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Flooding in Nashville, from basements to truckstops
I spent a large part of the afternoon Sunday shop-vaccing close to 40 gal. worth of water from the basement of my East Nashville home, unplugging overwhelmed gutters and generally through it all trying to stay dry. I got off pretty easy. At least some of the many stranded over-the-road drivers around here today are […]
May 3, 2010
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Flooding strands drivers in Tennessee
The situation at the downtown Nashville TravelCenters of America location was dire for truckers since early Sunday.
May 3, 2010
Trucks parked at Nashville TA. (Photo Todd Dills)
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First phase of lawsuit against port completed
The American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles completed oral arguments.
May 3, 2010
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Michigan begins texting ban
Texting while driving is a secondary offense that allows law enforcement officials to ticket drivers if they are pulled over for another offense.
May 3, 2010
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Hours rules lifted for oil spill
Federal officials temporarily lifted hours-of-service rules for haulers of some emergency supplies to four southeast coastal states.
April 30, 2010
Channel 19
Flatbedders, had enough of tarping? . . .
You might recommend the folks at Fast Wrap to your shipper customers, who do the kind of work you see in the picture here, a wrap of a jet engine. They’ve got mobile crews in more than 60 locations around the country who do the work, and the wrapping material is then recycled by the folks at […]
April 30, 2010
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NAFTA trade up 24% in February
The 24.1 percent increase is the largest year-over-year rise on record but freight value remained 14.3 percent less than in February 2008.
April 29, 2010
NAFTA surface trade value is less than two years ago.
Channel 19
Models of efficiency: Introducing Fikes O/O Scott Grenerth
Finley, Ohio-based owner-operator Scott Grenerth, 40, I met in Nashville the day I ran with Jazzy Jordan (she’s nearing Statesville, N.C., now — go go go!). He was in the area headed to a pickup and brought his cycle out (pictured) to ride along as we ran. Turned out he was in the area frequently, and he’s lately discovered […]
April 29, 2010
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Channel 19
Tonight: CSA 2010 round robin, webinar on gaining authority
A message yesterday from the folks with AsktheTrucker.com about their online radio show, Truth About Trucking, scheduled for 5 p.m. EST this afternoon, detailed the 40 questions the program hopes to answer about CSA 2010 (see below for a full list), delayed from July implementation for carriers to November but no less fraught with complexities […]
April 28, 2010
Business
UCR fees almost doubled
The minimum fee, which applies to a one-truck operation or to a broker or freight forwarder, will go from $39 to $76.
April 28, 2010
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ATA truck tonnage index rises
The March increase of 7.5 percent was the fourth straight year-over-year monthly increase.
April 28, 2010
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ATA exec finds CSA faults
Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 rules will rely on inconsistent state accident reporting, official says.
April 27, 2010
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