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Date: 2008-08-28 08:02:30
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Washington Tests 4-day Workweek
Vinyl Roofing Industry Makes Recycling a Priority The Vinyl Roofing Division of the Chemical Fabrics & Film Association announced it has initiated ... ... continue » Judge Sides With Ports On Clean Trucks The American Trucking Associations recently filed ... Office Aimed At Companies With Remote Workers Cisco Virtual Office Aimed At Companies With [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 21:36:52
Good news for truckers * USA - Diesel to dip below gas as Valero output rises
"The really fast drop in fuel prices gave many of them a last breath" New York,NY,USA - The Republican American/Bloomberg News, ... -consumed transport fuel and inventories rise... Falling costs already helped the trucking industry ... Trucking Associations ... Knight Transportation Inc., a Phoenix trucker, earned $16.1 million [more...]
Date: 2009-02-26 12:16:00
ATA Applauds SBA Action on Background Check Reform
ARLINGTON, VA. -- A requirement for duplicative background checks for commercial truck drivers has made the Small Business Administration's (SBA) top 10 list of burdensome federal regulations. SBA accepted American Trucking Associations ... will save the trucking industry up to $150 million over five years. "Not forcing some TWIC holders [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 18:47:08
not that we needed any further proof
Congratulations! It’s the “worst recession in decades“:The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reported for-hire truck tonnage plummeted 11 ... , tonnage was down 6 percent from the same quarter in 2007, the ATA reported.“Motor carrier freight ... and retail goods. Trucks hauled 10.7 billion tons of freight in 2006. Motor carriers collected $645.6 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-27 19:27:50
Top StoriesWednesday 25 2008Smart Move Inc Logistics
Board Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common StockMarketwire Tue pm ETConway Freight Driver Named Georgia Motor Trucking Association Driver of the ... . BudgetingCareer& WorkCollege& EducationFamily& IndustryCenter Trucking Industry Center Trucking ... ServicesAir Services, OtherMajor AirlinesRailroadsRegional Major DiversifiedAuto Manufacturers Software [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 13:26:41
Used Grease: Might Not Stop Global Warming, But It Helps
USA Today discusses the US Tennis Association’s move towards sustainability at the US Open with the guidance of NRDC; ... emissions caps in the Financial Times… The LA Times reports two major trucking companies have broken with the American Trucking Association, and agreed to do business with the Ports of LA under the new [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 19:27:32
Trucking Industry is More Competitive
There has been a layoff at a time when people are looking for work, thinking of going on the road to open. The Illinois Trucking Association, in the past 12 months, 106,000 truck driving jobs nationwide dropped. More than 25,000 pieces were made in January alone. Right now it is 8.5% unemployment [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 01:18:00
STATISTICS * USA - ATA Tonnage Index Falls in July
USA -TruckingInfo -27 Aug 2008: -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 0 ... Costello said July's tonnage reading matched several anecdotal reports from motor carriers that freight was softer in July than the previous month. Costello cautioned that truck tonnage could [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 09:20:50
Trucking Conference Hits New Orleans
no.jpg The American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana from October 4 through 7. The focus of the event is to help motor carrier’s survive ... to their motor carrier members. He goes on to say that the event will deliver various solutions [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 05:15:59
HME * USA - One Check, Not Two, for Truckers
The federal government should eliminate a rule that forces some truck drivers to undergo duplicate, costly security checks Washington,DC, ... licenses. Those checks cost nearly $100 per applicant, and cost the trucking industry up to $30 ... each year, according to the American Trucking Associations . Without one, they cannot haul [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 07:49:00
Industry cautious on emissions plan
The Federal Government’s proposed 5pc cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 was cautiously welcomed yesterday by Kimberly-Clark as “realistic” ... reduction targets.” The trucking industry gave its thumbs up to the announcement. Australian Trucking Association chairman Trevor Martyn said [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 06:01:55
Is freight really picking up?
