October 1, 2009
Editorial
Washington DC getting chillier by the day
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
JUST IN case anyone missed it, relations have become quite strained between industry and our elected officials and bureaucrats in Washington DC...
Industry News
Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders reach highest level since November 2008
Sep 24, 2009 2:52 PM
Heavy-duty Class 8 commercial vehicle net orders inched up in August 2009 to their highest level since November 2008...
Sherman Bros acquires MWTI bulk chemical ops
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Sherman Bros Heavy Trucking, based in Harrisburg OR, announced the acquisition of Mike Werner Trucking Inc's (MWTI), bulk chemical division into the Sherman Bros family of businesses, which includes Team Transport, acquired in 2000; Sound Transportation, acquired in 2005; and TCT, acquired in 2008...
Freight economy’s
recovery will be
slow: FTR conference
Sep 15, 2009 9:22 AM
The worst is over for the freight economy, but recovery will be slow and uneven, according to speakers at the recent FTR Associates Freight Transportation conference, which took place August 25-27, 2009, in Indianapolis IN...
Kenan Advantage Group receives customer awards
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) announced receiving awards from its customers in recognition of the company's outstanding performance...
Cemtrex to develop series of carbon credit projects
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cemtrex Inc has signed an agreement with Lenegar Group to develop a series of carbon credits projects based on vehicle emission reduction technology from Lenegar. Cemtrex will assist Lenegar's customers in creating and monetizing carbon credits based on Lenegar's technology for improving combustion of hydrocarbon fuels in vehicles...
Mack Trucks marks opening
of new world headquarters
Sep 10, 2009 3:15 PM
Mack Trucks Inc introduced itself to the Piedmont Triad as the company recently officially celebrated the grand opening of the new Mack World Headquarters on National Service Road in Greensboro NC...
USDG to begin building
ethanol-handling terminal
Aug 27, 2009 2:24 PM
US Development Group LLC (USDG), an industry leader in ethanol handling and distribution terminals, will begin construction on the West Colton Rail Terminal, a new ethanol hub in the Inland Empire area of Southern California...
Navistar Financial Corporation renews inventory funding plan
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Consistent with previous guidance, Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corp, announced that as part of its strategy for refinancing its wholesale portfolio it has signed an agreement for a one-year renewal of a $650 million dealer floor plan funding facility, effective immediately...
Airgas AiRx DEF receives API certification
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Airgas Inc announced its AiRx diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) has been certified by the American Petroleum Institute (API)...
Domestic intermodal transport gains market share in 2Q 2009
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Domestic intermodal transport gained significant market share against trucks in the second quarter of 2009, a recent analysis by FTR Associates shows...
Commercial trailer orders remain soft but improved
Sep 1, 2009 12:29 PM
Net orders for commercial trailers in July 2009 increased 4% from June 2009 and 16% from July 2008...
Hayes Lemmerz, lenders agree on reorganization plan terms
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hayes Lemmerz International Inc has reached an agreement among its debtor-in-possession (DIP) lenders, pre-petition secured lenders, and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors on the terms of a plan of reorganization...
Ohio Trucking Association salutes DistTech's safety
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
DistTech Inc, a provider of dedicated and common carriage for liquid bulk commodities, has been honored by the Ohio Trucking Association (OTA) for outstanding achievement in highway safety...
Detroit Diesel PowerPacks fuel injectors come with extended warranty
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Detroit Diesel PowerPacks, a set of six fuel injectors for Series 60 and MBE 4000 engines, now are available with an extended two-year, 150,000-mile warranty when installed by authorized Detroit Diesel service outlets. The new PowerPacks extended warranty offers additional peace of mind and cost savings for owner-operators...
Military honors Michelin for logistics performance
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The US Military's Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) has awarded Michelin North America two additional Best Value Awards for logistics performance in supplying aircraft and ground tires to all four branches of the US military...
Civacon ROMLink overfill detection system impresses Heil Trailer International
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In keeping the best interests of its manufacturing partners and their end-users in mind, Civacon recently introduced the ROMLink overfill detection system...
US Army division awards tractor contract to DTNA
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command awarded a contract to Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) to produce 1,780 units of the M915A5 6x4 military linehaul tractors...
Wilson Industrial Sales wins NACD award for excellence
Sep 21, 2009 2:40 PM
Wilson Industrial Sales Co Inc, based in Brook IN, is the recipient of the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) 2009 Responsible Distribution Process Excellence Award...
Gilbarco ships first Encore S DEF dispensers to truck stop operators
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Gilbarco Veeder-Root has shipped its first Encore S Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) dispensers for North America...
