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Landstar report a good sign for owner-operators
If earnings at Landstar System, the nation’s largest owner-operator carrier, are any indication, owner-operators are having a better year than they did in 2010.
October 25, 2011
Business
ATA rebuts LaHood on hours proposal research
Transportation secretary said comprehensive data and analysis on driver fatigue supports proposed changes.
October 25, 2011
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Get jiggy with your riggy and win $1,000
The website Jiggyjobs.com has a quirky contest ongoing in their “Get jiggy in your riggy” promotion. Potential entrants, be warned: it requires you to dance on a YouTube vid for the world to see. Check out the full rules at the end of the announcement company video below, and then to enter, post your 10-30-second […]
October 25, 2011
Business
First Mexican truck crosses border
Mexico had approved three U.S. carriers to deliver beyond its border by Oct. 21, when the first Mexican carrier crossed into Laredo, Texas.
October 24, 2011
Business
Diesel prices climb
National average retail price of diesel gained 2.4 cents to $3.825 in the latest week.
October 24, 2011
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CARB diesel particulate filter deadline approaching
California’s Truck and Bus regulation’s first diesel filter deadline is in January 2012.
October 24, 2011
Business
ACT: New truck, trailer orders rise in September
Class 8 net orders rose 55 percent year over year and 12 percent over August.
October 24, 2011
Business
Goodyear Highway Hero nominations open
Nominations will be accepted until Nov. 30 for its annual North America Highway Hero program.
October 24, 2011
Business
U.S. 30 in Iowa to be closed
U.S. 30 between I-29 and the Missouri River will be closed temporarily beginning at 9 a.m., Oct. 24.
October 21, 2011
Channel 19
The limits of social media: More drivers needed in Washington meeting rooms
The final moments of the panel discussion between attendees and presenters during the Truck Driver Social Media Convention in Tunica, Miss., Oct. 15, brought the point of the whole enterprise into inspired relief. Frederick Schaffner of TheAmericanDriver.com, whom you may be familiar with for his part in leading efforts with others to change the Virginia […]
October 21, 2011
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Highway 99 in Seattle set to close for 9 days
Heavier than normal traffic is forecast for I-5 through Seattle and I-405 east of Seattle during the shutdown.
October 21, 2011
Business
I-64 in St. Louis to be closed
Eastbound freeway will close starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, and reopening by 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 24.
October 21, 2011
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