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Channel 19

New Truckers News photo contests starting in July

In July, Truckers News, via its photo group on Flickr.com, is embarking on a new monthly series of photo contests — the winner will have his/her photo published in the magazine and will receive an instructional book on photography. Each contest will be themed, so it may require a little looking around/searching — I’m posting this […]

June 10, 2010

Business

I-10 river bridge to close

The I-10 Mississippi River Bridge in Louisiana will be closed to traffic from 1-8 a.m. on June 13.

June 10, 2010

Business

Freight index up 0.3% in April

Freight TSI index has risen 4.9 percent over the last 11 months, after declining 15.3 percent in the previous 10 months.

June 10, 2010

Business

Pennsylvania opens electricity unit

The cost to use an electrification module per hour is about the same as a gallon of diesel fuel.

June 9, 2010

Business

Man pleads guilty to charges in Georgia cargo theft

A Georgia man pleaded guilty to three criminal charges for his role in a multimillion-dollar interstate cargo theft ring.

June 9, 2010

Business

Florida to raise weight limit

Law will allow the state to issue special permits for vehicles up to 88,000 pounds on specific non-Interstate routes.

June 9, 2010

Business

Freightliner Slice of Life test drive program continues

Freightliner Trucks launched the second year of its program for test driving Cascadias powered by Detroit Diesel DD15 engines with BlueTec emissions SCR technology, the truck maker announced. The launch for the Slice of Life program continuation, in which owner-operators test drive new Cascadia tractors and blog about their experiences, was at the Penske Racing Headquarters in Mooresville, N.C. At the […]

June 9, 2010

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Webinar on driver shortage trends set for June 24

Freight’s coming back. At the same time, new and proposed regulations threaten to drive thousands of drivers from the industry. As the recession winds down, many carriers could be hamstrung by a serious shortage of drivers able to withstand the scrutiny of Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, enhanced pre-employment screening and possibly tighter health regulations. To […]

June 9, 2010

Partners in Business

PIB TIP:  WORK IN AN EXTRA DAY. A Sunday pickup or

PIB TIP:  WORK IN AN EXTRA DAY. A Sunday pickup or delivery is like an extra day’s work, since this typically isn’t a day for either task. Making the most of Sunday gives you a head start on the week and can reduce the time pressure you may encounter later. The Partners in Business program […]

June 8, 2010

Reader Rigs

Tim Martin of Homer, Ga., hauls bakery scrap in th

Tim Martin of Homer, Ga., hauls bakery scrap in this 2001 Peterbilt 379 extended hood. The truck is powered by a 500-hp Detroit Diesel and a 13-speed transmission.

June 8, 2010

Channel 19

Jazzy Jordan approaches the finish line

Turns out Lee Jordan’s early-May prediction that he and his daughter, Jasmine “Jazzy” Jordan, would be making their Times Square, New York City, finish point of Jazzy’s run across the U.S. to benefit the St. Christopher Fund by a week from today was on-the-spot correct. I spoke with Lee (pictured) yesterday and he said the pair […]

June 8, 2010

Business

Rather reports on trucking

Newsman devotes program to trucking June 8 in “Haul or High Water,” riding through five states with a long-haul trucker.

June 8, 2010