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TransCore's Freight Index was up 45 percent in September compared to the same month in 2010, with rates showing modest increases in all freight sectors. View the full article
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Michigan Lawmakers Could Vote this Week on DRIC Bridge
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State lawmakers may finally vote sometime this week on the Detroit River International Crossing, the proposed government-owned bridge linking Windsor and Detroit that would take commercial traffic off the aging Ambassador Bridge. View the full article -
National Private Truck Council and Instructional Technologies, Inc. have partnered to launch and new interactive training curriculum for transportation managers called Private Fleet Management Online. View the full article
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The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association announced that Noah Rickun, a.k.a. "Captain Reman." will deliver the keynote address at the BIG R Show on Oct. 30. View the full article
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Quality Distribution, Inc. today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Boasso America Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the outstanding stock of Greensville Transport Company for $8.5 million. View the full article
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American West, a transportation company based in Los Osos, Calif. serving the continental U.S. and Canada and specializing in furniture transport, has entered into a service agreement with Worldwide Logistics. View the full article
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I recently had an opportunity to hear T. Boone Pickens speak. It was my second time to hear the billionaire-oilman-turned-alternative-energy-crusader, and once again I walked out of the meeting room frustrated. View the full article
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Late last week, on an otherwise hum-drum news day, a notice came in indicating Michigan was contemplating a five-dollar environmental levy on retreaded tires. That livened up the newsroom. Placing a surcharge on what has to be recycling's posterchild product is silly enough, but wait until you hear why. View the full article
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The American Trucking Associations has asked the State Department to issue a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. The project will provide jobs, as well as affordable access to reliable energy, for and the entire U.S. economy, ATA says. View the full article
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In September, the national average for spot market rates rose two percent for both dry vans and refrigerated ("reefer") vans compared to August. Flatbed rates remained stable, month-over-month. Rates appear to be following a more traditional seasonal trend. View the full article
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Freight shipments and payments were both up in September, in line with the expected seasonal rise. But according to the Cass Freight Index, other key economic measures do not indicate that this is the beginning of a trend. View the full article
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David McAllister, an ABF city driver from Salisbury, Mass., has driven accident-free for more than 60,000 consecutive hours. That accomplishment has earned him the ABF Platinum Safe Driving Award. View the full article
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The Secor Group, a global logistics and mobility services company, announced today that Davidson Transfer and Storage Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, has received the U.S. Commerce Association 2011 Best of Baltimore Award in the Moving Services Category. View the full article
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The 2nd Annual Memphis Trucking Expo, presented by Worldwide Transport & Permit Service, LLC, will showcase innovative, cutting edge products in trucking and shed light on services in the logistics industry. View the full article
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Aeolus is proud to announce its partnership with Tremcar, one of North America's top-four tank trailer manufacturers, as Tremcar's OEM tire supplier. View the full article
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Puradyn Filter Technologies has been granted a new patent that will extend the company's competitive advantages in bypass oil filtration systems. View the full article
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Omnitek Engineering Corporation has signed a letter of intent with San Clemente, CA-based Go Natural Gas to form a strategic alliance to facilitate diesel-to-natural gas truck engine conversions through turnkey programs and services. View the full article
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TransCore's second annual Carrier Benchmark Survey shows that to date in 2011, carriers' monthly revenue was on average $1,607, or 10%, higher per truck than in 2010. View the full article
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The recently released 18th Annual Survey of Third-Party Logistics Providers revealed logistics companies experienced improved economic conditions in 2010. Nearly 90 percent of companies surveyed in North America met or exceeded revenue projections compared with only 50 percent in 2009. View the full article
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Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. will it will no longer provide dry freight services via a dedicated fleet of dry van trailers, but will maintain limited service via the Company's temperature-controlled trailers. View the full article
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There are high hope in Michigan that the proposal to build a new international bridge will take a step forward sometime this month. View the full article
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President Obama has intervened in stalled contract negotiations with locomotive engineers from several freight railroads in order to head off a potential strike. View the full article
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Citing the need to rid the state's highways of tire debris, Michigan State Representative Douglas Geiss would like to see a fee of five dollars tacked on to all retreaded tires to cover the cost. View the full article
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Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. has announced the roll out of Menlo Transportation Services, its next-generation transportation management portfolio. View the full article
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The Department of Transportation has selected Teletrac to provide fleet tracking and Hours of Service software to FMCSA for its United States - Mexico cross-border, long-haul trucking pilot program. View the full article
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