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Hours rules exemption extended in Gulf states
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the second extension of its temporary lifting of hours-of-service rules for haulers of some emergency supplies to four southeast coastal states because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Haulers of certain loads are exempt from HOS until June 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET if transporting [ā€¦]
June 2, 2010
Partners in Business
June 3 PIB TIP:Ā  MAKE WEEKLY PLANS. One week is th
June 3 PIB TIP:Ā  MAKE WEEKLY PLANS. One week is the right amount of time to deal with efficiently. To do so, look at the advantages and disadvantages of every day of the week. Match trip length to the optimum day in the week. Plan to deliver on the day you have the best opportunity [ā€¦]
June 2, 2010
Reader Rigs
Brad Davies hauls hot asphalt and gravel in this 2
Brad Davies hauls hot asphalt and gravel in this 2003 Kenworth W900B quad axle dump truck. The truck, powered by a 435-hp Caterpillar and 8LL transmission, has a louvered SST grille and a graphic seven-color flame paint job.
June 2, 2010
Tar Baby
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Vermont joins anti-texting roll
The law is primary, meaning police officers can stop motorists suspected of this offense alone.
June 2, 2010
Nationally, 27 states ban texting while driving.
Business
Diesel prices drop
For the third week in a row, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel declined this week.
June 1, 2010
National diesel average price is under $3.
Business
NAFTA trade surges in March
The increase is the largest year-over-year rise on record but freight value in March remained 1.2 percent less than two years earlier.
June 1, 2010
Business
Hours rules exemption extended in Gulf states
Haulers of certain loads are exempt from HOS until June 30 in the four Gulf Coast affected by the oil spill.
June 1, 2010
Channel 19
Las Vegas newspaper columnist delivers ā€˜half-heartedā€™ trucker saluteā€¦
Itā€™s not exactly a big 10-4, but in her ā€œRoad Warriorā€ column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal a week ago, Adrienne Packer detailed her stateā€™s latest addition to the growing nationwide effort to pair state troopers with truckers to target four-wheelersā€™ unsafe maneuvers around big trucks for citation. While Packer reflects a somewhat common feeling [ā€¦]
June 1, 2010
Semiaware
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ACT: Trailer orders dip in April
April net orders were 3 percent above the prior year level and year-to-date growth in net orders through April is 72 percent.
May 29, 2010
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ATA truck tonnage index rises
For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased for the sixth time in the last seven months, gaining 0.9 percent in April.
May 28, 2010
Virginia Interstate Od
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Crete raises starting driver pay
Pay will increase 3 cents effective July 1 for starting long-haul drivers at Crete Carrier, Shaffer Trucking and Hunt Transportation, Crete announced. Pay for new regional drivers will be raised 1 cent, the Lincoln, Neb.-based Crete Carrier Corp. said. All three fleet divisions have starting leasing to owner-operators as well as hiring team drivers in [ā€¦]
May 28, 2010
Channel 19
Ode to a well-stacked weekend warrior
As we head into Memorial Day weekend itā€™s likely some of you out there will enjoy a rare round of golf with a friend or relative in town for once in a while. My fatherā€™s coming to town, so I know I will, and it will be a perhaps more-than-rare round indeed. I donā€™t play [ā€¦]
May 28, 2010
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