Reliable information about leaks and spills is hard to get. COHA is working on that. By Stephen Bennett In this age of “Big Data” the Canadian Oil Heat Association is working to promote consistent, detailed reporting of leaks and spills, to be followed by prompt remediation. Development of a so-called information hub “so everybody’s working off the same information,” was ...

Fuel delivery and HVAC software company Cargas Systems reported that it brought over 250 attendees to the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, Pa., for its 8th annual Cargas Energy Summit. Attendance was 40% more than last year’s event, the company said. “The theme of the conference was community. It’s where we could all come together—Cargas employees, customers, and partners—to help ...

The American Transportation Research Institute and Mayo Clinic launched a set of surveys designed to solicit motor carrier and commercial driver input on the impact that the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners has had on the driver medical exam process. The NRCME was deployed in 2014 and since then, medical examiners performing DOT physicals are required to take an approved ...

NATSO, the national association representing travel plazas and truckstops, applauded Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) for introducing the “Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Incentive Extension Act of 2016,” (H.R. 5994) that would extend the biodiesel blenders’ tax credit for two years through 2018. “We commend Rep. Black for introducing legislation that will renew this critical tax credit,” NATSO Vice President of Government Affairs David Fialkov ...

REG will soon be bringing distilled biodiesel to distribution points in the Northeast market, said Barry Knox, director of blended fuel sales. Distilled biodiesel has lower carbon intensity (CI) than non-distilled biodiesel and much lower CI than petroleum diesel, Knox said during a recent webinar co-hosted by REG and Fuel Oil News. Knox said CI is an important standard that ...

Hedge Solutions announced that it hired Rachel Luc to manage client support. Luc received her Master of Science degree in finance, as well as certification in business analytics, from Bentley University in Waltham, Mass. She also earned a bachelor of commerce with distinction from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.  Her professional experience includes retail banking and ...

Rashaan Baskerville has joined the Angus Finance advisory team as director. Baskerville is experienced in budgeting, cash flow analysis and operational review in the energy services field, Jeff Simpson, managing director, said in announcing the hire. In addition, Stephen Smith has joined Angus Finance as a financial analyst. Smith has more than 20 years of experience in financial planning and reporting. Angus ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for public comment on proposed medical guidelines for drivers with diabetes mellitus to operate commercial motor vehicles. Diabetes mellitus is a disease manifested by the body’s inability to maintain normal function of insulin, a substance that controls glycemic levels in the blood, the Agency said in a notice in the Federal Register. ...

American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear called Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s trucks-only tolls plan “extortion” in a meeting in Riverside, R.I., according to news reports. The plan, under the name RhodeWorks, would require commercial trucks to pay $3 at each of 14 toll booths around the state, up to a maximum of $20 per day, reported Transport Topics, a ...

Charging residential electricity customers to subsidize a so-called “pipeline tax” to pay for construction of private natural gas pipelines is unlawful, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled. Days after the Aug. 17 decision on a lawsuit brought by the Conservation Law Foundation, four electric utilities under Eversource and National Grid withdrew petitions for capacity on Access Northeast, a $3 billion ...