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Ohio small fleet providing tornado relief
Buddy Allen of the 15-truck New Era Trucking fleet in North Ridgeville, Ohio, is calling on Northeast Ohio residents to help fill a 53-foot dry van’s worth of non-perishable food, water and other goods to haul south to assist residents affected by last week’s tornadoes. WKYC-TV News Channel 3 in Cleveland, Ohio, reported yesterday on […]
May 3, 2011
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NAFTA surface trade rises in February
Surface transportation trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico rose 11.8 percent.
May 3, 2011
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Manufacturing activity grows for 21st straight month
Manufacturing sector economic activity expanded in April, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
May 3, 2011
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Safety belt usage increases
Data show 78 percent of commercial truck and bus drivers wore safety belts in 2010.
May 3, 2011
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DOT awards grants for truck parking monitoring
Systems in Michigan and Minnesota will deliver real-time information on parking availability through intelligent transportation systems.
May 3, 2011
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Parts distributor FleetPride acquires Midway Truck Parts
Truck and trailer parts distributor FleetPride bought Midway Truck Parts, the Woodlands, Texas-based company announced.
May 3, 2011
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1st Guard donates to trucker charity
1st Guard Corp. contributed $2400 to Knoxville, Tenn.-based St. Christopher Trucker Development and Relief Fund. The Venice, Fla.-based truck insurer said also that every time truckers are referred to the company via a referral card they are entered into a monthly fuel card drawing and $25 is automatically donated to trucker charity for their call. The insurer plans […]
May 3, 2011
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Diesel resumes climb
All regions gained in price, led by a 3.6-cent jump on the Gulf Coast to $4.06.
May 2, 2011
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Former Willie’s Place reopens as Petro travel center
Before reopening, the site at exit 374 off I-35 underwent a $1.5 million renovation.
May 2, 2011
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Penske Logistics IndyCar debuts third; ‘Trucker bombs’ a misnomer, police say
Penske Logistics IndyCar debuts in third A Penske Logistics-sponsored IndyCar, driven by Ryan Briscoe, made a position 4 start and no. 3 finish yesterday in the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300, presented by Nestle, on the exciting street track in the Brazilian capital. The new car’s shown here undregoing “final preparations for shipment to Brazil at the […]
May 2, 2011
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Missouri, North Carolina issue trucking waivers
States have temporarily lifted some trucking regulations to cope with damage left by recent storms and tornadoes.
May 1, 2011
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Bismarck bans smoking in truck stops
Residents voted to extend North Dakota’s smoking ban to truck stops, bars and tobacco stores.
May 1, 2011
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