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Business
Composite air fittings
The push-to-connect composite air fittings are available in union, tee and elbow configurations and are sized to fit dimensions standard in the trucking industry. The company says the fittings are 24 percent to 33 percent lighter than brass fittings and require no special tools. Phillips Industires, www.phillipsind.com
June 19, 2010
Business
Congress eyes employee misclassification
U.S. and state officials have investigated misclassification in recent years, with industries such as trucking and construction drawing more scrutiny.
June 18, 2010
Business
Crete wins Owens Corning award
Crete Carrier Corp. has won the Enterprise Carrier of the Year Award from Owens Corning. This is the third consecutive year that the Lincoln, Neb.-based fleet was won the prize, said Crete spokesman Andy Brabec. The carrier shipped more than 16,500 loads of insulation, shingles and building materials for Owens Corning in the past year, [ā¦]
June 18, 2010
Business
TransCore: Strong spot market freight in May
With a 216 percent increase year-over-year, this was the strongest volume for May in at least 10 years.
June 18, 2010
Business
Louisiana beefs up ban on texting while driving
This law strengthens Louisianaās 2008 texting ban, which allowed police to ticket drivers caught using their phones only if they were stopped for another offense.
June 18, 2010
Business
Truck electricity services expand
Several companies are providing truck electrification services in a market boosted by recent government grants, new or stricter idling laws and trucker demand.
June 18, 2010
Business
Fleet volunteers in MS fundraiser
Transport America Inc. volunteered drivers and tractor-trailers for a June 12-13 bicycle race that Minnesotaās National Multiple Sclerosis Society chapter hosts annually. Having helped with the fundraiser for 16 years, the Eagan, Minn.-based fleet supplied 19 rigs for this yearās race, in which more than 3,000 riders competed. Two owner-operators and 14 company drivers transported [ā¦]
June 18, 2010
Channel 19
āBig Cat Truckerā offers new-driver advice at Great West
Rick Sylvester (pictured) started making videos at his hometown church in Houston about five years ago. From there, he says, his online productions ājust took off.āĀ Shortly after he started his trucking career, Sylvester launched a YouTube channel documenting his first year and a half as a driver, shooting, editing and posting his own videos [ā¦]
June 18, 2010
Business
Roadwork on 2 Tennessee freeways scheduled
Interstate 65 North and South and lanes on I-24 East and West will be restricted this weekend.
June 17, 2010
Channel 19
Familiar name added to tractor-pull nationalsā list of sponsors
The team behind Mobil Delvac heavy duty diesel engine oil will sponsor theĀ 35thĀ annual Budweiser Dairyland Super National Truck and Tractor Pull, June 24-27 in Tomah, Wis. The event boasts six sessions of action-packed pulling over the course of the four days, and itās one of the largest motorsports events in the Midwest.Ā This yearās competition [ā¦]
June 17, 2010
Business
Meeting to focus on driver health, wellness
International Conference on Commercial Driver Health and Wellness will be Nov. 8-10 in Baltimore.
June 17, 2010
Business
Increased patrols planned for I-270
Officers will be looking for dangerous maneuvers, following too closely, impaired drivers, excessive speed and seat-belt use.
June 17, 2010
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