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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2022

KAG Continues Growth with K-Limited Acquisition

The Kenan Advantage Group continues to expand its reach as the nation's largest tank truck fleet with the acquisition of 25-year-old K-Limited.

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ProductsOctober 12, 2021

Civacon Releases Tank Truck Compartment Monitoring Products

Truck tank components and systems supplier Civacon has released three products to optimize the operations of tank truck fleet operators and monitor tank truck compartments.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMay 12, 2021

Overweight Fuel Loads Allowed in States Affected by Pipeline Shutdown

The federal government says trucks carrying fuel in states affected by the Colonial Pipeline shutdown are allowed to carry overweight loads in an effort to address the fuel supply chain crisis.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicMay 10, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Shutdown Prompts HOS Emergency Exemption

FMCSA has issued a temporary hours-of-service exemption that applies to those transporting fuel to 17 states and D.C. in the wake of a cyberattack that caused a shutdown of a major U.S. fuel pipeline.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 8, 2020

Tank Truck Carriers May Add Extra Pulsating Rear Brake Lamp to Trailers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is granting a five-year exemption to allow motor carriers operating tank trailers to install a red or amber brake-activated pulsating lamp on the rear of the trailers.

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Trailer Talkby Jim ParkJune 1, 2020

How a Tanker Fleet is Using Unorthodox Trailer Lighting to Fight Rear-End Collisions

Groendyke Transport watched the number of rear-end collisions with its trailers rise steadily until it tried an unorthodox and then unapproved method of alerting following drivers that its trucks were applying brakes and slowing down.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMarch 10, 2020

What Oil War Could Mean for Trucking

A sudden war in crude oil prices between Russia and Saudi Arabia could mean a drop in diesel and gasoline prices at American fuel pumps. But the longer-term implications are more worrying.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2020

Dupré Logistics, Hoyer Group Team up for Bulk Logistics Joint Venture

Dupré Logistics and international logistics provider Hoyer Group announced a joint venture, Hoyer Bulk LLC, to help meet bulk logistics demands and international and domestic supply chain needs in North America.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2020

Bulkmatic, Bulk FR8 Launch Joint Dry Bulk Logistics Venture

Dry Bulk FR8 will improve shippers’ ability to handle dry bulk supply chain challenges and provide access to capacity from a large base of tank truck carriers capable of handling dry bulk loads, according to the announcement.

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Articlesby Jim ParkDecember 31, 2019

How to Rebuild Tank Trailers

What's a fleet to do with a worn-out tank trailer with a perfectly good barrel? Rebuild the thing, of course. Refurbishing gives owners the benefit of the latest lighting, brake, and suspension innovations on a virtually new chassis for about half the cost of a whole new tank trailer – and you don't have to pay the federal excise tax.

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