The American Trucking Association’s chief economist, Bob Costello, made headlines early this month when he reported tonnage shipped by truck in the U ... . Costello did not say “total goods.” This index measures the weight of freight hauled by ATA ... cited by the ATA is likely reflective of their members now grabbing any kind of available freight – [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 15:53:00
Top Provider of Trucking Insurance “J.D. Tanner & Associates”
Jon Tanner, President of J.D. Tanner & Associates Insurance Services, is doubtful that the low insurance rates which are being seen by trucking companies will continue ... now, and this is resulting in some tremendous buys for trucking companies. As a matter of fact, I cannot think [more...]
Date: 2009-03-07 12:37:23
Keep on Truckin: Ports of LA and LB Clean Trucks Programs Moving Forward
When I was thirteen years old, I purchased a "keep on truckin" patch that I placed on my backpack ... from port operations, and only responsible trucking companies large and small will be allowed to enter ... the American Trucking Associations emergency request for a preliminary injunction to stop both [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 01:53:36
New Home Sales Drop
said it is cutting iTECH Putting the Gee! in GPSDynamic traffic reporting and eventually predictive analysis that forecasts when and where those ... Is TuesdayThe deadline for American Trucking Associations Safety Director Award to the motor carrier safety ... FunctionsMobile communications and software provider Xata Corp. Texas to Strip Smugglers of [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 23:32:08
This week in Maryland Lawyer
ON THE COVER: Despite efforts made by the state to reduce the disparity, Maryland’s prison population remains mostly black ... vacates a win by Greater Bloomfield Community Association against trucking facility New England Motor Freight. An Anne Arundel County judge has ruled that electrical contracting company Central [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 18:41:57
Freymiller earns OTA safety awards
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. -- Freymiller Inc. a 48 state refrigerated carrier based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, ... Trucking Association and Great West Casualty. Freymiller congratulates its drivers and associates ... . is a truckload motor carrier, specializing in safe and efficient transportation of temperature [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 18:31:09
Why Use Vehicle Graphics?
Topics: Vehicle graphics Vehicle graphics can be as essential to any business as advertising, promotions and reaching new customers. Not only is it a great way of getting people to recognise a company’s logo, but it can also ... design can be very effective if used correctly. According to the American Trucking Association [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 00:17:24
CLASSIFIEDS Current Listings Ad Builder
. To continue reading the page you requested, you must be Transport Topics print edition subscriber. Not subscriber? ... for Trucking Rate Bureaus The Surface Transportation Board has revoked the authority of motor carriers ... article or parts of an article without permission of American Trucking Associations is strictly [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 00:32:18
ATA Unveils New Image Trailer Donated by GE
ARLINGTON, VA. -- With the help of GE, the American Trucking Associations has a highly-visible new tool for its image and outreach programs - a ... that features seven projection screens, educational displays and room for interactive trucking demonstrations ... Bill Graves. "From Capitol steps to community events, we will bring the trucking industry's [more...]
Date: 2009-02-26 22:06:21
Vicarious Liability in Trucking Cases
It is not uncommon for wrecks involving tractor-trailer rigs to result in serious injury and death ... to the Maryland Motor Truck Association, the article discusses court decisions from around the country against freight brokers and shippers. Those of you who are plaintiffs' lawyers will not like the tone [more...]
Date: 2009-02-12 10:20:48
Clean tech funding declines, impact on PR?
In yet another bad sign for green tech, two new reports show venture capital investments in green tech started to shrink in the fourth quarter of ... clients? Is PR still a priority for these companies? Related PostsReport finds DoD program improperly ... unclearPort of Los Angeles battles with American Trucking Association [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:49:13
ATA urges Bush to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserves
Only hours after a “solidarity shutdown” in Pennsylvania the American Trucking Associations delivered a letter to President Bush urging him to release oil from the SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve). It is expected even more trucking shutdowns will follow as high diesel prices are pushing trucking companies and owner operators [more...]
