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The 5,000-mile pet-rescue haul
Musician Susanne Spirit‘s shows three times weekly at the TravelCenters of America-East location in Ontario, Calif., are a combination of country performance and public outreach to and from the nation’s truckers, with one of their prime components offering pet-adoption services to drivers, finding loving, rolling homes for those cast away. Spirit and co. recently found a […]
March 16, 2010
Cathy Barber with Jackson
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Spot freight index up 215% in February
Freight availability on the North American spot market in February more than tripled from a year earlier, based on the TransCore Freight Index. February’s increase of 215 percent marked the fifth consecutive month of improvement on a year-over-year basis and indicated unusually strong seasonal volume. The level for February, normally a weak month for spot […]
March 16, 2010
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Diesel prices climb again
For the fourth straight week, the national average retail price of a gallon of diesel increased this week. The price gained 2 cents to $2.924, according to the Department of Energy. Compared with a year ago, the national average price is 90.7 cents a gallon higher. All regions reported higher prices. Increases ranged from less […]
March 16, 2010
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Diesel prices up again
Compared with a year ago, the national average price is 90.7 cents a gallon higher.
March 16, 2010
Fuel prices rose in all parts of the nation.
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Testing firm guilty of fraud
Michael R. Bennett and his company, Workplace Compliance Inc., both pled guilty to three counts of wire fraud.
March 15, 2010
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Examiner guilty of CDL test results falsification
Harold G. Stewart, a third-party commercial drivers’ license examiner, pled guilty to one count of making a false statement.
March 15, 2010
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CRST Malone doubles referrals
Under the new referral program, any CRST Malone independent contractor who refers another driver will receive $1,000 for an independent contractor.
March 15, 2010
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Mack ranks as top exporter
Mack Trucks finished 2009 as the leading exporter of heavy-duty North American trucks.
March 15, 2010
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Spot freight index up 215% in February
TransCore’s spot marketplace soars year-over-year, within 5 percent of record level.
March 15, 2010
Spot freight has increased in five straight months.
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Allis-Chalmers on-highway engines? — Ted Streit’s restoration adventures…
Mercer leased owner-operator Ted Streit also happens to be the owner of a shop doing custom and restoration work in Suring, Wis., called Fast Transport. More than a year ago, he called me up after seeing some coverage of fellow Wisconsin resident (Sparta) and owner-operator Paul Sagehorn’s restoration of two original TV KWs, one from the Movin’ […]
March 12, 2010
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The grand gesture — rival Maine log-hauling families spar
The Pelletiers and the Crawfords of Maine are known far and wide for their success in the log-hauling business in the north woods, the Pelletiers the subject of the Discovery Channel’s American Loggers series, which I wrote about in December when they took delivery of a couple new Mack Titans. The Crawfords, meanwhile, deserve and […]
March 10, 2010
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Baltimore columnist: ‘Can’t avoid jackknifing? Don’t be a truck driver’
Michael Dresser, writing in the Baltimore Sun after the deluge of snow that blanketed the East Coast over the Super Bowl weekend, singled out several jackknifed rigs and their drivers in the Baltimore area as “Public Enemy No. 1.” One such jackknifing incident, he writes, turned I-95 into a parking lot for the entirety of […]
February 17, 2010
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