Daily Archive: March 5, 2018
National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC) has named eight professional tank-truck drivers as Champion Finalists in its selection process for the association’s Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year program. One of the eight will...
Vacuum pump driveline failures usually involve lengthy down times and a big service bill. Broken key-ways, gears, drive shaft or couplers can result from a variety of causes. Here are some considerations that may...
About 46,000 nuclear weapons were produced during the Cold War era, leading to tremendous volumes of acidic radioactive liquid waste seeping into the environment. A new study suggests yeast as a potentially safer and...
For transporters who haul caustic agents, here is a reminder of how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines hazardous waste transportation – and the basic rules pertaining to that process. Hazardous waste transporters, according...
Justin Palmer, Mitsubishi Fuso’s new president and chief executive, believes the much-ballyhooed introduction of the Tesla’s prototype all-electric Class 8 tractor misses a key point in the pattern of change enveloping the commercial truck...
The federal government announced last month it is reducing annual fees for commercial carriers required by law to participate in the Unified Carrier Registration Plan (UCR). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), which...
While many are dreading the new electronic logging device (ELD) regulations coming later this year, there is some good news regarding another major issue that has been concerning truck drivers for the past several...
Liquid waste shipments from Canada to the Savannah River Site in Aiken County, S.C., can continue, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan signed an 18-page ruling late last year in...
Septic tank pumping is an essential maintenance task to keep a wastewater system in order. But how much does it cost to pump a septic tank? Septic tanks need to be pumped every two...
Tampa, Fla.-based Quala, one of North America’s leading industrial tank-container cleaning services, said it has acquired Alpha Technical Service’s (ATS) “Express Services” division. The division will now operate under the Quala brand. The Express...