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Mid-States Express, a regional less-than-truckload carrier based in Aurora, Ill., shut down all of its 26 facilities in nine states last week due to a lack of funding, View the full article

Smith Electric Vehicles plans to assemble all-electric zero-emission commercial vehicles in Kansas City, Mo.View the full article

I took those two coils to Suffolk Monday morning, but didn't get a load out until Tuesday. I could have loaded in Petersburg Monday, but the load was going to South Plainfield, New Jersey so I whined and cried my way out of it. Had to spend the night in Petersburg though. Then I ended up going to Moneta and loading treated lumber anyway. That went to Mercer, Pa. and I loaded at Masury, Oh. for Roanoke. Then Thursday I loaded more treated lumber going to Alliance and Kent, Ohio. Picked up a big single coil, 45,000 pounder, at Ohio Steel Slitters in Canton going back to Suffolk, Va. for tomorrow.My son Morgan and his girlfriend came over yesterday so I grilled some hotwings and a hamburger or six-very good! My cabbage plants are really growing too. Was gonna plant some onion sets, but I gotta let the garden dry out some. I'm afraid they'd rot before they start growing if I put 'em in the ground now. I did put some tomato and pepper seeds in a plant bed though. Even got a plan for the rabbits this year-chicken wire. So maybe i'll have some corn and beans this year too. View the full blog entry

California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer announced his office will team with the California Air Resources Board (ARB) on a $48 million loan guarantee program to help California truckers comply with new diesel emissions regulations.View the full article

Pennsylvania State Police personnel and police officers from more than 20 municipal departments statewide conducted 2,419 commercial motor vehicle roadside inspections and placed 118 vehicles and 114 drivers out of service for violationsView the full article

Wabco Holdings Inc. announced its support for the recently approved European Union mandate that sets better standards to improve road safety in Europe, including the EU's new regulation to introduce electronic stability control (ESC) systems on new heavy commercial vehiclesView the full article

The speed limit on certain sections of twinned roadway in Manitoba will increase to 110 kilometres per hour effective July 1, but fines will also increase for those caught exceeding the limit,View the full article

Over the past several months Bolt Express has begun installing onboard logging equipment in their trucks in an effort to keep their drivers safe and violation free.View the full article

Continental Tire North America (CTNA) celebrated the grand opening of its new North American headquarters in South Carolina. CTNA held a special ceremony attended by community leaders, customers and employees.View the full article

Crescent Crown's opened its newest distribution center in Surprise, Ariz., a "green" facility that will distribute six million cases of beer per year and has leased hybrid diesel-electric Peterbilt 335 delivery trucks expected to save 35 percent in fuel costs.View the full article

The owners and staff of Tenstreet LLC, one of North America's leading suppliers of services and solutions that help truck fleets better manage human resources and driver pools, have launched a new website for Truckers Against Human Trafficking.View the full article

Decisiv, Inc. announced that a new Freightliner version of the Decisiv Service Management Platform (DSMP 5.1) is in use at a number of large national fleet customers.View the full article

Only points separated four of the top working show trucks in America competing for the 2008 Truck-Lite Trophy awarded at the Mid-America Trucking Show.View the full article

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Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., a key supporter in the past of legislation to ease union organizing, has decided not to vote for the bill this time around. His decision will make it harder for the Employee Free Choice Act,View the full article

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index edged 1.7 percent higher in February 2009, marking the second consecutive month-to-month increase.View the full article

Clayton Boyce, American Trucking Associations vice president of public affairs, criticized officials of the City of Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles and the Natural Resources Defense Council for misleading the public and pressView the full article

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) released Safety for the Long Haul, a comprehensive text on large truck safety.View the full article

Border Trade Alliance (BTA) announced that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will deliver the keynote address at the BTA 2009 International ConferenceView the full article

AB Volvo has published its 2008 Sustainability Report, which is available on the Volvo Group website.View the full article

Velvac, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of components to the trucking industry, announced today that it has acquired the assets of K-10 Enterprizes of Mission, Tex.,View the full article

Dana Holding Corp. this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary as a supplier of Central Tire Inflation Systems (CTIS) to the military and commercial vehicle industries.View the full article

The Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council and the Security Council of the American Trucking Associations have reorganized to form the Supply Chain Security & Loss Prevention Council (SCS&LPC) and the Safety Management Council (SMC).View the full article

Descartes Evolution 2009 User Group Conference - Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, unveiled its latest generation of solutions at its Global User Group Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.View the full article

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