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Partners in Business
PIB TIP: CREATE SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS. It’s impor
PIB TIP: CREATE SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS. It’s important to open a separate bank account that will be used to manage the income and expenses of your business. All your income from your trucking business should be deposited into this operating account. Trucking expenses should be paid for out of this account. The Partners in Business […]
March 8, 2011
Reader Rigs
Mauk, Ga., resident Roger Welch hauls aggregate in
Mauk, Ga., resident Roger Welch hauls aggregate in middle Georgia with his 2001 Kenworth W900L. The truck is equipped with a 445-hp Caterpillar and an 8-speed transmission.
March 8, 2011
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Business
Groups veto hours changes
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the American Trucking Associations and a shippers’ group all opposed the proposals.
March 8, 2011
Business
Western Star debuts 4700 vocational model
The 4700 is a new Class 8 vocational truck with a 110-inch front bumper to back of cab distance.
March 8, 2011
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Business
ATBS acquires trucking accountancy
ATBS has acquired Mark Swanson and his accounting firm.
March 8, 2011
Business
AMSOIL launches racing website
A new website dedicated to motorsports racing and event marketing, amsoilracing.com, is now ready for use.
March 7, 2011
Business
Diesel jumps 15.5 cents
The national average price is 96.7 cents higher than the same week last year.
March 7, 2011
Business
Internet Truckstop launches ITEX load board
Internet-based load board provider Internet Truckstop announced the launch of ITEX (Instant Messaging), designed to make it easier for customers to manage available freight and trucks by allowing instant access to business opportunities using a text message on the Internet Truckstop website. “We developed ITEX using feedback we heard from our members who want to […]
March 7, 2011
Business
Diesel prices surge last week
Advances of 8 to 9 cents a gallon were common during the week of Feb. 28.
March 7, 2011
Business
Volvo introduces car transporter
The Volvo Autohauler is a day cab with a lower chassis than standard models, a short bumper-to-back-of-cab dimension and an EPA 2010 engine.
March 7, 2011
Hansen & Adkins Auto Transport ordered 40 Volvo Autohaulers.
Business
CRST honors drivers for safety
Eleven drivers were recognized for driving at least 1 million accident-free miles, CRST Expedited, Inc. announced
March 7, 2011
Business
R.L. Carter ordered liquidated
Transportation Alliance Bank set up a hotline for Carter drivers to call to arrange to fuel up to make deliveries and return to their base.
March 5, 2011
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