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Business

IdleAire to restart 23 locations

Five of the planned locations would be in Texas and five more in Pennsylvania.

May 18, 2010

Channel 19

Running below the E-O-B-Radar…

In my research for the cover story of the current edition of Overdrive, “Getting on board,” about the growing use of electronic onboard recorders for logging among many major carriers throughout the United States, I had a conversation with expediting husband-wife team Bob and Linda Caffee about curiosities of their electronic logging system. “We drove […]

May 18, 2010

Business

Diesel price declines

The price fell 3.3 cents to $3.094 in the latest week, the biggest drop in 16 weeks.

May 18, 2010

Business

TransCore: Spot freight jumps in April

Spot market freight availability increased by 291 percent in April compared to the same month in 2009.

May 18, 2010

Business

Trucker helps free family trapped in car

Pegasus driver Shane Brooks was named a TCA Highway Angel for helping a woman and three children escape from their car.

May 17, 2010

Business

California air agency begins truck rules at ports

Drayage truck owners working California ports and intermodal rail yards face new emissions rules.

May 17, 2010

Business

Work starts on I-695 bridge

When completed in 2012, the new Baltimore bridge will accommodate the 282,300 daily drivers.

May 17, 2010

Business

Boston hazmat restriction ends

Boston’s de facto daytime ban on hazardous material hauling within the city limits ended May 17.

May 17, 2010

Business

Project starts on I-95 toll plaza

An estimated $45 million in construction will be on the toll plaza near the Delaware/Maryland state line.

May 17, 2010

Overdrive Extra

A shortage of drivers — and quality

I’ve been hearing since at least March that many carriers are once again scrounging for drivers. This means a return to business as usual in terms of a driver shortage, only this time it could more severe than normal. The reasons by now are well-known. The economy has been bouncing back. Imminent safety-related regulations — notably […]

May 14, 2010

Business

ATA: Freight to grow slowly

Total freight tonnage will grow 25 percent, and total freight transportation revenue will grow 69 percent by 2021.

May 14, 2010

Business

Suspension of hours rules extended

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended its temporary lifting of HOS rules for haulers of some emergency supplies because of the oil spill.

May 14, 2010