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Driving team named Trucker Buddies

Team drivers Susan and Henry Gantner were named Trucker Buddy of the Month for November 2011. The owner-operators were nominated by Chassidy Vissering and her second-grade class at Pewitt Elementary in Omaha, Texas. The Gantners are leased to Roadrunner. They communicate with the class weekly and stop by for visits on their twice-weekly trips to California […]

February 29, 2012

Business

PacLease opens rental locations

Truckers traveling in the Midwest and Pacific Northwest can now find seven new PacLease truck leasing companies on their routes. The new sites include franchises in Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Washington State. The company fully maintains the trucks and meets CSA maintenance requirements with the full-service leasing option. Drivers have the opportunity to […]

February 29, 2012

Business

Shell Rotella SuperRigs contest set

30th anniversary competition will be May 17-19 in Joplin, Mo.

February 29, 2012

Channel 19

Driver conference calls, online radio shows Wed., Thurs.

All Drivers Together hosts Trucker BuddyFirst up, the folks with the All Drivers Together series of conference calls, which have been ongoing with increasing prominence in the months since I reported on them last year, this afternoon are hosting Trucker Buddy International’s Randy Schwartzenburg. He’ll detail the organization’s plans for MATS as well as ongoing […]

February 29, 2012

Business

Crete wins military employer award

Crete Carrier Corp. has been recognized for 2012 as one of the nation’s top employers for civilians with military experience by civilianjobs.com. The carrier plans to provide jobs for more than 500 former military personnel in 2012, says Crete Carrier spokesman Jeff Dady. Its military program includes compensation, trainer-learning opportunities, no team driving, home time […]

February 29, 2012

Business

Intermodal flatbed launched

Boyd Intermodal, along with partner Raildecks Intermodal, on Feb. 28 announced the launch of its Boyd/Raildecks flatbed intermodal product designed to allow industrial freight such as steel and aluminum coils to be transported by railroad. Class 1 railroads can enable the flatbed industry to create capacity “when the only way previously was to add a […]

February 29, 2012

Business

ATA index dips in January

Index dropped 4 percent in January from the previous month and increased 3.6 percent from a year earlier.

February 29, 2012

Business

ATA sides with agency over use of electronic logs

ATA filed an amicus brief Feb. 24 with the U.S. Court of Appeals in support of using electronic onboard recorders.

February 28, 2012

Business

Stop opens in St. George, S.C.

A Pilot Flying J travel plaza has opened in St. George, S.C., at Exit 77 off Interstate 95 on U.S. Highway 78, says a spokeswoman for the travel center franchise. The 13,350-square-foot center hosts six gasoline islands, eight diesel lanes and two RV lanes with DEF.  The high-speed fuel pumps help with traffic flow in […]

February 28, 2012

Business

FMCSA plans sessions on hours rule, CSA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will present several educational sessions in Louisville March 22-24.

February 28, 2012

Business

Surface trade up in December

Trade between the United States and Canada and Mexico rose increased 11.6 percent from a year earlier.

February 28, 2012

Business

Reuters says Panther Expedited is for sale

A report that Panther is for sale prompts this overview of the expediting sector of the trucking industry.

February 28, 2012