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Business

Diesel price drops second week in row

The price for the week ended Dec. 5 fell 3.3 cents to $3.931.

December 5, 2011

Business

November Class 8 orders drop

FTR Associates said orders were down 22 percent from the same month a year earlier.

December 5, 2011

Business

FTR index dips in October

Index softened primarily due to further delay in the issuance of revised hours-of-service regulations.

December 5, 2011

Business

Third Mexican carrier completes preliminary audit

FMCSA has granted operating authority to one of three Mexico-based carriers that cleared Pre-Authority Screening Audits.

December 5, 2011

Overdrive Extra

Angry about trucking? Occupy your business

You might have noticed the powers that be are not striving to make your work environment more trouble-free next year. A new, and likely more restrictive, hours of service rule is expected. Carriers are steadily adopting electronic onboard recorders. More emissions-related regulations start in California during 2012, and medical certification will be more closely tied […]

December 4, 2011

Business

Crete Carrier group earns top pay recognition

A carrier must qualify in three critical categories: top tier pay, benefits and carrier stability.

December 2, 2011

Voices

Toll poll

December 2, 2011

Business

I-25 lane closures in Colorado planned

Lanes will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. until Thursday, Dec.8, at 6 a.m.

December 2, 2011

Business

Trucking firms add 3,600 positions

Compared with November 2010, trucking employment is up by 33,800 jobs.

December 2, 2011

Home

18 wheels, 12 months, 1 cool calendar

Don’t bother with fighting the crowds at shopping malls for ordinary consumer merchandise when you can find trucking-related gifts at the OverdriveOnline store.

December 2, 2011

Business

Second Love’s stop opens in Indiana

A new travel stop is now open in Whitestown, Ind., at Interstate 65, exit 133, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores announced of its second travel plaza in the state. Truckers who shop at the travel center through Jan. 1 are eligible for double points on store loyalty cards. At the stop are Subway and […]

December 1, 2011

Business

FMCSA shuts down Maryland trucking firm

Agency ordered closure of Clock Transport, which the agency said is an affiliate of previously shut down Gunthers Transport.

December 1, 2011