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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
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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
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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
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
Oil Spill Od
Channel 19
To toll or not to toll: In PA I-80 controversy’s wake, debate over road privatization re-emerges
When a Devon, Penn., lawyer representing big commercial construction contractors insists that “Nobody’s against this,” referring to tolling major interstates as a method of funding their upkeep and expansion, I suspect he’s not talked to anyone among the nation’s long-haul owner-operators and drivers. Opposition to tolling, in my experience, is near universal among the former, particularly, and […]
May 14, 2010
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Business
Truckers cope with crisis in flooding
Throughout the Nashville region, carriers have begun the long process of assessing losses and cleaning up or rebuilding flooded terminals
May 14, 2010
Milan Express was up and running two days after the Nashville flood. (Photo Todd Dills)
Business
Sleep apnea problems discussed
Trucking industry leaders and sleep medicine professionals gathered to find solutions to deal with sleep apnea in trucking.
May 13, 2010
Sleep On Wheel Od
Channel 19
Quebec filmmaker debuts ‘Vapeurs diesel (Diesel fumes)’ documentary web series
Quebecker Alain Fournier (pictured, of a fashion) is a filmmaker focusing his efforts on fantasy work and — this is where we come in — online documentary. His first big web series, on YouTube and titled “Vapeurs Diesel” or “Diesel Fumes,” looks at long-haul truckers, among them the character of “Big John,” featured in the […]
May 13, 2010
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Business
Freight index rose in March
The March Freight TSI gained 2.6 percent from March 2009, the first year-to-year increase in the freight index since July 2008.
May 13, 2010
Channel 19
Doggie online social networking; Nashville flood update
Let’s put the disclaimers up top, how bout? “No humans were harmed in the making of” the www.k9friendsunited.com doggie social-networking website, says founder Diarmuid Scullin, a long-hauler who started out with a simple, if somewhat off-the-wall idea. “Have you ever noticed that the vast majority of dog owners tend to be warm, open and friendly […]
May 12, 2010
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Business
Cross-border trucking proposal coming
DOT Secretary Ray LaHood said a cross-border trucking program plan with Mexico would be announced “closer than soon.”
May 12, 2010
Business
Firm forecasts growing truck demand in 2011
A growing economy and tight capacity in the truckload sector could produce significant demand for new equipment, said ACT Research.
May 11, 2010
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