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Business
CTS files Chapter 11
A bankruptcy judge will hold a final hearing Feb. 9 on an emergency order issued to Cargo Transportation Services of Florida.
January 31, 2011
Business
TA upgrades driver lounges
TravelCenters of America announced driver lounges have been upgraded to feature 55-in. or larger flat-panel, high-definition televisions in all TA and Petro locations. Petro’s large movie room locations will also offer surround sound and DVD/VCR combos. La-Z-Boy theater seating and carpet are being installed in some locations, too, and all upgrades are expected to be […]
January 28, 2011
Channel 19
TyroneMalone.net adds a Facebook page; more on driver pay
Since I wrote about TyroneMalone.net site proprietor and owner-operator Ken Harris in the October edition of Truckers News and in Overdrive in smaller form around the same time, Harris has continued to make strides keeping the memory of onetime diesel showman Tyrone Malone and his apocryphal Bandal Diesel Racing Team alive. Most recently, he’s launched a […]
January 28, 2011
Tyronelogo
Trucking History
Art director’s pen had a knack for poking fun
Paul Goeppner, Overdrive’s art director, enlivened the magazine with original, irreverent line drawings form 1966-1984.
January 28, 2011
Channel 19
Willie’s Place to be Willie’s no more
Perhaps you’ve heard the news. On Jan. 31, the Willie’s Place truckstop in Carl’s Corner, Texas, will reportedly see it’s last day under current ownership. The stop filed for bankruptcy last year, and since then efforts to refinance a large loan with a New Jersey bank have failed, resulting in the impending transfer of ownership to […]
January 27, 2011
Willies Lead 1
Business
Task force eyes advanced truck support
Calstart task force of more than 40 truck industry leaders called for performance-based incentives and policies.
January 27, 2011
Business
Creditor forecloses Willie Nelson truck stop
The Carl’s Corner convenience store and truck stop opened Willie Nelson’s Truck Stop in late 2008.
January 27, 2011
Business
FMCSA official pleads not guilty to bribery
The supervisor allegedly agreed to delay a compliance review or safety audit of a Canadian trucking company in exchange for money.
January 27, 2011
Business
ACT: Trailer orders, used truck sales rise
Sales of used Class 8 commercial vehicles increased 21 percent in December from November.
January 26, 2011
Retail sales of Class 8 trucks rose 31 percent in 2010.
Channel 19
Does less mean more? Driver pay in the CSA era
My feature in the January edition of Truckers News investigated a dynamic more and more fleets and their drivers are seeing coming to fruition as freight markets slowly return and, consequently, recruiting staffs expand and fleets begin to hire again. Nothing new there during a recovery, particularly, and the slow pace of this one might […]
January 26, 2011
Paylead
Business
TransCore: 4th quarter spot market surges
Spot market freight volumes for the third and fourth quarters in 2010 were the highest since 2005.
January 26, 2011
Reader Rigs
Owner Jimmy Severson uses his 1990 Peterbilt 379 e
Owner Jimmy Severson uses his 1990 Peterbilt 379 extended hood dump, shown here, to haul aggregate products and heavy equipment for construction and logging companies in western Washington. The Pete is powered by a 450-hp Caterpillar and an 18-speed Eaton Fuller transmission.
January 25, 2011
Captain America
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