Northeast Diesel Shortage
The sharp increase of diesel prices has been a major stressor in America’s $800 billion trucking industry since the beginning of 2022. According to Department of Energy (DOE) figures, the price per gallon of diesel…
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New CNG Guidance
NGVAmerica, the national trade association for natural gas use in transportation, has reissued its recommended Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel System Inspection Guidance document to reflect new federal standards. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National…
Tremcar Celebrates 60th Anniversary
Tank-truck and trailer manufacturer Tremcar celebrates 60th anniversary. A&L Tougas, Tremcar’s predecessor, built its first tank truck dedicated to milk transportation in 1962. The Tougas brothers, Alde and Leo Tougas, started out welding…
U.S. Reinstating Truck Usage Survey
U.S. reinstating truck usage survey, after two dormant decades, the federal government is resurrecting the Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS), a tool for measuring light, medium and heavy-duty truck trends in the U.S., which…
California Decarbonizing Heavy Trucks
Southern California Gas (SoCalGas), agricultural-trucking company Young’s Commercial Transfer (YCT), and renewable-natural-gas provider Opal Fuels are showcasing YCT’s commitment to help decarbonize California by transitioning its fleet of heavy-duty trucks to operate on RNG. These…
Trailer Makers Face 8-Month Backlog
The U.S. trailer industry backlog grew 3% sequentially in December but ended the year 9% below the previous year. The U.S. New Trailer Components and Materials Forecast from ACT Research aims to provide those in…
NORA Names New President
The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) has announced the appointment of Michael Devine as incoming president following the retirement of current president John Huber effective March 1. Devine comes to NORA after having served as VP…
Pipeline Attacked In Canada
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are investigating what is being described as an “organized violent attack” on pipeline workers, police and equipment at a Coastal GasLink drilling site near the Morice River in northern BC.
Tax Breaks For Giga Texas
Tesla opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory in April, a crucial step in the company’s delayed plans to begin production of its electric Cybertruck. To celebrate the opening, Tesla held an event, billed as a “Cyber Rodeo”
FBI Targeting Supply Chain
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is now targeting a wider swath of transportation companies that it deems may be using supply chain disruption to gouge customers. The initiative broadens the scope of the Biden…
