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Virginia reopens 19 rest areas
The reopening of the final seven rest areas has restored all of Virginiaâs rest areas to full operations.
April 15, 2010
Business
Letter: Rework NAFTA on Mexican trucking
78 members of Congress complained to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk about âunsafeâ Mexican trucks.
April 15, 2010
Business
Landstar 1st-quarter revenue up
Revenue hauled by third-party truck capacity providers was 17 percent higher to $505.9 million.
April 15, 2010
Business
Freight transportation index rises in February
Freight TSI has increased 3.6 percent over the last nine months, after declining 15.3 percent in the previous 10 months.
April 14, 2010
Business
Southland International wins performance, service award
Southland International Trucks, whose parent company is Navistar, won International Truckâs Circle of Excellence Award for the 10th time.
April 14, 2010
Business
Truck protection system
The GiraffeG4 Truck Protection System is a warning system designed to protect your truck and freight from low overhead hazards.
April 13, 2010
Business
Mexico, U.S. meet on transportation issues
Transportation officials discussed a broad range of issues, including the next steps of the cross-border trucking program.
April 13, 2010
Business
Werner driver uses CPR to save girlâs life
Dave Nelson pulled the girl from the car and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
April 13, 2010
Overdrive Extra
You gotta know when to hold âem, when to fold âem
Anyone whoâs been to an intermodal port or seen the container ships that serve them knows there is no shortage of big colored boxes being stacked like giant Lego walls. Theyâre also shuffled all over the place, too often empty due to global imbalances in world trade. That deadhead costs the industry $7 billion a [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
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Program to shift cargo from highway to water
The U.S. Department of Transportation April 7 unveiled an initiative to move more cargo on the water rather than on U.S. highways. Under the âAmericaâs Marine Highwayâ program, DOTâs Maritime Administration will help identify rivers and coastal routes that could carry cargo efficiently, bypassing congested roads around busy ports and reducing greenhouse gases. âFor too long, [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
Business
Diesel price jumps again, up 5.4 cents
Diesel prices have climbed 13 cents the past two weeks. The national diesel price is now 84 cents higher than a year ago.
April 13, 2010
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Trucking groups oppose fuel economy rules action
In an April 9 letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a truck dealers group and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association voiced opposition to a Senate bill that would nullify fuel economy rules established by Congress under the Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007. Senate Bill 1733, âClean Energy Jobs and American Power Act,â [âŚ]
April 13, 2010
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