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The Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge have selected Boyd Bros. Transportation of Clayton, Ala., and Dart Transit Company of Eagan, Minn., as the overall winners of its Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest. View the full article -
Last night the Senate voted 78 to 19 to resume federal funding for highways and safety after Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., agreed to remove his objection to a bill containing a short-term extension of the federal highway program. View the full article
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Industry shipment pickups for November 2009 were down 1 percent from the year ago month, according to new data from the American Moving & Storage Association. View the full article
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The mandated use of employee drivers at the ports would result in a huge disruption to interstate commerce, one the trucking industry does not have deep enough pockets for View the full article
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Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight said 2009 was the company's best year for safety since 2003, with a 13.1 percent drop in its accident frequency rate from 2008. View the full article
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced it will hold a fifth public listening session to hear comments and information on hours of service regulations. View the full article
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Terra Environmental Technologies, a North American producer of diesel exhaust fluid, has added three new distributors to its network and received endorsements from three independent truckstops. View the full article
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FleetPride, an independent aftermarket distributor of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, has opened a new location in Bossier City, La., extending the distributor's reach into northwest Louisiana. View the full article
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State departments of transportation are setting off emergency flares to get Congress's attention over yesterday's cut-off of federal highway and transit funds. "Last night the highway and transit programs in our country came to a screeching halt," View the full article
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For the first time since July 2008, Internet Truckstop's Market Demand Index has risen above 7 last week, an indication that pricing leverage has shifted in favor of the motor carrier. View the full article
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Diesel prices were up for the second week in a row, gaining 2.9 cents to a national average of $2.861 a gallon View the full article
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Universal Truckload Services, Warren, Mich., has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which allows the company to sell one or more shares of its common stock, preferred stock, rights and warrants View the full article
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J.B. Hunt Transport Services has elected Douglas Duncan, former president and CEO of FedEx Freight, to fill a newly added seat on its Board of Directors. View the full article
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Less-than-truckload giant YRC Worldwide has laid off about 200 workers from its Overland Park headquarters and its Akron, Ohio, facility over the month of February View the full article
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Penske Truck Leasing Co. has completed the acquisition of Texas-based Bright Truck Leasing & Bright Distribution, a privately owned full-service truck leasing, truck maintenance, commercial truck rental and logistics services provider. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association has honored 19 members for the longevity of the companies within the organization. View the full article
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The Moving and Storage Institute has honored Charles G. "Charlie" McDaniel, chairman of the board of The Hilldrup Companies, with the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Service. View the full article
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The Information Technology & Logistics/National Accounting & Finance Council 2010 Annual meeting and Exhibition is set for May 3-6, 2010 at the Amelia Island Plantation on Amelia Island in Florida. View the full article
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Trucking News: ACS Launches Smart Phone Mobile Imaging
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Affiliated Computer Services now enables commercial drivers to image and process paperwork from any location that has cell phone coverage by using a first-of-its-kind smart phone application. View the full article -
The U.S. Department of Commerce has revised its estimate for real gross domestic product growth to 5.9 percent for the fourth quarter, a boost over an earlier estimate of 5.7 percent growth. View the full article
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The Truckload Carriers Association announced a formal partnership with the National Association of Independent Truckers, effective immediately. View the full article
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A bill to institute a 5 percent biodiesel blend in Iowa was shot down by the Iowa House Ways and Means Committee View the full article
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Accuride Corp. has successfully completed all conditions of its Plan of Reorganization and emerged from Chapter 11 with a new capital structure after only five months. View the full article
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Seven commercial truck dealers from across the country were nominated by their peers for the Truck Dealer of the Year award, presented by the American Truck Dealers and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine. View the full article
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The California Air Resources Board is underway with its free training seminars, which describe the requirements for the Truck and Bus regulation and the Heavy Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas regulation. View the full article
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