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Business
Navistar-Modec expands eStar sales, service
To serve the eStar electric medium-duty truck, the Navistar-Modec EV Alliance has added sales and service facilities at Chicago International Trucks in Chicago; Rechtien International Trucks in Miami; K. Neal International Trucks in Washington, D.C.; Beltway Cos. in Baltimore and D.C.; and DATTCO in New England. The eStar is an all-electric vehicle and has been [ā¦]
February 4, 2011
Business
January Class 8 truck orders rise 1%
January Class 8 truck total net orders increased 1 percent from December, FTR Associates said.
February 4, 2011
Business
Trucking jobs surge with November revision
U.S. Department of Labor figures released Feb. 4 show 9,200 more trucking jobs than the agencyās report a month ago.
February 4, 2011
Channel 19
Best jobs of 2011: āTruck Driverā ranks 171st
And thatās out of a total 200, listed from ābest to worstā by the folks at careercast.com and publicized in a Wall Street Journal piece early in January. They claim to have based their rankings on five separate factors ā physical demands, work environment, income, employment outlook, and stress ā and āTruck Driverā ratings in [ā¦]
February 4, 2011
Business
Mo. seeks comments on rest area truck parking
The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking comments on rest area truck parking.
February 4, 2011
Business
Terror alert program changed
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is replacing its five-color terrorist threat alert system with a two-level system.
February 4, 2011
Channel 19
International ocean carriers, truckers, navigate trouble in Egypt
When I made a brief note about unrest brewing over rising food prices and the general employment situation in the North African states of Algeria and Tunisia in my post about the 2008 oil bubble (and current one, if we can consider it such ā final word still out on that), little did I know [ā¦]
February 3, 2011
Channel 19
Snow, snow, more snow; making the most of it
A Pilot Flying J stop on I-70 in Warrenton, Mo., is the subject of reporting on National Public Radio today, and Iād bet you can guess the subject matter. Hear audio of the story, which will be available at about 7 p.m. ET this evening. Suffice to say that truckstop employees Terri Brackney and Greg [ā¦]
February 2, 2011
Business
2011 Trucker of the Year named
Dan Heister, a 45-year-old steel hauler, has been a driver for Clanton, Ala.-based Boyd Bros. Transportation for 15 years.
February 2, 2011
Business
FedEx Freight driver named TCA Highway Angel
Bill G. Poulos was honored for helping a small child caught in a bad situation.
February 2, 2011
Business
Court continues suspension of hours rule
A federal court has ordered the case that resulted in the current revision of hours-of-service to continue.
February 2, 2011
Business
Illinois DOT suspends HOS rules for petroleum haulers
Petroleum haulers are exempt from Illinoisā hours of service regulations until 11:59 p.m. Feb. 7, or until bad weather has subsided, the Illinois Department of Transportation said Monday. The lift was declared due to increased fuel demands as a result of severe weather in the Midwest. An extension is possible, if conditions exists, IDOT says.
February 2, 2011
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