Miller a Reader's Choice for 15 years running
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For the 15th year, Jackson MS-based tank truck carrier Miller Transporters Inc has been named a Reader's Choice award by Logistics Management...
ATA Truck Tonnage Index climbs 2.1% in August
Sep 29, 2009 12:12 PM
The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.1% in August, matching July’s increase of the same magnitude...
IBM Innovation Center tests confirm TruckMate scalability
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Working with experts at the IBM Innovation Center in San Mateo CA, TMW Systems developers put the latest product release, TruckMate 2009, through a series of simulated, high-volume freight bill transactions and dispatch activities performed by up to 2,000 concurrent users as part of benchmark testing for the enterprise transportation software application. Average response times under even the highest...
Blackmer donates transport pump for breast cancer awareness fuel oil truck used by Patten Oil Co
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Blackmer has continued its involvement with the campaign to raise breast cancer awareness by donating a transport pump for use on a pink breast cancer...
Continental exceeds SmartWay goal in its first year as partner
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Continental Tire North America Inc has officially exceeded its goal of increased compliance with the US Environmental Protection Agency's SmartWay Transport Partnership...
Navistar, ArvinMeritor
form supply agreement
Jul 23, 2009 3:15 PM
Navistar and ArvinMeritor Inc announced that under the terms of a new long-term supply agreement, Meritor axles are now in standard position on International medium-duty trucks and IC Bus brand school and commercial buses...
Penske, Freightliner announce SCR seminar dates, locations
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Penske Truck Leasing announced a 16-city, North American 2010 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Engine Seminar and Open House...
Volvo VNs, drivers shine at championships
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
the top drivers at the recent 2009 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) drove Volvo VNs to podium finishes...
Cascadia promotes campaign to remember heroic Flight 93
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Daimler Trucks North America will have a hand in an initiative co-owned by The HALO Foundation and Road Scholar Transport: 93 Cents for Flight 93 campaign, a fund-raising endeavor commemorating the passengers and crew members aboard United Flight 93, who lost their lives Sept 11, 2001...
Global Partners to acquire
terminals from Warex
Aug 18, 2009 10:47 AM
Global Partners LP, a wholesale supplier of refined petroleum products in the Northeast, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire three terminal facilities from Warex Terminals Corporation Inc for $47.5 million...
Phillips expands Electrical Harness Division Plant in Saltillo, Mexico
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Phillips Industries has expanded its Electrical Harness Division (EHD) in Saltillo, Mexico, to meet increased industry demands for its products, which include trailer harnesses and associated components for van, reefer, and cargo semitrailers as well as smaller trailers used for recreational vehicles, boat and utility trailer towing...
People in the News
Fleets
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Ruan Transport Corporation is honoring driver Bruce Banwell, who is receiving the Ruan Million Mile Safety Award...
Suppliers
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
OPW Fueling Components has appointed Fernando Whitaker to the newly created position of managing director-Latin America...
Equipment News
Wilden pumps earn ATEX 95 certification
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Wilden, provider of air-operated double-diaphragm pump technology and an operating company within Dover Corporation's Pump Solutions Group (PSG), announced that its groundable Advanced and Original X Series Metal and Plastic air-operated double-diaphragm (AODD) pumps comply with the ATEX 95 directive for explosive atmospheres...
Closed Loop Cooling a TriPac APU option
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Thermo King announces the addition of Closed Loop Cooling to the list of options for the TriPac Hybrid Auxiliary Idle Reduction and Temperature Control System (APU)...
UltraCoupler provides seal that is secure, free of voids
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Built stronger and more compact, the UltraCoupler by Ultraflo Corporation, a subsidiary of Bray International, offers a lightweight design, simple adjustment, and a secure seal free of voids...
Alliance Parts, ArvinMeritor offer rebuilt brakes shoes
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
In response to the challenging economic conditions in the commercial trucking industry, Alliance Parts has partnered with ArvinMeritor to provide a line...
Haldex models supplied with welded clevis
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems offers Gold Seal and Life Seal spring brakes and service chambers with the OEM-specified welded clevis pushrod assembly...
Paper covers turning shipping into profit
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Transite Technology has released a whitepaper, Transportation and Logistics: Are You Managing a Cost Function or Driving a Strategic Profit Center...
Sta-Lock gladhands ensure a connection
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
New Sta-Lock gladhands from Phillips Industries can ensure a secure trailer connection when space is tight and reduced weight is a goal...
CalcuLighter compares data on aluminum, steel wheels
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
introduced CalcuLighter, an online tool, for truck fleet and owner-operators...
