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NEWS
Wetlines
markup occurring November 19
By Charles E Wilson
Congressional markup of the proposed tank trailer wetlines
legislation was underway Thursday, November 19. Markup comes just days
after what has been termed a very productive field trip to a Baltimore
MD cargo tank repair shop and a public hearing convened by Rep Corrine
Brown (D-FL), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Faraday Ave., Unit B-1, Jackson, NJ 08527. Phone: 732-987-7715.
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FMCSA
preempts Boston’s hazmat routing restrictions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted the
American Trucking Association’s (ATA’s) preemption petition
challenging the City of Boston’s hazardous materials transportation
restrictions on the grounds that Boston failed to comply with the
federal requirements for designating hazardous materials routes.
NRDC
attacks ignore success of CleanTruck Program
In a series of blogs and open letters, Natural Resources Defense
Council (NRDC) attorney David Pettit has attacked the Port of Long Beach
CA for working with the trucking industry to develop a Clean Truck
Program at the port that is achieving positive results, creates a
tightly controlled regulatory atmosphere to ensure that those results
are sustained and built upon, and also ends costly litigation.
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Kenan
Advantage Group acquires Reinhard assets
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc (KAG) has completed an acquisition of
the assets of Washington-based Reinhard Transportation.
Trucking
conditions index higher—but still negative
The FTR Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) for October 2009 increased
for the third consecutive month to –16.4, the highest reading since
November 2008. This index, a combination of five truck industry
statistics in one metric, remains significantly below a neutral reading
of zero.
Commercial
vehicle market recovery likely to be slow
While the medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle markets are
beginning a slow recovery from the lowest level of production since
1991, significant headwinds remain for the sector to return to normal
replacement level demand, according to ACT Research Co (ACT).
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Ida
has minimal effect on oil and gas production
Tropical Storm Ida caused no significant loss of oil and gas
production in the Gulf of Mexico, though Chevron, Marathon Oil Corp, and
Exxon Mobil Corp temporarily shut down some production and evacuated
some personnel as a precaution.
Price
of diesel fuel dips for second straight week
The average price of a gallon of diesel fuel nationwide dropped for
a second straight week, falling 1.1 cents to $2.79 a gallon, according
to US Department of Energy information.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Trail King
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. Most recently he served as national sales manager
for Hermes Abrasives Ltd of Virginia Beach VA.
SUPPLIERS
Oilmen’s receives DEF cargo tank
approval
On October 29, 2009, after six months of research and development,
the Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures certified Oilmen’s
Truck Tanks’ proprietary DEF pumping system. The approval process
involved pumping more than 300,000 gallons of DEF through Oilmen’s
system and road-testing the unit.
Oilmen’s system consists of stainless steel components that meet
ISO 22241 (International Organization for Standardization)
specifications and are capable of pumping DEF at rates up to 80 gpm.
EVENTS
Latest
Gross Revenue Report Online
The 2008 Gross Revenue Report published annually by
Bulk Transporter is online at bulktransporter.com/grossrevenue/grev_may09.pdf
With 2008 operating ratios of for-hire tank fleets, the report is one of
the most popular and requested features in the magazine.
2009
Cargo Tank Repair Directory Now Online
Bulk Transporter now has the updated 2009 Cargo Tank
Repair Directory online at bulktransporter.com/cargo-tank-repair-directory/2009/
2009
Tank Cleaning Directory Online
The updated Tank Cleaning Directory from bulktransporter.com/tank-cleaning/2009-tank-cleaning-directory/
Bulk Transporter published in the 2009 March issue is now
available online. The directory includes geographical listings of
commercial tank wash facilities, location information, and services
provided. Requests for an electronic version encouraged us to post the
guide online at our Web site, bulktransporter.com/tank-cleaning/2009-tank-cleaning-directory/
Update
Online Transload Facilities Directory
Update your listings in the Bulk Transporter Transload
Facilities Directory posted online at bulktransporter.com
Go to the directory listings, check your entries, and contact us if
there are additions/updates/corrections to be added. E-mail your
information to Maria
Singletary or telephone 713-636-3820.
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