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Business

Congressional hearing set on Clean Trucks Program

A U.S. House subcommittee has scheduled a May 5 hearing to assess programs at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports.

April 21, 2010

Business

Study: Short intermodal share dips

Domestic intermodal equipment moving less than 1,000 miles accounted for 42 percent of total moves.

April 21, 2010

Channel 19

Introducing Wayne Dollar, a story-telling quilter who loves trucking, too

Though he perhaps needs no introduction, since you may have met him at his booth at the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas last year, owner-operator Wayne Dollar (pictured), 54, not only stitches his own quilts, he’s been winning awards with three of his uniquely themed creations since he started making them last summer. A trucking-themed quilt, […]

April 21, 2010

Business

I-80 speed limit returned to 75 mph in Wyoming

A seasonal limit of 65 mph had been in force since Oct. 15 on a 52-mile stretch of the interstate.

April 20, 2010

Channel 19

Truck driver for governor: “Singin’ Sam” Little’s Alaska campaign song

Since I blogged about “Singin’ Sam” Little’s campaign launch for the governship of the northernmost U.S. state, Little (pictured, left, with his wife, Denise, and Pat Holt) has been laying the groundwork for the run, part of which included a visit to my home city of Nashville, Tenn., where he met Tennessee’s Lieutenant Governor, recorded a new campaign record […]

April 20, 2010

Business

Spot market freight surges 259% in March

The high load volume in March contributed to the strongest first-quarter volume since 2004, according to TransCore.

April 20, 2010

Business

Diesel price up slightly

All regions remained above $3 a gallon, from the Lower Atlantic at $3.033 to California at $3.228.

April 19, 2010

Business

Daimler Trucks signs contracts at 3 plants

The truck maker announced 3-year collective bargaining agreements for three of its U.S. manufacturing plants in North Carolina.

April 19, 2010

Channel 19

Joy of sharing — win some diesel oil, Nascar VIP tickets, maybe a portable toilet?

A new sweepstakes put on by Shell Rotella opened today and is asking drivers to share what they feel is the toughest road in America by the end of August. The company’s “Road-Tested Challenge,” in exchange for operators’ stories, offers a chance for drivers to win a VIP NASCAR experience with Richard Childress Racing, along with hundreds of […]

April 19, 2010

Business

Idaho rest area to be closed

The rest area, located at the junction of U.S. 20 and Idaho Highway 75, will get a $2 million makeover.

April 18, 2010

Business

Bennett recruiting 200-plus owner-operators

A nationwide recruitment campaign to lease on more than 200 new owner-operators in 30 days.

April 16, 2010

Business

I-90 construction in Idaho to restrict traffic

Beginning April 26, I-90 will be reduced to one lane in each direction until about mid-June.

April 16, 2010