Schneider National Inc is quickly becoming a carrier for fuel customers. ...
Haldex investing in friction ops
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces that effective immediately, the Haldex Friction Center business will report to Joe Panella...
NACD hails ruling affirming railroad's hazmat obligation
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In response to the recent decision by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) that the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has an obligation to provide...
Virginia modifies plan to close safety rest areas
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced a modification of its original plan to close 25 of the state's 41 Interstate Highway rest areas....
Elemica facilitates BASF's connectivity
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Elemica, the B2B supply chain execution network, announced that BASF has implemented the Elemica Logistics Road system to facilitate collaboration with its carriers. The successful project, which seamlessly connects, standardizes, and automates logistics processes with more than 100 North American road carriers of all sizes, was implemented in less than six months. ...
Commercial vehicle inventory levels reach a 41-month low
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Class 5-7 retail sales were off 54% from May 2008, but continued low production output has reduced inventory levels to a 41-month low. ...
Ausra receives ASME S Stamp certificate
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ausra Inc was awarded the Stamp certificate of authorization from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for manufacturing the company's industrial solar steam power boilers....
Kenworth receives EPA clean air award
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company was honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with a 2008 EPA Clean Air Excellence award...
Capacity of Texas to offer MaxxForce 7
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Capacity of Texas Inc, a manufacturer of terminal tractors worldwide, announced the availability of the Navistar MaxxForce 7 Diesel Engine in its terminal tractor product line beginning this autumn....
BATO opens Florida distribution center
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is celebrating the grand opening of its newest state-of-the-art tire distribution center in Jacksonville FL....
ATA Truck Tonnage Index increases 3.2% in May
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose for the first time since February 2009...
Navistar's top service technician shows excellence at annual rodeo
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Robert Ball of Maudlin International Trucks Inc of Orlando FL took top honors at the third annual Navistar Service Technician Rodeo...
TET agrees to supply DEF to Mack, Volvo
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc and Volvo Trucks North America have named Terra Environmental Technologies Inc (TET), a Terra Industries Inc company, as their preferred supplier of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)....
Flint Hills Resources plans to build new fuel terminal
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Flint Hills Resources LP, which currently distributes fuels via terminals in Corpus Christi, San Antonio, Bastrop, Austin, Fort Worth, and Waco TX, will build a new fuel terminal in Caldwell County to serve central Texas....
Peterbilt Motors Co honors top dealers
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Blake Jackson, dealer principal of Idaho Falls Peterbilt, was named Peterbilt's 2008 North American Dealer of the Year at the Peterbilt Motors Company annual dealer meeting...
Mack to consolidate entire production at Macungie PA
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc announced that the company will move forward with its previously announced plan to consolidate production of its entire product line at its assembly facility in Macungie PA....
Volvo taking orders for EPA2010 trucks
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Customers can place orders now for trucks across Volvo Trucks North America's product line equipped to meet the EPA2010 emissions standards...
Pro Force represents Fontaine in Canada
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fontaine International announced that Pro Force Marketing Ltd will now represent Fontaine and its aftermarket company, Fontaine Parts Connection, throughout Canada. Pro Force is a specialized sales and marketing agency focusing on the Canadian trucking industry. ...
Group salutes ArvinMeritor's support of military employees
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ArvinMeritor Inc has earned the highest level award in Michigan for providing exceptional support to its employees who serve in the US military and is in contention for a similar national award from the US Secretary of Defense....
NACD concerned over DHS proposed changes to chemical security program
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
NACD expresses support for legislation that would simply give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) permanent authority to implement the Chemical Security Anti-Terrorism Standards...
Cadec provides ProTecht remote engine shutdown
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cadec Global has launched a software-based remote engine shutdown technology for truck and motor coach fleets. ...
People in the News
Fluid Transfer Group has combined its four business units and eight global operations into two business units
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Fluid Transfer Group has combined its four business units and eight global operations into two business units: OPWFTG Global Transportation and OPWFTG Global Chemical & Industrial. Dan Taylor has been named site manager for the Global Transportation Business Unit's manufacturing operation in Kansas City MO. ...
Equipment News
BTI's new Easy Open Hopper Tee Costs Less, Delivers More
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The new Easy Open Hopper Tee from Bulk Tank Inc (BTI), Park Hills MO, offers less weight, faster operation, and greater efficiency. ...
Rivetless front and rear covers for Haldex S-ABA brake adjuster
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex introduces rivetless front and rear covers for S-ABA style automatic brake adjusters. ...
Cummins ISX an option on Cascadia truck
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Freightliner Trucks announced the availability of the Cummins ISX Series engine as an option for the Freightliner Cascadia 125-inch BBC product line....
Blackmer's X Series sliding vane pumps aid biofuels transfer in European markets
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In 2003, the European Union adopted Biofuels Directive 2003/30/EC, which dictates that all oil companies on the continent be capable of offering motor fuels that have a minimum of 5.75% biofuel content by January 1, 2010....
Goodyear's new regional tires handle multiple applications
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Goodyear has announced the availability of two new regional tires that offer deeper tread depth, enhanced tread designs, and compounds to maximize tire life in urban and regional driving conditions....
