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Arrow Trucking: Lawsuits, blame and good news
Some new developments emerged in recent days with Arrow Trucking, now two months after its Dec. 22 closing. Two items are from the Tulsa World. One details how lawsuits filed individually against executives are moving forward even though bankruptcy proceedings protect the company from further lawsuits. Several of the civil cases are against Former CEO […]
February 24, 2010
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Credit card statements include free cold shower
You might have heard that banks have to play by new rules with their credit card terms and disclosures, starting today. If you’ve never faced the music when it comes to credit card abuse, your chance is about to come. One of the more digestible – and eye-popping – bits of information that now must […]
February 22, 2010
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‘Ice Road Trucker’ comes home to thaw
Carlile Transportation’s George Spears When I rode with Alaskan Haul Road driver George Spears in the summer of 2006, he was planning to retire in the next year or so. However, he kept postponing the day. Then he was asked to stay for production of the third season of the History Channel’s “Ice Road Truckers” […]
February 11, 2010
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Is it recovery yet?
It’s hard some weeks to stack up the economic reports and figure if things are getting better or worse. This week was no exception.
February 5, 2010
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Dollars and Sense
It no longer costs thousands of dollars to buy a laptop, and cellular data coverage on the road continues to get better.
February 1, 2010
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A confident public and stronger freight
Two bits of news breaking Wednesday offered some encouragement that the economy, and trucking with it, will continue rebounding.
January 27, 2010
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More bad news about your lifestyle
Trucking’s lifestyle has always gotten a bad rap for its impact on health because of driver inactivity, stress and poor diet, among other things. New studies bring even more bad news, and you don’t want to take this sitting down: Staying seated for prolonged periods, even when combined with regular exercise, could be bad for […]
January 21, 2010
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Early warning signs at Arrow Trucking
One of the lessons to come out of the Arrow Trucking collapse is to recognize warning signs and take appropriate action.
January 18, 2010
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Clothes, fuel and computers lead factory report
Clothing was one of nine growing sectors that produced the fifth consecutive month of expansion for the nation’s manufacturing sector.
January 7, 2010
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Dollars and Sense
Over 90 percent of the U.S. population is not financially independent at retirement. Follow theses steps to put your self in the other 10 percent.
January 1, 2010
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A creeping, sputtering recovery
It appears that trucking and the economy will be slouching toward health and stability during 2010. Here are forecasts from three sources.
December 29, 2009
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OMG! SaDIP my dataQ
The CSA 2010 webcast assaulted listeners with more acronyms per square inch than is legal under EPA or OSHA regs.
December 17, 2009
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Jobs in transition — in more ways than one
As with the 2001 recession, there’s been much talk of a “jobless recovery.” It peaked with two reports in early November: Productivity increased 9.5 percent in the third quarter, while unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in October. Not all explanations for the productivity gain, one of the three biggest in the last 30 years, carry […]
December 9, 2009
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Manufacturing sustains its hot streak in November
Manufacturing monitor ISM issued a good news, bad news report today, but the good outweighs the bad. The sector expanded in November for the fourth consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management. The downside is that the rate of growth is less than a month ago, and less than analysts expected. “The […]
December 1, 2009
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Dollars and Sense
Peer-to-peer lending has evolved to an Internet-based system that uses technology similar to eBay to match parties seamlessly and anonymously.
December 1, 2009
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Truck dealers analyze a year’s anemic sales
It still appears to be a buyer’s market for Class 8 trucks, according to a report from the truck dealers’ trade group. It’s been “a year of heavy depreciation for the highway sleeper market,” says the ATD/NADA Official Commercial Truck Guide. Considering the depressed conditions, prices could have dropped even lower, says Chris Visser, editor […]
November 25, 2009
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How to make the roadway fly by
If you still have any doubt about how dangerous texting while driving is, a new study offers some comparisons. A post from the Poynter Institute, a journalism education group, notes that 26 percent of teens admit to poking out messages while they’re behind the wheel, according to a Pew study. I bet the reality is […]
November 20, 2009
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Dollars and Sense: Call a Business Meeting
When was the last time you have a business meeting with yourself?
November 1, 2009
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