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Senate rejects rest area convenience sales

The Partnership to Save Highway Communities on Tuesday, March 13, applauded the U.S. Senate for rejecting an amendment that it says would have jeopardized thousands of jobs and businesses. The Senate voted 86-12 against Amendment No. 1742 of the highway bill proposed by Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to uphold a federal law prohibiting the sale […]

March 13, 2012

West Virginia expected to extend idling exemptions

West Virginia is expected to continue its anti-idling law that exempts truckers who idle for heat and cooling under specific conditions. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is expected to sign the bill that extends the rule banning heavy truck idling more than 15 minutes an hour. The bill removes a sunset date of May 1 that […]

March 13, 2012

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TWIC fees cut

Applicants for Transportation Worker Identification Credentials will pay slightly less starting Monday, March 19, and a more significant fee reduction recently kicked in for certain TWIC holders seeking a hazardous materials endorsement. Following its last cost review, the FBI announced it would lower the fee for a fingerprint-based criminal history records information check. The Transportation […]

March 13, 2012

Washington United Terminals to receive Grand Alliance business

The Port of Tacoma (Wash.) announced that its customer, Washington United Terminals, was selected by the NATC Group, which represents the regional Grand Alliance, to bring additional container lines and the associated jobs to the community. The port expects the new business to begin this July. “We are confident that, together with our labor partners, […]

March 13, 2012

Menlo Worldwide achieves STP from Singapore Customs

Menlo Worldwide Asia Pacific, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc., announced it has achieved Secure Trade Partnership from Singapore Customs. A voluntary program, STP is consistent with the World Customs Organization SAFE Framework of Standards and serves to secure and facilitate global trade. Menlo initiated the STP process in April 2011 and subsequently underwent […]

March 13, 2012

Longistics names Tankersley director, trucking ops

Longistics, a full-service provider of global logistics solutions, announced that Jeff Tankersley has been named director of trucking operations for the company. Working from the company’s trucking operation hub in Memphis, Tenn., Tankersley will oversee the daily operation of the motor transportation fleet and will work directly with clients to determine needs, develop contracts and […]

March 13, 2012

Kool Pak driver named TCA Highway Angel

The Truckload Carriers Association has announced the name of its latest Highway Angel: professional truck driver Mike Mozley of Kool Pak of Lake Oswego, Ore. At about lunchtime on Jan. 18, Mozley was heading south on Interstate 5 in southern Oregon, when he passed a U.S. Department of Transportation sign stating that chains were required […]

March 13, 2012

Remy to supply electric motors for Enova all-electric drive systems

Remy International Inc. and Enova Systems Inc. have signed five-year electric motor supply agreement under which Remy will provide its electric motors to Enova for its all-electric drive systems. Enova says its technologies are helping the world’s commercial vehicle manufacturers and their fleet customers ease the transition to green transportation with complete drive system solutions […]

March 13, 2012

Fuel Primer Pump Kits available from Parker Hannifin’s Racor Divison

Parker Hannifin’s Racor Division designed its Turbine Series Fuel Primer Pump Kits for marine, genset and mobile applications. The system includes a prescreen filter, a flow bypass circuit and a pump powered by a 12V DC brushed motor or a 24V DC brushless motor. Other features include a 60 gallon-per-hour flow rate while in priming […]

March 13, 2012

Colson Caster redesigns catalog

Colson Caster Corp., a manufacturer of standard and custom application caster and wheel products, announced the availability of its newly redesigned product catalog. The Colson 2012 Catalog has been updated reflect additions to the company’s growing product offerings while incorporating suggested changes from customers, such as expanded product specifications and photography. The three-hole punched 8 […]

March 13, 2012

Mahle Clevite launches new Mahle Aftermarket Website

Mahle Clevite Inc. has launched its new Mahle Aftermarket Website, www.mahle-aftermarket.com. The company says the new Website, which supersedes www.mahleclevite.com, includes expanded functionality and a user-friendly design to allow visitors to retrieve information quickly and efficiently. The new Website was designed specifically to meet the needs of its visitors and to allow the transfer of […]

March 13, 2012

Ecco spotlights LED beacon

Ecco’s 7965 Series Pulse II Class I LED beacon combines LED technology with a traditional strobe-style housing. Available in either 5-inch or 7-inch height profiles, the 7965 is suitable for applications where a high-intensity SAE Class I light is required. The 7965 features 12V DC operation and a Pulse8 flash pattern.

March 13, 2012

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Larocque named managing director, Ancra Canada

Ancra International, a designer and manufacturer of cargo restraint systems and related components and assemblies serving the commercial vehicle market and other industries, announced that Brian Larocque has been promoted to managing director of Ancra Canada, responsible for all sales, marketing and facility/operational functions there. “In the past 5 years, Brian and his team have […]

March 13, 2012

Average diesel price rises 2.9 cents

With the price of crude oil starting to stabilize, so too is the price of diesel. The average retail price of a gallon of on-highway diesel rose 2.9 cents to $4.123 during the week ended Monday, March 12, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Although prices have now risen for seven […]

March 12, 2012

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FTR Shippers Conditions Index relatively flat in January

FTR Associates announced that its Shippers Conditions Index for January remained basically unchanged from the previous month with a reading of -4.8. According to FTR, the modest .2 point drop to start 2012 reflects a slow acceleration of freight growth that will continue to drive the index gradually lower over the remainder of the year. […]

March 12, 2012

Kentucky exempts storm relief haulers from hours rules

Kentucky Gov. Steven Beshear has declared a state of emergency in the state after this month’s outbreak of severe weather, which included hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and flash flooding, all resulting in injuries, loss of life and damage. Commercial motor vehicles providing relief supplies, power restoration, debris removal and livestock supplies are exempt from hours-of-service rules […]

March 12, 2012

Union says Mexico unsafe for U.S. truckers

The Teamsters union submitted counterarguments March 7 in litigation to halt the cross-border trucking program with Mexico, which was preceded by Mexico filing a friend-of-the-court brief. The union’s response brief was the most recent action in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals consolidated case. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and Public Citizen and Sierra […]

March 12, 2012

Western hemisphere cargo theft up in 2011, FreightWatch says

Cargo theft continues to plague the global supply chain, resulting in billions of dollars in direct losses, downstream costs and derailed efficiencies, according to FreightWatch International, a global logistics security solutions provider, which announced publication of its Annual Global Threat Assessment. The volume of cargo theft grew throughout the western hemisphere, with the United States, […]

March 12, 2012

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