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Business
Diesel price rises
The current price is the highest since $3.288 in October 2008.
December 13, 2010
Business
Arrow Trucking ex-employees closer to paychecks
A bankruptcy trustee has requested court approval to pay more than $1.97 million in priority wage claims to former employees.
December 13, 2010
Business
FMCSA goes live with CSA-related data
FMCSAâs new disclaimer on Safety Measurement System data states the system does not represent a safety fitness determination.
December 13, 2010
Business
Most carriers unranked as CSA launches
Fewer than 14 percent of active motor carriers are ranked in any of the five safety categories within the new Safety Measurement System the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made public Dec. 12.
December 13, 2010
Channel 19
Top road-trip songs at Custom Rigs, from Pioneer
Overdrive custom Class 8 dedicated magazine Custom Rigs recently reported news of Pioneer Electronicsâ first-ever poll of its customers that asked for the best âRoad Tripâ song. Willie Nelsonâs âOn the road againâ took top billing, while Pioneer reported, the guys were more likely to choose the the no. 2 track, âBorn to be wild,â [âŚ]
December 13, 2010
Business
Broken bolt extractor
The Broken Bolt Extractor, with the help of a drill, extracts broken bolts in exhaust manifolds, engine blocks, cylinder heads and in other tools.
December 12, 2010
Channel 19
âWhoâs inefficient?â Four wheels or 18?
So asks New Cumberland, Pa., resident and owner-operator Tom Bowers in a letter to the editor published in the Harrisburg, Pa., Patriot-News, in response to a letter from another area resident heaping the bulk of energy inefficiencies in the transportation arena on the back of the big rigs of the trucking industry. Bowersâ argument for [âŚ]
December 10, 2010
Business
Survey: Carriers optimistic
Transport Capital Partners found that 66 percent of surveyed carriers expect volumes to increase over the next year.
December 10, 2010
Business
Internet abundant in trucker gifts
Trucker-themed gifts, including instructions for making your own trucker gifts, abound online.
December 9, 2010
Channel 19
Custom Volvo Class 8 VHD pickup makes splash
Volvo Trucks is offering customers the experience of a lifetime at the companyâs New River Valley manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va., a little more interesting with the addition of a severe service model VHD built in modified pickup truck form. The bright orange, one-of-a-kind Volvo VHD chassis has a full-size crew cab and a pickup bed. The [âŚ]
December 9, 2010
Channel 19
Fair or foul? Self-examination via the four-wheeler perspective
Weâve brought it up from time to time here, no doubt â no secret that the large majority of on-highway accidents involving large trucks follow an initial mistake made by the driver of a four-wheeled vehicle of one sort or another. By and large, truck drivers are justified in holding a desultory opinion of the [âŚ]
December 8, 2010
Business
Higher diesel prices forecast
U.S. Department of Energy projects diesel to average $3.23 a gallon in 2011.
December 8, 2010
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