Michelin helps make wet highways safer
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Long-haul and regional truckers who have come to rely on the Michelin XZA3 truck tire can now increase safety on the highway using Michelin technology. With the patented Antisplash deflector on both of the tire's sidewalls, the new Michelin XZA3 Antisplash tire helps make highways safer by lowering the trajectory of water spraying from the tires...
Online weight savings calculator launched
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Hendrickson Truck Suspension Systems announces the launch of an online weight savings calculator to estimate the value of weight savings...
All-in-one fleet management service
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TeleNav Inc. announced the addition of TeleNav Vehicle Manager to its Mobile Resource Management (MRM) product line...
Doran 360 to be integrated with DriverTech's TruckPC
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Doran Manufacturing and DriverTech have reached a collaborative development agreement to integrate the Doran 360 tire pressure monitoring systems ...
TomTom WORK provides WORK Active
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
TomTom WORK, the business-to-business division of TomTom, announces the availability in the US market of WORK Active, a connected navigation system for businesses offering LIVE services, as well as enhanced fleet monitoring and reporting capabilities. With the availability of WORK Active, TomTom adds real-time services, including TomTom Traffic, to its connected navigation system...
TMW integrates Carrier411 web services with TMWSuite, TruckMate applications
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Expanding its business automation for brokerage customers, TMW Systems Inc now offers an interface with Carrier411 web services for both TMWSuite and TruckMate, key products in the company's enterprise transportation software line...
Sierra Wireless salutes OnTrack WorkForce
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Telogis Inc.'s OnTrack WorkForce application, a GPS management application built for field personnel, was selected Best-in-Class by the Sierra Wireless...
ATA issues Driver Compensation Study
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The American Trucking Associations has released the ATA Driver Compensation Study with data from 2007 and 2008 operations. It is ATA's first report on driver compensation since 2003....
GE Security, Liberty Mutual unit offer Onboard Advisor
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
GE Security Inc, a business of GE Enterprise Solutions; and Liberty Mutual Agency Markets, a strategic business unit of Liberty Mutual Group, announced national availability of Onboard Advisor fleet management technology...
Cobra teams with ProMiles on driver navigation system
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Cobra Electronics announced a partnership with ProMiles Software Development Corporation, in association with TruckDown Info International Inc, in developing a new navigation system specifically for the professional driver...
Articles
Altom Transport focuses on future opportunities
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Even as some tank truck carriers shifted to survival mode, others saw opportunity in the current economic chaos...
SNBC puts newly hired drivers through regimented training program
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Drivers call it some of the most realistic and demanding training in the tank truck industry. It is a regimented two-week program that quickly separates real tank truck drivers from the wannabees. The program almost could be called a boot camp for drivers and was developed by Schneider National Bulk Carriers (SNBC) for new hires and drivers already working for the carrier that need intensive retrainings a regimented two-week program that quickly separates...
Slay Transportation saves $1,700 with invoice auditing after fuel spill
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Earliers this year, a close inspection of a cleanup contractor's invoice for work done after a diesel fuel spill on an icy road saved one tank truck carrier more than $1,700, according to the Spill Center...
Diesel projected at an average price of $2.88 through 2010; trucking will benefit
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Amid the dire news of layoffs and bankruptcies, there is a ray of sunshine: The projected average retail price for diesel fuel is $2.47 per gallon for 2009 and $2.88 for 2010, according to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Short-Term Energy Outlook...
Traffic gridlock hits bottom in second quarter 2009
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Inrix, a provider of traffic and navigation services in North America, announced a mid-year INRIX National Traffic Scorecard special report...
Survey finds lack of consensus on funding road improvements
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Survey finds lack of consensus on funding road improvements Health care reform was in the driver's seat when Congress returned from its summer recess, but finding a long-term way to pay for America's surface transportation needs was riding shotgun...
Peterbilt promoting natural gas power
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Vocational fleets are prime candidates for natural gas fueled trucks and tractors, and Peterbilt Motors Company believes it has the right product for them. The truck builder currently offers two heavy-duty truck models with natural gas engines...
New brake rules from NHTSA
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
New breaking standards for commercial truck tractors were issued in July and will be phased in over four years. Issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the new standard cuts the truck stopping distance by roughly 30%...
ArvinMeritor brake experts offer ten tips to improve brake performance
Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Brake experts at ArvinMeritor Inc offer 10 brake-related tips to help North American truck operators and maintenance professionals get the brake performance they expect and need for a safe trip...
Bulk Transporter Calendar
Jun 30, 2009 12:00 PM
Mark your calendar! Here are all the major upcoming events listed by date. If you'd like to be included in our Calendar, call (713) 523-8124....