Date: 2008-03-26 11:28:08
Driver Shortage? * USA - What Driver Shortage?
For Now, Carriers and Private Fleets have the Advantage, as Surge in Applicants Changes the Balance; ... from the recent past... The American Trucking Association is now saying that the level of driver turnover, which has been running over 100% for most trucking companies in recent years [more...]
Date: 2009-03-04 11:39:00
Cleaning the Big Apple
November 25, 2008 The Big Apple is a big opportunity for clean truck advocates ... program gains attention at ports nationwide, trucking and shipper groups are challenging ... filed in support of the American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 20:41:55
TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
* Trucking Industry Asks Congress for National 65 mph Speed Limit Washington,DC,USA -Environment News Service -January 27, 2009: -- The American Trucking Associations today asked Congress to enact a national 65 mile per hour ... Jan 2009: -- Refrigerated truckload carrier Marten Transport’s fourth-quarter net income rose [more...]
Date: 2009-01-28 18:38:31
Cap Wrap - House Committees and Big Rigs
Today, at the Capitol ... - Wait for it ... wait for it .. ... . - It's the Texas Motor Transportation Association's Trucking and Moving Day at the Capitol, where they'll ... to see if the simulator has one of those triumphant trucking horns. Keep your ears peeled around 1:30 [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 23:35:06
2011 Ford F-59 Super Duty Commercial Chassis Unveiled In... Chicago? [Giant Friggin Trucks]
With all the hubbub surrounding the Geneva Motor Show , ... at the National Truck Equipment Association Trade Show in Chicago. Haha! Surprise! Ford got out of the big truck business a few years ago when they sold the commercial line to Sterling, but it seems they're [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 20:40:00
TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * USA
* PROGNOSIS - Ahead of the Bell: Analyst cuts trucking estimates New York,NY,USA -Associated Press/Forbes -14 Oct 2008: -- An analyst reduced earnings estimates for a slew of trucking companies Tuesday, suggesting that the credit crisis has "begun to wreak havoc in already sluggish freight markets"... Stifel Nicolaus [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 09:15:35
Domestic Freight * USA - On a slight upswing, data suggest
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner/NAW SmartBrief -13 Aug 2008: -- Recent numbers from both the Freight Transportation Services Index and the American Trucking Associations show a slight increase in freight, though experts caution that the truck freight market [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 19:22:30
Have a Coke and a Hybrid
Coca-Cola says it will roll out 185 new hybrid trucks this year, ... of hybrid technology in the medium-duty trucking sector as companies like Purolator and Wal-Mart join ... , executive director of Canada's Eastern Provinces Trucking Associate, told the New Brunswick Times [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 20:31:21
* Australia - More truckies to hit the road soon
Melbourne,Australia - ABC Rural -23 Feb 2009: -- The pool of truck drivers will soon increase, with 4000 people enrolled in road transport training courses... The Australian Trucking Association estimates 10,000 new drivers are needed by 2012... Spokesperson Bill McKinley says [more...]
Date: 2009-02-26 12:38:00
Court of Appeals for the District
ATA Mill Road Alexandria, VA 223144677 703 8381700 Fax 703 8381992 URL httpwww. truckline. com URL httpwww. greentruck. com The American Trucking Association is the national trade organization representing the wind ... organization involved in developing and using underground space are discussed. ATA has experts in trucking [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 09:06:35
Keep On Rental Truckin’
The Truck Rental and Leasing Association is having its annual meeting next month ... to the rental trucking world that we are unaware of? Perhaps the members of the TRALA are also anti [more...]
