Bill would legalize teenage truck drivers
Are Teenage Truck Drivers the Answer to the Truck Driver Shortage? Trucking groups are backing legislation (DRIVE Safe Act) that would allow truck drivers younger than 21 years old to cross state borders to…
Unibloc-Pump buys German firm
UNIBLOC-PUMP acquires R&H, Germany Unibloc-Pump Inc. of Marietta, Ga., has acquired the German manufacturer R&H GmbH, the company said. Founded in 1984, Unibloc-Pump is a manufacturer of sanitary pumps, strainers and valves. “Our current…
BlackBerry Launches Truck Tracking Tag
BlackBerry Radar asset tracking tag launched that delivers near real-time data on the location and condition of truck trailers and containers. Trucking companies that subscribe to the “BlackBerry Radar’’ system can improve on-time deliveries, theft prevention, and fuel efficiency…
Mack To Unveil Electric Refuse Truck
Mack Trucks said it plans to introduce a fully electric refuse vehicle in 2019. The company, a part of the Volvo Group, said the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will test the demonstration vehicle when it is introduced…
Rush-Overland Doubling Its Line of Vacuum Trucks
Rush-Overland Manufacturing Inc. of Odessa, Texas, is doubling its vacuum truck product line with the introduction of two new offerings, the Zeus Hydroexcavator and the Typhon Vacuum Loader. They were…
Trucking Alliance wants new drug testing for drivers
Alliance for Driver Safety & Security pushes for congressional passage of a new drug testing law The Alliance for Driver Safety & Security, also known as the Trucking Alliance, announced it wi…
EIA raises crude oil price outlook
The U.S. Energy Information Agency’s (EIA) May “Short-Term Energy Outlook’’ (STEO) predicted Brent crude oil prices would average $71 per barrel this year, $7 higher than what was forecast in April. C…
World’s supply chain increasingly turning to blockchain
Maersk Incorporating Blockchain – It currently takes a stack of 200 communications between 30 different parties to ship a container from Mombasa, Kenya to the Port of Rotterdam, according to a recent study by shipping carrier…
WABCO Opening New Michigan HQ
WABCO Holdings Inc., a supplier of various trucking industry technologies, said it will open a new American headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich. Now under construction, the 102,000-square-foot facility is expected to open in third-quarter,…
Butane Market Expected to Grow, analysts say
The global butane market stood at about $60 billion in 2015. In volume terms, global demand was nearly 138 million tons during the same year. This market is anticipated to expand at more than 2.7 perc…
EnTrans Brands Recognized with TTMA Plant Safety Awards
EnTrans International, LLC, recently received Plant Safety Awards from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) for four of its trailer manufacturing facilities, making it the only multi-category winner in the industry. The awards were…
Propane marketer expanding
Delta Liquid Energy (DLE), a family owned propane marketing company with 10 locations throughout California and Nevada, is opening a new branch in Tehachapi, Calif., company officials announced recently. Leading the branch will be…
