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Business

Oakland port registers trucks

California port announced implementation of the Secure Truck Enrollment Program.

October 29, 2010

Channel 19

Collective trucking effort donates caps for wounded soldiers

When Marten Transport driver and 3 milion safe miler Candy Bass (pictured) saw a documentary on the Walter Reed Army Medical Center a few years ago, she was so affected by the scenes detailing the lives of wounded veterans that she determined to do her part: 1) She wanted to do something that would be […]

October 29, 2010

Business

Idaho to increase patrols

Idaho law enforcement agencies are mounting high-visibility driving enforcement patrols through Nov. 14.

October 29, 2010

Business

White House extends hours of service review

A federal agency had scheduled proposed rule for Nov. 4 publication date and planned to allow public comment until Jan. 4.

October 29, 2010

Business

Texting ban in place for commercial drivers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration imposes sanctions for drivers of fines up to $2,750 and for carriers an $11,000 maximum penalty.

October 29, 2010

Channel 19

YouTubing truckers hit NPR Charlotte station

Julie Rose of Charlotte, N.C., NPR affiliate WFAE.org (a voice I remember from my times south of the city in Rock Hill, S.C.) picked up on the phenomenon of the YouTube community of truck drivers with a story, available at the WFAE.org site this past Monday, that features some familiar faces. Among them was included good […]

October 28, 2010

Business

Hornaday driver wins service award

Hornaday Transportation driver Obediah Anderson has won the top prize in a customer service campaign, the Monroeville, Ala.-based carrier announced. A flatbed operator, Anderson won $200 and a stainless steel barbecue grill in the Keep ‘Em Rollin’ campaign. Read more at Hornaday Transportation.

October 28, 2010

Business

Trailer orders rise in September

Commercial trailer net orders in September were more than double from weak September 2009 volume, ACT Research said.

October 28, 2010

Business

Los Angeles port driver employee rule on hold

A federal judge issued a temporary injunction preventing the Port of Los Angeles from implementing its driver employee requirement.

October 28, 2010

Business

Xtra Lease reopens in Nashville

Xtra Lease’s Nashville branch location hosted a grand opening at its new 200-plus acre facility in La Vergne, Tenn.

October 28, 2010

Business

Agency orders whistle blower driver reinstated

The U.S. Department of Labor ordered a Florida trucking company to reinstate a driver fired for refusing to drive two unsafe trucks.

October 27, 2010

Business

ATA truck tonnage index gains in September

For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.7 percent in September after falling a revised 2.8 percent in August.

October 27, 2010