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Business
Trucking jobs up in April, down in March
Payroll employment for the industry was 3,200 lower than what the government reported last month for March.
May 7, 2010
Trucking jobs increased by 1,000 in April.
Business
Report: Trucker in van crash talking on cell phone
The Kentucky state police report says another truck driver estimated the driver was traveling at 80 mph.
May 7, 2010
Business
Trailer orders surge in March
Commercial trailer net orders have posted year-over year growth for six consecutive months.
May 6, 2010
Business
Wisconsin to ban texting
Now half of the states prohibit texting while behind the wheel in some form.
May 5, 2010
Channel 19
UPDATE: Scenes from Nashville trucking central
There’s been little to no coverage of a big portion of Nashville’s industrial and transportation base, much of it situated along rail tracks north and south of the Cumberland River and east of downtown, that was still, as of yesterday, under water. In my last post, I mentioned Vitran Express and intermodal carrier TCW, both situated, along […]
May 5, 2010
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Channel 19
More from greater-Nashville flood
Things continue wet, here, for anyone near the banks of the flooded Cumberland River, which reached levels not seen since well before flood-control efforts largely made it manageable since the last major event in the 1930s, which means that the flood level might easily be described as “100-year” or some longer period — “epic” is probably […]
May 4, 2010
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Business
Diesel price surges to 18-month high
The national average price rose 4.4 cents to $3.122 in the latest week, the 10th increase in the past 11 weeks.
May 4, 2010
Fuel prices are at highest level since October 2008. (Photo Max Kvidera)
Channel 19
Flooding in Nashville, from basements to truckstops
I spent a large part of the afternoon Sunday shop-vaccing close to 40 gal. worth of water from the basement of my East Nashville home, unplugging overwhelmed gutters and generally through it all trying to stay dry. I got off pretty easy. At least some of the many stranded over-the-road drivers around here today are […]
May 3, 2010
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Business
Flooding strands drivers in Tennessee
The situation at the downtown Nashville TravelCenters of America location was dire for truckers since early Sunday.
May 3, 2010
Trucks parked at Nashville TA. (Photo Todd Dills)
Business
First phase of lawsuit against port completed
The American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against the Port of Los Angeles completed oral arguments.
May 3, 2010
Business
Michigan begins texting ban
Texting while driving is a secondary offense that allows law enforcement officials to ticket drivers if they are pulled over for another offense.
May 3, 2010
Business
Hours rules lifted for oil spill
Federal officials temporarily lifted hours-of-service rules for haulers of some emergency supplies to four southeast coastal states.
April 30, 2010
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