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Diesel price rises again
The national average retail price of diesel increased for an eighth straight week, rising 2.3 cents to $3.407.
January 24, 2011
Business
TCA names fleet safety award competitors
Eighteen companies will compete for two grand prizes in the Truckload Carriers Association’s 35th annual National Fleet Safety Awards.
January 22, 2011
Business
2 accidental trucker deaths reported at truck stop
Two truckers died from vehicle accidents at a Tennessee truck stop in two apparently unrelated incidents occurring over an 11-day period.
January 21, 2011
Overdrive Extra
Housing still lags rest of the economy
The Census Bureau reported this week that new housing starts declined in December by 4.3 percent, notes the weekly economic recap from the American Trucking Associations. 2010 was the second worst year on record for housing starts, bested only by 2009, when the credit and housing collapse was at its worst.
January 21, 2011
Business
U.S Xpress celebrates 25th anniversary
U.S. Xpress executives are optimistic the trucking industry will gain momentum in the future despite hurdles.
January 21, 2011
U.S Xpress Co-Founders Max Fuller (left) and Patrick Quinn receive commemorative anniversary plaques.
Business
DOT reaffirms distracted driving focus
Safeway says its 1,525 truck drivers are prohibited from talking or texting on cell phones, or from using hands-free devices while driving.
January 21, 2011
Business
Cross-border trucking with Mexico, again
Tell us what you think the proposal for a new cross-border trucking program with Mexico would mean for owner-operators.
January 20, 2011
Mexican Truck Lic Plate Square2
Business
December Class 8 orders rise
Orders of Class 8 commercial vehicles for North American markets were 27,044 units, up 128 percent year-over-year.
January 19, 2011
Business
FreightWatch: Cargo theft rose in 2010
Cargo theft industrywide rose by 4.1 percent in 2010 to an average of 75 cargo theft incidents per month, the most ever recorded.
January 19, 2011
Business
National diesel price surges 7.4 cents
Prices rose dramatically in all regions, led by an 11-cent increase in New England.
January 18, 2011
Fuel prices have risen for seven straight weeks.
Business
Share your story with readers
Do you have an interesting type of haul? A distinctive business practice that has helped you succeed? How about an unusual hobby or talent?
January 17, 2011
Truck Stop Square
Business
Averitt driver wins truck in contest
Averitt Express driver Marty Robbins was randomly selected as the winner of a 2010 Ford F-150 4×4 pickup truck, the grand prize in the carrier’s recent F-150 4×4 Fuel Duel. In addition, 20 other Averitt associates each won a $500 fuel card in a random drawing. The unveiling was the culmination of the company’s six-month […]
January 14, 2011
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