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Channel 19

Canadian cube van driver’s three Santas

A heartwarming trucking Christmas story, via Canadian news site Canoe.ca.

December 24, 2009

Channel 19

One hauler’s early Christmas at the truckstop

Trucker Jeremy Holley blogs at www.jholley.wordpress.com, and his post from Wednesday, Dec. 22, was a gem of a story from “about five years ago,” he wrote, “something that I’ll never forget because it really made my day.”

December 23, 2009

Business

Arrow Trucking closes

Arrow Trucking Co. abruptly closed Dec. 22, effectively stranding its company drivers, news sources report.

December 22, 2009

Business

Senate extends highway program until Feb. 28

Senate leaders and the Obama administration had backed an 18-month of the program.

December 22, 2009

Business

Study: Physical driver screening pays off

A study shows that physical screenings of drivers prior to hiring led to a 7 percent reduction in lost work days.

December 21, 2009

Business

Advocate: Life saver

Owner-operator Jorge Orozco-Sanchez was awarded the Carnegie Medal for his heroic actions in saving two children from a burning car.

December 18, 2009

Business

Joplin Petro wins service award

A Petro station in Joplin, Mo., won a high-ranking service award from a national automotive service group.

December 18, 2009

Overdrive Extra

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

Channel 19

Mack Titan to be featured in ‘American Loggers’ TV series

When the Discovery Channel was looking for a company to feature in its new “American Loggers” television series, they turned to Gerald Pelletier Inc., a family-owned and operated business that’s been working the rugged and remote North Maine Woods for three generations. This season marks the second for “American Loggers” and the Pelletiers.  Airing on […]

December 17, 2009

Business

Appreciation day to thank carriers

The C.H. Robinson 2nd Annual Carrier Appreciation day will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12 at the TA Travel Center off I-4 near Tampa Bay, Fla.

December 16, 2009

Overdrive Extra

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

Business

Truck Tonnage Index dips

ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 0.2 percent in October.

November 30, 2009