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Business
Congress examines new 1099 impact on operators
The impending rule would require companies to file a Form 1099 on every business with which they spend at least $600 a year.
February 11, 2011
Business
TCA names 20 top fleets
Company drivers and owner operators were asked to nominate carriers that operate 10 trucks or more.
February 11, 2011
Channel 19
Android ‘Freight Finder’ app from TQL
ATTN: Owner-operators. Yesterday, Total Quality Logistics announced functionality and availability of a new “Freight Finder” app for Android-based smartphones. The free application enables quick searches from current location or other location of available loads, by trailer type and within an adjustable radius of up to 300 miles. I’ve downloaded and done a quick run-through with […]
February 11, 2011
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Business
American Central raises owner-operator pay
Owner-oeprators and company drivers are eligible for a pay raise effective March 1, American Central Transport announced.
February 10, 2011
Business
Forecast: Capacity shortfall into 2013
A trucking capacity shortage will extend through 2013, an FTR economist said.
February 10, 2011
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‘Safety Belts Save Lives’ — an art contest for the kids
Here’s an opportunity for the arts-prone grade-schooler in your life to show his/her stuff to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Belt Partnership, a wide a collaboration of the FMCSA and various work safety and law enforcement organizations. The “Be Ready. Be Buckled” art contest for children is now in its fourth year, asking children to enter […]
February 10, 2011
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Business
O&S offers owner-operator pay raise
Owner-operators paid by the mile are eligible for a pay increase, Springfield, Mo.-based O&S announced recently. Independent contractors now receive $1 per mile on all miles with an opportunity to increase to $1.02 per mile within 90 days. Lease purchase operators receive 92 cents per mile on all miles and can increase that to 95 cents […]
February 10, 2011
Business
Keeping up with hours of service
Regulators have proposed an hours of service revision that many in the industry consider too complex. Read what’s going on and how to comment.
February 10, 2011
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Business
Freight index up 1.5% in December
In 2010, the Freight TSI increased 0.4 percent.
February 9, 2011
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700,000 prophylactics yanked from cargo container
You just can’t discount the humor in some cargo thefts — long as, of course, it’s not your load getting boosted. While in the cases of the zoo-bound camels and tiger heisted in Quebec or the stolen load of green highlighters in South Carolina there was at least a probability, albeit a small one, that […]
February 9, 2011
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Overdrive Extra
Banks find way to win card game
“Interest rates are now hovering near record highs, at an average rate of 14.72%,” reports CNNMoney.com, which explores this topic in more detail. “And if your credit is bad enough, you could even end up with a rate as high as 59.9% APR.”
February 9, 2011
Business
Air purifier
The Auto AirTamer air purifier uses electrostatic purification technology to create cleaner air by producing negative ions that force airborne pollutants away silently and without filters. The device plugs into a 12-volt power socket and comes with attachment for a truck’s air vent.FILTER STREAM, www.airtamer.com, (866) 625-3218
February 9, 2011
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