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Business

Higher oil prices forecast

DOE raised its diesel-price forecast for the rest of this year by 3 cents to $2.96 a gallon, and for 2011 by 4 cents to $3.14.

October 13, 2010

Business

Xtra Lease to host grand opening

The Xtra Lease Nashville trailer dealership will celebrate a grand opening from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 27 at the company’s site, which has been newly relocated following devastation from floods in early May. Now in LaVergne, near Nashville, the dealership will commemorate the opening with talks on CSA 2010 regulations and U.S. Department […]

October 13, 2010

Channel 19

Vitality in strange cargo — operating tables, diners, sea turtles and more. . .

If you haven’t seen it out on the truckstop racks, check out the digital edition of the October Truckers News for a fun feature profiling several haulers who move some of the more unique truckloads out there, including honeybees, Lance Armstrong’s prize-winning bicycles and two of my contributions to the package, loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings […]

October 13, 2010

Business

Navistar lays off 250 workers

Approximately 250 workers at a Navistar truck assembly plant in Springfield, Ohio, received temporary lay-off notices Oct. 8.

October 12, 2010

Business

Diesel price soars

The national average price is 46.6 cents higher than the same week last year and the highest since $3.094 the week of May 17.

October 12, 2010

Business

405 freeway to be closed in Los Angeles

A 5.5-mile section of the freeway through Los Angeles will be closed for five consecutive nights.

October 12, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP: USE OF AERODYNAMICS SAVES MONEY. Use all-

PIB TIP: USE OF AERODYNAMICS SAVES MONEY. Use all-position tires on the rear, and make sure they’re the same tread as the steer tires. Match the sleeper package to the application: When you’re pulling a tank or flatbed, for example, a flat-top sleeper is the most aerodynamic option. Keep your gross vehicle weight as light […]

October 12, 2010

Reader Rigs

Kathy Kelly of Parker, Colo., hauls construction m

Kathy Kelly of Parker, Colo., hauls construction materials, drill patch equipment and oversized loads in her 2007 Kenworth W900L. The truck has a 625-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed transmission. The 27-year veteran owner-operator says she drives mostly in Colorado’s mountains and in surrounding states.

October 12, 2010

Business

Sign-on bonus offered

Contractors who sign up with Roadrunner Transportation Services can earn incentive of up to $2,000 per quarter through October to Dec. 31, 2001. The incentives will be earned from operating in specific lanes and regions through a point-based system, said Mark Pluff, director of Roadrunner Transportation Services linehaul development. The Cudahy, Wis.-based carrier offers less-than-truckload, […]

October 12, 2010

Business

Shell launches lube tour

Shell is touring eight U.S. cities through Oct. 28 to educate fleet owners and maintenance managers about products and services.

October 11, 2010

Business

Fatal crash causes reported

Analysis of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System database shows single-vehicle crash fatalities are the most prevalent.

October 11, 2010

Channel 19

Haul Road to the Himalayas: Interviewing Lisa Kelly

The current “IRT: Deadliest Roads” season of the “Ice Road Truckers” reality-TV series franchise on the History Channel aired its second episode last night, after a launch the previous Sunday that garnered 3.4 million viewers. It pits North American drivers from past seasons, as well as a new face, against the incomparably rugged terrain and […]

October 11, 2010