Grote's new SlimWhite lamps can illuminate large spaces, tight places
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Grote Industries has introduced two versions of its new SlimWhite lamp. With up to 500 lumens of light output, a 50,000-hours LED service rating, and an extremely low profile, these lamps are designed to provide abundant LED light, last for years, and not get in anyone's way said Mike Grote, business development manager for interior lighting....
MAC's PneuMACtic tank trailer the product of creative interaction
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
MAC Trailer now introduces the PneuMACtic tank trailer. Final design, engineering, and construction of the pneumatic tank was a culmination of interaction with European manufacturers, consultation with industry leaders in bulk transport, field research, and extensive testing. ...
PR, PR Plus height control valves offered
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems offers the Precision Response and Precision Response Plus height control valves for the original equipment market. ...
Peterson lights up European markets
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Peterson Manufacturing Company's line of ECE-compliant vehicle safety lights is lighting up more markets around the world. ...
Ridewell RAR-260 suspension comes in overslung, underslung versions
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ridewell announces the release of RAR-260, a trailer air-ride suspension providing a balance between price and performance. Available in overslung and...
NitrogenMan offers services to trucking industry fleets
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
NitrogenMan is now offering its services to automotive fleets and the trucking industry. ...
Holland FWAL optional on Freightliners
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Daimler Trucks North America LLC now offers the Holland FWAL aluminum fifthwheel as an option on its Freightliner long-haul and heavy-duty models....
Phillips offers cables in 20-foot lengths
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries has added 20-foot length options to its most popular electrical and air cable products. ...
Hotsy revamps its 5700 Series washer
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hotsy has completely redesigned the 5700 Series hot water pressure washer, a stationary washer ideal for wash bay installations....
Beall Corporation chooses Haldex TRS
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems announces that Beall Corporation has selected Haldex Trailer Roll Stability (TRS) as a standard product offering ...
Aero Clad bumper for Volvo VNL trucks
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hendrickson Bumper and Trim unveils its Aero Clad bumper with stylish air dam for 2003 and newer Volvo VNL on-highway trucks....
Phillips provides Q-Box to organize trailer wires
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Supplemental electrical trailer systems, such as trailer tracking and weigh-in-motion systems, leave little room for proper wire storage and manipulation in standard junction boxes. Phillips Industries has solved the problem with the new Q-Box, which has 50% more interior room to keep as many trailer wires as required organized and pinch-free...
PAN 22 disc brake: Low weight, long life
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Meritor WABCO, a joint venture between ArvinMeritor and WABCO Vehicle Control Systems, has extended its PAN air disc brake family in North America ...
XATA provides TREQ-M4 in-cab color display unit
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
XATA Corporation has announced the availability of the TREQ-M4 in-cab color display unit (CDU)...
Gen-H system increases fuel economy
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Modern Technology Corporation is offering its new Gen-H On-Demand Hydrogen Generator for commercial fleet trucks. ...
DAVCO filter replacement elements offered
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Luber-finer, a division of Champion Laboratories Inc, will now offer replacement elements for its line of DAVCO fuel/water separator fuel filters ...
Networkfleet announces tracking system
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Networkfleet Inc announced the soon-to-be-available Networkfleet 4200, a GPS vehicle tracking system for commercial and government fleets. ...
Air-Weigh LoadMaxx gains certification
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Air-Weigh announced that the LoadMaxx on-board scale has successfully passed independent testing to verify conformance to the protection requirements...
Motor Wheel debuts CentriFuse Plus
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Motor Wheel Commercial Vehicle Systems Inc, a Precision Partners Inc company, has introduced CentriFuse Plus long-life/severe-service brake drums. ...
DDDL gains advanced diagnostic features
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel Corporation has launched advanced diagnostics features for its Detroit Diesel Diagnostic Link (DDDL) tool....
Maintenance Manager Online introduced
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
J. J. Keller & Associates Inc. has introduced Maintenance Manager Online, a secure, web-based application for motor carriers ...
QuestaWeb helps comply with 10+2
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
QuestaWeb Inc. (www.questaweb.com) has released a new, web-based module designed to help companies comply with the Importer Security Filing (ISF) regulation...
Transplace enhances business portal
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Transplace has announced the general availability of a hosted business intelligence reporting system. ...
BLULink gives users direct network access
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
This technology makes it easier and faster to develop custom software applications to run on PeopleNet's BLU in-cab PC...
KGL TC chooses FMS tracking systems
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
When it comes to safe, reliable, and cost-effective movement of goods in the Middle East, KGL Transportation Company (KGL TC) is a leader....
Decisiv integrates with QuickServe Online
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Decisiv Inc announced that its Decisiv Service Management Platform (DSMP) has been integrated with QuickServe Online...
Rand McNally enhances software
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Rand McNally has introduced significant additions to its IntelliRoute and MileMaker commercial trucking systems to help carriers and shippers save time...
DPF Soot Sensor helps reduce emissions
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies announces the ACCUSOLVE Advanced Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Soot Sensor, the first in a new family of sensors...
