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Business

Massachusetts bans texting

Massachusetts is the 29th state to ban texting behind the wheel.

July 3, 2010

Business

Trucking adds more jobs

After adding 1,000 positions in June, payroll employment in trucking is up 8,800 jobs since March.

July 2, 2010

Business

Safety award deadline July 22

The award recognizes individuals, states and agencies with creative programs that improved truck safety.

July 2, 2010

Business

Boston hazmat route recommended

The Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association is strongly encouraging use of a Boston hazmat route city officials recommended.

July 2, 2010

Channel 19

Need a light load?

What’s 9 ft. tall, 3 ft. wide and weighs 180 lbs.? We’re not talking about the Sasquatch here, but rather the collective dimensions of these three roosters, posted Wednesday on the uShip site needing transport from Hesperia, Calif., to Virginia Beach, Va. The receiver? Well, a little informed guesswork tells me it’s none other than the Pollard’s […]

July 2, 2010

Business

Seattle program scraps 200 drayage trucks

ScRAPS started last November with the goal of taking at least 250 drayage trucks with pre-1994 engines off the road.

July 2, 2010

Business

Survey: Truck owner satisfaction peaks early

Class 8 truck owner satisfaction peaks in the first nine months the truck is in service, then decreases notably

July 1, 2010

Channel 19

Owner-operator keeping alive legacy of a frozen sperm whale — and so much more

Did you know there once was a trucker who started his career as a showman by hauling the frozen, preserved body of a sperm whale in a reefer around the country? If owner-operator Ken Harris is doing what he sees as his job, you do, and you’ll remember him for a long time to come. Tyrone Malone is the […]

July 1, 2010

Business

Bridgestone truck tire prices jump

The base price of its truck radial tires has increased up to 6 percent in the United States, Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions announced. The increase became effective July 1, the Muscatine, Iowa-based company said.

July 1, 2010

Business

Ryder honors top carriers

Thirteen fleets have been awarded Ryder System Inc.’s top carrier honor, the Miami-based transportation and supply chain logistics company announced. The award is based on on-time performance, claims handling, customer service, technology applications, economic value and innovation, a written statement from Ryder said. The winners, listed by category, are AAA Cooper Transportation, LTL Regional; Con-way Freight, […]

July 1, 2010

Overdrive Extra

Manufacturing still growing, but more slowly

The recovery is still with us, note the factory-watchers at the Institute for Supply Management. The manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 11th consecutive month, though at a less heated pace than in May. The overall economy for the 14th consecutive month in June. Of course, the housing and labor markets still suffer. The first […]

July 1, 2010

Business

Calif. truck registry updated

The Drayage Truck Registry should reflect a 12/31/13 compliance date to avoid being turned away.

July 1, 2010