December 1, 2009
Industry News
Paying drivers by the hour pays off for Dupr Logistics
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
For its 700-plus drivers, Dupr Logistics has initiated a pay strategy shared by few companies in this economic climate by paying its drivers by the hour...
CSA 2010 Preview Scorecard offers early look at safety data
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Vigillo LLC announces its new CSA 2010 Preview Scorecard. This offering provides trucking companies with an advance look at their fleet safety data that will be included in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new CSA 2010 (Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010) initiative...
Letters to the Editor
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Dear Editor: I enjoyed the article (Boot camp SNBC puts newly hired drivers through regimented training program) in your October 2009 issue. I have only...
Westway Group signs
$175 million credit facility
Nov 18, 2009 1:15 PM
Westway Group Inc announced the signing of a new three-year, $175 million senior secured revolving credit facility. The facility is being provided by a nine-bank syndicate led by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and was arranged by JPMorgan Securities Inc...
FMCSA plans pre-employment screening program for drivers
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will launch a new Driver Pre-Employment Screening Program that will allow commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring process...
Kenan Advantage Group
acquires Reinhard assets
Nov 16, 2009 2:46 PM
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has completed an acquisition of the assets of Washington-based Reinhard Transportation...
Small number of fleets planning to buy trailers negatively impacts index
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Q4 2009 FSR Equipment Buying Index as reported by CK Commercial Vehicle Research fell 23% from the previous quarter to a reading of 68.7...
ArvinMeritor completes sale of Meritor Suspension JV
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
ArvinMeritor Inc has completed the sale of its 57% stake in the Meritor Suspension Systems Company (MSSC) joint venture to Mitsubishi Steel Mfg Ltd (MSM) for approximately $13 million, which included a $12 million cash dividend received by ArvinMeritor in the third quarter...
Buckeye Partners to acquire
assets from ConocoPhillips
Oct 23, 2009 2:26 PM
Buckeye Partners LP has signed an agreement with ConocoPhillips to purchase three refined-product storage and distribution terminals and two refined-product pipelines and associated storage tanks in the Chicago IL and St Louis MO areas...
Cap-and-trade will do little
to cut emissions, ATA says
Oct 29, 2009 3:23 PM
Proposed cap-and-trade legislation will impose significant costs on the trucking industry and all consumers while doing little to reduce carbon emissions from trucking, American Trucking Associations (ATA) First Vice-Chairman Barbara Windsor said at a press conference on Capitol Hill...
Class 8 net truck orders spike upward in October
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 net orders for all major North American OEMs totaled 21,792 units in October 2009, reflecting a definite upsurge in order activity...
Volvo to sell equity interest in Jinan Huawo joint venture
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Volvo Group, Sinotruck (BVI) Limited, and China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation (CNHTC) have signed an agreement whereby Sinotruck (BVI) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of CNHTC, and CNHTC agree to purchase all of Volvo Group's equity interest in Jinan Huawo Truck Corporation (joint venture), in which Volvo Group currently holds a 50% equity interest...
FMCSA to add fifth option to roadability final rule
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has responded to a petition for reconsideration of the final roadability rule and will amend the regulations to allow a fifth intermodal equipment marking option...
Mack again receives orders from US Army for tractors
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Mack Trucks Inc has received three additional delivery orders for Mack Vision Elite model tractors from the US Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command...
Trimac completes purchase
of StarTrans business, assets
Nov 12, 2009 2:45 PM
Trimac Dry Bulk Group Inc has completed the purchase of the business and certain assets of StarTrans Inc. A South Carolina-based motor carrier, StarTrans is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk products, including cement and lime products, and operates in a 20-state area east of the Mississippi River through a network of nine terminals in eight states...
Roadleveler brake components help trucks handle winter roads
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Each winter, local, state, and provincial highway agencies use liquid de-icers against snow and ice...
Bendix supports NHTSA findings on value of ESC
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Bendix Commercial Vehicle System LLC supports the conclusions of a study released by the federal government showing that Electronic Stability Control (ESC), also known as Electronic Stability Program (ESP), on heavy trucks (above 10,000 lbs) can both substantially reduce the number of annual heavy-truck crashes and prevent injuries and deaths...
Haldex updates another Friction Center
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Haldex Commercial Vehicle Systems has announced that its brake relining network is undergoing the next planned expansion at the Columbia SC Friction Center...
People in the News
Suppliers
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Trail King Industries has named Barry Freifeld director of sales. He has more than 20 years of executive sales and marketing experience in the industrial, automotive, electronics, military, and medical products and services markets...
Obituaries
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Jerry Portis, one of the founders of Midland Manufacturing, died Oct 22, 2009. Portis was a forward observer for the US Armed Forces during World War II...
Equipment News
NBE bulk container filling system improves fill and weight accuracy
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
National Bulk Equipment Inc (NBE) introduces a single-station, bulk container filling system for drums, cartons, gaylords, bulk bags, and other bulk containers...
PeopleNet, Iteris partner to enhance safety
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
PeopleNet and Iteris Inc have announced a new partnership. Safety Direct analyzes driver performance data captured by Iteris' AutoVue lane departure warning (LDW) system...
Fontaine adds four new fifthwheels
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Fontaine Fifth Wheel introduces the Fontaine Ultra NS, which offers infinite, automatic slack adjustment in order to provide a more comfortable ride and reduce component wear...
Articles
Piping purge
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Members of the House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a bill November 19 to ban wetlines (exposed retained product piping) on cargo tank trailers used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids. The bill (HR 4016) still must be approved by the full House and must be passed by the Senate...
HR 4016 calling for more study of tanker rollovers
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The tank truck rollover issue would get more study if HR 4016, the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009, becomes law...
Intermodal diversity
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Charles E Wilson
Developing custom logistics solutions for clients helped Ventura Transfer Company emerge as one of the largest liquid and dry bulk intermodal operators on the West Coast...
Container symposium
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Chemical shipments both domestic and international probably will increase modestly in 2010 for US producers...
Valvoline, tiwi team up to boost truck fuel economy
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Tank truck fleets are being promised that a new program could reduce fuel consumption by up to 4%...
Convention Calendar
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
February 7-10, 2010 2010 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine TX.Ph: (800)841-5849 February 9-12,...
Commercial Fleet Tire Digest website easier to navigate
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Commercial Fleet Tire Digest, introduced in 2006, is an authoritative guide to reducing tire expenditures...
Chlorine Institute provides 10 technical publications
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
The Chlorine Institute Inc (CI) has 10 additional technical publications to help operations that handle chlorine, hydrogen chloride, and sodium and potassium hydroxides keep facilities more safe and secure...
McLeod Imaging updates DocumentPower Enterprise
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
McLeod Imaging, the document management arm of McLeod Software, announced the release of DocumentPower Enterprise Version 9.0. Designed specifically for transportation companies, the integrated system encompasses document imaging, rendition processing, forms recognition, workflow, and report management components...
Labelmaster 09 Transport Source Catalog
Dec 1, 2009 12:00 PM
Labelmaster has released its 2009 Transport Source Catalog featuring hundreds of products including vehicle placards, placarding systems, security seals and bolts, shipping forms, books and software, and traffic signs...
