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During a one-day enforcement blitz focusing on inspecting commercial vehicle brakes, Pennsylvania State Police and motor carrier enforcement officers placed 282 trucks out of service and issued 945 traffic violations. View the full article -
Diesel prices changed slightly from last week, rising 0.5 cents to $3.127 a gallon this week View the full article
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has submitted an application to the Federal Highway Administration to put tolls along Interstate 95 near the North Carolina border. View the full article
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Three truck drivers who had been contracted to deliver a load of copper for Southwire Corp. in Carrollton, Ga., have stolen the $500,000 worth of copper View the full article
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Trucking News: TA Widens 1Q Loss on Rising Fuel Prices
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TravelCenters of America managed to widen its loss in the first quarter to $41.2 million, or $2.39 a share, compared to a loss of $18 million, or $1.08 a share, in the first quarter 2009. View the full article -
The first 2011 Ram Chassis Cab trucks will be arriving in North American dealerships later this month View the full article
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Many in the trucking technology world were relieved that the U.S. government decided to go with a "standards-based" regulation for electronic onboard recorders, rather than a technical specifications approach. View the full article
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Trucking News: Four Ways to Find Cash in Your Business
BMT Forum Bot posted a topic in Trucking News
A fundamental understanding of what constitutes the cash in your business is key to making the most of it. That was the message from Jason Bader, consultant from The Business Team, in one of the best business sessions - Finding Cash in Your Business View the full article -
Don Osterberg, senior vice president of safety, security and driver training for Schneider National, will receive the Truck Safety Coalition's first ever Distinguished Safety Leadership award during the Sleep Apnea & Trucking Conference in Baltimore, on May 11. View the full article
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Aside from the volatility in the stock market Thursday and Friday, last week yielded some positive signs that the economy is getting back on track, including an announcement by the Department of Labor that total employment grew by 290,000 in April View the full article
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Oil prices dropped even further Friday, following Thursday's stock market plunge. Crude oil closed out the week at $75.11 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, an 11-week low View the full article
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Last week, the Illinois Senate unanimously voted to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code, providing trucks up to 65 feet in length access to local roads to points of delivery or for food, fuel, rest and repair View the full article
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John Smith will be stepping down as president and CEO of CRST International but will continue in his role as chairman of the board of directors. View the full article
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Connecticut legislators have approved a law punishing drivers for not removing snow and ice from their vehicles. View the full article
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ArvinMeritor has named Matthew Stevenson director of marketing for the company's Truck business unit, and director for the joint venture Meritor Wabco Vehicle Control Systems. View the full article
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The Research and Innovative Technology Administration has named John-Paul Clarke, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, chairman of the 10-member Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). View the full article
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How many times have you attempted to make a point to someone, perhaps repeatedly, and heard something like, "Yeah, yeah, I understand, I'll get to it"? This is a response I get from a handful of business school classmates when I make my annual call to ask for money. View the full article
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A Kentucky State Police report has found that trucker Kenneth Laymon, who was involved in a March 26 crash killing 10 people and himself, was taking and receiving cell phone calls up to the crash and could have also been speeding View the full article
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During a hearing of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee Thursday, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Obama Administration was "very close" to announcing a plan that would resolve the cross-border trucking dispute with Mexico. View the full article
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Through a partnership between carriers and towing companies, the Towing Network has been launched in an effort to bring greater collaboration and fairer pricing to the towing services available to motor carriers. View the full article
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Fox 29 TV in Philadelphia recently had a heartwarming story about Trucker Buddy Mark Silva, A Wal-Mart truck driver who goes the extra mile in his pen-pal relationship with a local sixth-grade class. View the full article
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In a recent letter to the Department of Transportation, the American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves raised several concerns about the department's statements suggesting that freight rail and marine highways replace trucks. View the full article
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While Pacer International saw better year-over-year results during the first quarter, the asset-light transportation and logistics services provider still reported a loss of $0.5 million, up from a loss of $177.4 million in the 2009 quarter. View the full article
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Navistar has announced several changes to its dealer network, including dealerships in southern Georgia and West Virginia, the pending ownership change in Utah/Idaho and the addition this week of new dealers in Arizona and Indiana. View the full article
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