Panel opposes biodiesel imports
U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) Seal T The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) determined in December in a unanimous vote that the U.S. biodiesel industry is materially injured by…
NPGA Selects National Treasurer Officer
Denis Gagne, vice president of Wholesale at Eastern Propane Gas Inc The board of directors of the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) recently has elected Denis Gagne, vice president of Wholesale…
Novi based Aria Energy signs gas deal
Novi, Mich.-based Aria Energy recently announced it purchased a 50-percent interest in Mavrix LLC from BP and will work with the global oil and gas company to market and distribute renewable natural g…
Louisiana starts alternative fuel program
Louisiana is one of 35 states where it will be easier for people driving an alternative fuel vehicle to know how far they will need to travel to get to the next available alternative fuel station. The…
Veteran wins Kenworth truck
Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence & Sponsers A Stevens Transport driver and retired 28-year U.S. Army veteran Gregg Softy won the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Hiring Our Heroes…
Growmark offering bio-diesel
Growmark, Inc., a regional agricultural cooperative from Illinois, is providing Top Tier Diesel Fuel blended with bio-diesel. Top Tier performance standards are gaining popularity across the country,…
DOE Using Ice To Trap Natural Gas
Types of Methane Hydrate Deposits – courtesy of DOE Storing and shipping natural gas by trapping it in ice with technology being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) could c…
Crestwood Equity Partners Announces Gas Deals
C Crestwood Equity Partners LP said it closed on the previously announced transaction to sell 100 percent of the equity interests of US Salt LLC (US Salt) to an affiliate of Kissner Group Holdings LP…
DOT Wants Easier CDL Path
T The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced two proposals that would take steps toward responding to a national shortage of qualified truck…
Canada next to require ELDs
On the day the U.S. electronic logging device (ELD) mandate went into effect, Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau gathered with trucking industry leaders bearing a gift, in the form of a law that…
Dead River Co buys Breggy Oil Service
Maine-based Dead River Co. has acquired Breggy Oil Service Inc., a 71-year old, family owned company based in Portland, Maine, company officials said. Dead River Co In purchasing Breggy Oil Service, D…
New world-scale bio-diesel plant
Air Liquide Engineering and Construction has signed a new agreement with Cargill for engineering and supply of a world-scale bio-diesel plant in Wichita, Kan. Air Liquide Engineering and Construction…