TransCore website caters only to Class 8
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TransCore launches www.transcoretracking.com to provide a specialized GlobalWave website that caters only to Class 8 commercial trucks and freight carriers...
TMW enhances TruckMate 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TMW Systems Inc announced the release of TruckMate 2009, a milestone upgrade for the operations system....
XATA enhances navigation capabilities
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
XATA Corporation is now shipping a significant addition to navigation capabilities within its two main fleet operations products...
System manages online driver applications
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
WebManager is a dynamic new tool that manages online driver applications immediately and provides credible, non-biased reports, all by parameters established by the subscriber....
DM2 software supports Sage FAS system
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
DM2 Software Inc, a provider of business-management software to the petroleum-distribution and convenience-store industries, announced that Sage's FAS (Fixed Assets) Asset Accounting system is now available in its latest release of Petroleum Insights....
Tenstreet offers free recruiting software
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Tenstreet LLC has restructured its product offerings to now include a new small business edition of its patented software....
Articles
Benton Oil refocuses on petroleum hauling in West Texas
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wlson
For Most of its 60-plus years in business, Benton Oil Company was a Lubbock, Texas-based petroleum marketer. That all changed in 2007 when the owners...
Congress issues draft legislation to ban tank trailer wetlines
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Petroleum haulers and other tank trailer owners got good news and bad news on the wetlines issue from the House of Representatives...
Commercial vehicle safety belt use reaches 72% in 08
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Safety belt use by drivers of medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles increased to 72% in 2008....
Coalition presses Congress to raise vehicle weight limit
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
More than 100 associations and companies including Coca-Cola, Kraft, and MillerCoors officially launched the Coalition for Transportation Productivity...
NTTC members convene in San Diego for annual conference
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
National Tank Truck Carriers Inc (NTTC) returned to San Diego, California, for its annual conference after a nearly 60-year absence. ...
Trucking will remain a key US transportation player
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Rumors to the contrary, trucking will remain a critical part of the US economy for many decades to come. ...
Bob Costello- Tank fleets weathering tough economy
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Tank truck carriers took a hard hit in this recession. However, the tank sector is still doing better than trucking as a whole ...
Jim Hebe- Truck builders battling worse recession in their history
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Throughout its nearly 100-year history, the commercial truck manufacturing industry has experienced plenty of changes and economic ups and downs. ...
Ellis: Time for tank fleets to prepare for economic turnaround
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
As Difficult as conditions are right now, it is important to remember that the recession will end and the economy will recover....
Futurist Reynolds returns to TTMA Convention and pronounces that he is more positive today than I've been in 18 months
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
Don Reynolds, president of 21st Century Forecasting and an internationally known professional futurist, painted a dour picture ...
CEO Moyes says 97,000-lb weight appears good in theory, but in reality, there will be no fuel savings and safety will be compromised
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
Swift Transportation CEO/chairman Jerry Moyes said he opposes legislation that would raise the commercial truck weight limit to 97,000 pounds. ...
TTMA Tank Conference convenes
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) Tank Conference addresses issues involving the manufacture and safe operation of tank trailers. ...
Quick recovery not in the cards
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Rick Weber
Everybody wants a quick climb out of the hole into which the devastating recession has forced the industry a V-shaped recovery. ...
Grote Industries issues catalog for 2009
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Grote Industries announces its new 2009 print and web-based product catalog. The 266-page catalog features more than 2,800 parts and 452 new products....
Truck-Lite catalog adds 300-plus new items
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
With the addition of more than 300 new items, Truck-Lite's 2009 Full Line Product Catalog now includes 3,000-plus items from which to choose. ...
PSI provides Fleet Tire Digest, Volume II
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Commercial Fleet Tire Digest is an authoritative guide to reducing tire expenditures. ...
Emergency Road Service Directory
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Drivers of the estimated 125,000 tractors, trucks, and trailers that comprise the combined fleets of NationaLease's 600 affiliated independent trucking leasing companies can feel more secure using the new, improved Emergency Road Service Directory, available to members at www.nationalease.com...
Brake parts catalog supplement issued
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The 2009 supplement to the Formula Blue master catalog from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC is now available. ...
Website displays advantages of Webb Vortex brake drum
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Webb Wheel Products' www.webbwheel.com website has been updated to include test and other data demonstrating advantages of the Webb Vortex brake drum...
Brochure covers Bendix air disc brake details
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenworth Truck Company has produced a new brochure on Bendix ADB22X air disc brakes from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brakes LLC. ...
Waytek catalog highlights 300-plus new products
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Waytek Inc. announces new Catalog 221A, featuring more than 300 new products and 138 pages full of electrical wiring supplies....
Website is a fountain of fifthwheel info
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fifthwheel manufacturer Fontaine International has upgraded its website, www.fifthwheel.com, to make it easier for customers to get the fifthwheel information...
Webasto, WheelTime team up to market idle reduction system
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Webasto Product North America Inc and WheelTime Network LLC have formed a synergistic partnership to gain a greater share of the idle-reduction market...
TriPac APUs offered on Freightliner trucks
Jul 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Freightliner Trucks announced the availability of Thermo King TriPac auxiliary power units (APU) as an option for Freightliner Cascadia models ...