Date: 2009-02-21 17:15:39
TEAMSTERS UNION CONTINUES IT’S RACIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST MEXICAN TRUCKERS
from the HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Bill aims to halt Mexican truck travel in US By ANABELLE GARAY Associated Press Writer © 2009 The ... hundreds of millions of dollars and give U.S. trucking companies access to Mexico. Independent [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 03:02:11
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Date: 2008-12-15 23:03:40
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Product Description Product Description The SonarStep® is a wireless rear park assist with a functional support step that installs in a 2 inch ... - Electronic Clones? (0) Why You Should Join a Trucker Association (0) Why Women Should Consider Trucking [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 06:15:25
PROTECTIONISM ON 18 WHEELS….congressional democrats may ban Mexican trucks from American highways…which may trigger a trade war
from the ASSOCIATED PRESS: Congress may cut off spending on Mexican trucks in this Sept. 6, 2007 file photo, Robin Hvidston, right, and Raymond Herrera, protest as a truck entering the U.S. from Mexico leaves the California Highway Patrol Otay Mesa Inspection Station in San Diego [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 02:27:53
HAZMAT Enhanced Enforcement Rule Comments – 12-05-08
A week has passed since the comment period ended on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Agency and the comments are still rolling into the ... Conference The Dow Chemical Company National Association of Chemical Distributors American Trucking [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 14:35:47
Department of Transportaion Chief Commends Trucking Industry on Safety and Technology
WASHINGTON - Noting that the truck is "critical to the health of our national economy" ... to the American Trucking Associations' Board of February 24 here. He said that the management of the driver's [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 03:02:00
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Product Description Product Description Husky Liners Custom Molded Mud Guards protect the exterior of your vehicle from rock chips and ... ? (0) Why You Should Join a Trucker Association (0) Why Women Should Consider Trucking [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 04:21:55
Troopers and Truckers * USA - Team Up for Traffic Blitz Along Interstate 85
Montgomery,AL,USA - WSFA 12 News -Feb 27, 2009: -- If you traveled along Interstate 85 along, ... up with the Alabama Trucking Association to put a trooper in a big rig with a radar. That trooper [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 08:14:00
Truckload Carriers Association Selects Fleet Safety Award Division Winners
Eighteen trucking companies to be honored for outstanding accident frequency ratios ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) ... LSP Group, Inc. Rocky Mount, NC 3rd Place Frerichs Freight Lines, Inc. Belleville, IL [more...]
Date: 2009-01-26 16:42:09
Freight freefall recalls the 1970s
Freight freefall recalls the 1970s By Justin Carretta, online news editor Truck purchases will continue to drop throughout 2009 due to overcapacity, and the first and second quarter will be incredibly difficult on fleets’ bottom lines, trucking industry analysts said today during an FTR Associates webinar... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-30 20:05:00
Trucking company sues NH over fatal crash
Associated Press - January 28, 2009 10:15 AM ET Corrected Version BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) - A Canadian trucking company is suing New Hampshire Department of... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-28 17:18:23
Truck speed limiter debate continues
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 - 3:21 pm Today members of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) and the OBAC ( ... groups such as the CTA (Canadian Trucking Alliance) strongly support them. Many member companies [more...]
Date: 2009-03-02 23:21:04
Truckload Carriers Association Announces Top Six Finalists in 2008 Driver of the Year Contests
Grand prize winners for Company Equipment Driver and TCA Owner Operator of the Year to be announced during TCA’s Annual Convention ALEXANDRIA, VA ... image of the trucking industry, and positive contributions to the community in which they live ... -member trucking company. Trucking companies were limited to nominating only five drivers for each [more...]
Date: 2009-01-26 17:13:31
29 99 Fleet PL SummaryThis template tracks the
McCain, Ph. D. Accredited Associate of theInstitute for Independent Business Member of theExecutive Councellor Guild All Business AdvisorTrucking ... is to describe the structure and administration of an incentive plan for company drivers employed by trucking company.29. 99 Driver Logs Procedure1. 1The US DOT OMC Office of Motor Carriers has developed [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 10:09:06
To maintain leading solution in all of
has been committed to providing software solutions to the trucking industry ... Maddocks Systems Inc. American Trucking Association Truckload Carrier Association National Private Truck ... trucking organizations across the can deliver the products and services that will provide the best [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 01:34:00
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